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on what these past few months have held, for me and for PLU! During the months of April, May, and June, a few of my esteemed colleagues and I had the great joy and opportunity to represent PLU to each of the six Synod Assemblies within Region 1 of the ELCA. In Anchorage, AK we welcomed Spring with song and study, with fellowship, story, mutuality, and communal tenacity. We witnessed the election of three new bishops in the Oregon, Northwest Washington, and Montana Synods. We give thanks for the

programs, Europe will host four groups of students this winter. With a German Studies class going to Germany, an Education class to Hungary, and Literature and Religion classes to Greece, students will explore all corners of the continent. In Europe, students will experience everything from student teaching in Budapest to home-stays in Berlin and weekend trips to the Greek islands of Santorini and Rhodes. North America J-Term Study Away programs don’t always mean students are leaving the country; they

representative of the US,” Hylander said. “I pursued Fulbright because I want to learn more about Latin America, specifically about the US’s relationship with Colombia and other Latin American countries and I want to learn how I can work for social justice in Latin America and for Latin American immigrants in the US.” Caitlin Walton ’12 – ETA in Malaysia Walton – from Colorado Springs, Colo. – graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education. She has accepted an ETA position in Malaysia. There she

and spiritual leaders, should be doing in such trying times.Samuel Torvend, Pacific Lutheran University professor of religion and university chair in Lutheran studies emeritus, recently hosted a series of Zoom presentations centering on Luther, and more specifically, how he navigated life and led others during the plague. The Zoom participants were from three local churches —two in Tacoma, and one in Olympia. Torvend has published articles, book chapters and books on Luther and early Lutheran

move from hoping for a happier and healthier future, to actually having one. In couples therapy, “hope happens” as couples move from a position of uncertainty about the future of their relationship to a belief and feeling that their relationship can improve. When I first decided to study hope there was little to no research specifically related to couples therapy. There were myriad definitions of hope, and various disjointed ideas existed. Thus, a primary task of my research was to find a

Financial Aid: What’s the deal with the FAFSA this year? Posted by: mhines / February 2, 2024 February 2, 2024 Have you been reading headlines about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (aka the FAFSA) in the news? That’s because this year, the federal government is rolling out a brand new form, and while it’s designed to be more streamlined and easier for students and families to complete, there have been, well, some hiccups with the rollout. So, we pulled together this post to share

complementary courses that integrate the study of the Ancient World into other programs. They redesigned the way they taught language to create an innovative and intensive approach that has students reading complicated and historically important texts in their first semester studying Greek and Latin.  They developed a course on digital literacies, teaching their majors how to combine the skills of careful reading, interpretation, and critical thinking with practical work in web design and communication

. As China is already emerging as the new center of the East Asian economy (eclipsing, among others, Japan), the role of economic and cultural relevance will in our lifetimes begin to pass from Manhattan and Paris to cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the book states.  Jacques contends that it is the American relationship with and attitude toward China that will determine whether the twenty-first century will be relatively peaceful or fraught with tension and instability. “America seems relatively

throughout this concert.  Vianna is especially pleased to perform this composition in east Tacoma. He is a member of this community and is very glad to share his work with the region as well as gaining more opportunities to connect with other artists in the area.  Invisible Garden: Four Pieces for Woodwind Quintet & Jazz Trio will be performed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Saturday, May 4th at 2:00 pm. Admission is free. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 140 E 56th St. Tacoma, WA 98404 Read Previous

The Choir of the West and Choral Union perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony three times this May, with three different orchestras Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / May 21, 2013 May 21, 2013 PLU choirs and local orchestras will combine this spring to perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony three times this May, with the Everett Philharmonic Orchestra, PLU’s University Symphony Orchestra and the Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra. Tacoma Youth Symphony and Everett Philharmonic Orchestra conductor, Dr. Paul