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Lutheran Studies Conference, scheduled for Sept. 25, will be devoted to Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change. Martin Luther, the progenitor of Lutheran higher education, argued that God’s justice is a life-giving justice for all people regardless of gender, race or ethnicity, social or economic status—a justice that should suffuse human relationships and the education of future leaders in society. Indeed, he was among the first of his generation to protest business, banking and

in her mid-20s, and she is good with people and maintaining relationships,” Smith said. “She has really taken steps to get involved and she’s been offered many jobs.” Smith says the MSF program is fairly intense, but Deines managed it exceptionally well. “She has such a busy schedule and is just amazing at prioritizing and managing her time,” Smith said. Deines is part of the fourth cohort to graduate since the formation of the relatively new program. PLU is the only school in Washington state to

know our students or have close relationships with them,” Ceynar said, “it’s just this kind of assumption that we are going to be nicer, or softer, or grade less harshly.” The results came as a sort of relief for Ceynar, who has been teaching for more than 20 years, 17 of them at PLU. “We are not just imagining things,” she said. “This is an experience that women are having all over the place.” Ceynar and her colleagues also surveyed students about their behavior related to academic entitlement

we don’t like getting to know our students or have close relationships with them,” Ceynar said, “it’s just this kind of assumption that we are going to be nicer, or softer, or grade less harshly.” The results came as a sort of relief for Ceynar, who has been teaching for more than 20 years, 17 of them at PLU. “We are not just imagining things,” she said. “This is an experience that women are having all over the place.” Ceynar and her colleagues also surveyed students about their behavior related

with CHEM 333 recommended. (4) BIOL 352 : Comparative Anatomy An evolutionary approach to the study of structural and functional relationships in the vertebrate body. Includes examination and dissection of major organs and organ systems using preserved animal organs and cadavers (including humans). The course emphasizes the analysis of similarities and differences across groups to assess the significance of adaptations and explore the historical and present diversity of vertebrate morphology

this constant state of unknown. I’ve really taken therapeutic communication to another level to really assess where people are sitting with themselves and sitting with this whole process. And, you know, you can tell when people come through that they’re nervous, they’re scared. And so getting them to open up and really using your resources to gauge their level of understanding and to give them empathy and know where they are, and see where they are. But it could be just cracking a couple jokes can

, “but before this I never felt Colombian in Colombia.” He speaks the language and understands the culture. He built authentic relationships with his family. And he is a newly minted citizen of the country he calls home. “Becoming a Colombian citizen last April and getting a Colombian ID and passport meant the world to me,” he said, smiling broadly. Taylor-Mosquera is content in Colombia for now, but he hasn’t lost sight of his vocational goal, the result of the “roadmap to the future” he gained at

-present throughout his five years as a student athlete at PLU. “He’s made a tremendous impact on me,” Swartout said. One way Dickerson has taken his mentorship beyond the paint is through Real Life Wednesday, a program that brings professionals to campus to talk with his team about vocation and keys to success after graduation. Dickerson acknowledges it’s not original (coaches at Ohio State and the University of Washington, to name a couple, have similar programs). But the focus is to give his players

creating more opportunities for people to walk, bike and take public transit, Austin’s work focuses on policy development, lobbying and statewide coalition building. “Transportation is an issue that a lot of people care about, but it’s not very many people’s number-one issue.” Austin explains. “As transit advocates, our power is based in our relationships with our closest friends. We have to build pro-transit coalitions at the state and local level to have success.” Austin’s professional career in

be given by words or actions, as long as those words or actions create clear and mutually understandable permission regarding the conditions of Sexual Activity. Consent to one form of Sexual Activity cannot imply Consent to other forms of Sexual Activity, even within the same intimate situation. Previous relationships or Consent cannot imply Consent to future Sexual Activity. Consent cannot be procured by use of force, threats, intimidating behavior, or coercion. Some individuals are unable to