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  • Hosted by university pastor Jen Rude, “Because We’re Lutheran” will explore the ins and outs of Lutheranism and the principles of Lutheran higher education: what that concept means, what it

    changed while being a part of Lutheran higher education.Episode 4Pastor Jen Rude sits down with PLU Acting President Allan Belton and University Provost Joanna Gregson to discuss the university’s Lutheran identity, their roles on campus and what it means to work here, how they themselves identify spiritually, and the paths they’ve taken to discover their vocations.

  • The Women’s Studies Program was legislated into existence by the faculty in April of 1990; it was officially launched in the academic year of 1990-1991.

    scholarship on identity, power, and structural inequality. Thanks to a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation, PLU developed a cutting-edge curriculum in gender, sexuality, and race studies that was formally approved by the faculty and Board of Regents in 2020.

  • The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies program brings together expertise from over a dozen academic departments to offer a cutting-edge and relevant major, along with two innovative minors, for PLU

    ProgramsThe Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies program brings together expertise from over a dozen academic departments to offer a cutting-edge and relevant major, along with two innovative minors, for PLU students. We recognize that the critical study of identity and power does not “belong” to any one academic discipline. Our major and minors allow student to select courses from a variety of programs–including Sociology, English, Psychology, Communication, Kinesiology, Religion, and many

  • My name is Anna and I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Oregon. I am a white, non-binary lesbian.

    Anna Sweetland, Therapist in Training My name is Anna and I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Oregon. I am a white, non-binary lesbian. I define my non-binary identity as a gender that is neither male nor female, and I should be referred to using they/them pronouns (ex. “My therapist’s name is Anna. They have brown hair”). In my free time, I really enjoy being outside walking around, bird-watching, and always keeping an eye out for whales in the sound! I am an artist, and I enjoy

  • Dept. Chair and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy | Marriage and Family Therapy | ofarrefe@plu.edu | 253-535-8802 | Dr.

    . Fiona is enthusiastic about training emerging therapists to adopt systemic thinking to explore the intersection of self-development, relational work, consent, and sexuality. Fiona’s clinical practice supports relational clients in full-spectrum identity work, relationship enhancement, consent, shame reduction, dismantling binaries, and queer- affirmative care. Fiona’s research centers on improving clinical training standards by integrating developmental frameworks and consent concepts into

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 13, 2017)- “We made a magazine!” Taryn Collis exclaimed to a group of Pacific Lutheran University students and several inmates at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. “It’s impressive,” continued Collis, an actor and educator with Seattle-based Freehold Theatre Lab Studio. “Everybody…

    Women.“It’s impressive,” continued Collis, an actor and educator with Seattle-based Freehold Theatre Lab Studio. “Everybody shared a little about who they are.” Half of the group came through security to gather in the small classroom and recite their writing. The other half was already there. Despite that stark difference, the group shared a lot in common. All of them allowed themselves to be vulnerable and share pieces of their identity in the emotional reading of their prose. The experience was

  • Associate Professor of Art & Design | Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies | hmathews@plu.edu | 253-535-7574 | Heather joined the Department of Art and Design in 2007.

    cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery (including the University Gallery Annex and the Karen Hille Phillips Gallery) and manages the University’s Permanent Art Collection.

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  • Associate Professor of Art and Design | Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs | hmathews@plu.edu | 253-535-7574 | Heather joined the Department of Art and Design in 2007.

    cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery (including the University Gallery Annex and the Karen Hille Phillips Gallery) and manages the University’s Permanent Art Collection.

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  • Associate Professor of Art & Design | International Honors | hmathews@plu.edu | 253-535-7574 | Heather joined the Department of Art and Design in 2007.

    cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery (including the University Gallery Annex and the Karen Hille Phillips Gallery) and manages the University’s Permanent Art Collection.

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  • Allan Belton was appointed by the Pacific Lutheran University Board of Regents to serve as the University’s 14th President as of April 3, 2019.

    PresidencyResoLute Magazine Feature PLU Unites to Withstand a PandemicResoLute Magazine Feature NERD FARMER PODCAST President Belton has been a featured guest on three episodes of former Washington State Teacher of the Year Nate Bowling’s “Nerd Farmer Podcast.” The three episodes explored Revisioning Higher Ed in a Post-Pandemic World, Equity and Access in Higher Education, and the book “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson. He also discussed PLU’s Lutheran identity on the university’s “Because We’re Lutheran” podcast.