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  • The Passing of Bryan Dorner https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/the-passing-of-bryan-dorner/

    The Passing of Bryan Dorner Posted by: nicolacs / June 4, 2024 Image: at PLU on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. June 4, 2024 Professor Emeritus Bryan Dorner passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Beloved by his students and peers alike, Bryan joined the Department of Mathematics in 1980 and retired in 2017. He earned tenure in 1986 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. “Bryan truly cared about students’ learning and provided an exceptional PLU experience to them,” says emeritus Mathematics

  • PLU Policy and the Law https://www.plu.edu/student-code-of-conduct/plu-policy-and-the-law/

    Students are separately accountable both to local, state, and federal laws and to the PLU Student Code of Conduct.  When local, state, or federal law and the PLU Student Code of Conduct overlap, the university may invoke the Code to protect its own interests and standards.  A student who breaks the law must be prepared to accept the consequences, since they have no more immunity from the law than other citizens.  Students participating in PLU study away programs, or who are enrolled at PLU as

  • ‘The world needs more PLU’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/09/04/the-world-needs-more-plu/

    ,” Krise told a crowd of students at Olson Auditorium. “Ceremonies like today are how we act out what we cannot say.” To celebrate the occasion, 640 first-year students, 50 clergy, 200 faculty and 40 delegates from other higher education institutions gathered with staff, administrators, regents and guests. Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Rev. Mark S. Hanson, gave Krise the charge of affirming his commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence and the shepherding of higher education in the Lutheran

  • “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/10/01/overexposed-the-cost-of-compassion/

    exposure to trauma and suffering. Seniors Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath and Hailey Rile, along with junior Katie Scaff, first learned of the condition “compassion fatigue” last fall and soon decided to make it the topic of their new film. “After reading a little bit about what compassion fatigue is,” Scaff said, “we realized that this was an important issue that more people need to be aware of.” The films title actually came to the team during one of more than 60 interviews conducted. During their

  • Greetings from the Dean 2017 https://www.plu.edu/prism/greetings-from-the-dean-2017/

    Greetings from the DeanGreetings from PLU’s Division of Humanities, where we have just completed another busy and productive year of teaching and scholarship. This edition of Prism will introduce you to many of the new and ongoing initiatives in the division and help you catch up on the diverse and exciting projects of our faculty. The 2016-17 school year was my first as dean, as Jim Albrecht took a well-deserved sabbatical. I wanted to be dean because I believe deeply that the work we do

  • The magic behind Disney internships https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/01/31/the-magic-behind-disney-internships/

    January 31, 2012 The magic behind Disney internships By Katie Scaff ’13 A little initiative can go a long way, according to communication major Jeremy Loween ’12. This spring Loween will intern at ESPN, a company he has dreamt of working for since he could remember. “That’s been my dream my entire life,” Loween said. “Turning my crazy passion for sports into something I can do for the rest of my life.” His internship, set to begin on January 8, is with the promotions department at 710 ESPN. He

  • The Importance of Dead Languages https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/the-importance-of-dead-languages/

    The Importance of Dead Languages Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Beowulf manuscript May 6, 2020 By Reece Schatz '22English MajorAs a professor in the Department of Languages and Literature, Dr. Collin Brown teaches Norwegian language and Nordic studies at Pacific Lutheran University. However, his love for his work runs so deep, he also started and manages a club called “The Dead Languages Society.”As a member of this club myself, allow me to explain what we do. The Dead Languages

  • The Raphael Lemkin Essay Competition https://www.plu.edu/liberal-studies/the-raphael-lemkin-essay-competition/

    The Raphael Lemkin Essay Competition Dedicated to the man who named “The Crime with No Name” Click here for more info and deadline for submissions Through the efforts of PLU Alumnus and Regent, Donald R. Morken, and a colleague, Mr. Bruce Littman, Pacific Lutheran University has been added to a list of prestigious schools which sponsor prizes and scholarships in honor of Raphael Lemkin. Mr. Lemkin coined the term “genocide” and labored for passage of the United Nations genocide convention which

  • Greetings from the Dean 2020 https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/greetings-from-the-dean-2020/

    Greetings from the Dean 2020 Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 By Kevin J. O'BrienDean of the Division of HumanitiesWe will probably be talking about the 2019-20 school year for the rest of our lives. Prof. Kevin O'Brien speaking at the PLU Convocation, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer) In March, responding to the regional outbreak and global pandemic of COVID-19, PLU closed most of campus and moved all learning online. While doing what we could to help flatten the

  • “The Other Side of Immigration” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/11/12/the-other-side-of-immigration/

    November 12, 2012 “The Other Side of Immigration” examines the impact migration has on the families that stay behind. “The Other Side of Immigration” By Katie Baumann ’14 PLU welcomed Roy Germano to campus this fall as part of the 2012 Department of Language and Literature Film Festival Series, to show his documentary, ‘The Other Side of Immigration.” This film explores why so many Mexicans leave their homes to migrate to the United States and explores another side of the issues surrounding