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Introduction Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Kevin J. O’Brien, Dean of HumanitiesSpring, 2022This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge with others to form a new College of Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Social

Gaps and Gifts Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Patricia O’Connell KillenOriginally Published 1999 “The Artist, the thinker, the hero, the saint —who are they, finally, but the finite self radicalized and intensified? . . . The difference between [them] and the rest of us . . . is a willingness to undergo the journey of intensification into particularity to the point where an originating sense for the fundamental questions and feelings that impel us all, and a rare response

February 29, 2012 PLU announces new president A highly regarded university administrator, professor of English and retired Air Force officer has been named president of Pacific Lutheran University. The Board of Regents met Feb. 29 to receive the unanimous recommendation of the presidential search committee and elected Thomas W. Krise the 13th president of PLU. “His experience, his proven leadership ability and his understanding of the values and aspirations of the university make Thomas Krise a

September 17, 2010 University Gallery: PLU Faculty Show The Ingram Hall University Gallery opens its season with a collection of recent work by faculty of PLU’s Department of Art & Design. Each year, the University Gallery showcases work from local artists, students, emerging talents and faculty alike. The space not only offers a unique place to display compelling pieces of art, but also a learning opportunity for PLU students and the community. The Faculty Show runs through Oct. 9. This will

President’s Inaugural Concert features our world-class faculty musicians Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 21, 2012 September 21, 2012 The Department of Music and School of Arts and Communication honor the inauguration of President Thomas W. Krise in a special concert featuring 31 of our world-class music faculty on Tuesday, September 25 at 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Performances will feature all the faculty resident ensembles – Regency String Quartet, Camas Wind Quintet, Lyric Brass

The Two Desks Posted by: alex.reed / May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022 By Rick BarotOriginally Published in 2014When I was a graduate student at the University of Iowa, the classicist and writer Anne Carson came to campus to give a reading and a colloquium. During the colloquium, she was asked how she navigated among the wild variety of scholarly and creative projects that she was engaged in, and she answered that one of the ways she kept things organized was by having two desks— one desk for her

August 14, 2013 A group of dignitaries from Namibia visited PLU this summer. Namibian homecoming to PLU By Joanne Lisosky, professor of communication Included among the delegation of Namibian dignitaries touring the Pacific Lutheran University campus last week was a proud alumnus, Edwin Tjiramba, who delighted in sharing his fond memories of PLU. “I was born in Namibia, but my future was born at PLU,” Tjiramba said with a wide grin. Tjiramba currently serves as the Communication and Marketing

Seven PLU Faculty Artists, One Incredible Show Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 30, 2013 Image: Steve Sobeck, ceramics instructor, displays cones tests that represent one kiln firing. January 30, 2013 PLU art and design faculty display recent work Opening in the University Gallery on Wednesday, February 5 is PLU’s “Faculty Exhibition,” an exhibit featuring work from current faculty of the Department of Art and Design. Participating faculty include JP Avila, Craig Cornwall, Spencer Ebbinga

September 21, 2012 PLU Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Laura Majovski (middle), introduces a parent to PLU President Thomas W. Krise during this year’s move in day. Majovski was named the recipient of the 2012-2013 Scott Goodnight Award in Region V of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. PLU VP wins the Scott Goodnight Award PLU Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Laura Majovski, was named the recipient of the 2012-2013 Scott

September 2, 2009 Studying the laws behind international adoption Trained as an historian of the American Revolution and blessed with an abundance of sources, I saw no scholarly reason to travel abroad, although I had wanted to see England, the mother country from which America was born. My subsequent research on the history of adoption, which produced three books over the course of 20 years, focused entirely on the United States. I had little interest in writing or teaching history in a