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commented that he experienced a “lot of productivity by osmosis” from having so many scholars in his surroundings working on their research. And being at Oxford provided him with opportunities for conversation with colleagues also working on topics in the history of Christianity. Much of Dr. Dowland’s research addresses the topic of white masculinity in the U.S., which is also important in his courses on Gender and American Christianity. During his sabbatical, Dr. Dowland used his research to update
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Conference ScheduleThursday, September 24, 2015 8:00 a.m. – Registration begins in the North Lobby University Center across form the Concierge Desk; Conference booklet; name badges for registered participants; banquet tickets for pick-up 9:00 a.m. – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Why Jews and Christians Parted Ways Dr. Agnes Choi, Assistant Professor of New Testament, PLU The origins of Christianity lie in Judaism: Jesus was Jewish, the disciples were Jewish, and Paul was Jewish. The Christian Old
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 30, 2016)- One frame. That’s all it took for Kevin Ebi ’95 to get his work on a postage stamp – sort of. Ebi, a self-taught nature photographer who has made a living traveling around the world and documenting its beauty, weathered…
, that meant I was off at 1:30 in the afternoon.” Those early days landed him on mountains or in the water, hiking or kayaking with a camera in tote. “Every day was like a little bit of summer vacation,” he said. “I wanted to share some of those experiences.” So, he read how-to photography books and learned how to tell compelling stories with his images. After word got out about his photos and he started getting emails from editors about using his images, Ebi realized his work stood out and turned it
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…
a tourist. That’s partly what she says her life as a park ranger is like, living in a national park and learning about it on a more intimate level. “Just like studying abroad, how you always learn about the place you are living in,” she said, “I get to do that an entire summer or winter where I visit and grow to know about the places really well.” Bryanna Plog '10 in Cocora Valley, Colombia, in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Plog) Plog’s love for the outdoors started early in life. Growing up, her
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…
. “I was tasked with writing a first-hand experience of an outsider’s view of a service at Temple Beth El, in Tacoma,” said Melissa McGuire ’06, an early member of MediaLab. “This project forced me out of my comfort zone and took my writing to a new level. It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, assignments I ever worked on.” Also during that inaugural year, MediaLab students filmed and edited MediaLab’s first documentary, titled “Building Connections: Reclaiming Lost Narratives of the
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Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University. Online and blended programs for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students extend the university’s mission beyond campus borders,
229 Christian Health & Healing RC RELI 229 Christian Health & Healing RC SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology A, SO SPED 914 Educ Proce for Mild Disabiliti SPED 921 Students with Autism SPED 917 Low Incidence Disabilities SPED 916 Early Childhood Education SPED 915 Emotional/Behavioral Disorders SPED 912 Collaboration & Team Building SPED 912 Collaboration & Team Building SPED 911 Students Developmental Disabil THEA 160 Intro to Theatre AR View all online coursesStudentsResources & OfferingsFaculty
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Roe Projects2004: Samuel Torvend & Matthew Tabor, “Religious Responses to Hunger and Poverty in Western Washington” 2005-6: Patricia Killen, Roberta Brown, & Asha Ajmani, “Early Washington in the Letters of A.M.A. Blanchet, Bishop of Walla Walla and Nesqually, 1846-1879” Eric Nelson & Steve Erbey, “A Troubled Look: An Investigation of the Eye and Face in Ancient Medicine and Literature Doug Oakman & Ronan Rooney, “Q, Literacy, and the Galilean Jesus Movement in Social Perspective” 2006-7: Bridget
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August 10, 2011 Garfield Street has a ton of eating options, like 208 Garfield, with fun for the palate like small plates and big treats. (Photos by John Froschauer) From late-night snack to early-morning breakfasts, you’ll find places a plenty to eat at PLU By Barbara Clements You’ve decided it’s time for dinner, or a late night study break. But where, exactly, can you find a meal or some snacks? Pretty much at any time, there’s food to be found around PLU. For you early morning risers of the
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific Lutheran University already exhibits academic excellence in a variety of ways: rich global education, robust student-faculty research, world-class faculty members and, of course, eager students who are ready to change the world. But Brown…
committee will consider questions such as: Is this job posted in the right places? How do we identify candidates early? When candidates come to campus, are they meeting with folks who look like them and relate to them? “Community is huge,” Brown said. She stressed that community must be built for everyone of all backgrounds in order to not only attract high-quality, diverse candidates, but also to retain them. “The more diverse perspectives you have, the richer the conversation will be.” Once a
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and Healing in Comparative Religions (Fall 2015, taught by Dr. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien) and Health and Healing in Christianity (Spring 2016, taught by Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen). The courses will be linked, so that the same groups of students will be automatically enrolled in the second course. This will not only foster consistency and camaraderie, but also ensure that students will fulfill both their Christian Traditions and their Global Religious Traditions requirements through this
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