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indicate that we are serious about the 1,000 years of academic history and our 500 years of Lutheran higher-education heritage, and serious about our disciplines and degrees. Spring Commencement Details From schedule details to Lutecast links, here is everything you need to know about PLU Spring Commencement 2015. The academic regalia we wear for this, and other academic ceremonies, represents the academic profession, and every aspect of the regalia carries historic significance. At PLU we aim to

individuals, families and communities. According to the Washington State Department of Health (2021), there are projections of even greater demands for mental health services, putting additional pressure on an already stretched system. The necessity for well-trained MSW-level social workers is evident. This need is a driving force behind the launch of the MSW program at PLU. “At PLU, we have a long history of undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for good in our world,” said

captivation of the whim in classic fairytales. She knew little of Rachel Carson before encountering the play, but found her story compelling, universal, and an invaluable piece of history. The play follows Rachel Carson during the research and writing of her book Silent Spring, which is credited with launching America’s environmental movement. As she struggles to complete her book, she fights her progressing cancer and factions of American enterprise that launch a crusade against her reputation. Carson’s

Human Services. (Direct PDF download) The profound power of loneliness. (2016, February 3). National Science Foundation. Why Americans are lonelier and its effects on our health. (2023, January 8). PBS NewsHour. Read Previous On Exhibit: Hispanic Heritage Month Read Next On Exhibit: Aquatic lifeforms LATEST POSTS On Exhibit: LGBTQ+ Authors and their Works October 5, 2022 On Exhibit: Graphic Novels January 6, 2022 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt

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contributes to the group tasks of doing dishes and sorting garbage, for example)”.  Located in the Glacier Peaks wilderness, Holden Village was originally built for workers at a copper mine, before being donated as a Lutheran retreat center. The mining history lives on, though, and the village recently hosted mine remediation workers who were cleaning the local creek and repositioning mining waste.  Living in this place gives students on the study away trip to Holden Village the opportunity to grasp a

music, new books, and new art to reflect who we are as a society, to provide a lens through which future generations can know and understand who we were in this time and place,” McTee explains. “I am convinced that participation in the arts, whether passively or actively, will surely lead to a kinder, gentler world. I believe that a person who has experienced and truly felt the magic of a Picasso painting or the emotional depth of a Beethoven symphony will become a more compassionate person with an

Center. (He’s since been promoted.) Utley considers the Broadway Center the heart of the arts in Tacoma. With programs in so many schools, it helps supplement kids’ educations with the art that often has been cut. Utley’s primary teaching focus is Improvisational Theater, primarily working with his students on “the improvisational mindset.” “It’s the complete acceptance of your own spontaneity, while committing to utilize everyone’s everlasting brilliant ideas,” Utley said. Operating under the motto

initiatives in art and architecture, education, healthcare, and social assistance. He spoke about one of Luther’s texts that pertains directly to pandemic and the responsibilities of political and religious leaders as well as citizens during a health crisis, and why our time is ripe for conversation and reflection on Luther’s guidance. Were these Zoom presentations open to anyone who is interested? Those were Zoom classes that I was asked to do for different Lutheran congregations on Luther’s view of

that, and he still believes it to be true. “I think I became the realization of my mom’s dream, and that’s very meaningful to me,” he says. “The lesson that stayed with me is that you play music to help people; you make music because people need it. My hope is that my students will know that making improvised music together will help them become better listeners and problem solvers in a world that needs their art.” “Jazz is not a particular type of music, but how you perform any type of music. It