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  • PLU opens their 2016-2017 season with arguably the greatest composer in history: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Amadeus , the scene is the 18 th Century and Antonio Salieri is an established composer. Salieri has given himself to God so he might realize his sole ambition…

    dead the same thing as being the instrument in said person’s death?” Amadeus is intended for mature audiences due to sexual innuendos and strong language. The School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University houses the Departments of Art & Design, Communication & Theatre, and Music and presents more than 250 events each season. Pacific Lutheran University offers approximately 3,500 students a unique blend of academically rigorous liberal arts and professional programs. Students

  • Conference addresses men’s role in violence At PLU’s first Men Against Violence Program Conference, men’s role in ending violence against women will be examined. Titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Men’s Role in Ending Violence Against Women,” the conference is unique because of…

    March 27, 2008 Conference addresses men’s role in violence At PLU’s first Men Against Violence Program Conference, men’s role in ending violence against women will be examined. Titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Men’s Role in Ending Violence Against Women,” the conference is unique because of the focus on men’s role in preventing domestic and sexual violence against women, said Jonathan Grove, director of PLU’s Men Against Violence program. To his knowledge, there have been only three other

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2016) – Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. After 25 years, the Women’s Center will change its name to fit its expanded,…

    new label. Smith’s professional background is rooted in gender studies. She’s long thought about the multifaceted role the Women’s Center plays on campus and in the surrounding community, as well as how the center’s name could better reflect its mission. The Women’s Center provides victim advocacy for sexual assault and domestic violence victims, but it also hosts speakers focused on transgender issues, offers support for gay rights and provides sponsorship for events that examine the intersection

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and featuring Holocaust researchers and historians from all over the country, the ninth annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will explore “Women and the Holocaust” Oct. 17-19 at…

    than men, it’s just about considering what might have been different for women in these situations.” Griech-Polelle is quick to explain that the conference will not focus solely on women as victims in the Holocaust. “That would be doing the female population an injustice,” she said. Rather, the three-day forum will begin with a presentation on “Women as Perpetrators,” and go on to include a full spectrum of topics including “Sexual Violence against Jewish Women,” “Women as Rescuers and

  • January is Stalking Awareness Month. The PLU Center for Gender Equity is choosing to uplift stalking awareness in this library exhibit because it often falls to the wayside in discussions of domestic violence, healthy relationships, and romantic gestures. Across media and society throughout the decades,…

    2001 Every Breath You Take : Stalking Narratives and the Law Course Reserves – 1st Floor RC552.P67 P.C. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma BF632.5.F66 2015 Invisible Chains : Overcoming Coercive Control in your Intimate Relationship HV6594.P36 2006 Partner Stalking : How Women Respond, Cope, and Survive Articles Routine Activities and Stalking Victimization in Sexual Minority College Students Stalking the stalkers – detecting and deterring stalking behaviours

  • Pacific Lutheran University Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to disseminate and implement research findings on Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation with Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT)…

    PLU Psychology professor awarded $2.5M to lead implementation of evidence-based trauma treatment Funds awarded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to address trauma-related mental health challenges for college students Posted by: mhines / November 28, 2023 November 28, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesMarketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the Patient-Centered

  • Jessica McGifford ’12 Jessica McGifford ’12 and Abi McLane ’08 at the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center. Jessica McGifford ’12 Major: Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies Employer: Our Sister’s House PLU Connection: Abi McLane ’08, victim services supervisor at Crystal Judson Family Justice Center…

    , have turned into professional relationships. And, most certainly, both developed real-world tools through mentoring and training programs at places like the Women’s Center. For graduates like McGifford and McLane who aspire for a career in advocacy, there is no better way to prepare. “The interns who go through the PLU sexual assault peer education team training program are prepared weeks in advance (compared to other schools),” McLane said. “That has to do with the mentoring and the faculty at PLU

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2016)— University Conference launched the beginning of fall semester at Pacific Lutheran University on Wednesday, setting a powerful tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty,…

    tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty, staff and administrators, underscoring the importance of moving PLU from a place of welcoming to a place of belonging. His speech unveiled the Listen campaign, an institution-wide effort to create a true, authentic sense of belonging for students of all backgrounds — regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, faith background, no

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 9, 2016)- Silence blanketed the Ness Family Chapel during Wednesday’s service. Thomas W. Krise, president of Pacific Lutheran University, told students, faculty and staff — some with tears in their eyes — that now is a time to reflect on where to…

    PLU’s mission is built to tackle challenging issues like those all people face moving past this divisive election cycle. “The word ‘care’ in our mission statement is especially important today: PLU is and will remain a place that honors, respects and protects people of all kinds: of all races and ethnicities, all religions, all classes, all sexual identities, all nationalities,” he said. “We Lutes will work together to do what we can, in our institution and in our communities, to build a model for

  • As part of the SOAC Focus Series – Empowerment, there was a discussion with PLU students and the cast of “How I Learned to Drive.” (Photos by John Froschauer) Facets of self By James Olson ’14 Since its 1997 debut off-Broadway, Paula Vogel’s “How I…

    , adolescent, and sexual maturity, and bring them a new visceral incandescence–through the symbol of a car, and the context of abuse. In response to a precise question about “playing the pedophile,” Sorenson replied saying, “If I had to describe Uncle Peck, my description of his character would not be pedophile. “Yes there was at times a lot of apprehension. But I would remember and think to myself he is a scared man who has a twisted definition of what a loving relationship is. He thrives on feeling