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March 12, 2012 George Elbaum reads from his book “Neither Yesterdays Nor Tomorrows” about his survival in Poland during WWII. On the screen behind him is a picture of Elbaum and his mother taken shortly after the war ended. (Photo by John Froschauer) Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother’s determination and “pure luck” played out in his survival By Barbara Clements Three year old George Elbaum couldn’t quite understand what was happening. The child and his grandmother were in

The Power of Female Mentors Posted by: vcraker / December 9, 2020 Image: Barbara Gilchrist ’20 and Nicole Jordan ’15, Coordinator for The Center for Gender Equity, pose for a photo, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Lakewood. Both were involved with the Sista Circle event. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) December 9, 2020 College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers

The Strength of Faculty Mentorship Posted by: vcraker / December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020 Will Reichel ‘20 knew what he wanted to major in even before stepping foot on a college campus. But even with a strong desire to pursue Kinesiology as his major, he still needed help to make that dream a reality. Fortunately for Reichel, he found a mentor with Dr. Mallory Mann, assistant professor of Kinesiology. “I feel like having a close relationship with our professors here opens up a lot of doors of

The Passing of Bryan Dorner Posted by: nicolacs / June 4, 2024 Image: at PLU on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. June 4, 2024 Professor Emeritus Bryan Dorner passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Beloved by his students and peers alike, Bryan joined the Department of Mathematics in 1980 and retired in 2017. He earned tenure in 1986 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. “Bryan truly cared about students’ learning and provided an exceptional PLU experience to them,” says emeritus Mathematics

August 4, 2010 The Power of Hope By David Ward, assistant professor of Marriage and Family Therapy As a marriage and family therapist, the couples I work with tend to wait until problems in their relationship have significantly escalated before they seek therapy. Fortunately, amidst the distress, by the end of the session I usually experience a feeling that keeps me loving the work I do with these couples. David Ward sought out to understand hope within the specific context of couples therapy

October 1, 2011 New MediaLab film explains “Compassion Fatigue” and impact on aid workers Three PLU student filmmakers spent more than a year researching the cumulative effects of tragedy and trauma, which will soon be unveiled in a new documentary – “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion.” The documentary focuses on the idea that there is a human toll associated with The new documentary from MediaLab, “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion,” examines and defines “compassion fatigue.” repeated

November 12, 2012 “The Other Side of Immigration” examines the impact migration has on the families that stay behind. “The Other Side of Immigration” By Katie Baumann ’14 PLU welcomed Roy Germano to campus this fall as part of the 2012 Department of Language and Literature Film Festival Series, to show his documentary, ‘The Other Side of Immigration.” This film explores why so many Mexicans leave their homes to migrate to the United States and explores another side of the issues surrounding

February 13, 2013 Chemistry professor Justin Lytle, shows students the chemistry of chocolate. (Photo by Jesse Major’14) ‘For the love of chocolate’ By Jesse Major ’14 Roughly 40 chocolate lovers gathered in Leraas Lecture Hall the day before Valentine’s Day, “for the love of chocolate, aphrodisiac and food of the gods.” “When there’s free chocolate, you get a larger crowd,” said Justin Lytle, assistant professor of chemistry, as he showed the group the four chocolates they would later eat. A

April 1, 2013 The plant Arabidopsis thaliana produces seeds so minuscule that 5,000 can fit on a thumbnail. This past summer student-researchers Bryan Dahms ’13 and Ben Sonnenberg ’14 counted more than 30,000 seeds as part of a study. (Photo by John Froschauer) Planting the seeds of knowledge Student-faculty research gives students the opportunities to discover the ‘right questions’ By Chris Albert This past summer, Bryan Dahms ’13 was sitting in a lab with fellow student-researcher Ben

The Power of Faculty Mentorship Posted by: bennetrr / January 15, 2020 January 15, 2020 A vital part of Pacific Lutheran University’s academic experience is the opportunity for students to build relationships with faculty members working in the career fields those students want to pursue. Faculty mentorship can help strengthen a student academically, give career-related advice or feedback, be a sounding board for ideas and experiences, assist with networking — and ultimately bridge the