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Knutson Lectureship was established in memory of David Knutson and in honor of Marilyn Knutson.  Both are alumni of PLU, where David was also a longtime member of the religion faculty. Marilyn and David pursued the vocation of teaching in the late 1950s, Marilyn working with young children and David working with college students.  In 1969, David was appointed to PLU’s religion faculty and Marilyn began teaching in Tacoma’s public schools. Marilyn’s expertise in early childhood development and David’s

, said in a statement that it’s clear their vibrant, brilliant son touched many lives. “We are so grateful to God for the gift Tom has been,” they wrote. “We can’t imagine a life without that gift, even though we lost him early.” Remembering Tom: Tumblr | A Mother’s Tribute William Teska, Ph.D. , died in his home June 25. Teska started his service to PLU as professor of biology in July 2000. He served as associate provost from that time until June 2003, and as chair of the environmental studies

Workshop. The program was a realization of their dream of creating a community for writers, one that was grounded in innovation, challenge and support. Working with key early stakeholders at PLU—Paul Menzel, Provost; Barbara Temple-Thurston and Doug Oakman, deans of Humanities; and Tom Campbell, English Department Chair—Stan and Judith created one of the earliest low-residency MFA programs in the region, and fostered it into one of the premier programs in the country. The program has a nationally

Teach 253: PLU partnership with Tacoma Public Schools supports aspiring teachers TACOMA, WASH. (June 7, 2018) — Brittany Bowen ’18 had barely started school when she chose her life’s work. By the age of 8, she’d decided to become a teacher. Although she set her career goal early in life, Bowen’s path to a Pacific Lutheran… June 7, 2018 Alumni, Internships, Career

The Choir of the West takes to the road Performing in Washington and British Columbia The PLU Choir of the West will be on tour in Washington and British Columbia later this January and in early February. The repertoire for this year’s Choir of the West tour spans many stylistic eras and genres. Audience… January 21, 2013 Choir of the WestTouring

home. So the fact that it had made its way to a remote rural area of Upper Michigan (where it was donated to a university, and eventually sold to me), means that it was probably owned by someone of considerable wealth in the community, or perhaps even a business or institution. Since this was a major copper mining area from the mid-nineteenth into the early twentieth century, it was probably owned by someone in a management position with one of the mining companies there. It is also well documented