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The annual Lutheran Studies Conference provides an opportunity for the university, the larger community, and persons from diverse religious and humanistic viewpoints to explore particular and pressing issues within the thoughtful and generous milieu of Lutheran higher education. Each conference welcomes scholars, artists, and religious leaders whose expertise is offered in an engaging and thought-provoking manner. Past conferences have been devoted to the limited gift of water (2011), political

PNWU Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)The PNWU College of Osteopathic Medicine was founded in 2008 in Yakima, Central Washington. Approximately 60% of practicing osteopathic physicians (DOs) specialize in primary care, focusing on family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, and geriatrics. DOs are trained with a holistic approach to patient care, recognizing physical, psychological, and social needs. They emphasize the interplay between bodily structure and function

The Theology, Art & the Imagination of The Saint John’s Bible 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterThe role of imagination in theology and the life of discipleship is often underappreciated. We will explore the role of imagination in the call to conversion and the promise of the kingdom. The illuminated Saint John’s Bible will be used as a case study in the role of art to stimulate our imagination and help us learn to see how God is at work in the world and our lives

“A Queer History of PLU” follows the experiences of four queer PLU community members and three of their allies.Many of these stories begin in the 1990s, a decade that, for queer Lutes, was symbolically ushered in by the joint decision of two professors—Beth Kraig and Tom Campbell—to come out of the closet in The Mast in 1993. Their coming out, and the student activist groups that were coalescing simultaneously, helped shift the campus climate for queer folks. PLU Pastor Jen Rude also speaks to