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competitive market.” After a short pause, Torvend added, “After all, the distinctive part of PLU is its middle name.” Torvend is in a unique place to understand that distinction, as he is the first holder of the new Chair in Lutheran Studies. He is a 1973 graduate in history from PLU. He also received his masters in divinity, his masters in theology and, ultimately, his Ph.D. in historical theology. He returned to PLU in 1998, serving as a professor of the history of Christianity. And since 2007, he has
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its excellent program. PLU Computer Science is not an impacted major and does not require a separate application to enter the program – your application to PLU is also your application for direct admission to computer science.Learn more about Computer Science Direct AdmissionNursing Direct AdmissionThe PLU Nursing program does not require a separate application. The application to PLU is also your application for direct admission to Nursing. If selected, you will be guaranteed admission (after
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Hypernative: Reconstructed IdentitiesThis modern art exhibition featured 4 video works, one photo series (of 600 snap shots), and 90 portraits with audio that explore the Scandinavian-America diaspora experience. The Scandinavian Cultural Center had added artifacts from its collection that reflect on the transition from Scandinavia as home to Scandinavia as fatherland. This exhibition was open until Feb 28th, 2016. The artists Line Anda Dalmar and Regine Osbakk The video work Reverse History
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vocational shift landed me in charge of a magazine showing others the value of Lutheran higher education — the commitment to big questions, inclusion and thinking within and beyond yourself that fundamentally changed who I am. I still don’t identify with a faith tradition, and yet I’m here writing a story about an illuminated, handwritten Bible that inspired me from the moment I first examined its pages in Collegeville, Minnesota. The Saint John’s Bible captivates me for the same reasons I was pulled to
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Dr. Alberto Ledesma speaks at the 3rd Annual César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Latino Studies Lecture Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Latino Studies LectureThe César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Latino Studies Lecture uplifts Latino/a/x scholars, artists, and activists who embody the legacies of our communities’ leaders. Celebrating the interdisciplinarity of Latino Studies and the diversity of our peoples, each lecture features different kinds of knowledge and forms of activism. Speakers visit
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2019 Personal & Professional Development Opportunities- Tuesday, February 26 & Wednesday, Febuary 27 -UPDATE: DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN OREGON, OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, LEIGH ANNE JASHEWAY, IS UNABLE TO TRAVEL. HER 2 SESSIONS ON FEBRUARY 26 ARE CANCELED (9-10AM: See the Positive – Be the Positive… and 10:15-11:15AM: Breakout: PLAY Your Way…). IF/WHEN THE SESSIONS ARE RESCHEDULED, ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED. ALL OTHER SESSIONS ARE PROCEEDING AS SCHEDULED. Human Resources is
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2019 Physics Capstone SymposiumJoin the Physics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday May 10, 2019. Talks are scheduled in Morken 105. Fluids and Waves 1:45 Laura Glastra “Microplastic Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Estuarine Systems” 2:00 Adam Lamontagne “Non-Newtonian fluid response to impact: An exploration” 2:15 Jeremy Flannery “Fundamentals of Fourier Transforms” 30-minute break Optics 3:00 Robert Norton “A Review of Brewster’s
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Globally-Focused UniversityGlobal and intercultural education is one of the primary focal points of the academic program at Pacific Lutheran University.PLU is among the most internationally active schools in the nation, offering programs that will help students: Be aware of their own place and culture in the world, and understand the interrelation of socio-political, economic, scientific, cultural, religious, and linguistic facets of human life Be sensitive to the historical, multinational
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Calendar Calendar Highlights Featured Stories Welcome Associate Professor Claudia Berguson says PLU’s link to Norway informs the values carried through its mission. The university’s heritage isn’t just a relic of the past, but an identity inherited for the present and the future. Read More Multiculturalism in Norway The people at the center of three distinct stories of multiculturalism in Norway share one common desire: belonging despite difference. Read about three Lutes and a museum director on the
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Philosophy Group”. Our Languages and Literatures department has expanded its offerings and its commitment to our region with the expansion of curriculum to include Southern Lushootseed, the indigenous language of local indigenous peoples. Finally, three of our faculty conducted a diverse range of great work while on sabbatical last year, each advancing scholarship, teaching, and personal vocation in exciting new directions.Prism is produced by Humanities students: the interviews and stories here were
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