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unveiled.Hosted by university pastor Jen Rude, “Because We’re Lutheran” will explore the ins and outs of Lutheranism and the principles of Lutheran higher education: what that concept means, what it looks like and how it impacts students, staff and faculty alike at PLU.  Each episode will feature one or more guests from the campus community, and will focus on big topics as seen and experienced through the lens of PLU’s faith community. In the podcast’s inaugural episode, Jen and two non-Lutheran PLU graduates

-submitted questions from an ASPLU Lute Vote moderator on a wide array of topics, ranging from homelessness and the opioid epidemic to his opposition of the Tacoma LNG plant currently under construction, climate change and his presidential campaign. The governor’s visit is part of a three-part celebration of PLU’s student body for winning the state-wide Governor’s Student Voter Registration Challenge this past November — the PLU flag was flown in front of the state capitol building, Lute Vote student

: biology & microbiology, organic & inorganic chemistry, epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental health topics. Be a student member of WSEHA or become a member upon receipt of the scholarship. (Click here to access the WSEHA Membership Application.) Demonstrate his/her intent to become employed in the field of environmental health in Washington following graduation. Be willing to submit a photograph if awarded the scholarship. Intend to attend the WSEHA Annual Educational Conference to receive

outside the US prior to this project, including two in China. “We have completed the first training and tournament and are in the process of assessing data. We had a successful competition at Dalian Nationalities University in Dalian in December,” Franke says. “There were 20 Chinese universities in attendance. Chinese students debated about affordable housing in China, China’s space program, same-sex marriage in China, government corruption, and other topics.” They are in the process of planning the

February 9, 2012 Philosophy Department to host Food Symposium PLU’s Philosophy Department will host a two-day Food Symposium on Feb. 20 and 21. On Monday, Feb. 20, there will be closed sessions for invited participants only, but on Tuesday, Feb. 21, PLU students, staff, and faculty, as well as the greater community, are invited to attend the sessions which cover a variety of topics on food and food ethics. The second day of the symposium features more than a dozen speakers, including keynote

PLU Awarded $14,000 for Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund Posted by: Silong Chhun / December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsSchool’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded Pacific Lutheran University a grant for $14,000 from its Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The grant will go toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program, which prioritizes early exposure to STEM topics and

& Sociology), Jordan Levy (Anthropology), Adela Ramos (English), and Jen Smith (Dean of Inclusive Excellence & WMGS). As described on CIC’s website: “Participants will come together with peers from other colleges and universities and a group of highly distinguished scholars to explore significant trends that are reshaping the 21st-century campus; engage both classic and cutting-edge scholarship that can help frame discussions of controversial topics; [. . .] learn what leading scholars consider to be

context of the Tucson School Board’s decision to remove his works and many others, including Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” from the high school curriculum for fear that they would provoke ethnic pride and separatism. She stresses that beyond the story and relatability of the characters, it is important to think about the book in terms of current discourse and legislation about immigration and Americanization, discourse that can be ugly, ideological and censorious. While such topics may be weighty for

, teaching two semesters of World History at Brooklyn College (BC). She writes, “Teaching World History has been one of the most challenging and enriching aspects of my graduate school experience. My students come from incredibly diverse backgrounds and bring so much to the classroom. I get to learn about historical topics that I do not cover in my own work and I have such a broader understanding of global historical trends now. Brooklyn has also been incredibly supportive—we (the other teaching fellows

research topics are both challenging and relevant to their experience. How can we provide mobile, lightweight, and inexpensive energy sources to our forces and to the communities they work with? How can materials research lead to new electronics that are super miniaturized, low energy consumption, and reliable? How can new kinds of sensors be used to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness? PROGRAM DETAILS If selected you will be embedded in one of the MEM·C labs for 9 weeks.  You will work with