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flourish. My sincere thanks to the Acting President Task Force for their careful consideration and thoughtful deliberations. Please join me in congratulating Allan and Joanna on their new roles, and in supporting them through this important transitional period. Best regards, Ed Grogan Chair, PLU Board of Regents Read Previous MediaLab’s ‘Changing Currents’ nominated for Emmy Read Next Lutes to teach English abroad through Fulbright Program COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't

cohort of PLU’s first doctorate program. May’s culminating research focused on the statewide opioid epidemic. She will serve active duty in the Air Force, stationed in Illinois. “Oh no, we’re losing you?” Murray said upon hearing the news. Below are some photographs from Sen. Patty Murray’s campus tour. Read Previous Eagle vs. fox: Lute snaps breathtaking viral photos Read Next Teach 253: PLU partnership with Tacoma Public Schools supports aspiring teachers COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated

Microsoft Philanthropies VP Justin Spelhaug to speak at PLU on March 10 Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022 By Debbie CafazzoPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterBig Tech sometimes gets a bad rap, with critics pointing to its potential for spying on us, tricking us or leading us to rack and ruin.But technology can be a greater force for good. Justin Spelhaug, vice president of the Tech for Social Impact group at Microsoft Philanthropies, will bring a message of

understanding of events like the Holocaust shallower. We don’t realize what we’re missing out on or what voices we are silencing.” Dieringer graduated in May, but the interviews she conducted will be used for ongoing research on the Jewish Diaspora in Uruguay. PLU's Global Studies ProgramStudents majoring in Global Studies achieve global literacy by employing a multidisciplinary approach to addressing contemporary global problems. Read Previous Military To Medicine: Air Force, Navy veterans become nurses

our robust, general-assembly style of faculty governance can serve as a model for other universities, and we are committed to resuming our work to address the concerns of contingent faculty through PLU’s Faculty Governance Committee and the Contingent Faculty Task Force,” said Steven P. Starkovich, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. “This work had, by law, been on hold while the union effort was underway. Now we can pick up where we left off and get back to solving the issues

the enforcement of federal immigration law.  Many U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) programs are based on voluntary cooperation with local jurisdictions, as the federal government has an extremely limited ability to force local law enforcement, other local or state agencies, and private entities to aid in the enforcement of federal law. See Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997, anti-commandeering doctrine). PLU will not voluntarily release any information to ICE or other

are a lot more evocative of British imperialism than they are of an outside force.” Orson Welles’ production of “The War of the Worlds” is a mock radio broadcast reporting an alien invasion in New Jersey. When it debuted in 1938 during the Halloween episode of The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast, it was met with panic as some listeners thought it was real. The story’s themes and Rich’s love for audio storytelling prompted her to put on a slightly updated production. Despite not having podcast

Gates Foundation, advising the organization on strategies that could be usefully pursued in global health. In his career, Foege has served in a variety of executive positions at the Carter Center and as a senior investigator on child development at the Task Force for Child Survival and Development, which he helped form in 1984 to accelerate childhood immunization. Foege is Emeritus Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at the Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health

does a punch have the most force?), appropriately naming his project “Pack O’ Punch.” During the hours of judging, students listened to their iPods, read books, and nodded off _ and who can blame them, sitting alone next to their projects for a couple of hours _while the various judges made their rounds. Parents waited, anxious and hopeful for their students’ success. With the high school portion of the science fair came greater complexity, though the entrants were fewer. Among several notable high

. To honor Brian, his father, Paul, and mother Mary Bradshaw, started an endowed scholarship at PLU for ROTC cadets and veterans. An ROTC scholarship brought Brian to PLU, Mary said. He always believed that an education was the key to opportunity, she said.”PLU turned out to be a very good fit for him,” Mary said. “Especially in the ROTC program, he really connected with a  lot of folks there.” Brian was an active force at PLU, not only as an ROTC cadet, but as a photographer for the school