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  • This fifth annual PLU Lutheran Studies Conference invites participants to consider the ancient legacy of Jewish and Christian separation; Christian sponsored anti-Judaism, especially as that polemic

    of Nazareth 2012 Conference on Political LifeThe annual Lutheran Studies Conference provides an opportunity for the university, the larger community, and persons from diverse religious and humanistic viewpoints to explore particular and pressing issues within the thoughtful and generous milieu of Lutheran higher education. Each conference welcomes scholars, artists, and religious leaders whose expertise is offered in an engaging and thought-provoking manner. Past conferences have been devoted to

  • Pacific Lutheran University Organ Studies. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally

    . PLU is located just minutes from Tacoma’s bustling arts scene, about 40 minutes from downtown Seattle, and about one hour from Mount Rainier National Park. It is a school of about 3,100 students, of whom nearly 600 participate in some way in music programs and ensembles. We offer many experiences that are open to all majors: large ensembles such as band, choir, jazz and orchestra, plus smaller ensembles for guitar, percussion, piano and chamber groups. For those who want to focus their studies in

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 27, 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of dice and plenty of junk food. This is “The Gamers,” a…

    . “We’re not punching down.”   That approach directly relates to Dobyns’ activism, which started during his time as a student at PLU. He was heavily involved with Harmony, an advocacy group for the LGBTQ community at the time. He said using media to bring people together is a natural progression. “This is a silly comedy about gaming, but we are also making a show that addresses meaningful values,” Dobyns said. “We’re not hitting people over the head.” He added that other shows he’s produced — including

  • Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 In less than six months, Mariken Lund '22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects at PLU. However, during the pandemic, she returned to Oslo, Norway

  • Graduate Studies Program – Institute for Shock Physics Washington State University Posted by: alemanem / October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 The Institute for Shock Physics is a multidisciplinary research organization within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University.  Institute faculty participants from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Architecture study the response of materials at extreme conditions. Students from various academic departments can carry

  • Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) at PLU is an interdisciplinary major that requires three core courses (GSRS 201, 301, and 499), along with 24 hours of electives in at least four other departments. GSRS majors must complete a major or minor from any other program in the university. Courses from students’ other majors and minors count towards the GSRS major. Degree Requirements36 semester hours, including: GSRS 201: (4 semester hours, offered every semester) GSRS 301: (4 semester hours

  • New Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna Posted by: Kate Williams / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Mackenzie Cooper '19PLU’s music faculty welcomes their newest hire, Cassio Vianna. The native of Brazil brings with him an extensive resume of teaching, composing, and performing jazz music. This year, he’ll begin a new journey channeling his passion into educating and inspiring PLU students as director of the University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos, as well as teaching History of Jazz

  • & Indigenous StudiesIntroduces students to the scope, methodologies, and intellectual traditions of Native American and Indigenous Studies, focusing on such topics as Indigeneity, settler colonialism, sovereignty, resilience, and the intersectionality of Indigeneity with gender and sexuality. May include community-based service learning components. (4)NAIS 363Race and IndigeneityThis course examines ways that settler colonial ideologies of race have been developed and applied to Indigenous. Relying on

  • May 9, 2011 Dean of education and movement studies named By Greg Brewis An educator who has a comprehensive understanding of national and state trends in education has been named dean and professor of the School of Education and Movement Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. Frank Kline comes to PLU from Seattle Pacific University where he is professor and associate dean for the School of Education. Frank Kline comes to PLU from Seattle Pacific University where he is professor and associate

  • March 9, 2014 A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall of 2014. This new program has the following statement of mission and description: The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to helping its students