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  • “Did Jesus believe in God?” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/02/21/did-jesus-believe-in-god/

    February 21, 2012 “Did Jesus believe in God?” PLU Department of Religion presents: “Did Jesus believe in God?,” a lecture by Assistant Professor Agnes Choi at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center of the UC. The lecture is free and open to the public. It will include examine God and the Vineyard Owner in Matthew 20: 1-15. Read Previous Technology opens more collaborative possibilities Read Next Terje Tvedt talks about the sociopolitical nature of water COMMENTS*Note

  • Policy on Affirmative Action https://www.plu.edu/personnel-manual/equal-employment-opportunity/affirmative-action/

    Pacific Lutheran University is committed to enlarging and maintaining the representation of ethnic, gender, cultural and economic diversity among its employees, as well as among its student population.  PLU is further committed to the reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities.  In furtherance of these goals and in accordance with state and federal law, Pacific Lutheran University has adopted a Program that reflects its intent to provide applicants, employees, and students equal

  • Sasha LaPointe https://www.plu.edu/visiting-writer/sasha-lapointe/

    Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 12:30pm, Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC This event is open to the campus community for in-person attendance.  Sasha’s book will be available for purchase and she has graciously offered to sign. Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe is from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe. Native to the Pacific Northwest, she draws inspiration from her coastal heritage as well as her life in the city. She writes with a focus on trauma and resilience, ranging

  • Gateway Program Director https://www.plu.edu/wang-center/gateway-program-director/

    Gateway Program DirectorA Gateway Program Director has ongoing responsibility for monitoring the philosophical, cultural, and pedagogical design, as well as the academic integrity of a PLU-operated semester-long study away experience in one of the following locations: China, England, Mexico, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago, and Namibia. As the PLU Gateway faculty representative, the Program Director assists the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education in identifying and recommending

  • Zapotecs – Oaxaca Program 2017 https://www.plu.edu/oaxaca-2017/tag/zapotecs/

    Posted on December 1, 2017October 31, 2018 The Environmental Politics of Study Away: a US citizen’s role in the lives of indigenous Mexicans As an Environmental Policy minor, it is of great importance to me to understand the viewpoints of local people, conceptions of geography, cultural practices, and general ideas about people’s relationship with the land in the context of certain ecological issues and phenomena. Throughout my activities studying very specific places and issues as an

  • Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation https://www.plu.edu/psychology/news/dr-laura-shneidman-awarded-research-grant-from-templeton-foundation/

    Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation Posted by: tpotts / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020 Dr. Laura Shneidman, Assistant Professor of Psychology (PLU), Dr. Rebekah Richert (PI, UC Riverside) and Dr. Elizabeth Davis (UC Riverside) have been awarded a five-year grant from the Templeton Foundation to join the Developing Belief Network. The network is a research initiative designed to bring together a network of scholars interested in cross-cultural study of the

  • Student-Faculty Research Celebration https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/05/05/student-faculty-research-celebration/

    : Assessing the Development of Community in Mixed-Income Housing Severtson Fellowship Salishan is a public housing development on the eastside of Tacoma that historically had high rates of poverty and reputation of crime. Despite these challenges, the community came together across language and cultural barriers. Tacoma Housing Authority received a grant to redevelop Salishan to replace outdated, poorly constructed housing and create a mixed-income community. The community continues to undergo changes in

  • ‘My journey into compassion fatigue’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/03/12/my-journey-into-compassion-fatigue/

    driving around offering fresh food and water. I was captivated and inspired by their hope, and talking with these people helped me understand the tragedy so much more. Among our interviewees was a pastor who had opened up his church as a distribution warehouse. Our time in Joplin was brief, limited to a long afternoon, but the things we saw and the people we met had an influence on each of us. Comprehending 9/11 More than 1,200 miles away we learned, first-hand, the toll a devastating event can have

  • Donors https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/introduction/donors/

    nearly 30 cultural traditions. The LehmannsFind out more Between 1972 and 1992, Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art.  In 2005, Thelma Lehmann gave one more piece (Boat with Warriors; accession no.2005-01-001) and promised additional pieces only if PLU had a place to display them. The CobbsFind out more In summer 2007, Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle physician, approached PLU expressing the wish to give the university a piece of African art in memory of the

  • Minor https://www.plu.edu/anthropology/programs/minor/

    MinorDeclaring a MinorIf you are interested in becoming a minor in anthropology, schedule an appointment with any member of the anthropology department and they will help you navigate the process.Requirements for a minor in Anthropology16 semester hours of class work in Anthropology including: ANTH 102 Introduction to Human Cultural Diversity ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory OR ANTH 101 Introduction to Human Biological Diversity OR ANTH 104 Introduction to Language in