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Communication, Media, & Design Arts https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/undergraduate-program/program-curriculum-information/communication-media-design-arts/

Culture Examines the central role of visual representation in contemporary culture and the ways in which we use, understand and are used by images. Emphasis on photography, film, television, new media, and commemorative art and architecture in the realms of advertising, politics, news, public advocacy and popular culture. Students will conduct research projects that analyze elements of visual culture. Prerequisites: COMA 101, 212, 215, or consent of instruction. (4) COMA 411 : Advanced Debate This

Academic Study of Religion (RL) https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/general-education/course-fulfillment/religion/

Course Title RELI 131 The Religions of South Asia - RL, VW, GE RELI 211 Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT RELI 212 Religion and Literature of the New Testament - RL, IT RELI 215 Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean - RL, VW, GE RELI 220 Early Christian History - RL, IT RELI 221 Medieval Christian History - RL, IT RELI 224 Always Reforming: The Lutheran Heritage - RL, VW RELI 226 Christian Ethics - RL, VW RELI 227 Introduction to Christian Theologies - RL, VW RELI 229 Health

Tacoma Rescue Mission Executive Director and PLU alumnus Duke Paulson on adapting through the pandem https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/07/13/duke-paulson/

I knew and posted on Facebook, looking for a large facility space that we could use as a shelter. I got about 25 leads, but it was an old PLU friend who actually gave me the phone number of Bellarmine’s president. Bellarmine (a well-known Catholic high school in Tacoma) was interested. They talked to their board, and got back to me within 48 hours. The board took four days to get an MOU together, starting on Thursday. By Monday, we had things set up and going. So they were responsive and a

The Thorniley Collection of Antique Type finds new home at Pacific Lutheran University https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2017/02/14/the-thorniley-collection-of-antique-type-finds-new-home-at-pacific-lutheran-university/

at many of these foundries that were merged into ATF. Mark Barbour, International Printing Museum director and curator, conducted an appraisal before PLU acquired the collection. He described it as “one of the better 19th and early 20th century collections in the country, showcasing the graphic heritage of the Pacific Northwest to create commercial printing products.” Another notable item in the collection is the iron Washington Hand Press, produced by Samuel Rust in 1821. It was restored by

On Exhibit: Books in Honor of Women’s History Month https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-books-in-honor-of-womens-history-month/

On Exhibit: Books in Honor of Women’s History Month Posted by: Holly Senn / March 8, 2023 March 8, 2023 This exhibit includes a selection of the library’s print books about women published within the past five years. The books cover a wide variety of issues affecting women’s lives, cultural contexts, political work, artistic achievements, and other issues. The library has an additional 383 e-books and open access online books with subjects about women that were published from 2018 to 2023. We

The Arts on Red Square: Get your groove on and unleash your inner artist! https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/arts-red-square/

Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

Laura Brewer ’03 – Resolute Online: Spring 2017 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/laura-brewer/

PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.

resources, including the center’s own crime-victim advocacy program. The center also hosts a number of community drop-in hours as well as potlucks, educational seminars and film screenings. “I would describe it as a place where people can come and fully be themselves,” Brewer said. As a co-leader of Harmony at PLU, Brewer participated heavily in raising awareness around LGBTQ issues both on campus and beyond. She also worked as one of the Diversity Center’s first LGBTQ peer advisors. Brewer — who

KINS Health and Fitness Education with Cert https://www.plu.edu/my-academic-pathway/documents/kins-health-and-fitness-education-with-cert/

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“Physicality of the Present” opens in the University Gallery https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2012/10/20/physicality-of-the-present-opens-in-the-university-gallery/

“Physicality of the Present” opens in the University Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 20, 2012 October 20, 2012 On view at the University Gallery at Pacific Lutheran University are the works of two local artists in an exhibition titled Physicality of the Present. Mixed media ceramics and prints showcase vulnerabilities as a result of physical and emotional constraints. The show opens Wednesday, October 10 with an opening reception from 5-7pm and closes November 7. Artist John

On Exhibit: Books in Support of Disarming Polarization Symposium https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-books-in-support-of-disarming-polarization-symposium/

On Exhibit: Books in Support of Disarming Polarization Symposium Posted by: Holly Senn / February 4, 2020 February 4, 2020 This exhibit, displayed in a living room setting in the Library lobby, is made up of reading materials from the Library’s collection. Books highlight political and societal polarization, and the inability to communicate and collaborate, as it relates to problems such as climate change, food and water insecurity, immigration, poverty, and income inequality, as well as