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  • PLU’s 2012 United Way campaign LIVE UNITED and participate in PLU’s United Way campaign , which helps unify efforts to break down challenging social and economic barriers, strengthen vital community bonds and provide solutions to our community’s most pressing needs. Find out how to participate…

    most urgent needs,” said Thomas W. Krise, PLU president. United Way of America is a non-profit organization that works with more than 1,200 local United Way offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support. “I LIVE UNITED by working with and donating through my workplace,” said Rick Eastman, co-campaign coordinator. “The PLU community is committed to the belief that we can make a difference by participating in strong, effective

  • Senior Administrative Assistant & Coordinator of Educational Outreach Programs | College of Professional Studies | adeskins@plu.edu | 253-535-7877 | Abby Deskins recently joined PLU as the Senior Administrative Assistant in support of the College of Professional Studies.

    Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Conference Awarded the honor of Universal Dance Association (UDA) All-American Selected and served as Team Captain of both high school and EOU college dance teams Biography Abby Deskins recently joined PLU as the Senior Administrative Assistant in support of the College of Professional Studies. In addition, she is the Coordinator of Educational Outreach Programs. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Abby graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a

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  • The Seventh Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Sept.

    SING! 500 years of Faith, Reform and Liberationwith an evening concert by The National Lutheran ChoirThursday, Sept. 28, 2017 “A Brief History of the Lutheran College Choral Tradition in America” - Dr. Richard Nance, Director of PLU’s The Choir of the West Watch The Seventh Annual Lutheran Studies ConferenceCome Join in the Song and Celebration! The Seventh Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 28 beginning in the Regency Room of the

    Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • The Archives and Special Collections has launched a new collections management system , providing users with increased access to the library’s rare and unique holdings. The system brings together descriptions of physical records, digitized materials, and born digital content held by the Archives and Special…

    presidential papers, and more. The Region 1 Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America– Materials related to Lutheran synods and congregations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington including congregation files, synodical records, and Lutheran publications. The Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection– Materials related to the experience of immigrants in the Puget Sound region from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden including oral histories, local Scandinavian

  • Life-Changing Connections Across Time and Continents The ‘Namibia Nine’ film crew on location, from left: Andrea Capere, Princess Reese, Joanne Lisosky, Melannie Denise Cunningham, Shunying Wang, Maurice Byrd. PLU Film Team Spends a Month in Namibia Exploring Transformative Experiences in Higher Ed—Including Their Own By…

    this journey,” said Lisosky. “We have elders, African-American alumni, Chinese and nontraditionals participating. A variety of perspectives in an entirely new environment makes this a very rich experience.” And, in some cases, a very personal one. “Being in Africa has given me a great perspective on how I have developed as a person, given my background as a black American, and how beautiful it is to meet Africans who have been to America,” said Reese. The film crew visited ‘Namibia Nine’ narrator

  • 8:00 a.m. – Registration begins in the North Lobby University Center across form the Concierge Desk; Conference booklet; name badges for registered participants; banquet tickets for pick-up 9:00

    in the Regency Room followed by conference banquet for guests of the university and those who have pre-purchased banquet tickets. Due to catering policies, no banquet tickets are available on September 24. 7:00 p.m. – The Complicated Road to Mutual Recognition: Interfaith Dialogue and the Changing realities of Christian-Jewish relations in America Dr. Yaakov Ariel, Professor of Religious Studies and Co-Director of the Center for Jewish Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Joanne Lisosky, professor of communication, wins 2015 Silver Circle award The Silver Circle is one of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences [NATAS] most prestigious awards, honoring a lifetime of dedication to the television industry. PLU Communication Professor Joanne Lisosky will be inducted…

    more than 20 years, and I have been the scholarship chair for more than 15 years.” At PLU, Lisosky has been an unofficial adviser to the student television station and has advised MediaLab. She served as faculty adviser and executive producer for “Beyond Burkas and Bombers: Anti-Muslim Sentiment in America” which was awarded first place for long-form journalism for SPJ and was nominated for a student Emmy. Just this year she premiered “Namibia Nine,” for which she acted as the executive producer

  • Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to join JTerm Book Group to dialogue about intersections of diversity, justice, and sustainability through a common text.

    essays by Tresie McMillan 2019 Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Antonio Vargas 2018: Radical Hope : Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times by Carolina De Robertis 2017: Black Girl Dangerous : On Race, Queerness, Class and Gender by Mia McKenzie 2016: Citizen : An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine 2015:The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander What Harm I'm Taught, Exploring my whitenessA workshop on whiteness for white people

  • The Department of Geosciences at Pacific Lutheran University invites applications for a tenure-track position in hydrogeology at the level of Assistant Professor to teach beginning September 1, 2015.

    with professional programs. Located in a uniquely scenic region of the Pacific Northwest, the university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle and 40 miles west of Mt Rainier near Tacoma, Washington. The university’s mission is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serves a diverse student population, and endorses the goals of equal opportunity and

  • The Global Studies and French-Francophone Studies programs of the Cultural Studies Department are pleased to present their 2024 Spring Capstones Monday, May 13 - 1:30-5:00 pm and Tuesday, May 14 -

    Women: A Proposal for Translating Léonora Miano's Manifesto for Recovering the Legacy of Subsaharan African Women4:45-5:00 - Closing CommentsTuesday - May 14, 20241:00-1:30 - Introductions and Welcome1:30-2:00 - Lydia Downs2:00-2:30 - Zackayla Rice2:30-3:00 pm - Olivia Petersen1:00-1:30 - Introductions and Welcome1:30-2:00 - Lydia DownsLiterature as Democracy and Authoritarianism in America: The Banning of Marjane Satrapi's ``Persepolis``2:00-2:30 - Zackayla RicePreservation and Exploitation