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  • Sophia Mahr ’18 analyzed how and why medical providers repeatedly and deliberately harmed people in the name of medical science by conducting non-consensual experiments on their subjects.

    rapidly reheated with scalding water, among other horrifying trials. Many prisoners were killed in the attempt to learn how best to prevent and treat hypothermia in German soldiers. Kraig said the torture resulted in the discovery that it’s better to warm hypothermia patients as fast as possible, rather than heating them up gradually as medical professionals previously thought. “That became, and still is, the best method for preventing death,” Kraig said. She added that Mahr’s research forces people

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 19, 2016)- Jen Cohen ’94 is all smiles. But the University of Washington athletic director, appointed to the position May 24, smiles the biggest while talking to, and about, student athletes. “We feel like our students are students first,” said Cohen, who…

    process and not to worry about the team living up to the hype. That attitude aligns with Cohen’s idea that athletes aren’t just there to play sports. It’s an approach that echoes the philosophy of PLU and Division III athletics. Cohen said she loves the Division III mentality; a comprehensive commitment to success of the student athlete as a whole. “It’s what I believe in here,” she said. She’s close to the students living out that mission, too. Following two big bear hugs outside the weight training

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    that they were “struggling” or in a “crisis” mode for finding qualified candidates. Tucker underscored the need for teachers, especially those in high-needs areas. She said the district partnerships tout a “grow your own” philosophy that creates a direct route for candidates with a proven track record of success in the classroom. “This really places the partnership at the forefront,” Tucker said. “Districts are desperate for people.” And the people PLU certifies are not only quality candidates, but

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April. 19, 2016)- “Güeros,“ an award-winning drama set in Mexico City, will screen at Pacific Lutheran University on April 27 at 6 p.m. in room 101 of the Administration Building. The screening was organized by Christian Gerzso, PLU visiting assistant professor of English. He…

    were shot on location at my alma mater, the School of Philosophy and Letters at the National University. I’m deeply proud of my college and as someone who strongly believes in public higher education, it does make me nostalgic to look back. I also love how “Güeros” captures several aspects of the city: not only its scale, the endless traffic jams and its sharp social contrasts, but also the sense of humor of its inhabitants and how they are able to lead a slower-paced life in the midst of all that

  • Cause Haun ’93 went from frustrated mom searching for appropriate children’s footwear to owner of a shoe company worthy of Nordstrom’s shelves.

    apart. Quality is key, she determined: better materials and better pay for her imaginary employees. Two decades later — sitting in the headquarters of the actual shoe company she created, surrounded by its very real employees and adorable, tiny shoes — Haun says her initial business philosophy remains. “Quality always wins the day,” she said. Quality is what Haun searched for when she dreamed up the idea to sell children’s shoes, upon realizing the market didn’t cater to moms like her who wanted

  • Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator.

    your four years at PLU and is there a teaching concept or philosophy you learned as an education student that stands out now, in retrospect? PLU is where I learned how to learn. I’d spent my entire education career playing school. It was in college that learning became authentic and meaningful. It felt like my learning had a purpose. In retrospect, it wasn’t the teaching concepts or philosophies that have gotten me to this point of my career, but the modeling of building relationships. My education

  • Arthur C. T. Strum Interim Director, IHON Phone: 253-535-8774 Email: strumac@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles IHON-Oxford Interim Program Director Resident Assistant Professor of Multi-Disciplinary Programs Education Ph.D., German Studies, Cornell University, 1997 M.A., Cornell University, 1991 B.A., Stanford University, 1988 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Humanities Education German Idealist philosophy and Romanticism German philosophy and literature of the Enlightenment

  • Lt. Brian Bradshaw was an understated leader who put everyone else first. Ask anyone who knew him.

    Army, Gunovich said. “It is important to keep Brian’s memory alive so that others may know what excellence looks like, so that they might emulate him. … If we can help lift someone up like Brian would, then we will undoubtedly be able to do more good in the world.” – Sgt. 1st Class Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at PLU “Brian was that kind of guy,” he said. “Those are the ones who can affect change.” Calata is proof of that philosophy, the result of a chain reaction of Bradshaw’s

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 1, 2016)- Lt. Brian Bradshaw was an understated leader who put everyone else first. Ask anyone who knew him. Instead of walking with his head down past the crying stranger in the lobby of a residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University, he…

    leaders to make a difference in the Army, Gunovich said. “Brian was that kind of guy,” he said. “Those are the ones who can affect change.” Calata is proof of that philosophy, the result of a chain reaction of Bradshaw’s leadership at PLU.  “He was a year ahead of me and I kind of followed his footsteps,” said Calata, who graduated in 2008 and completed three tours of duty before recently starting his job at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Calata said fellow students fondly called him “Brian

  • 2020 Philosophy Capstones Dr. Sergia Hay, Seminar in Philosophy This year’s philosophy capstone course investigated a frequently used and criticized philosophical method: thought experiments. Thought experiments have been employed in every branch of philosophy, and in this course we focused on some notable examples from ethics and metaphysics: the trolley problem, the experience machine, the floating man, and the ship of Theseus. We examined these puzzles, considered solutions presented by