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  • In 1889, the Norwegian Synod sent Bjug Harstad to the Pacific Coast to start a school. He visited Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, and it was decided that Parkland, Wash.

    vice president, treasurer and general agent.  All official business was conducted in Norwegian until 1918.Norwegian Language InstructionSchool was very important to the Scandinavian immigrants who came in the 1870s and 1880s in search of their own land, comfortable living and education for their children. Additionally, Norwegian fishermen and loggers came to PLU in their offseason to learn English. When the school opened, Harstad taught Religion, Latin, German and Norwegian; thus the Norwegian

  • Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theologies | Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies | marit.trelstad@plu.edu | 253-535-7232 | Marit Trelstad is Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.

    Marit Trelstad Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theologies Phone: 253-535-7232 Email: marit.trelstad@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-C Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Endowed Chair of Lutheran Studies Director for Vocational Reflection Education Ph.D., Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Claremont Graduate University, 2000 M.A., Systematic Theology, Luther Northwestern Seminary, 1994 B.A., Religion and English, St. Olaf College, 1989

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  • 8:15 a.m. | March 8 | Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts   Who: Bob Ferguson Title: Washington State Attorney General Bio: Bob Ferguson is Washington State’s 18th Attorney

    Professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University Bio: Adela Ramos’ book project, “Hospitable Species: Hosts, Guests, and Strangers in the Eighteenth-Century British Novel, 1720-1830” examines how eighteenth-century writers develop ideas about nation, gender, race, and class through representations of interspecies relations, specifically in narratives of hospitality. Her teaching emphases include eighteenth-century British literature, critical animal studies, women and gender studies, border

  • Knutson Lecture

    The 19th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture “Thank Goodness, God is NOT in Control!” Dr. Thomas Jay Oord Wednesday April 9, 2025 7:00 pm (Pacific time) Anderson University Center, PLU The lecture will be live-streamed on PLU’s YouTube channel Contact: Dr. Agnes Choi, Chair of the Religion Department, choiaa@plu.edu Free and Open to the Public The nineteenth annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture will be given by Dr. Thomas Jay Oord, a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi

  • Dear Campus Community: Please join me and the entire PLU campus community for a first in a series of open dialogues on sexual assault and violence on campus in an effort to expand community understanding and advocacy, while also increasing the safety and care of…

    suggestions that arise at this first dialogue. Forum I When: Wednesday, April 20 Where: Regency Room, Anderson University Center Time: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm Forum II When: Monday, May 2 Where: Xavier 201 Time: 5:30pm Sexual assault is a very real problem, not only on our campus, but in our nation and world. We hope to share the impact that sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence have had on our campus in the past and present, and to discuss our collective action in response. Recognizing that

  • Excerpted in Prism from Shadows and Echoes , the Language and Literatures Department’s publication, in 2004. In what Shadows and Echoes hopes will be an annual feature, “Lost and Found in Translation” takes a poem by Emily Dickinson and translates it through a number of…

    complete. Rise to the highest heavens, O Sea! Bound by your heart I could become Tranquil in mind. – Translated by Eric Nelson Wanted: Fellow ConspiratorsSustainability in Monastic Communities Read Previous Wanted: Fellow Conspirators Read Next Sustainability in Monastic Communities LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26

  • Professor of Hebrew Bible | Religion | finitsak@plu.edu | 253-535-7319 | Antonios Finitsis’ approach to biblical literature is deeply socio-historical.

    Antonios Finitsis Professor of Hebrew Bible Phone: 253-535-7319 Email: finitsak@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-G Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Executive Director for the Wild Hope Center for Vocation President, PNW Region American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Education Ph.D., Hebrew Bible, University of Chicago, 2007 M.A., Biblical Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School, 1998 B.A., Religion, Univeristy of Athens

  • “I like people, places…and things!“ Greetings, Friends and Colleagues in Ministry, I bring you greetings in the midst of all the beautiful chaos that summer ministry can hold! As I near the six-month mark of being the Director of Congregational Engagement at Pacific Lutheran University,…

    blessed ministry of our outgoing bishops, and we pray for our colleagues stepping into new roles with new responsibilities. [ … ] On campus we had the wonderful opportunity to host a lecture and conversation featuring Dr. Reverend Kelly Brown Douglass in February, sponsored by our fabulous Religion Faculty. Our partners in Campus Ministry hosted an Interfaith Seder, the second annual Interfaith Games, a beautiful chapel series on “Wrestling with Blessing”, and the annual People’s Gathering: A

  • Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities…

    Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) Posted by: abryant / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It

  • Dr. Bridget Yaden Fellowship Advisor Email: byaden@plu.edu

    Fulbright U.S. Student ProgramClick here for more informationScholarships and FellowshipsThere are many national and international grants and awards for undergraduates and recent alumni to support and further their education. Typically these are external scholarships and fellowships funded by governments and private foundations. The Fulbright U.S. Program is PLU’s most popular post-graduation fellowship. Most of the scholarships and fellowships listed on this page are for opportunities after