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  • Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a Difference https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/senior-profiles-class-of-2019-is-making-a-difference/

    at every opportunity to attend a conference, to participate in a rally, to join a local organization, and whatever else came my way. Because if you really think about it, the best things in life are the things you least expected and the things you didn’t necessarily plan for, right?”Aziza AhmedMajors: Political Science and Sociology Hometown: Auburn, WA Selected accomplishments: Graduation Honors (magna cum laude); Act Six Scholar; Interfaith Coordinator, Campus Ministry; Peer Learning Specialist

  • Chapter 2 https://www.plu.edu/jane-austen/northanger-abbey/chapter-2-2/

    . Allen. In one respect she was admirably fitted to introduce a young lady into public, being as fond of going everywhere and seeing everything herself as any young lady could be. Dress was her passion. She had a most harmless delight in being fine; and our heroine’s entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn, and her chaperone was provided with a dress of the newest fashion. Catherine too made some purchases herself, and when

  • Food for thought https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/01/22/food-for-thought/

    loose ground beef. Swenson is now working on finding a local source for their beef patties, which currently come pre-cooked from Sysco. Using pre-cooked patties has helped ensure they’re serving fully cooked meat, and finding a local farmer that can provide a comparable product has been difficult, Swenson said. “It’s a lot of sacrifice from a lot of people to get food from ‘Kraft and Betty Crocker ain’t got nothing on my dad’ Dallas Gordon ’14 moved off campus this year and is slowly learning the

  • Senior Profiles: Class of 2015 Already Has Made a Difference https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/05/22/2015seniorprofiles/

    Global Studies. Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Accomplishments at PLU: Club Keithley; Women’s Lacrosse; For the King; Relay for Life committee for two years; Study Away in Kolkata, India, through a Service Learning Program; received Van Beek Service Scholarship; 2015 Partner in Education Award from the FPSD; Pinnacle Society; Mortar Board Society; International Sociology Honor Society; Orientation Guide as well as a Student Orientation Coordinator for PLU’s New Student Orientation

  • Commencement 2017: Lutes prepare for life after college https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/05/15/commencement-2017/

    academic journey filled with inquiry, challenges and the pursuit of vocation — grounded in the values of Lutheran higher education. But the learning won’t end when graduates walk across the stage the night of May 25. Roughly 700 students will gather to celebrate their achievements, and more importantly the next step in their lives of service and leadership, as they embark on new careers, graduate school and volunteer opportunities. Outgoing Lutes will carry the university’s mission with them into their

  • Bylaws https://www.plu.edu/plusc/bylaws/

    . Collaborate with shared governance organizations and committees on campus. Promote staff learning through professional development and awards. Promote communication among staff, faculty, and university leadership. Article III - OrganizationSECTION 1. The Council represents exempt and nonexempt staff employees of the University. Membership on the Council is designed to provide adequate representation for each Division with certain Divisions having additional membership due to the size of their staff. Each

  • 2015 Convocation https://www.plu.edu/president/news/2015/09/15/2015-convocation/

    – and this region – are vitally present in PLU today.  I hope you will reflect on these values in the months ahead and incorporate their principles into your learning—and your actions.Today, I’d like to delve a bit deeper into what we mean by “care for other people and their communities.”  Last month, I was invited to deliver a sermon at St. Marks by the Narrows on the first anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.  I’d like to share parts of that sermon

  • Natalie DeFord ’16 – Resolute Online: Fall 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/author/defordnh/

    Plog '10In Cocora Valley, Colombia, in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Plog) Bryanna Plog '10Sitting with her most recent travel book: ``Make sure you have a map``. (Photo courtesy of Plog) That’s partly what she says her life as a park ranger is like, living in a national park and learning about it on a more intimate level. “Just like studying abroad, how you always learn about the place you are living in,” she said, “I get to do that an entire summer or winter where I visit and grow to know about the

  • Identities Resources https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/studyabroad/identity-resources/

    Studying Abroad as a Muslim Woman Heritage Seeking StudentsHeritage Seeking StudentsFrom Diversity Abroad: Heritage Seekers Traveling Abroad For many ethnic minority students, learning about their heritage is very important. Going abroad presents these students with an opportunity to connect and learn about their ancestral history and culture firsthand. These students, called “heritage seekers”, pursue study abroad in the country where their families come from “not because it is unfamiliar and new, but

  • Speakers https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-synagogue-and-church/speakers/

    Prize. Conference ScheduleVentresca’s research and teaching explore the role of religion in European fascism, as well as religious involvement in the Holocaust with a special focus on the Catholic Church. He was a founding member and inaugural co-chair of the former Center for Catholic-Jewish Learning at King’s University College at Western University. Ventresca has also been named a member of The Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.Jacques KornbergPresentation