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Save the Date: 12th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education October 23-25, 2019 “First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust”October 24- 26, 2018 The 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, will be dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical research on Nazi Germany has focused on sites of terror- especially concentration camps and

. Moving Math Forward Dr. Ksenija Simic-Muller and collaborators received an NSF grant to work on improving math and statistics education. Why Study Mathematics at PLU? The PLU Department of Mathematics offers a broad choice of educational and career goals. Mathematics at PLUMany people think of mathematics as being an old subject whose rules were established by the Greeks, the Hindus, and by the mathematical heroes of the European Enlightenment – Newton, Leibniz and Gauss, who gave us modern calculus

well.In The News TribuneNazi resister, 96, to be guest of honor at PLU Conference on Holocaust Education View the Video and ArticleThe methods of resistance and rescue work varied according to circumstances. Not everyone could have access to weaponry, nor would every Jew have been familiar with how to use a gun. So, some opted for passive forms of resistance, others went into hiding, some decided to disguise themselves as gentiles, living in the “Aryan” world among potential enemies. No matter what

Thursday, September 24, 2015 Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian RelationsFifth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 24, 2015 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the execution of German and other European Lutherans who resisted the National Socialist regime. Such an anniversary invites the university and larger community to consider a relationship marked by polemic, persecution, tolerance

Dr. Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Showcase May 10, 2024 Save the date also for: Scholarship of Nursing Conference May 10, 2024 RLB URS Schedule Nursing Conference ScheduleAbout Dr. Rae Linda Brown Dr. Rae Linda Brown PLU’s annual celebration of undergraduate student work is named in honor of Dr. Rae Linda Brown, PLU Professor of Music and former Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. During her brief tenure as PLU’s provost, Dr. Brown launched the

tragedy of the Holocaust. Students can see that marginalization of a minority group, such as the Jews of Nazi Germany, can lead to life-threatening situations culminating in one of the world’s modern genocides. Issues of distortion and denial make the process of reconciliation and healing less likely and serve as an insult to the memory of all those whose lives were destroyed in the Holocaust. 2021 Conference ScheduleCheck out this year’s conference schedule. Conference

Know, Ask, Tell     Help Prevent Suicide on Your Campus How You Can Help As many as half of all college students suffer from depression at some point during their university career. Some of these students may feel so overwhelmed or hopeless that they will consider taking their own lives.The Facts50% of college students experience depression at some point during their college career. 10% of college students seriously consider committing suicide.By knowing the warning signs that someone is

Spring Series in Pastoral Theology:``Liturgy that Lives: Practicing the Art of Blessing in Late-Pandemic Worship``Crafting language for worship is more contextual and meaningful than ever. These pragmatic workshops honor what we tried and learned in worship since March 2020. We’ll consider the theological and cultural assumptions our liturgical traditions make and how they might adapt to meet our changing communities. What no longer seems essential? What new questions are we asking? What held

“Developing Nurse Leaders, Transforming Lives, and Improving Health for All” Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing 12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA www.plu.edu/nursing Phone: 253-531-6900

project are excited to share our research on the Watershed’s health, water quality, and ecology with you. This exhibit also provides users access to the Clover Creek Watershed Archive, a collaborative project between the Tacoma Public Library’s Community Archives Center and PLU’s Mortvedt Library’s Archives and Special Collections. This free and public Archive provides access to the Council’s decades-long work on the health of the Watershed and to periodicals and government documents related to the