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The following is a wonderful sermon from Interim Campus Pastor John Rosenberg given at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Browns Point on Sunday, May 29th. Is PLU Lutheran Enough? Now That’s a Good Question ( ) Pastor John Rosenberg’s sermon at Grace Lutheran Church in Corvallis,…
Pacific Lutheran University in much the same way as we carry out our mission of Lutheran higher education. One of the wonderful gifts of the Lutheran Reformation that – like Solomon’s temple – people outside the Lutheran church are most impressed with is the Lutheran commitment to education and especially higher education, i.e., Lutheran colleges and universities like PLU. It’s funny because in my experience, it is outsiders who often appreciate this gift more than many Lutherans who either take it
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Greetings Class of 1969! The Class of 1969 celebrated their 50th reunion the first week of October. Even though it may have seemed like a gathering of strangers, the years fell away and recognition
created an endowed scholarship to honor their 50 years! Gifts support students who need additional assistance decreasing “the gap” – the difference between the financial aid PLU is able to offer and the cost of attendance.Give to the Class of 1969 Endowed ScholarshipThe Turbulent Sixties and American Culture Today Professor Emeritus Phil Nordquist and Angie Hambrick, Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, explored what has changed and what has remained the same in 50 years
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Clothing and Shoes Since the climate in Tacoma varies greatly from day to day, we recommend that you bring a wide range of clothing with you.
help prevent homesickness, it is a good idea to bring personal items such as pictures of your family and friends, small gifts, traditional clothes, maps, posters, music, and items that represent you or your culture. These items will be helpful for you to introduce yourself and your country to people who you meet here. These items will also help you feel close to your home. There will be events on campus in which students are encouraged to share their cultures and traditions through demonstrations
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East Campus holiday event successful In parade-like fashion, Dolly Hale’s first grader class from Tacoma’s Elmhurst Elementary School marched across the pavement. Each purposefully carried the toy they had purchased with their parents to the waiting car. The toys were donated to PLU’s East Campus…
the plate big time.” East Campus’ annual holiday party was revamped this year. In the past, only about 25 percent of the families were touched by the traditional holiday workshop, which allowed parents and children to pick out gifts for all members of their family. The children in the Head Start program were left out because a parent needed to be present at the workshop. This year, signed parental permission slips allowed the Head Start children to participate in the Dec. 17th holiday party
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Memoir chronicles the life of Nazi Germany refugee and successful Tacoma entrepreneur – Kurt Mayer Tacoma businessman, philanthropist and community leader, Kurt Mayer, has written a rags to riches story of his life and times. “My Personal Brush with History,” written with Joe Peterson, is…
professorship in Holocaust studies at PLU in 2007. The gifts secured the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. The donors are Kurt and Pam Mayer, Joe and Gloria Mayer, Natalie Mayer-Yeager, Nancy Powell, Carol Powell Heller and Harry Heller. Together they have given more than $1 million and have committed to help raise another $1 million to eventually fund a $2 million endowed chair. The professorship honors the memory of their family and friends who were
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The new Professorship of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies is the result of a decade of effort by the Svare family and professor emeritus, Audun Toven. (Photo by John Froschauer) Professorship in Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies announced By Barbara Clements At Pacific Lutheran University’s third annual…
, Anderson recognized three people, who over the span of a decade, made this dream, a reality. The idea was first conceived in the mid-1990s, when Richard Svare and his sister, Betty Svare Parrot, made plans to honor their father, Trygve Svare, with the creation of an endowed faculty position. The senior Svare had taught at PLU (then PLC) for more than three decades spanning the 1920s to the 1940s. When the brother and sister passed away in 2004 and 2005 respectively, they left their promised gifts, but
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For Kiyomi Kishaba, the act of translating Spanish texts is more than simple transcription. It’s an act of rebellion against historical oppression. Kishaba, an English Writing and Communications double major and a Theatre and Hispanic Studies double minor, worked with Professor Rona Kaufman in 2019…
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Human impact on the natural world is impossible to ignore. From severe flooding in Africa, melting of the arctic poles, and fires across Australia, recent years have seen a drastic increase in anomalistic climate events. In response to these problems, Pacific Lutheran University values “thinking…
technology, with a smaller footprint. Dr. Hay’s course there offers students a sense of community, an opportunity to unplug, and an experience of sustainable practice. Hopefully, this helps to initiate changes for the future. Waist-Deep in MudRevisiting the Visiting Writer Series Read Previous Waist-Deep in Mud: Engaging with Tradition through a J-Term Course in Honolulu Read Next The Parkland Literacy Center LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in
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Originally Published in 2016 The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19 th century, has its roots in the German philosopher…
Professor Kirsten Christensen in Tacoma Vienna, Austria photographed during a semester abroad by Camille Saunders (‘14) Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLUShould History Tell a Story? Read Previous Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU Read Next Should History Tell a Story? LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May
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PLU’s Division of Humanities concludes the 2020-21 school year with relief and gratitude. Dean Kevin O’Brien working from home. Also pictured is Pancake, one of two cats he adopted during the pandemic You can probably imagine the reasons for our relief. This was the third…
community. PRISM 2021Un Remedio Read Previous Educator and Cheerleader: Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Read Next Un Remedio: Confronting the Challenges of Distance Learning LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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