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unique – like many other disciplines, we study humans, but we do it in a way that is completely unique. Anthropology provides a wide variety of potential career opportunities. These include museum and teaching positions, but also employment in private businesses, governmental organizations, and NGOs, all of which are interested in employees with knowledge and an appreciation of foreign cultures and cultural diversity. If you are curious about specifics, please click on the Alumni tab to see what

Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic

! #NORTHWESTISBEST For PLU students looking to venture off campus and explore, the university’s Outdoor Recreation program is a handy resource for thoughtful, easily accessible adventures in the great outdoors: hiking, rock climbing, skiing, kayaking. Read more

selections from the award-winning docu-musical Witness Uganda, written and composed by former Peace Corps volunteer, Matt Gould, and actor and co-founder of the UgandaProject, Griffin Matthews. Most recently, Amie Bishop, Global Health and Human Rights Consultant and friend of Chris Stevens, delivered her lecture, Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTIQ People Globally, in 2021. All have drawn an audience from the Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia areas including the University of Washington

visit.  “As soon as I visited, I knew it was going to be a great fit for… continue reading Former accountant Sarah Bell Rosenlund prepares for new career in nursing at PLU’s Lynnwood campus May 15, 2024 Sarah Bell Rosenlund has always been a people person. She radiates positive energy, and smiles broadly when she talks about her PLU experience. “I realized that my gift is to be a helper to people,” she said. “I love to be in acts of service.… continue reading Criminal justice major Raphi Crenshaw

writing goals. A participant’s final thesis can contain work in multiple genres. Our yearly residencies are held on the PLU campus in magnificent summer weather, in the shadow of Mount Rainier, with easy access to Seattle’s urban culture. We are highly selective, and our alumni have generated a substantial record of success in publication, teaching, and other literary achievements. The Rainier Writing Workshop is a community of talented, mature, and independent writers, working in an atmosphere in

, connecting PLU’s past, present, and future with the Nisqually, Puyallup, and other Coast Salish people and tribes. Daughter of a Danish Lutheran pastor and a Nisqually woman, Svinth Carpenter received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from Pacific Lutheran University before teaching in Tacoma Public Schools. She was a lifelong advocate for her own Nisqually people and other Salish tribes and a leader in advocating for Indigenous education, the preservation of Indigenous history, and the

, Portland, OR Featured concert with conference headliner Simon Carrington, conductor 2015 International Tour – Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria; Anton Bruckner Choir Competition and Festival, Linz, Austria Gold Award, 1st in Category: Mixed Choir with compulsory piece Gold Award, 1st in Category: Sacred Choir Music Anton Bruckner Award: Outstanding Choir at the competition 2013 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Dallas, TX Galante: Exsultate (world premiere

Jazz at PLU The education of improvisation Jazz at Pacific Lutheran UniversityWelcome to the PLU Jazz website! Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more. PLU offers classes in jazz history, jazz theory, private instrumental lessons, as well as lessons in jazz composition and arranging. The jazz ensemble and combos provide students and audiences with the opportunity to experience jazz music both in its traditional form and in a variety

What Can You Do With a PLU English Degree? … Almost Anything! Learn more about these recent PLU English alums -- And how their English degree prepared them for their exciting careers! Read More Study a Minor in Publishing and Printing Arts Program Details Study English at PLUWhether you choose a concentration in Writing or Literature, an English major will help you understand and practice the creative, critical, and persuasive uses of the written word. Writing and literature are powerful means