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, Hurricane Katrina and tsunamis that wipe out thousands of lives in a single deadly surge. But there are also the waters of mercy and hope, argued Benjamin Stewart, a professor and chair at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. And the flood of mercy is a stronger force – in nature and in the world of the divine, Stewart added. He urged those attending PLU’s first Lutheran Studies Conference to become their own “flood of grace, which washes over a wounded creation,” refusing to stop until justice

the foreign vowels sucked more,  than those listening to their native tongue, regardless of how much postnatal experience they had. This indicated to researchers that they were learning the vowel sounds in utero. “These little ones had been listening to their mother’s voice in the womb, and particularly her vowels for 10 weeks. The mother has first dibs on influencing the child’s brain,” Kuhl said. “At birth, they are apparently ready for something novel.” While other studies have focused on

The Parkland Literacy Center Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 Image: PLU’s Parkland Literacy Center, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer) May 7, 2020 By Grace Rowe '20Political Science MajorThe Parkland Literacy Center (PLC), created in 2018 by English Writing Professor Scott Rogers and Hispanic Studies Professor Bridget Yaden, is located on the western edge of PLU’s campus.The PLC, as it’s called, offers after-school tutoring in all academic subjects to Keithley Middle School and

its programs by providing salary support, travel, research stipends and public programming funds. Kurt and Pam Mayer, Joe and Gloria Mayer, Natalie Mayer-Yeager, Nancy Powell, Carol Powell Heller and Harry Heller provided major support to endow the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies. Campaign Leadership Council Members Loren and MaryAnn Anderson Neal Arntson ’58 and Joyce Arntson Linda (Knutzen) Barbo ’63 and Charles Barbo Bruce Bjerke ’72 Robert Gomulkiewicz ’83 David Greenwood ’74 and

​​Mathematics major Lindsey Clark ’24 is a Noyce scholar and future teacher Posted by: mhines / April 24, 2024 Image: Lindsey Clark, a double major in Math and Gender Sexuality and Race Studies, plans to becoming a high school math teacher after her Masters of Arts in Education program at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) April 24, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in mathematics

From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Posted by: mhines / June 12, 2023 Image: Jackie Lindstrom ’23 is a chemistry and math major and minor in Hispanic Studies. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 12, 2023 By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and

head lamps and the boots of their fellow travelers ahead of them. “One step at a time,” Leu said. “There are a lot of things you can do. The guides always told us ‘Only think about today. Don’t worry about tomorrow.'” But the pace isn’t only necessary, Markuson said, it’s worth it. “It’s like walking on the moon,” said McCracken, a global studies and anthropology double major. Anthony Markuson ’13 Major: biology Hometown: Chester, Mont. Study away: Botswana – working on community health What’s next

February 1, 2013 Jessica McGifford ’12 Jessica McGifford ’12 and Abi McLane ’08 at the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center. Jessica McGifford ’12 Major: Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies Employer: Our Sister’s House PLU Connection: Abi McLane ’08, victim services supervisor at Crystal Judson Family Justice Center As part of her senior year capstone project, Jessica McGifford was required to take an internship. Through a recommendation from the PLU Women’s Center, she wound up at Pierce

the skull and the DNA, that this is a different species.” Their discovery was recently published in the Journal of Mammalogy, a renowned scientific outlet for studies on the biology of mammals. In it, the international team of scientists from Ecuador and the U.S. described a new species found in the cloud forests of Sangay National Park and clarified the family tree of this group. Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11. (Photo by John Froschauer) The new species of shrew-opossum, Caenolestes sangay, looks like a

.” During Krise’s tenure, PLU launched its first-ever professional doctorate, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, plus three new graduate degrees in finance, marketing research and accounting, as well as a new minor in holocaust and genocide studies. The university also extended its outreach to high-need students in the region by launching the 253 College Bound Scholarship, and the Parkland Promise Scholarship for students from PLU’s immediate neighborhood. “I feel very good that we have raised the