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, Hurricane Katrina and tsunamis that wipe out thousands of lives in a single deadly surge. But there are also the waters of mercy and hope, argued Benjamin Stewart, a professor and chair at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. And the flood of mercy is a stronger force – in nature and in the world of the divine, Stewart added. He urged those attending PLU’s first Lutheran Studies Conference to become their own “flood of grace, which washes over a wounded creation,” refusing to stop until justice

Kiana The Mighty: PLU senior, transfer student shares story of personal struggle with mental illness Posted by: Kari Plog / June 10, 2016 Image: Kiana Norman ’17 (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 10, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 13, 2016)- Kiana Norman ’17 wears a lot of hats. She’s a singer, an actress and a writer. She’s a student, a sister and a daughter. A future world traveler, online journalist and theater critic, if all goes according to plan.But

. The experience also taught me something about resilience. When a business engages in a process, where a product or service takes root at the bottom of a market, and then is able to move up and replace an established leader or leaders, this we sometimes call “disruptive innovation.” The term was coined by Clayton Christensen, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Christensen explained that when a business gives a large group of consumers at the bottom

November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD

university is uniquely situated to bring perspective—depth, breadth, and dimension—to a present-day crisis, whatever that crisis might be. COVID 19 has upended almost every aspect of human life and presented all of us with a range of challenges that were unimaginable a year ago. These include challenges to our health and wellbeing, our livelihoods, education, housing, global supply chains, our complacency around equity and access, to name a few. At PLU we have the capacity to tap colleagues that are not

Goal!! PLU Soccer Teams Bond—and Win—on 10-Day Trip to England Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 31, 2015 Image: The PLU soccer community poses in front of the Manchester United stadium during a 10-day trip to England. (Photo courtesy assistant athletic trainer Todd Yamauchi.) August 31, 2015 By Lena Moreno ’17For PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—On Aug. 1, the Lutes and I started our 10-day adventure to England: Eighteen women’s soccer players and 14 men’s soccer

September 3, 2009 New Chemistry department instrument will help students and profs probe world of the atom It looks like a rather fat, squat water heater. But to the students and professors gathered around it – or, more accurately, the computer that transmits readouts from it, the machine is pure magic. It is called a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, or NMR. Today, the students from Professor Neal Yakelis’ organic chemistry lab are trying to figure out the structure of an unknown

PLU Department of Anthropology completes repatriation of materials to the Nisqually Tribe Posted by: Zach Powers / September 25, 2023 Image: (Left to right) Troy Storfjell (PLU), Nicole Juliano (PLU), Brad Beach (Nisqually Tribe), Merlin Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Annette Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Greg Burtchard (PLU), Bradford Andrews (PLU), and Patricia Bixel (PLU) pose for a group photo as representatives from the Nisqually Tribe take possession of the Woodard Bay collection from the

development learning experience that provides a supportive space in which participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. Speakers and facilitators invited to participate include local and national leaders from Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, and Latino communities.  “This fall’s virtual convening is in anticipation of the impact of the upcoming U.S. Presidential election, COVID-19, and

first-year residence hall. All Lutes are encouraged to participate, to highlight the importance of food beyond taste and presentation. Food is about coming together and sharing an experience, exercising hospitality and building community. Share your experience and check out www.plu.edu/resolute later this month to see what’s cookin’. Deadline for submissions is May 18, but early submissions are strongly recommended. Read Previous PLU alumna, first black woman to serve as state senator, dedicated 20