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degrees in mathematical economics and psychology and a minor in statistics. Currently, he is in his third year at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law School at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. Thomas Kim '15 “PLU really set things well for me,” Kim said. But the college path was not easy for Kim. His family emigrated from South Korea in 2005 and entered the United States on a year-long visitor visa. His parents bought a dry cleaning business south of Portland, Oregon, and hired a lawyer to

the low student-teacher ratio along with the percentage of students studying a semester abroad that especially caught my attention. I’ve had a lot of nice experiences at PLU. The small and friendly community at the school and the intramural [sports] provided some great moments outside of the scholastic environment, and everything around my semester abroad in Barcelona was very professional and enjoyable.  It’s been three great years. Madeleine BrekkeMS in Marketing Research, 2016 & Psychology

, joy and boredom), with a goal of asking how existentialism engages these ideas relative to the question of human meaning. As an introductory course we will survey specifically the major thinkers of this tradition and illustrate how existentialism connects to other areas such as religion, psychology and literature. (4) PHIL 248 : Innovation, Ethics, & Society - ES A history of innovation, problem solving, and creativity in the global economy, emphasizing the ethical considerations that arise as a

what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” From Yesenia Arellano: I graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Studies. After graduating I continued my work in the community, collaborating with various action agencies committed to provide access and resources for our most vulnerable populations. Working in my community has been an invaluable experience. It reinforced my passion for mental

Sociology, got both financial and emotional support for college from her family, as well as a financial aid package from PLU. She graduated with a degree in sociology and psychology, then went on to earn her master’s and Ph.D. in sociology at University of California, Riverside. Ann Auman, Dean of Natural Sciences “My parents always wanted me to go to college,” said Luther, the oldest of three siblings and the first to attend college in her family. Her parents — a homemaker-turned-paraeducator and a

those five guys reaching the age of forty and starting to gather at least once a year, usually for golf and always for reconnecting and reminiscing. In addition to their remarkable three-plus decades of togetherness, despite several thousand miles of separation in three directions, they were a notable group: Doug Leeland, an MD; Tom Lorentzsen, a doctor of optometry; Al Hedman, a PhD in psychology; Tim Sherry, with an MA in English from the University of Chicago and an impressive career as a teacher

the PLU Department of Sociology, got both financial and emotional support for college from her family, as well as a financial aid package from PLU. She graduated with a degree in sociology and psychology, then went on to earn her master’s and Ph.D. in sociology at University of California, Riverside. Ann Auman, Dean of Natural Sciences “My parents always wanted me to go to college,” said Luther, the oldest of three siblings and the first to attend college in her family. Her parents — a homemaker

and Social Science, 621(1), 111-131. McLanahan, S., & Garfinkel, I. (2012). “Fragile families: Debates, Facts, and Solutions”. In Marriage at the Crossroads: Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty-First-Century Families, 142. Timmins, Nicholas. The Five Giants: A Biography of the Welfare State, Harper Collins 1995. Fiona Larkin, '20, Psychology:My tutorial was called “Cross-cultural Psychology.” Each week I was asked to quickly read the assigned topic in a few textbooks for a brief overview