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  • Textile artifacts from the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) will be on display in the University Gallery exhibition entitled “Common Threads: An Overview of Scandinavian Textiles” February 3 – March 2, with an opening reception Wednesday, February 10, 5pm-7pm. The presentation of textile pieces will include…

    Textiles show Scandinavian history and culture in University Gallery exhibition Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 26, 2016 January 26, 2016 Textile artifacts from the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) will be on display in the University Gallery exhibition entitled “Common Threads: An Overview of Scandinavian Textiles” February 3 – March 2, with an opening reception Wednesday, February 10, 5pm-7pm. The presentation of textile pieces will include a sampling of the SCC’s collection of wall

  • You can be sure that the main goal of any college experience is to prepare you for the moment you step off campus and into the working world – to prepare you to be successful.

    The Measure of SuccessYou can be sure that the main goal of any college experience is to prepare you for the moment you step off campus and into the working world – to prepare you to be successful. But not all colleges are the same. PLU is distinguished by the way we measure success. Our goal is to prepare you both for success in a career and for success in service to others. We think college is both about finding yourself and about finding a career. At PLU we want to make sure you have the

  • Zach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University. Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football…

    The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete Posted by: vcraker / February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022 By Veronica CrakerAssistant Director of CommunicationsZach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University. Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football team’s assistant offensive line coach

  • Zach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football…

    The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsZach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football team’s assistant offensive line coach

  • has become confused and debased by the contemporary industrialization of education. The Humanities embody the two central concerns of liberal education traced by Bruce Kimball in his history Orators and Philosophers [5]: recollection and the study of words. In the quest for wisdom—shaping powerful words that free us and move us—this is what the Humanist pursues. Though Plato once wrote that “there is an old quarrel between philosophy and poetry” (Republic 607b5–6), today, poetry and wisdom’s love

  • Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History | Department of History | halvormj@plu.edu | 253-535-8258 | Michael Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the Department of History at PLU, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology.

    ) : View Book A Lutheran Vocation: Philip A. Nordquist and the Study of History at Pacific Lutheran University co-edited with Robert P. Ericksen (PLU Press 2005) : View Book Lo-ha-ra-no (The Water Spring): Missionary Tales from Madagascar edited by Michael James Halvorson (Warren & Howe Press 2003) : View Book Running Microsoft Office 2000 Professional, with Michael J. Young (Microsoft Press 2001) : View Book Biography Michael Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the Department of

  • Pacific Lutheran University has selected award-winning scholar, longtime business professor, and alumnus Mark Mulder to lead its business school. Mulder will serve as the dean of the PLU School of Business, a nationally recognized program offering a major and minor in business and graduate programs…

    Professor and alumnus Mark Mulder appointed dean of the PLU School of Business Posted by: Zach Powers / August 6, 2020 August 6, 2020 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has selected award-winning scholar, longtime business professor, and alumnus Mark Mulder to lead its business school.Mulder will serve as the dean of the PLU School of Business, a nationally recognized program offering a major and minor in business and graduate programs in business

  • “Beyond Deep Gladness: Coming to Terms with Vocations We Don’t Choose” with Dr. Deanna Thompson Guided Meditation: Rev.

    The 11th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference VideosLiving with Mortality: Illness, Trauma, Joy and HopeYouTube Playlist Includes:“Beyond Deep Gladness: Coming to Terms with Vocations We Don’t Choose” with Dr. Deanna Thompson Guided Meditation: Rev. Jen Rude, PLU Campus Pastor “Opening Remarks: Broken Living in a Pandemic World” from Dr. Marit Trelstad “At the Beside of Covid: An Interfaith/Intercultural Panel” Embracing Mortality: Resources and Conversations on Approaching Death and Grief with

  • 3 Free Events at PLU Celebrate the Legacy of Thor Heyerdahl PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2014)—The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University honors the 100-year anniversary of Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl’s birth with three events that celebrate the…

    Halvorson, PLU Associate Professor of History, will facilitate the symposium, and PLU President Thomas W. Krise will deliver opening remarks. Read Previous Student Composition Wins Statewide Competition Read Next A Month of Veterans Day Events at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

  • HM King Harald V to Speak at Commencement, Receive Honorary Degree TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 10, 2015)— As part of his official visit to Washington and Alaska in May, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway will speak at Pacific Lutheran University’s Commencement ceremony, where he’ll…

    declared. •  The King speaks English—with a perfect American accent! •  Prince Harald entered the Norwegian Cavalry Officers’ Training School and finished his military education at the Military Academy in 1959. Upon completion of his compulsory military service, the Crown Prince went to Oxford for further study. He attended Balliol College from 1960 to 1962, studying social science, history and economics. • King Haakon VII died in 1957, and Prince Harald became Crown Prince. In 1960, Crown Prince