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society, and structural inequalities, just to name a few concerns.   PLU’s approach to social innovation is interdisciplinary, and it draws on strengths within the Lutheran tradition of higher education and curriculum featuring eleven different departments and schools. We look for and create connections between traditional liberal arts programs, the technical fields, and the professional schools. A recent Peace Day celebration at PLU asked students what they would change in the world. (John Froschauer

as my time in the MSK program.Advice for future MSK studentsOne piece of advice I would give to someone considering PLU for the master’s degree in kinesiology is to apply and commit to the program. The BSK and MSK programs at PLU were the best decisions I have ever made for myself personally as well as professionally. If I were considering the program, I would not hesitate to do it again. I would also advise to take time to reflect on the personal and professional growth being made throughout the

commitment, it is difficult for students in rigorous academic programs to be away that long from their major studies. Typically, there are a limited number of spots for J-Term only students. There are very few such hybrid study away courses; but the infectious energy and vibrancy of music, dance, costume, and literature in Trinidad, and the enthusiasm with which Trinidadidans live, will be absorbed by all who travel there—no matter how long they stay. Read Previous An Insider’s Look at O Nata Lux Read

] was that there were magpies everywhere. I started learning about the birds there, and when I came back, I started learning about the birds here." (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) RELATED: Learn more about environmental studies at PLU with Professors Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Adela Ramos, and Kevin O’Brien. What do you enjoy about the two programs? Both degrees are super flexible. I like environmental studies because you take courses in every discipline and have many independent study opportunities. You

lofty goals to eradicate hunger, reduce infant and maternal mortality rates and create a sustainable environment have gone unmet. “The gap in the have and the have-nots is a profound and painful truth,” he said. “It’s unbelievable what’s going on. In so many parts of Africa everyone is hungry.” Because of a lack of interest and money provided by developed nations, some major food programs have had to halve their food allotments in Africa and other countries. “Is something nuts about all this?” he

universities compare with each other.  The report also looked at whether the current financial climate pushed the 332 colleges that responded to cut their sustainability efforts or programs. Overall, that wasn’t the case, the study concluded. “Surprising the skeptics, most schools we surveyed did not let financial reversals undermine their green commitments,” said Mark Orlowski, executive director of the Massachusetts-based institute. “New financial realities encourages saving money by adopting

not scarce in the MFA program. Rubin said many of the students admitted into the program have published, a few more than one book, and some even teach in other MFA programs themselves. Rubin said the structure of PLU’s MFA program is unique in comparison with  others around the nation, which is why it attracts students from 20 different states and Canada. Third-year student Maddaline Enns is a 37-year-old mother of three from British Columbia. She said her youngest child was five months old when

campus who can’t recite that signature line of the Mary Oliver poem. And more importantly, many of those same students strive to live it. That this theme has such resonance with students is an indication of why Wild Hope has always received high praise from the Lilly Endowment. PLU has integrated Wild Hope and its “big enough questions” across campus, through guest speakers, career fairs, service learning workshops and more. Many of its initiatives, particularly programs that foster the growth of

Edwin Black will take part in a lecture about “IBM and the Holocaust.” This year, an expanded edition of the book was released, with 32 pages of new information and photos included. Black will be on the Pacific Lutheran University campus Oct. 16 at a brown bag lunch which is one of two fall lectures under the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies programs. The second lecture will be on Nov. 15, when Peter Altmann will present a special viewing of  “Adele’s Wish,” which tells the story of Altmann’s

of about 100 people who came to listen to him talk about the years of research, and hundreds of archives searched for his book. “But it would not have the industrial, automated Holocaust,” where each camp had a number, each victim had a tattoo and each victim was researched back through the generations. Black talk was part of the Fall Lecture series under the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies programs. The second lecture will be Nov. 15, when Peter Altmann will present a special viewing of