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TACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)— On Saturday, March 21, a diverse and distinguished group of speakers will present “ideas worth spreading” at the fourth annual installation of TEDx Tacoma. Among that group will be three Pacific Lutheran University faculty members representing a variety of PLU’s…
I have, especially when it comes to the way Latinos are racialized in our society as outsiders. Young: I’m looking forward to hearing my colleagues and hearing the other speakers. I’m also looking forward to getting a chance to talk about my work in an arena, style and platform that is completely different than how I’m used to talking about my work. Busick: I think the opportunity to reach a different audience with a message that I think is important about the quality of our education, the
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Lutheran Studies Conference
Thursday, September 26th, 2024 The 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference``Where the Waters Begin: Indigenous Education, Tribal Sovereignty, and the Legacy of Cecelia Svinth Carpenter`` Anderson University Center, PLU The 2024 Lutheran Studies Conference celebrates the life, work, and commitments of PLU alumna Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, connecting PLU’s past, present, and future with the Nisqually, Puyallup, and other Coast Salish people and tribes. Daughter of a Danish Lutheran pastor and a
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John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion helped inform the recipe for the most recent product for his hot sauce company.
said. “I had a pretty clear vision.” John de Mars delivers Expedition Sauce to Whittaker Mountaineering near Mount Rainier. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) “That’s been really valuable,” de Mars said. “It’s been a huge learning process with each country that’s a potential buyer.” The ultimate goal for de Mars is to create a business that will self-sustain and subsidize his adventures outside of work. “It’s a lifestyle company,” he said. His lifestyle is a perfect match for the product he sells. In
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him – it’s always on ESPN. Behind him on the left side of the wall is a poster of Mahatma Gandhi, with the quote “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” On the right of the wall is a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, his “I Have a Dream” speech in text below the image. “People like them can keep me on track everyday,” he said, pointing to the posters. “In the midst of war, people like me are still learning what they did. “These guys
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Discomfort can be good Read Next In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23
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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been closely connected to the Scandinavian world—and to the local Scandinavian community—since its founding by Norwegian Bjug Harstad in 1890. These days, PLU’s Nordic roots are reflected across campus: in building names, artwork, Scandinavian Area Studies programs…
Area Studies programs and especially in the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC), which in September takes those roots on the road and to the public. In celebration of PLU’s 125th anniversary, the SCC has created a special exhibition called PLU at 125: Lutheran Education on the Frontier, which will be displayed at the internationally recognized Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood from Sept. 26 to Nov. 10. (The Lute community is invited to join PLU President Thomas W. Krise at an
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 27, 2016)- Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is an advocate for connecting with the earth after he realized how it can help save lives. He was inspired by John Beal, a military veteran who was given six…
environmental education. (Photo: Robert R. Carrasco/PLU) April 27, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 27, 2016)- Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is an advocate for connecting with the earth after he realized how it can help save lives. He was inspired by John Beal, a military veteran who was given six months to live after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Beal wanted to make a difference before he died, so he got
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 31, 2016)- The state Legislature has adjourned, following a 60-day regular session and a 20-day overtime session. The budget adopted by lawmakers maintains current funding levels for the State Need Grant program, despite earlier proposals to cut as much as $9 million.…
schools and a bill Substitute Senate Bill 6194, which re-enacts and amends the charter school laws to establish charter schools as public schools outside the common school system. $1 million for a competitive grant program to evaluate and award grants to school districts to pilot increased identification and support of homeless students. $7.9 million in funding to account for changes in enrollment in higher education institutions from the assumptions used to develop the original 2015‐17 budget (so
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the world’s memory. “That’s the portrait of victims,” Herschkowitz said. “There were very few child survivors.” But he was one of them, as he escaped with his family from Belgium and survived the struggles of hate. On Oct. 24, he shared the stories of the children of the Holocaust at the Second Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference in Support of Holocaust Education in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. It’s important to hear about the lives of survivors, said Provost Patricia O’Connell Killen
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