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tapped for this important journey,” Krise said. “We were both struck by the spirited sense of mission at PLU, as well as the strong sense of connection and vocation among the students, professional staff, faculty, regents, and alumni,” he said. “The bonds to the Lutheran community as well as to the local and regional communities are a source of great strength.” Krise is a member of the Episcopal Church that is in full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Search committee

, and other loved ones. White supremacists’ display of racism, anti-Semitism and raw hatred is antithetical to what this nation and the PLU community stands for.  PLU’s mission calls us to care for others, for their communities and for the Earth, and we remain resolute in our commitment to address bigotry whenever and wherever it arises on our campus and within our communities. I caution against generalizations and judgement of those with whom we may disagree; that kind of thinking and resulting

gifts is used to support the university’s mission and educational programs. The university’s endowment has grown significantly in recent years from $8 million in the early 1990s to more than $70 million today. Deferred gifts and pledges to the endowment now total nearly $100 million. In keeping with the objectives specified in the university’s long-range plan “PLU 2010: The Next Level of Distinction” and under Killen’s leadership, the academic sector has set out six areas in which future endowment

collaborated for many years through the Northwest News Network, and through other fundraising and community events. “We believe that in KUOW’s capable hands, this important asset will continue to serve and celebrate the greater Puget Sound community, as well as national and international audiences,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “This is a natural union between two university-sponsored public radio stations that, for many years, have shared a common mission to inform, educate and entertain our region

PLU Human Resources Moves Into Garfield Station Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 5, 2015 Image: Garfield Station will house two PLU departments. (Photo: John Froschauer, PLU) August 5, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU Student Writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 5, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Human Resources Department kicked off the move-in season early on Aug. 3 when it became the first occupant of retail space in the brand-new Garfield Station. The new space, minus the futons and movie posters

Professor of Education Kent Gerlach Retiring After Award-Winning Career Posted by: Zach Powers / December 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Classrooms are taking in more students, budgets are decreasing and curricular standards are becoming more rigorous in the modern school atmosphere. With all of the challenges facing today’s educators, one teacher can’t do it alone anymore. Pacific Lutheran University Professor Kent

PLU Receives $11,000 Grant for Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Program Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 18, 2021 August 18, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has been awarded another grant from School’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce to be used toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program.The $11,000 grant comes from the Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The MESA program prioritizes early exposure

supremacy. Racial hierarchy and colonialism structured the very foundations of most disciplines’ research and teaching paradigms. In the early twentieth century, the academy faced rising opposition and correction, evident in the intervention of scholars including W.E.B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Carter G. Woodson, and others, and by the mid-twentieth century, education itself became a center in the struggle for social justice.”– Provided by publisher. Morris, Monique W. Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues 

class of 2023. Interested students should email pkempler@uoregon.edu with an unofficial transcript and resume to receive an application fee waiver. The early decision deadline is December 15th and the priority application deadline is February 15th. Read Previous COPE Health Scholars Program Read Next Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in

impact that the pandemic is having in many parts of Native North America by considering the significance of this present moment in light of a centuries-long history of colonialism, epidemic disease, and contemporary efforts to reclaim tribal sovereignty and control over healthcare. What do you think the alumni panel will add to the experience? There are three things the panel will add to the experience. First, like the academic expertise of my faculty colleagues, we look forward to the insights that