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Tacoma, going into the home construction business. His company would build several thousand homes in Washington, Idaho and Colorado. He was a strong advocate of affordable housing and also championed desegregation by selling homes to minority families in all-white neighborhoods, despite strong opposition from realtors and other builders. Kurt was first introduced to Pacific Lutheran University when he was invited to speak to Professor Christopher Browning’s Holocaust class. He was initially skeptical
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moved to Tacoma, going into the home construction business. His company would build several thousand homes in Washington, Idaho and Colorado. He was a strong advocate of affordable housing and also championed desegregation by selling homes to minority families in all-white neighborhoods, despite strong opposition from realtors and other builders. Kurt was first introduced to Pacific Lutheran University when he was invited to speak to Professor Christopher Browning’s Holocaust class. He was initially
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exactly when due, being “on schedule” indicates that one is serious, committed to the activity, and respectful of the other people involved. Conversely, being late is considered rude and impolite. The idea of being on time – not being late – is a fundamental concept shaping how people organize their activities. If a class meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM, one is expected to arrive a few minutes before the hour. Only in social situations, for example, when dinners are to begin at 7:00 PM, it
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January 11, 2008 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 holiday event, which serves 300 needy families living in the area. The huge outpouring of support from PLU and community organizations – like those elementary school students – made
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, Meant to Live is becoming part of Homecoming. By joining together with Homecoming – when hundreds of successful PLU graduates already come to campus – organizers will be able to take Meant to Live and turn it up a notch. “What could be a better time to bring alumni and students together than at homecoming?” asked Lauralee Hagen, executive director of PLU’s office of Alumni and Constituent Relations. Her point is well taken. And it seems to fit nicely with a gift that the class of 1958 gave to the
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horn symposium is unique in that it provides a dense, three-day immersion into the world of teaching, learning, performing, listening and enjoyment of the world of horn. It is an opportunity for local horn players to interact with world-class musicians like Douglas Hill, Bernhard Scully and Mark Robbins. Master class opportunities are valuable learning experiences for students who might not otherwise get to interact with such masters. Special presentations will be given on interesting and cutting
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, PLU’s new director of The Center for Community Engagement and Service, at James Sales Elementary School, one of three schools where he is developing a mentoring program. Zylstra is PLU’s new director of The Center for Community Engagement and Service, which operates under the Career Connections department. His job, basically, is to connect PLU to the community, be it through working with faculty to support service-learning in a class, or talking with community leaders about opportunities and
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September 4, 2012 The inauguration of PLU President Thomas W. Krise took place Tuesday, Sept. 4 in Olson Auditorium. (Photo by John Froschauer) ‘The world needs more PLU’ By Chris Albert The beginning of PLU’s 123rd year marked a time of change and a celebration of a rich history of pursing lives of service and thoughtful inquiry. The Presidential Inauguration and Convocation welcomed the class of 2016 and the swearing in of PLU’s 13th president, Thomas W. Krise. “We become Lutes together today
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invitation to speak to Chris Browning’s class about the Holocaust. Despite some initial skepticism, Kurt Mayer audited the class — thus kindling a relationship that culminated in a decade of service as a Board of Regents member, the blossoming of the university’s Holocaust studies program and the establishment of the endowed Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies. The Mayers, along with the Powell and Heller families and many others were the foundational members in promoting Holocaust Studies at PLU. Over
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analytics, creative corporate brand development, and digital and social marketing.“Moving the program online allows students outside of the PLU commute range to benefit from world-class faculty who seek to prepare our MSMA students for rewarding careers in a rapidly growing professional field,” Mark Mulder, dean of the School of Business. “So whether a student lives in Portland, Oregon, Boise, Idaho, or Bozeman, Montana, the online program allows us to offer a unique learning opportunity.” This is the
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