![Director Jesse Freeston filming in Bajo Aguán, Honduras. (Photo by Armando Estrada)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/11/jesse-freeston-banner.jpg)
Documentary Screening and Filmmaker Discussion to Explore Honduran Coup Aftermath
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 4, 2015)- After screenings and film festivals and cinemas throughout the world, the acclaimed documentary “Resistencia: The Fight for The Aguan Valley“ will be screening at Pacific Lutheran University. The free, public showing will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in…
![Sustainability sweater swap in the Anderson University Center at PLU on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/sweater-swap-banner.jpg)
‘UnPLUgged’ to Conclude With Recycling Fashion Show on Oct. 30
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 23, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University’s UnPLUgged series aims to entertain, educate and make a difference on campus. UnPLUgged is a series of events that encourage students to recycle their waste and unplug their electronics for the sake of sustainability and education. The…
![Seattle Business magazine managing editor John Levesque](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/john-levesque-banner.jpg)
Seattle Business Magazine Editor Teaching Journalism Course at PLU
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 23)- Journalism students at Pacific Lutheran University have the opportunity to work with an accomplished industry professional this year. Seattle Business magazine managing editor John Levesque has experienced the journalism world from almost every angle. He has reported on the arts, sports,…
![“My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/mbkmz.jpg)
Peter Serko to Perform “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” at PLU on October 27
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…
![Open to Interpretation Hosted by Amy Young, This Episode's Guests: Michael Behrens and Kaitlyn Sill](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/oti-blog-banner-climate.jpg)
PLU Faculty Discuss “Climate” on Latest Episode of “Open to Interpretation”
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- The third episode of ‘Open to Interpretation’ features a discussion of the word ‘climate’ among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Biology Michael Behrens and Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill. “Open to…
![Two trees at the top of a rock](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/resilience-banner.jpg)
2015-16 Spotlight Series: ‘Roots of Resilience’
TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…
![Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/romanticnotions_homepage.jpg)
Trans-Rights Scholar/Activist Dean Spade Speaks at PLU Nov. 3
TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…
![Pacific Lutheran University students and staff gathered outside Leraas Hall in the Rieke Science Center on Oct. 2. to write and sign sympathy cards for the communities of North Seattle College and Umpqua Community College.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/community-college-cards-28-10-2-15-scaled.jpg)
PLU Sends Thoughts and Sympathy to Northwest Colleges Coping with Recent Tragedies
TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 2, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University students and staff gathered outside Leraas Hall in the Rieke Science Center on Oct. 2. to write and sign sympathy cards for the communities of North Seattle College and Umpqua Community College. Five students of North Seattle College…
![Dr. Janice Brunstrom-Hernandez](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/10/janice-brunstrom-hernandez-feature-banner.jpg)
Neurologist Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 to Deliver 2015 Meant to Live Lecture
TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 1, 2015)—Dr. Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 will be returning to campus on Thursday, Oct. 8, to deliver the 2015 Meant to Live Lecture. The inaugural event of Homecoming weekend, Brunstrom-Hernandez’s lecture will shed light on the personal and professional rewards she has reaped…
![Open to Interpretation Hosted by Amy Young, This Episode's Guests Michelle Ceynar and Pauline Shanks Kaurin](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/09/oti-violence-banner.jpg)
Open to Interpretation: Violence (Episode 2)
TACOMA, Wash. (September 30, 2015)- The second episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “violence” between host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin. “Open to Interpretation” is…
![PLU Professor of Music Gregory Youtz, left, greets Qiu Yuan Ping, Minister of Overseas Chinese Commission, China State Department, at the Chinese Reconciliation Park in Tacoma on Sept. 21. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/09/youtzstory.jpg)
Dr. Gregory Youtz: A Front-Row Seat (Almost Literally!) to the Chinese President’s Tacoma Visit
Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…
![“Everyone here plays for the heart, and it’s a real team,” says Annika Smith-Ortiz ’19, Pacific Lutheran University’s first female football player. (Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/09/annikabanner.jpg)
PLU’s First Female Football Player Says It’s a Whole Different Ballgame as a Lute
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 28, 2015)—In eighth grade, Annika Smith-Ortiz ‘19 competed in a distance-kicking competition during gym class. Now, she’s competing with Pacific Lutheran University’s football team as its first female player. Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18 After playing Junior Varsity and Varsity games at Edina…