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July 27, 2011 Wild Hope Project finds a permanent home in the Center for Vocation at PLU Wild Hope Project finds a permanent home in the Center for Vocation.  At the end of this year, the Lilly Endowment’s $2.5 million, eight-year funding of the Wild Hope Project came to an end. Does that mean the Wild Hope Project is ending? Absolutely not. University funding of this innovative program continues. Lynn Hunnicutt, associate professor of economics and director of the Center for Vocation. (Photo

. Rude comes to PLU from Chicago, where she most recently served as program director for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, and as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Ill.At Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, Rude led programs committed to expanding opportunities nationally in the ELCA for LGBTQ pastors. She has also served as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and

PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

BJUG DAY: Q&A with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 By Veronice CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsPLU’s student-athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They learn how to build on their teammates’ strengths, overcome failure and achieve collective goals. Lutes are showcasing these skills both in and out of the classroom, and both on and off the playing field. Your support does more than fund new uniforms, equipment and

the Nazi’s genocidal plan in her first lecture as the new Kurt Mayer Endowed Chair of Holocaust Studies. To hit the ground running, Griech-Polelle, who joined the Lute family this July, will be giving a lecture for students and the community titled “The First Victims: The Nazi Euthanasia Campaign Lecture.” The talk will explore Nazi programs that the regime installed to prepare for mass killings during World War II. Among the programs the Nazi regime created was a secret project called “Aktion T-4

PLU Department of Anthropology completes repatriation of materials to the Nisqually Tribe Posted by: Zach Powers / September 25, 2023 Image: (Left to right) Troy Storfjell (PLU), Nicole Juliano (PLU), Brad Beach (Nisqually Tribe), Merlin Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Annette Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Greg Burtchard (PLU), Bradford Andrews (PLU), and Patricia Bixel (PLU) pose for a group photo as representatives from the Nisqually Tribe take possession of the Woodard Bay collection from the

January 18, 2008 APO, Vpstart Crow support student directors The recent influx of students into PLU’s theater program has caused some growing pains. The department only produces a limited number of shows each year. With more students in the program, there are fewer opportunities for everyone to act, design and build sets, create costumes and get their shot at directing, explained senior theater student Julie Wolfson. “The problem comes in that there are more graduating seniors who need

May 16, 2008 University Center earns LEED silver The renovated University Center has reached silver-level certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.“It makes you feel good; we’re not creating more problems for the world,” said John Kaniss, construction projects manager who oversaw the renovation. Even before the project began, PLU decided the $14 million renovation would comply with LEED standards. The university is proud to

August 23, 2010 Lute athletic facilities: ‘Defining a vision, planning for the future’ What does it take to mount a successful athletic program these days? A few things immediately come to mind: talented and highly motivated student athletes; experienced, dedicated and supportive coaches and staff; and high-quality equipment. According to Laurie Turner, director of athletics, PLU is doing all of these things very well.“We have had remarkable success over the years in our athletic program,” she

February 29, 2012 PLU announces new president A highly regarded university administrator, professor of English and retired Air Force officer has been named president of Pacific Lutheran University. The Board of Regents met Feb. 29 to receive the unanimous recommendation of the presidential search committee and elected Thomas W. Krise the 13th president of PLU. “His experience, his proven leadership ability and his understanding of the values and aspirations of the university make Thomas Krise a