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  • Learn More About the Area: City of Tacoma Tacoma Visitors Bureau Tacoma School District Puget Sound Region - Go Northwest! Experience Washington State

    Colleges” survey, published annually by U. S. News & World Report. Learn more about PLU here.The Northwest and Puget Sound Karen Hille Phillips Center Rhododendrons and Xavier Hall Rieke Science Center Harstad Hall Learn More About the Area: City of Tacoma Tacoma Visitors Bureau Tacoma School District Puget Sound Region – Go Northwest! Experience Washington State ×There’s nothing quite like the Pacific Northwest, so it’s easy to see why the Puget Sound area continues to grow and attract thousands of

  • University, who will speak on the role gospel music in African American theology, history and liberation movements. Dr. Richard Nance, Director of the Choir of the West at Pacific Lutheran University, will present on the unique and influential history of choral music in our Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States. The PLU Choir of the West will join us for a Hymn Festival in Lagerquist Concert hall, led by Paul Tegels, University Organist at PLU, featuring song and narrative about

  • About Raphael LemkinThis lecture is named in honor of Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-born Jew who escaped from Nazi-controlled Poland during the war. After many perilous adventures across Europe at war, Lemkin made it to the United States. He obtained a position teaching international law at Duke University. While at Duke he was asked to serve on the U.S. Board of Economic Warfare and later he became a special advisor on foreign affairs at the War Department. Lemkin was a tireless fighter for human

  • The University of Washington (UW) is very pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics on   January 20-22, 2023.  The application website will open on Monday, August 29, 2022, and will close promptly at 5PM ET on Monday, October 3, 2022…

    Announcing 2023 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / August 22, 2022 August 22, 2022 The University of Washington (UW) is very pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics on January 20-22, 2023. The application website will open on Monday, August 29, 2022, and will close promptly at 5PM ET on Monday, October 3, 2022.  (support for lodging and meals provided) The keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Nadya

  • Why does Angela Pierce care about social justice? “Social justice to me is speaking up for those who are left unheard,” said Angela Pierce, “and helping others find their place.” By Kari Plog ’11 Angela Pierce is the daughter of a Filipino mother and a…

    November 1, 2010 Why does Angela Pierce care about social justice? “Social justice to me is speaking up for those who are left unheard,” said Angela Pierce, “and helping others find their place.” By Kari Plog ’11 Angela Pierce is the daughter of a Filipino mother and a Caucasian father. She never saw herself as white. At some point, however, Pierce realized other people did see her as white. She noticed when she saw people treating her different than they did her mother. It was then she knew

  • Why does Carrie Hylander care about social justice? “College is more than just taking class and completing a major,” said Carrie Hylander. “It’s about learning who we are and our place in the world.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Carrie Hylander wrote about diversity issues…

    November 1, 2010 Why does Carrie Hylander care about social justice? “College is more than just taking class and completing a major,” said Carrie Hylander. “It’s about learning who we are and our place in the world.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Carrie Hylander wrote about diversity issues in her entrance essay to PLU, her admissions counselor told her that she would be the perfect candidate for the Rieke Scholarship. Given that connection, it makes sense that Hylander works with the program “Word Up

  • English majors at PLU complete three core courses that introduce the skills of creative and critical reading and writing that unite all three concentrations of our major.

    The PLU English Major and ConcentrationsEnglish majors at PLU complete three core courses that introduce the skills of creative and critical reading and writing that unite all three concentrations of our major. ENGL 227 – Introduction to Creative Writing ENGL 275 – Literary Passages: An Introduction to Literatures in English ENGL 300 – Living Stories Students then complete one of three Concentrations: The Creative Writing Concentration allows students to hone their craft in a variety of genres

  • 9:55 a.m. | March 5 | Regency Room Click here to see a recording of Dr. Ara Norenzayan's talk! Who: Dr.

    rooted in his Islamic tradition and cultivates a “spaciousness” by being open to the beauty and wisdom of other faiths. By authentically and appreciatively understanding other paths, Rahman feels that he becomes a better Muslim. This spaciousness is not about conversion but about completion. He has served as a visiting lecturer at PLU teaching Islamic Traditions. About the Paul O. Ingram Lecture: Held every other year, this lectureship celebrates the work of Professor Emeritus Paul O. Ingram. These

  • One-on-one: Behrens By Barb Clements Being a marine biologist is a pretty good gig. And why wouldn’t it be? There are obvious perks, Michael Behrens admits, to having a job where diving is part of the package. Seeing creatures swim by as they hunt for…

    July 23, 2009 One-on-one: Behrens By Barb Clements Being a marine biologist is a pretty good gig. And why wouldn’t it be? There are obvious perks, Michael Behrens admits, to having a job where diving is part of the package. Seeing creatures swim by as they hunt for food in the Galopagos is a nice benefit, as well as diving in the rocky shoals of Washington state, which he counts as among the most beautiful places on earth. For PLU Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens diving gives him

  • Philosophy Lecture: ‘Ruined by Talking’ The Spring Philosophy Lecture “Ruined by Talking: Kieregaard on Language, Nature, and Communications” will take place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24 in Morken 103. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay will give the address. The lecture will exam…

    April 8, 2012 Philosophy Lecture: ‘Ruined by Talking’ The Spring Philosophy Lecture “Ruined by Talking: Kieregaard on Language, Nature, and Communications” will take place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24 in Morken 103. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay will give the address. The lecture will exam both Danish philosopher SØren Kierkegaard’s sharp criticism of human language and his praise for the communicative skills of non-human life. Does language give humans an advantage over