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  • Thought Leaders From All Over the World Gather at PLU for Symposium on “Resilience” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/01/19/wang-symposium/

    activist Vandana Shiva. Other notable speakers include Shane Lopez, a Gallup Senior Scientist and advocate for psychological reform of America’s education system; Juan Villoro, arguably Mexico’s most important living author and political commentator; Enrique Lomnitz, an internationally-recognized leader in water management and sustainability; and Adia Benton, a medical anthropologist and global health researcher who examines resilience in post-epidemic contexts. Symposium speakers will be traveling to

  • PLU Students thrive in internships through pandemic https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/08/14/student-internships-2/

    slow their professional development. Thanks to the help of the excellent mentorship they are receiving as part of their summer work, and their determination to stay ahead, the pandemic has become an opportunity to put the skills they learn at PLU to the test in a real working environment. Read Previous Professor and alumnus Mark Mulder appointed dean of the PLU School of Business Read Next New book by Prof. Maria Chávez honored by American Political Science Association Latino Caucus COMMENTS*Note

  • PLU academic programs restructured into four distinct colleges https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/08/31/academic-restructure/

    Individualized Major Languages and Literatures Master of Fine Arts Native American & Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science Publishing & Printing Arts Religion Sociology & Criminal Justice STEM Education MinorCollege of Natural SciencesBiology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Geosciences Mathematics Physics PsychologyCollege of Professional StudiesBusiness Communication, Media & Design Arts Education Innovation Studies Music Theatre & Dance Note: General Education, First Year

  • Mathematics major Lindsey Clark ’24 is a Noyce scholar and future teacher https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/04/02/lindsey-clark-plu-math-mathematics-stem-teacher/

    English and political science classes, and those have given her new perspectives. “The GSRS major really gets you in everywhere and gets you to do everything.”Clark is also a recipient of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship. Known as the Culturally Sustaining STEM (CS-STEM) Teaching Program at PLU, the scholarship is awarded to students of different backgrounds in their senior and graduate years who want to teach STEM subjects.  “There are six of us, two undergrads and four in the graduate program

  • Lectures in Religion https://www.plu.edu/prism/lectures-in-religion/

    Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran World Federation, PLU is connected to an international consortium of institutes, schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, and study centers in which education for leadership, service, and care for others and the earth shapes a common life and mission. Lutheran Studies at PLU welcomes students, faculty, staff, and alumni into this global network, into the significant dialogue between cultures as we engage the pressing economic, political, and

  • Philosophy and the Other Disciplines https://www.plu.edu/prism/philosophy-and-the-other-disciplines/

    questioning even those things that might be taken as obvious or foundational commitments within these areas. Philosophers do the same in relation to other areas of our society in studying ethics, epistemology, metaphysical and social and political philosophy.  Philosopher Richard Rorty, in his classic Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature notes that this gatekeeper and judge function has for a long time defined (at least in part)what the discipline is and what is means to be a philosopher, “To drop the

  • Discovery – Resolute Online: Fall 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/discovery/

    of teaching these skills.” With the recent political climate, those skills taught by Hammerstrom and others at PLU are vital to eliminate divisiveness. “Given the role religion has played in both resolving and fostering conflict,” Hammerstrom said, “if we’re committed to caring for our communities in the world, it’s important to build bridges between faiths.”

  • Podcasts ‹ Resolute Online: Winter 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2016/open-to-interpretation/

    Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Justin Eckstein. The second episode, between Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin, centered on the word “violence,” and the third featured professors Caitlyn Sill (Political Science) and Michael Behrens (Biology) discussing the word “climate.” Young, who serves as Chair of the Department of Communication & Theatre, says she has long been a consumer

  • Schedule https://www.plu.edu/wang-center-symposium/schedule/

    11th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMThe Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-beingMarch 7-8, 2024ScheduleThursday, March 7Friday, March 8Thursday, March 79:45 - 9:55 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction: Asking the Questions9:55 - 11:40 a.m. | Faculty/Community Interdisciplinary Panel on Loneliness Speakers: Michael Artime, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science Lizz Barton, Associate Director for Training, Licensed Psychologist Eric Jacobsen, Pastor, First Presbyterian

  • Articles Posted by https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/author/plogkr/

    Lute earns spot in prestigious public policy program at Carnegie Mellon, along with full-ride scholarship TACOMA, WASH. (May 15, 2018) — Riley Dolan ’19 never intended to go into political science in college. That changed after coming to Pacific Lutheran University. His time volunteering for LuteVote through ASPLU, the university’s student government body, and Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign inspired… May 15, 2018 Equity, Faith, JusticeResearch & AcademicsStudent Life, Resources