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Steen Family Symposium https://www.plu.edu/environmental-studies/steen-family-symposium/

Established in 2022 through a gift from David and Lorilie Steen, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for

, Sky, and Scholarship.” 2015 – Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky, Carolyn Finney delivered her lecture “This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature, and Stories of Future Belonging.” 2014 – Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire spoke on her record of environmental stewardship. 2013 – Dr. Michael E. Smith, Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University “When Small Was Beautiful: The Ancient History of Resilient Practices” 2012 – Dr. Michael Pavel, Professor of Native

PLU announces that José Curiel Morelos will serve as the new director of Campus Safety https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/05/20/campus-safety-director/

of security and community building experience, including 10 on college campuses, to his new role at PLU,” said PLU Vice President for Student Life Joanna Royce-Davis. “He has an established track record of partnering with students, staff and faculty members; building collaborative relationships with off-campus partners and neighbors; and leading a campus safety department that emphasizes care for the community.”An unarmed and unsworn department, PLU’s Department of Campus Safety provides 24/7/365

PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/04/15/plu-named-top-10-peace-corps-producer/

PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / April 15, 2019 Image: Pacific Lutheran University has been named a Peace Corps Top 5 volunteer-producing college for 2019. April 15, 2019 By StaffPLU and UPS Marketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (April 15, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University ranks fifth on the Peace Corps’ recently published list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 14 Lutes currently volunteering with

First class of 253 PLU Bound Scholarship recipients passionate about community, music, nursing, educ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/06/24/253-plu-bound-scholarship/

TACOMA, WASH. (June 24, 2016)- As Hannah Park poses for a few quick photos outside the main office of Franklin Pierce High School, it seems she is well-liked by everyone in the close-knit community. “Hey Hannah, should you be in class?” a staff member playfully…

and writing, so I plan to triple major in English literature, English writing and education, and to also minor in religion,” Park says. As a member of the PLU International Honors program, she also hopes to study away in Oxford, England, as well as Chengdu, China. Park, a recipient of the Rieke and President’s scholarships, already has plans to get involved with the PLU Diversity Center and sustainability efforts on campus. “It’s a sustainable and green school, where everyone recycles and there

Serving Wholeness and Health https://www.plu.edu/lutheran-studies/core-elements/serving-wholeness-and-health/

this deeply-rooted religious sensibility, Luther offered a steadfast No. Rather, he argued, God freely and graciously offers life, health, and wholeness (the root meaning of the word “salvation”) without the need for human effort. Such a claim was and is intended to free a person from anxiety, from wondering if he or she had “done enough” to earn God’s favor or an eternal destiny. But if the “knot” of human striving to escape this world had been cut, what was one to do with one’s life on this earth

Class of 1974 https://www.plu.edu/homecoming/class-of-1974/

PLU 50th Reunion for the Class of 1974This year marks 50 years since we graduated from PLU. Our fiftieth reunion celebration will be on campus Friday, October 4 through Sunday, October 6, 2024. We have a fantastic line-up of events that will give you many opportunities to reconnect, reminisce, and create new memories. We hope you can join us. Here are a few highlights: Friday, October 4 1:30 – 2:30 pm – Walking campus tour 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Informal gathering at Farrelli’s on Garfield Street 5

Senior exhibition, Unfiltered, opens April 24 in the University Gallery https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2013/04/21/senior-exhibition-unfiltered-opens-april-24-in-the-university-gallery/

. “Every one is there, raw, authentic, unfiltered.” Visitors will see a wide variety of media from ceramics, sculpture and painting, to photography and graphic design. There will also be plenty of opportunities to talk one on one with the artists themselves. “Viewers should be very open-minded when coming to the gallery. There is going to be a large variety of artwork on display, with all types of themes and genres,” Krista Fredricks, head advertiser and senior artist, said. “I like to believe that art

PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plu-named-top-10-peace-corps-producer-in-the-country/

PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country Posted by: shortea / April 20, 2019 Image: PLU has been named a Peace Corps Top 5 volunteer-producing college for 2019. April 20, 2019 By StaffPLU Marketing & CommunicationPLU ranks fifth on the Peace Corps’ recently published list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 14 Lutes currently volunteering with Peace Corps in countries around the world. Dr. Katherine Wiley, PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Program

Diving in to “Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/07/11/diving-in-to-tapped-out-unearthing-the-global-water-crisis/

wide, on both national and international scales. We kicked off our trip in St. Louis, MO, examining how the drought that has been plaguing the Midwest this year has impacted industry that operates on the Mississippi River. After four days in the heartland of America, our plan was to head south to New Orleans, covering Mississippi related stories on our way and conclude with four days spent around our nation’s most influential port. With a full schedule of interviews and b-roll collecting, this was

Professor Emeritus David Dahl releases new CD: “The Organ Sings” https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2014/01/21/professor-emeritus-david-dahl-releases-new-cd-the-organ-sings/

variation suites and hymn preludes on both early American hymn-tunes and Lutheran chorale melodies. Dahl is working on three new commissions for organ music intended for Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood, Wash., All Hallows Parish, Episcopal in South River, Mass., and for the 2016 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists. On January 25, 2014, Seattle and Tacoma Chapters of the American Guild of Organists will meet at Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way, Wash., for a program featuring