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at 9 o’clock in the morning and talked to him about PLU’s history,” said Ringdahl, the longest-serving university employee who retires this month after 53 years. “And then after that he met with his President’s Council.” And Thomas Krise, who served PLU 2012-17, had good reason to prioritize facetime with Ringdahl. As archivist and curator of PLU’s Special Collections, she is a university icon — who is finally ready to embrace retirement at 82 years old. “Honestly, it’s kind a of boring time

December 14, 2009 Risk & Reward By Chris Albert The board of directors is listening intently to a fellow member about a decision they need to make. At risk are thousands of dollars, if not tens of thousands. They might lose it all. Or, they could reap great rewards. PLU students ride the economic roller coaster and find out what it’s like to invest real money in the market and what it takes to show gains. This isn’t Wall Street – it is PLU. But the decisions the student members of the

September 24, 2010 Exploring Egyptian tombs By Chris Albert The moment before the chamber door of an ancient tomb cracks open,  a sensation of excitement,  of discovery is running through Don Ryan ’79 – renowned archeologist and Egyptologist and PLU faculty fellow. PLU Faculty Fellow Don Ryan knows a thing or two about Egyptology. After all his team did rediscover Hatshepsut. This moment of exhilaration may come from months, if not years of research – meticulous and sometimes thankless research

are not just stewards of nature, but view themselves instead as a part of all nature and the ecological system, he continued.  Before a full-house in the Scandinavian Cultural Center of the Anderson University Center, Rasmussen, the Reinhold Neibuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York, gave the keynote for the Lutheran Studies Conference – Lutheran Perspectives on Political Life: “What has God to do with Caesar?” “Ours is not the same planet our ancestors

grey area in the Anderson University Center during the month of February to view this art piece.FEB 9 Black History Quiz BowlPflueger Hall 2nd Floor Lounge – 6pm Join the PLU Black Student Union as we host our first official event during Black History Month. This night will host a Jeopardy style quiz game based on Black History facts and figures.FEB 13 BSU Club Meeting Movie & Discussion: 13thThe Diversity Center – 6:30pm Join the Black Student Union for our first club meeting for the Spring 2017

Symposium uplifts collaborative student-faculty research Posted by: Kari Plog / April 3, 2017 Image: Mackenzie Deane and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tina Saxowsky work in a biology lab at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) April 3, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University is aiming to increase visibility of student-faculty research across campus with its first Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 8. Previously, an

Colorado Conference for Underrepresented Students In Mathematics Posted by: nicolacs / January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 April 14-16, 2023 – Colorado State University Undergraduate and first-year graduate students from underrepresented groups (self identified) are invited to participate in the conference and to present work on a research topic. There is no registration fee and pre-approved airfare and local expenses for the 14th – 15th will be covered by conference funding.  Space is limited

normal, making it invisible. “It’s important to recognize that we are all racialized beings,” Ciabattari said. “Moving toward racial justice means we all need to have a stake in it.” Ciabattari has worked hard to create opportunities for people to discuss and work through the feeling of vulnerability around this issue. It’s the focus of a Tacoma-based gathering she’s participating in next week called Think & Drink. The event, titled “We Gon’ Be Alright? The State of Race in America,” focuses on race

Lute paddles with fellow Samish tribal members for first locally hosted canoe journey in 20 years Posted by: Kari Plog / August 7, 2018 Image: Kelly Hall ’16, a language specialist with her tribe, sings alongside fellow Samish tribal members during protocol at the Power Paddle to Puyallup. The ceremony — during which tribes share songs, stories and dances — was part of the annual canoe journey. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) August 7, 2018 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA

July 7, 2008 Leading the fight Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do about it. Increasingly, arguments are flaring in this burgeoning field that go to root principles. And if the basic concept itself is fuzzy, the core principles are also up for debate. Just a decade ago, a precise definition of