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Harstad Day of Giving Oct. 14, 2016 The Rev. Bjug Harstad, founder of Pacific Lutheran University, trudged through the frozen Yukon in 1898 in hopes of bringing home gold for Pacific Lutheran Academy. That intrepid spirit will be honored by the entire PLU community for the third annual Bjug Harstad Day of Giving on Friday, Oct. 14. All gifts made on Bjug Day will be matched dollar for dollar toward student scholarships, thanks to a generous group of Lutes. All are invited to participate in the

PLU Vision for Global EducationEducating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally. (2003 Strategic Plan for Global Education)The Mission of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged EducationWorking collaboratively with academic units and disciplines of Pacific Lutheran University, the Wang Center is dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of

Department of Religion Welcomes New ProfessorDr. Michael Zbaraschuk, a fifth-generation Washingtonian, returns to PLU from the University of Washington Tacoma, where he was a lecturer in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program of the division of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.  Prior to his time at UW Tacoma, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Religion Department at PLU from 2007-2011.  In 1993, Dr. Zbaraschuk completed a B.A. from Walla Walla College (now Walla Walla

Notes on Design-Centered Innovation at Pacific Lutheran University By Michael Halvorson. Halvorson is director of Innovation Studies at Pacific Lutheran University.   Design has become an integral component of the innovation process. Leading businesses such as Amazon, Apple, Nike, Disney, Dyson, and Airbnb are all recognized for their award-winning designs that strive to… January 26, 2018 Alaska AirlinesDepartment of Art & DesignInnovation Studies minorJanelle BrockmanJp AvilaMackenzie

Marking 500 Years of Lutheran Education1517-2017In his passionate letter to the political leaders of Germany, Martin Luther asked them to create an educated nation from a largely illiterate and impoverished populace. The request seemed utterly preposterous to many who read it. And yet who could have known in 1524 that a letter penned by a professor from a little-known university would reshape not only education but also global cultures? For, indeed, education and literacy have now become

A History of Jazz Under The Stars Jazz Under the Stars—two decades of great jazz concerts at Pacific Lutheran University. Tucked away in the Tacoma suburb of Parkland, Washington, JUTS has quietly and modestly offered free outdoor concerts to its community, a community of loyal concertgoers that has expanded to the greater metropolitan area and beyond. Jazz Under the Stars had its beginnings in 1997 when Phase 2 of construction on the Mary Baker Russell Music Center was completed. Judy Carr