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  • Samuel Torvend Professor Emeritus Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director for External Relations - Wild Hope Center for Vocation Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific Lutheran University, 1973 Books

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  • Indians and Anglo Americans during their conflict over Indian Territory, or what is now known as Oklahoma. Professor Graber has published in a variety of journals, including Material Religion, Religion and American Culture, and Church History. Her work has also appeared in edited volumes on religion and race, religion and politics, and religion in the Civil War era. Professor Graber teaches undergraduate classes on the history of religion in the United States, religion in the American West, Native

  • Samuel Torvend Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director for External Relations - Wild Hope Center for Vocation Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific

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  • Samuel Torvend Director for External Relations Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific Lutheran University, 1973 Books

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  • DebatePLU’s Debate team has a long history of intercollegiate forensics competition. More recently, the Debate team under professor Marnie Ritchie has focused on public policy. For several years, PLU hosted the Ruth Anderson Public Debate. A student was paired with a local politician or subject matter expert and debated current hot topics. Those issues included rent control, minimum wage, and bipartisanship. Recordings of the debates are available to watch on YouTube.Ruth Anderson Public Debate

  • ./B.F.A. majors. (4) ARTD 110 : Graphic Design 1 - CX An introduction to design through the study of basic techniques, color theory, and composition. (4) ARTD 180 : History of Western Art I - CX A survey tracing the development of Western art and architecture from prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages. (4) ARTD 181 : History of Western Art II - CX A survey of Western art and architecture from the Renaissance to the 20th century. (4) ARTD 201 : Drawing 2: Figure Drawing - CX Drawing taken beyond the

  • and serve in the context of the Parkland and Tacoma community. Service Opportunities“I was motivated to run, I think, on the shoulders of the energy of other folks that were really excited about having a young face running for office, challenging somebody who in their 16-year school board history had never been challenged,” he said. “I think more young people in this community need to feel empowered to run for office. I don’t necessarily always feel like my voice is being represented, or that the

  • performances. In funeral services, masks act as witnesses for the ancestors ensuring that proper burial rites are being observed. In this capacity, they do not perform or dance. They accompany the body from the funeral to the burial location occupying a secondary role in the ritual. However, they do perform during an annual memorial for those that died during the past year. They dance to music made by whistles (wiré) and long wooden drums (gangaado). When they are not being used in public ceremony, masks

  • debut in late 2014, I have been deeply intrigued with Alexa, the virtual assistant or “brain” that powers Amazon Echo and other intriguing voice service products developed by Amazon. Echo is essentially a ‘smart speaker’ animated by a voice-controlled, intelligent personal assistant who responds to the name ‘Alexa’. The low-cost unit is capable of voice interaction, playing music, controlling devices in the home, and basic conversation about the weather, local traffic, and publicly-available

  • meeting of Ignite, one of the more popular groups on campus. Here, the music is also full throttle. A band onstage leads the group in praise songs, followed by a traditional service.   Bashair Alazadi ’13 and her husband Carlos Sandoval ’13 use the Reflection Room on the PLU Campus for devotions. (Photo by John Froschauer) These types of events happen at PLU all the time. If break dancing isn’t your thing – or mainstream Christianity, for that matter – there’s still a group for you. After all