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, and through the power of artful writing to express the meaning and beauty of experience. Meet Our Students! Marina Foster (’24) Marina Foster (’24)Double major: English Literature and Sociology “If you come to PLU you’ll have the chance to take some amazing classes with other engaged students and compelling professors, about topics that foster thinking about the world in new ways — while reading some great books.” Daniel Bensen (’24)Double major: English Writing and Biology I have absolutely loved

Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world.To learn biology is more than just learning facts! It’s learning how to answer questions, how to develop strategies to obtain answers and how to recognize the answers as they emerge. The department is dedicated to encouraging students to learn science in both an intuitive and logical way.It encourages students to independently question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world around us as well as life under a

Master's in teaching at PLUYou want to teach. We offer three pathways to becoming a teacher, MAE – Teacher Certification, MAE – Alternative Routes, and MAE – Non-Certification for International Students. All three programs prepare you with a strong theoretical foundation and real classroom experience. Our intense coursework and schedule provides you with rigorous preparation to gain the skills to become an effective teacher and educator.One Year Master's with Teacher CertificationIntensive

MASTER OF ARTS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Master of Arts in Marriage and Family TherapyThe mission of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Pacific Lutheran University is to train students to become systemically-oriented, contextually sensitive MFT Professionals who address the diverse needs and clinical concerns of individuals, couples, families, and communities. Students and graduates will be: Systemically-oriented MFT Professionals Contextually sensitive MFT Professionals committed

Master of Science in NursingRanked as one of the top 100 graduate nursing programs in the US by US News and World Report, the MSN program is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to educate, lead change, promote health, and elevate care in various roles and settings. There are two entry points into the MSN curriculum: Entry-Level Master’s – for non-nurses with a degree in another field who want to complete the RN and MSN in 27 months BSN to MSN – for nurses with a BSN The core

2022 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” Oct. 26-28, 2022 Hybrid Event Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust. If one looks at the long view of

Studies at the University of South Florida, delivers his keynote address titled “Sub-Saharan Africans and the Holocaust” during the 15th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki).Dr. Elizabeth Baer, Research Professor of English and African Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, delivers her speech titled “German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich: Imperialism, Race, and Sexual Violence” during the 15th Annual Powell-Heller

Welcome to the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability! Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability (DJS) is a framework that engages the interdependency of ourselves, our communities, and our environments. With this framework, we desire to create systems and build relationships where all can thrive.  The Center for DJS works with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members to imagine and create equitable and thriving communities, and offer a network of advocacy resources.  Our

Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU. Read More Language, Literature, Film, and Cultural Studies Arte callejero en Oaxaca, México Engaging Learning Communities Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Class of 2020: Ashley Carreño-Millan, Brenda Ochoa, Valeria Pinedo Chipana, Dr. Emily Davidson, Omar Miranda, Óscar Cantú, Sandra

Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic