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PLU Mission PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. Quick Facts 2,737 Students 2350 Undergraduates and 342 Graduates 79.3% Retention Rate Retention rate: Fall 2023 first-year students, measuring their return for the second year, reflects our commitment to student engagement and success. It improved from 79.3% for fall 2022 first-year students compared to 77.6% in the previous fall

and Culinary Arts 2009 Dr. Marit Trelstad, Religion Dr. Steven Thomson, Anthropology Pat Roundy, Dean for Student Academic Success, Director of Academic Advising Rick Eastman, Student Involvement & Leadership Robert Troy Moore, PLU Senior Katie Garrow, PLU Sophomore 2008Faculty   Dr. Brenda Ihssen, Religion   Dr. Alicia Suarez, Sociology           Staff   Amy Fox, Wang Center   David Gerry, International Student Services           Students   Shayna Doi, Junior, Rieke Scholar, President of Hawaii

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StudiesAnthropology, Chinese Studies, Economics, English, Gender, Sexuality & Race Studies, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Languages & Literatures, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Pre-Law, Publishing & Printing Arts, Religion, Sociology, Criminal Justice STEMBiology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Math, Physics, Psychology Health ProfessionsKinesiology, Nursing, Social Work Helpful Links Math Placement

Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Full Profile suzanne.crawford@plu.edu

lectureship brings to campus nationally recognized scholars in theology to ask the tough questions about contemporary challenges. This past year’s lecture took place in October. David Knutson ’58, a longtime member of the religion faculty, taught at Pacific Lutheran University for more than 20 years. David and Marilyn met at PLU in the 1950s, married, and when David left for New York City as a Rockefeller Fellow, Marilyn followed. She completed her teaching degree from the University of Minnesota in 1960

pastor, but a pastor who is a queer person and is concerned with social justice issues,” Rude said. “I became involved in other justice work because of my own experience of being pushed to the sidelines. That all shapes the kind of pastor I hope that I am, and the pastor I plan to be at PLU.” Rude began to feel called to serve the Lutheran church while studying religion at Augustana University, where she graduated in 2002, but at that time she didn’t think pastoral work could be a possible career

shape my identity, as not just a pastor, but a pastor who is a queer person and is concerned with social justice issues,” Rude said. “I became involved in other justice work because of my own experience of being pushed to the sidelines. That all shapes the kind of pastor I hope that I am, and the pastor I plan to be at PLU.” Rude began to feel called to serve the Lutheran church while studying religion at Augustana University, where she graduated in 2002, but at that time she didn’t think pastoral

Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last… May 26, 2022

Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last… May 26, 2022