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TACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- With a Catholic mother and Buddhist father, first-year April Nguyen never had to worry about understanding religious diversity in her household — it was just how she was raised. Religion studies and religious diversity weren’t on her radar until she…
Christianity. The panel will include students from different Christian backgrounds, as well as one or two students with Jewish backgrounds, who will discuss their history and practices. The final event takes place in Xavier 201 at 7 p.m. One lecture in the religious diversity series included the event “Getting to Know Your Jewish Neighbor” (below).“I think it’s great that we have opportunities to discuss what makes our student body diverse,” said first-year Paris Franklin, one of the students speaking in
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 3, 2017)- You know it’s a good class when even the professor goes home shouting: “You’re not going to believe what we learned today!” Joanna Gregson, professor of sociology, says she told her husband just that throughout her January Term course “Policing…
explain what they were seeing. While Premo helped develop the course, he says he learned from the experience, too. “I just didn’t consider that many people don’t realize what the police do on a daily basis,” he said. “I hope this class has given the students some insights into what the police do and why it is so important in our society.” Read Previous DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Natural Sciences Matt Smith answers alumni questions Read Next Black History Month at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 8, 2015)—The story I want to share with you is silent. No words were exchanged. It is one of those cases in which words fail to express the extent of human despair. Thank God, it is also a case in which words…
is inconsecutive, but it drives away the numbness. The person ahead of me asks the clerk to add the ice-cream cones to his bill. He pays, grabs his bags and leaves the grocery store, shaking his head in disbelief. The kids are sitting under a pine tree in the park across the street enjoying their ice cream. For this fleeting moment, they look happy. The despair of reality will sting again once the ice cream is eaten. Europe currently enjoys the longest stretch of peace in its history. The Middle
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2015)- Throughout the week of Nov. 8-14 Pacific Lutheran University is hosting a trio of events celebrating and resourcing veterans and military service members. On Wednesday morning, the university will host a Veterans Day Celebration. On Saturday morning, it will host…
the Military Appreciation Football Game is free to all armed forces veterans, active-duty members and their families. The Lutes will take on the Linfield College Wildcats in their final home game of the season. The game will be played at Sparks Stadium in downtown Puyallup and kicks off at 1 p.m. PLU has a rich history of working closely with the military community. Located just 4.9 miles from Joint Base Lewis–McChord, PLU ranked fourth among regional universities in the West in the 2015 U.S. News
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At the PLU School of Nursing, care for our patients and for our world combine with highest professional ethics and commitment to academic and practice excellence, to prepare you for a deeply
Nursing! Learn about the mission, history and programs offered, as well as download application materials. Health professionals looking to stay abreast of current issues or return to practice can read about courses offered through the Center for Continued Nursing Learning. Our current students can keep informed of important dates and events happening within the School of Nursing. Nursing alumni can learn about current events at the School of Nursing, keep in touch with their fellow graduates, and find
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Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away
ceramics. Haake came to PLU to pursue her passion, after raising kids and working various jobs. Jenny Kimura Meet Jenny Kimura ’17, who works with Impact, the student-run advertising agency. She’s studying graphic design, publishing and printing arts, Latin, and art history. VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University’s flagship magazine, published three times a year. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Neeb Center Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Features On Campus Discovery Class Notes
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Richard H. (Dick) Weathermon established the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies Fund through a gift of $125,000 in October of 2016. The endowment will fund an annual two-day artist-in-residence program, which will bring a renowned jazz artist to campus to perform with the University Jazz Ensemble and a local high school jazz band, lead rehearsals and public master classes and participate in other educational and performance activities. In addition, Weathermon, who
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Three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin joins the PLU Jazz Ensemble on stage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 24, 2017 Image: Jazz Ensemble at PLU, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 24, 2017 Musician, Composer, Educator The public is invited to a concert featuring the Rogers High School Jazz Band, the Pacific Lutheran University Jazz Ensemble and Jeff Coffin on Wednesday, April 19 at 8 p.m. in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts on the PLU
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…
seems to be little historical knowledge of what exactly happened during the ‘plague years’ of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s and how this might have affected communities like PLU,” Yglesias said. “With this in mind, it was agreed that the story is not only an important one to share with campus audiences but it’s also one that helps to further contextualize the dynamic and impactful work that has become so present and institutionally supported today,” Yglesias continued. Professor of History
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Kate Monthy ’04 and Dmitry Mikheyev ’10 empower fellow artists at Spaceworks.
and get people to believe in what you’re doing.” Mikheyev, who studied art history as well as publishing and printing arts at PLU, is the marketing coordinator at Spaceworks. “My job includes a lot of social media, blogging, feature writing and graphic design,” Mikheyev said. “Other people do the work, and I just talk about it.” Mikheyev, who grew up in Russia, is quick to downplay his impact at Spaceworks, but his colleagues insist otherwise. “Dmitry brings to life in stories everything that we
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