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  • Originally Published in 1992 I thought I was used to medicine’s ever-expanding horizons, but I wasn’t prepared for this one. “We’ve got a dilemma we want some philosophers to help with,” said a pediatric endocrinologist on the other end of the line. As I quickly…

    case where we need to cut the narrow-sighted enthusiasm for a frontier technology down to size? Maybe we should say to medicine, “Down in front!”   Should History Tell a Story?Reappraising the Rift Between Faith and Reason: Could Science Help Us Think About Religion? Read Previous Should History Tell a Story? Read Next Reappraising the Rift Between Faith and Reason: Could Science Help Us Think About Religion? LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures

  • Originally published in 2016 But, for the time being, here we all are, Back in the moderate Aristotelian city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid’s geometry And Newton’s mechanics would account for our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it. It…

    education profoundly concerned with enduring meaning apart from utility. In a world gone mad with technology and technocrats, the humanist still asks the questions, why are we here? Is this truly good? What is the right path? What indeed is beauty? Sometimes the answers, as they come in the myths of sacred writ or secular poetry, or in the considered thoughts of the philosophers, are a clue that the best life requires contemplation, and not simply manipulation.As the movie screen says, Ars gratia artis

  • The School of Nursing Dean serves as the Chief Nurse Administrator for the School of Nursing with responsibility for all aspects of SoN administration, operations, budget, personnel, and academic

    administrative accountability for ensuring the quality of educational degree-granting programs (BSN, MSN, DNP). Provide leadership in the accreditation process, including oversight of self-studies and site visits and the preparation of all administrative reports bearing on academic programs. Provide leadership in overseeing the SON academic organizational effectiveness, evidence-based education practices, and the impact of innovations in education including the effective use of technology in the teaching

  • The Computer Science Department senior capstone presentations will take place Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th in Xavier 201 on the Pacific Lutheran University campus.

    2024 Computer Science Capstone SymposiumThe Computer Science Department senior capstone presentations will take place Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th in Xavier 201 on the Pacific Lutheran University campus.  If you’d like to join the capstone Zoom session, please email Assistant Professor Jeff Caley at caleyjb@plu.edu. Friday, May 3rd1pm – Security Car Beck Faubion (BA), Lucius Holzinger (BS), Seth Verenski (BS), Angelo Ramos (BS) In an era of advancing technology, the integration of

  • Higher education institutions have developed single sign on accounts, such as the PLU ePass, to make it easier for students, faculty, and staff to access institutional services, data, and resources

    Multi-Factor Authentication with Duo Security In order to better protect your ePass account and its access to your personal and institutional data, Information & Technology Services provides an additional security feature for PLU ePass accounts called multi-factor authentication. Many PLU web-based services and accounts that may have access to sensitive data are enabled to use multi-factor authentication. This means that in addition to providing your ePass username and password at the time of

  • Key Master A conversation with Steve Maxwell, President, KeyBank South Puget Sound District; Photo by John Froschauer Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Steve Maxwell ’90 always knew he would major in business. However he wasn’t so sure what he’d do with a business degree. Maxwell,…

    investment. Build relationships and learn to communicate; interpersonal skills are probably more important than technical skills. Be curious, ask questions, seek answers; in doing so you will better understand yourself and others. Q: What advice do you have for PLU business alumni – by way of staying current with technology, or continuing education, or reaching out to help today’s students get a good start with their professional lives? SM: I’d encourage PLU business alumni to stay connected to the

  • A contract is an agreement between two parties that creates mutual obligations enforceable by law. A legally binding agreement may not always be referred to as a contract so it is important to be

    employees, students and guests, a formal review process must be performed. Any agreements that require PLU to share University data or allow a third party access to data, contracts for software, web and cloud based services, or other technology also require a review by I&TS and Risk Services in a joint process to address cyber security risk mitigation and data handling regulations. Depending on the value of the contract, additional competitive bidding steps may be required by the Procurement Office. The

  • The Pacific Lutheran University MBA Program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility.

    data strategically.Market Research Director Chloe Cook Talks About PLU's Marketing Analytics ProgramChloe Cook shares a bit about her career and why she recommends the Master of Science in Marketing Analytics program at Pacific Lutheran University. Chloe currently serves as a consumer technology director at a large firm that offers data, industry expertise, and prescriptive analytics to help businesses grow.Marketing Consultant Megan Muravez Speaks on PLU's MSMA ProgramMegan Muravez ’20, ’21 tells

  • By William Giddings, Professor Emeritus September 1995

    Program and for the Interim, chemistry has been represented almost continuously. The China exchange program with Chengdu University of Science and Technology was designed and initially administered by Dr. Charles Anderson and physicist Dr. K. T. Tang; three chemists have spent a semester there, two of them twice each, and many chemistry students have participated. Church and community activities are too numerous to list, ranging from advisory boards for health maintenance and mental health

  • Thaddeus Golbeck, Senior Capstone Seminar Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in our world with no certain cure found.

    Natural Sciences Poster Session (Morken Atrium)3:45 pm - Keynote Speaker (Morken 103):The Chemistry of Interfaces: Engineering Materials for Biotechnology, Aerospace and Beyond Dr. Kjersta Larson-Smith (PLU Alumna, 2006), Boeing Research and Technology, The Boeing Company The chemical interactions that occur at interfaces are often challenging to understand, yet they are critical to the engineering of new materials. This talk will explore the role of interfacial science for two vastly different