PLU Lectures, Presentations & Workshops
Learning doesn’t end when you graduate! PLU alumni continue their quest for knowledge, engagement, and critical thinking as they explore new ideas, challenge their beliefs, and listen to new perspectives from diverse groups. We are excited to offer lectures, conferences, and workshops that are open to the community. See upcoming opportunities and past lectures below.
Upcoming Events
What if God is NOT in Control?
Knutson Lecture
April 9, 2025, 7:00pm
Attend in-person or virtually
Speaker Dr. Thomas Jay Oord
Cultural Footprints Festival
April 12, 2025
11:00am – 4:00pm
Scandinavian Cultural Center, PLU
Natalie Mayer Lecture
Ninis’a:n-na:ng’a’/ The World Came to Be Lying There Again, the World Assumed Its Present Position
April 16, 2025, 7:00pm
Speaker Cutcha Risling-Baldy
Navigating PLU through a Changing Tide
Spring 2025 Vocational Vista
April 17, 2025
4:00pm Pacific Time (Virtual)
Ripple Effect: Our Bonds with Water
What does it require to support and be supported by healthy watersheds?
Steen Family Symposium for Environmental Issues
April 21 & 22, 2025
Native Now and Forever
Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture
April 29, 2025, 6:30pm
w/ Cynthia Leitich Smith
Exposing the Untold Story of PLU
Spring 2025 Vocational Vista
May 15, 2025
4:00pm Pacific Time (Virtual)
The Changing Spiritual Lives of University Students
Spring 2025 Vocational Vista
June 17, 2025
4:00pm Pacific Time (Virtual)
Chris Stevens Celebration of Service
Powell-Heller Conference
Preparing for Death, the Last Calling in Life
Steen Family Symposium
Schnackenberg Lecture
Natalie Mayer & Rafael Lemkin Lecture
Wang Symposium
Rachel Carson Lecture
Powell Heller Conference
Workshops
Continuing Education at Pacific Lutheran University offers a variety of professional development courses and programs to meet the needs of business professionals and life-long learners. Discounts for the workshops below are available for PLU alumni, students and current employees. Contact Continuing Education at CE@plu.edu prior to registering for the discount code.
School Nursing workshops at PLU
The Center for Continued Nursing Learning (CCNL) provides excellent continuing education and professional development for nurses and other interested health care professionals. We offer multiple programs that provide the opportunity to gain contact hours and clock hours.