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  • cachet in academic circles. For instance, having an endowed Lutheran professorship will increase PLU’s reputation as a leader among Lutheran universities. Torvend is now collaborating with an international consortium of scholars working on economic, political and social reforms to be presented and published at the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. Thus, PLU will be the only Lutheran college or university in North America represented in that international consortium. The chair also

  • had previously published a monograph on the river called “The River Nile in the Age of the British. Political Ecology and the Quest for Economic Power” I’ve written a bibliography on the Nile and now have written a history of the Nile covering 5,000 years and 11 countries up to today. I’m also finishing up a documentary on the river. Q: Do you conserve water where you live? Tvedt: I don’t have a water garden, and live a very modest life, with limited demand for water or anything else. And in

  • , Ericksen also recorded a lecture on churches in Nazi Germany now available on the museum’s website. In April, Ericksen spoke at the University of Minnesota on the topic of “Göttingen: A ‘Political University’ in the Mirror of Denazification,” and presented at the conference, “Betrayal of the Humanities: The University during the Third Reich.” This conference will result in a book of the same title. Ericksen was invited by the host, Professor Bernard Levinson, to co-edit that volume. Other talks

  • Granddaughter of Charleston Shooting Victim to Share About Forgiveness at PLU-Sponsored March & Festival Posted by: Zach Powers / July 17, 2015 July 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2015)— South Sound residents of numerous ethnicities, political persuasions and religious convictions will gather in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Saturday, August 1 for the 5th Annual 1000 Man Family March & Festival. This year’s event will feature a special guest

  • slow their professional development. Thanks to the help of the excellent mentorship they are receiving as part of their summer work, and their determination to stay ahead, the pandemic has become an opportunity to put the skills they learn at PLU to the test in a real working environment. Read Previous Professor and alumnus Mark Mulder appointed dean of the PLU School of Business Read Next New book by Prof. Maria Chávez honored by American Political Science Association Latino Caucus COMMENTS*Note

  • English and political science classes, and those have given her new perspectives. “The GSRS major really gets you in everywhere and gets you to do everything.”Clark is also a recipient of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship. Known as the Culturally Sustaining STEM (CS-STEM) Teaching Program at PLU, the scholarship is awarded to students of different backgrounds in their senior and graduate years who want to teach STEM subjects.  “There are six of us, two undergrads and four in the graduate program

  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran World Federation, PLU is connected to an international consortium of institutes, schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, and study centers in which education for leadership, service, and care for others and the earth shapes a common life and mission. Lutheran Studies at PLU welcomes students, faculty, staff, and alumni into this global network, into the significant dialogue between cultures as we engage the pressing economic, political, and

  • of teaching these skills.” With the recent political climate, those skills taught by Hammerstrom and others at PLU are vital to eliminate divisiveness. “Given the role religion has played in both resolving and fostering conflict,” Hammerstrom said, “if we’re committed to caring for our communities in the world, it’s important to build bridges between faiths.”

  • 11th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMThe Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-beingMarch 7-8, 2024ScheduleThursday, March 7Friday, March 8Thursday, March 79:45 - 9:55 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction: Asking the Questions9:55 - 11:40 a.m. | Faculty/Community Interdisciplinary Panel on Loneliness Speakers: Michael Artime, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science Lizz Barton, Associate Director for Training, Licensed Psychologist Eric Jacobsen, Pastor, First Presbyterian

  • Lute earns spot in prestigious public policy program at Carnegie Mellon, along with full-ride scholarship TACOMA, WASH. (May 15, 2018) — Riley Dolan ’19 never intended to go into political science in college. That changed after coming to Pacific Lutheran University. His time volunteering for LuteVote through ASPLU, the university’s student government body, and Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign inspired… May 15, 2018 Equity, Faith, JusticeResearch & AcademicsStudent Life, Resources