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Acclaimed Author Minh Lê Speaks on How Stories Can Connect and Transcend Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 21, 2023 Image: Acclaimed author Minh Lê to deliver this year’s Benson lecture on Apr 18, 2023 (photo courtesy of Minh Lê) February 21, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University’s 12th annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture will take place on April 18 at 7 p.m. Acclaimed author Minh Lê will deliver this year’s Benson lecture, titled “Shelf Life: Finding Community (and Yourself) in the

the most open and welcoming community I've ever been a part of,” she says.Throughout the extensive interview process and her first few days on campus, Myrick, an experienced business operations leader who has spent much of her career in the healthcare sector, has felt a palpable connection with the mission and people she’s been introduced to at PLU. “This is the first time I have really encountered an organization where I felt called to the work and the place,” Myrick says. “Not only is our campus

Xavier 150 and Ramstad 206 Classrooms Receive Technology Upgrades Posted by: Jenna S / September 4, 2012 September 4, 2012 Two classrooms, Xavier 150 and Ramstad 206, received classroom technology upgrades over the summer. The technology podium was replaced with a smart classroom podium and equipment that includes a document camera and Smart Sympodium smartboard display. Read Previous Twelve Classrooms Funded for Technology Upgrades in 2012-2013 Read Next Where’s my Sakai course? LATEST POSTS

PLU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college students Selected by Center for First-generation Student Success as newest Member of the First Scholars Network Posted by: Zach Powers / July 3, 2023 July 3, 2023 The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently announced Pacific Lutheran University as one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24. To be selected

September 22, 2008 Feminist theology and ethics explored An expert on feminist theology, feminist ethics and theological anthropology will deliver the 2008 David and Marilyn Knutson and Department of Religion Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University. Susan Ross will speak on “Seeking Light and Beauty: Women, Justice and Sacramentally” on Monday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Nordquist Lecture Hall, off Park Avenue South. Ross is a professor of theology and faculty scholar at Loyola

November 5, 2012 Nominate distinguished staff and administrators We’re approaching the time of year when the university gives special recognition to several staff and administrators who have made outstanding performance contributions. Please nominate these “outstanding performers” for the annual Distinguished Staff/Administrator Award. Complete program guidelines and nomination forms are available on the Human Resources website at https://www.plu.edu/human-resources or by calling Human

Congratulations Delta and Delta Leaders! Posted by: priggekl / September 22, 2016 September 22, 2016 By Kate PriggeCongratulations!We would like to congratulate Megan Farris-Maycock, Gina Fioretti and Elena Oelfke for their leadership and the Delta organization for their continued leadership on campus. Delta was nominated for service program of the year, educational program of the year, and student organization of the year. We won the educational program if the year for our UPS workshop. Megan

nanostructured materials for catalytic chemistries, energy storage and conversion, biomolecular composites, porous magnets, and sensors. She is the principal inventor of composite aerogels; electrified microheterogeneous catalysis; a process to electrodesulfurize carbons and coals under mild conditions; and 3-D nanowired mesoporous architectures. Read Previous ‘The world needs more PLU’ Read Next International Honors at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

employed as teachers or are in education administration as principals. Jackson Reisner (PLU photo/Sy Bean) The PLU Connection Jackson’s parents, Amy and Eric, met while attending PLU, and PLU was one of the first to recruit Jackson for the basketball team.   “When I visited, I liked the feeling of a Division III school and saw the people on the team were a good community. I knew that even if I stopped playing, I’d want to stay at PLU,” Jackson says.     He thought his sister Sydney, two years younger

“A Holly Jolly Christmas”: Oppositional Binaries in McGrath and de Wilde’s Emma Posted by: ramosam / December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 By Madeline Scully Both Douglas McGrath and Autumn de Wilde seize upon the holiday scenes in Emma (1815), the only Austen novel with a Christmas scene. Each film’s Christmas scene display the cultivation of relationships and community-building. However, in their respective representations of Emma and Mr. Elton (McGrath) and Emma and Mr. Knightley (de Wilde