Brian Laubach ’84 ’95 and Isaiah Huey ’20 attended Pacific Lutheran University three decades apart. All it took was an hour of conversation to bridge the generational gap.

That’s the power of the PLU connection.

0:00: Introductions

1:38: How did you get to PLU?

4:10: World class faculty

7:36: How does your family support you?

9:12: Transitioning from high school to college

11:50: What is the community like at PLU?

13:04: Lasting friendships

15:55: Spaces on campus

17:59: Developing career paths

19:02: How does the PLU mission fits into your career path?

20:50: The influence of the liberal arts

23:08: What advice do you have for current Lutes?

25:25: Why come to PLU?

26:13: What will do you miss about PLU?

28:37: Are you happy?

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https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2018/alumni-news/the-plu-connection/

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The fifth episode of PLU's DCHAT podcast features a discussion with David Huelsbeck, professor of anthropology and dean of the PLU Division of Social Sciences.

The eleventh episode of "Open to Interpretation" features a discussion of the word "irrefutable" among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Religion Seth Dowland and Associate Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Claire Todd.

Conversation Highlights

1:00- Warm up questions to do with historical figures, vacation destinations and alternative careers.

4:30- What ought to qualify something as irrefutable? Or, for that matter, should anything be considered irrefutable?

6:40- The role “the burden of proof” can play in designating something as irrefutable in public discourse.

9:10- The cultural forces that contribute to widespread belief that something is, or is not, irrefutable.

15:50- How our communities can shape our belief of what is true.

18:15- What constitutes fact and what is irrefutable in this era of “alternative facts?”

22:45- The benefits of observation vs. the influence of media gaslighting.

The tenth episode of "Open to Interpretation" features a discussion of the word "stress" among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Physics Katrina Hay, and Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami Shah.

The ninth episode of "Open to Interpretation" features a discussion of the word "symbol" among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Professor of English Lisa Marcus and Associate Professor of History and Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson.

Conversation Highlights:

3:35: Dream subject and location for a J-Term study away course.

6:35: Defining symbol and "the process something comes to represent another thing."

9:30: How can what symbols represent change over time?

13:40: What do symbols have in common with logos and brand identity?

18:55: How do leaders use and attach themselves to symbols?

19:55: Symbols that have recently been in the news and at the center of cultural dialogue.

Shamil Idriss delivered the third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University on March 1, 2017. Idriss is President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, a global conflict transformation organization with offices in 35 countries. He previously served as Deputy Director of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Senior Advisor at the World Economic Forum.

A discussion about Islam and what it's like to be Muslim on campus among host and PLU alumnus Jonathan Adams '16 and PLU students Alaa Alshaibani '17 and Fatoumatta Conteh '19.

Learn more at www.plu.edu/listen

A discussion about sexual assault and cultural context among host and PLU alumnus Jonathan Adams '16, PLU Outreach and Prevention Coordinator Tolu Taiwo and PLU student Olivia Egejuru '19.

Learn more at www.plu.edu/listen