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  • renamed and now known as the Holocaust Center for Humanity. That internship helped Amanda win her current position as the Office Manager and Speakers Bureau Coordinator for the Holocaust Center for Humanity. At the Holocaust Center for Humanity, I work directly with survivors who share their stories with students of all ages across the state. Through our speakers, teaching trunks, and our new museum space, the first of its kind in the Northwest, we are showing that the Holocaust isn’t just a history

  • renamed and now known as the Holocaust Center for Humanity. That internship helped Amanda win her current position as the Office Manager and Speakers Bureau Coordinator for the Holocaust Center for Humanity. At the Holocaust Center for Humanity, I work directly with survivors who share their stories with students of all ages across the state. Through our speakers, teaching trunks, and our new museum space, the first of its kind in the Northwest, we are showing that the Holocaust isn’t just a history

  • renamed and now known as the Holocaust Center for Humanity. That internship helped Amanda win her current position as the Office Manager and Speakers Bureau Coordinator for the Holocaust Center for Humanity. At the Holocaust Center for Humanity, I work directly with survivors who share their stories with students of all ages across the state. Through our speakers, teaching trunks, and our new museum space, the first of its kind in the Northwest, we are showing that the Holocaust isn’t just a history

  • . Two years later, the Endowed Professorship was elevated to its current level, an Endowed Chair. Kurt Mayer Kurt and Pam Mayer first supported PLU through their friendship with Dr. Richard Moe and his wife. Joining the Q Club was a difficult thing for Mayer to do, given his childhood understanding of who Lutherans were.  Pam’s encouragement led him to eventually join the PLU Board of Regents, becoming the first Jewish member of that board.  Mayer and his wife’s commitment to PLU extended in 2000

  • On Exhibit: LGBTQ+ Authors and their Works Posted by: Holly Senn / October 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 October is LGBTQIA+ History Month. While we encourage engaging with these topics year-round, October is a special time to reflect on the history of LGBTQIA+ movements, moments, and iconic figures. In this exhibit, the Center for DJS, in collaboration with the PLU Library, is choosing to uplift queer authors and their work from the past to the present. We chose these authors in particular to

  • The Department of Kinesiology presentsLegacy Makers: Historical Narratives on Gender and SportThe rise of women like Becky Hammon (NBA),Kim Ng (MLB), and Christine Driesen (ESPN) in sport today paints an optimistic picture of women in leadership. However, only 15% of CEOs, 20% of U.S. senators, 26% of U.S. college presidents, and 22% of athletic directors are women. This panel will explore the lived experiences of two women who have reached top leadership positions in sport. Their stories speak

  • , an estimated 25 to 35 percent of American Indian children had been separated from their families. Blending history and heartbreaking family stories, award-winning historian Margaret D. Jacobs, the Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, examines this phenomenon—and its global dimensions—in her latest book, A Generation Removed: The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Jacobs will discuss her book, and her

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 24, 2016)- The eighth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “civility” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill and Marriage and Family Therapy Department Chair David Ward.…

    PLU faculty members discuss Pokémon, the presidential election, parenting and the meaning of “civility” Posted by: Zach Powers / August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 24, 2016)- The eighth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “civility” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill and Marriage and Family Therapy Department Chair David Ward. “Open to Interpretation

  • October 17, 2014 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 impact he made on PLU, environmental scholarship, anthropological theory and Norwegians around the world. Heyerdahl, who first came to the world’s attention in 1947 for his

  • Study Read more: “PLU professors and students dive deep into the psychology of the pandemic” Lutes Open Doors“Bruce [Deal ’87] has been a fantastic mentor to me. He’s provided me with excellent career and life advice, and he’s also instilled in me the confidence to succeed at whatever I do.” – Keegan Dolan ’22, Economics Mentorship Program Read more: “How Keegan Dolan’s PLU mentor helped him land a dream internship in Boston”You help make this possible. Thank you! Find more great Lute stories at