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  • Rainier Writing Workshop Begins Aug. 2—Along With Free Public Readings by its Esteemed Faculty https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/07/24/rwwreadings/

    : Nearly every evening, members of the accomplished RWW faculty hold free readings in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center. “The program’s faculty are well-known writers,” said RWW Director Rick Barot, associate professor of English at PLU. “You’ll hear terrific fiction, nonfiction, and poetry at their readings.” Here’s this year’s lineup: Sunday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m. Brenda Miller. Miller is the author of three essay collections: Listening Against the Stone, Blessing of the Animals and Season of the Body. She

  • Q&A With Rev. Dr. Monica A. Coleman https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/10/15/qa-with-rev-dr-monica-a-coleman/

    one of the “Top 20 to Watch – The New Generation of Leading Clergy: Preachers Under 40” for her work with religion and justice. We caught up with Coleman, associate professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religions and co-director of the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology in southern California, to ask about her talk. Event Details What: The 2014 David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. Who: Rev. Dr. Monica Coleman; her talk is

  • The Trail Back to PLU: Alayna Linde ’10 on her path from undergrad to urban planning and environment https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/04/28/the-trail-back-to-plu/

    , Linde loved chemistry, women’s studies and ultimate frisbee. After graduation, she focused more heavily on environmental studies and earned her Master of Science from the University of Oregon. Armed with an interdisciplinary background and a passion for public outreach, Linde soon found employment as a public outreach consultant with the women-owned company EnviroIssues. There, she helps Pacific Northwest organizations connect with their communities around transportation, environmental and urban

  • Act Six scholar Andre Jones ‘22 grows leadership skills through outreach https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/02/02/act-six-scholar-andre-jones-22/

    campus and in their communities at home. “Just their presence in the classroom brings a diverse perspective,” Melannie Cunningham, director of multicultural outreach and engagement at PLU, said of Act Six Scholars at PLU. “I look at the group of students we have and every one of them is unique in their own way — they have some amazing qualities.” A graduate of Foster High School in Tukwila, Jones is majoring in Global Studies with a minor in Hispanic studies. During his time at PLU, he has studied

  • Featured Projects https://www.plu.edu/advancement/featured-projects/

    possible without the generosity of faithful donors. Explore our current projects, and how you can make a difference through the links below. For more information on any of these projects, please contact the Office of Advancement. Creative Spaces All-Weather Athletic Fields Restoring Eastvold – The Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Rieke Science Center Renovation Academics & Mission Svare-Toven Professorship in Norwegian & Scandinavian Studies Wild Hope Center for Vocation College of

  • Kurt Mayer https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-2016/kurt-mayer/

    the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and first held by professor of History, Robert P. Ericksen ’67. His children Natalie and Joe and Joe’s wife, Gloria, continue to be active supporters of the Holocaust Studies program at PLU. His memoir, My Personal Brush with History, was published in 2009; it was translated to German and published in 2012.

  • Kurt Mayer https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-distortion-and-denial/kurt-mayer/

    the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and first held by professor of History, Robert P. Ericksen ’67. His children Natalie and Joe and Joe’s wife, Gloria, continue to be active supporters of the Holocaust Studies program at PLU. His memoir, My Personal Brush with History, was published in 2009; it was translated to German and published in 2012.

  • Kurt Mayer https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-first-do-no-harm/kurt-mayer/

    the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and first held by professor of History, Robert P. Ericksen ’67. His children Natalie and Joe and Joe’s wife, Gloria, continue to be active supporters of the Holocaust Studies program at PLU. His memoir, My Personal Brush with History, was published in 2009; it was translated to German and published in 2012.

  • Kurt Mayer https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-jewish-life-in-poland/kurt-mayer/

    the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and first held by professor of History, Robert P. Ericksen ’67. His children Natalie and Joe and Joe’s wife, Gloria, continue to be active supporters of the Holocaust Studies program at PLU. His memoir, My Personal Brush with History, was published in 2009; it was translated to German and published in 2012.

  • Kurt Mayer https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-resistance/kurt-mayer/

    the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and first held by professor of History, Robert P. Ericksen ’67. His children Natalie and Joe and Joe’s wife, Gloria, continue to be active supporters of the Holocaust Studies program at PLU. His memoir, My Personal Brush with History, was published in 2009; it was translated to German and published in 2012.