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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

Why Study Anthropology? If you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Quick Facts Archaeological Research Students built upon archaeological research following museum partnership, summer dig in Roche Harbor. Read More Why Study Anthropology? If you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Quick Facts Anthropology: The Study of Humanity If you think that anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones

2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Holocaust Distortion And Denial” Presented by Dr. Yehuda Bauer and Dr. Christopher Browning, experts in Holocaust studies. Oct. 27, 2021 | On-campus and Virtual Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad Vashem, in

2023 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Africa and the Holocaust” Oct. 25-27, 2023 Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The 15th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 25th – Friday, Oct. 27th in the Anderson University Center, Regency Room. Our conference will explore “Africa and the Holocaust” as its theme. In this conference our speakers will be exploring the under-researched

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

“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

2022 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” Oct. 26-28, 2022 Hybrid Event Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust. If one looks at the long view of

Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic

March 1st, 2023 The Servant Diplomat: Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy by Ryan Gliha, Diplomat in Residence — Northwest, U.S. Department of State 7:00 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Keynote preceded by a panel presentation with PLU alumni and Returned Peace Corps volunteer at 4:00 p.m. with Shella Biallas ’04, Haley Ehlers ’16, Lucas Gillespie ’16, Sam Rise ’11, MA ’12 PLU welcomes Ryan M. Gliha, who currently serves as the Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest at UC Berkeley, where

Allison Sheflo '23 let curiosity be her guide and will graduate with a triple major. "I’ve grown a lot because of the opportunities and challenges PLU has given me — as an individual, as a leader, as a friend." Grayson Nottage '23 will continue her education at PLU in the CS-STEM Teacher Program. "Because my goal has always been to become a teacher, the MAE program was a great next step as it is only one year." Why Study Earth Science? Civilization exists by geological consent subject to change