Page 83 • (12,778 results in 0.04 seconds)
-
for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU. “Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning
-
participating in New Transfer and Continuing Student Communities, students will: Utilize academic and personal support resources to navigate tasks such as declaring a major Reflect on what their vocation may be as they begin to think about majors and careers Apply skills to navigate mature interpersonal relationships through use of tools and processes such as the roommate and community standards agreements Demonstrate wellness and care for themselves, their communities, and the world through the lens of
-
as we pray for the world. What does “centering community” mean to you? I think it’s both a gift and a challenge. The gift is, you’re not alone. There’s a community of people to support you and care about you. It’s not all up to you. Then I think the challenge is that it’s not just about you. It’s about the larger community. We’re interconnected, and we’re called to care for one another. There’s a religious connotation about a centering or a grounding, which is about an orientation. So centering
-
Lutheran Studies Conference
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 The 11th Annual Lutheran Studies ConferenceLiving with Mortality: Illness, Trauma, Joy and HopeThis year’s Lutheran Studies Conference will focus on finding love and hope in the wake of the pandemic and will address the various forms of trauma and loss we continue to face. Mortality, anxiety, illness and grief are near and we struggle to piece life together in a new way. A metaphor for this can be found in the ancient Japanese pottery art, Kintsugi. This art form puts
Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies -
Associate Professor Claudia Berguson says PLU’s link to Norway informs the values carried through its mission.
Welcome Welcome https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/01/welcome-opera-house-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Claudia Berguson Claudia Berguson https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/01/claudia-berguson-avatar.jpg January 1, 2018 February 6, 2018 All photos by John Froschauer, PLU This edition of ResoLute explores the connections between Norway and our Pacific Lutheran University community. We surely can ask what still links PLU
-
Troy Storfjell is a member of the Sámi community, the only indigenous group in Norway that’s been historically marginalized. It’s why Storfjell, who passes as white in the U.S.
in Norway, and a group that has long been discriminated against in Norwegian culture. Efforts were undertaken in the mid-1800s to exterminate their language and way of life. Children were taught in schools that Sámi — depicted back then as small, scrawny and sickly — were inferior. This socially constructed idea of race was taught at Norwegian universities until the 1940s, Storfjell said. It’s why Storfjell, who passes as white in the United States, nevertheless experiences the sting of systemic
-
Lutheran Studies Conference
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 The 13th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference``Anxiety in an Age of Overwhelm: Gaining Understanding and Resilience`` Anderson University Center, PLU The 13th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and will flow into the 18th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture in the evening at 7 p.m. This conference focuses on a pressing issue in our time: A newly-named “pandemic” of Anxiety that is present on individual, relational
Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies -
, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024
-
maintain facilities; to provide services and purchases to support the educational mission; and to support missions such as Admission, Advancement and Marketing & Communications. PLU’s commitment to a low student-to-faculty ratio of about 13:1 means that we have relatively high personnel costs compared with some of our peer institutions in the region. PLU does maintain a pretty lean staff-to-faculty ratio of about 1.6:1. Most universities maintain a ratio of between 1.7: and 2.2:1. But, even at a lean
-
Globally, Pacific Lutheran University alumni come face to face with the international conflicts that are defining the modern era. Some by accident, others by choice.
Lutes in Conflict Lutes in Conflict https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/turkey-story-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kevin Knodell '11 Kevin Knodell '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/kevin-knodell.jpg January 25, 2017 February 16, 2017 Alumni experience international conflict, crisis around the world “Amy and I decided to get out of the crowd and duck into a hotel for a drink until the crowd dissipated. As we
Do you have any feedback for us? If so, feel free to use our Feedback Form.