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  • Photo by John Froschauer Cancer survivor inspires teammates with spirit, perseverance and a mid-90s fastball By Nick Dawson It was only one pitch, but it was a pitch filled with emotion for PLU pitcher Max Beatty ’14 and the entire PLU baseball family – coaches,…

    April 1, 2013 Photo by John Froschauer Cancer survivor inspires teammates with spirit, perseverance and a mid-90s fastball By Nick Dawson It was only one pitch, but it was a pitch filled with emotion for PLU pitcher Max Beatty ’14 and the entire PLU baseball family – coaches, players, parents, fans. When Max Beatty threw the first pitch of the 2013 Pacific Lutheran baseball season opener to Concordia University batter Sheldon Austria on Feb. 4, it concluded one harrowing chapter in Beatty’s

  • Care is a central component of the PLU mission “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.

    . is open to all individuals who wish to learn more about their own unique inner self, and to meet and mingle with others who are likewise on this voyage of discovery. We welcome anyone upon the vast transgender spectrum: crossdressers, transsexuals (M-to-F and F-to-M), intersexed individuals, as well as spouses, significant others, friends and family. Lambert House – Lambert House is a safe place for LGBTQ youth ages 11 to 22. Youth age 11-13 need a signed parent consent form for participation

  • Pacific Lutheran University seeks faculty with the highest possible qualifications, and offers them conditions of employment commensurate with their professional achievement and conducive to

    Section 1. PROMOTION, RANK, AND TENUREPacific Lutheran University seeks faculty with the highest possible qualifications, and offers them conditions of employment commensurate with their professional achievement and conducive to high-quality performance. The university thrives upon the commitment and energy of a diverse faculty. Its programs depend as well upon the variety of faculty appointments that are made, appropriately tenured and untenured, full-time and part-time, emeritus and honorary

  • The faculty shall through the president recommend to the Board of Regents procedures for the granting of tenure.

    Section 1. RANK AND TENURE The faculty shall through the president recommend to the Board of Regents procedures for the granting of tenure. The faculty shall through the president recommend to the Board of Regents requirements for promotion and rank. Section 2. LEAVES OF ABSENCE The faculty shall through the president recommend to the Board of Regents policies for the granting of sabbatical leaves. The faculty shall through the president recommend to the Board of Regents policies for the

  • Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! Dear Class of ’15: We heard you. My thanks to those students who have reached out to share concerns about graduation caps being distributed at the Tacoma Dome, separate from gowns and hoods. Rest assured that you…

    Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! Posted by: Thomas Krise / May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015 Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my!Dear Class of ’15: We heard you. My thanks to those students who have reached out to share concerns about graduation caps being distributed at the Tacoma Dome, separate from gowns and hoods. Rest assured that you will receive your complete cap-and-gown package on Tuesday, May 19. I’d like to explain why we thought of taking this action in the first

  • We think you’ll be pleased to know that your student is moving from one caring environment to another.

    Welcome Family/ParentsWe think you’ll be pleased to know that your student is moving from one caring environment to another. We are here to assist your student as they make the most of their living and learning experience.Learning basic life skills in a supportive environment will benefit your student throughout their life.  Being surrounded by students on similar learning paths and in close proximity to library, classrooms and faculty offices also enhances their educational experience. We look

  • PLU’s mission to support the education of our students and larger community on issues of diversity and justice are intimately connected to the study of the tragedy of the Holocaust.

    , 2023, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki).Sarah Abrevaya Stein, the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Director of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies and the Viterbi Family Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies at UCLA, delivers her the keynote address titled “Wartime North Africa” during the 15th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki).PLU’s mission to support the education of our students and larger community on issues of

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Cover art by Sheila Mesick Intersections, Number 51, Spring 2020 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and…

    these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. This issue explores: Lutheran Social Teaching and Economic Life   Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: A List of ELCA Social Teaching and Policy Documents The Responsible Professional: Vocation and Economic Life Martha E. Stortz and Tom Morgan ELCA Social Teaching for the Classroom? Roger Willer The Challenge of Inclusion in the Ethics Classroom Faith Ngunjiri Business as Usual? Marketing, God, and

  • 20 semester hours including: Three core courses are required 12 semester hours PPAP 301/ENGL 311/COMA 321: The Book in Society (4) PPAP 302/ENGL 312/COMA 322: Publishing Procedures (4) PPAP 321/

    students with talents and interests in writing, graphic design, communication, or business a head start into the world of publishing and a broad variety of related professions. The PPA program readily complements majors concerned with language and the written word, such as English, languages, education, history, public relations, journalism, marketing, and graphic design. But students majoring in a wide spectrum of disciplines—from biology to music to anthropology—have discovered the value of a PPA

  • Edwin Black, author of “IBM and the Holocaust” speaks at a Brown Bag Lecture as part of the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies program at PLU on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) Journalist and author examines IBM’s role in the Holocaust…

    “Adele’s Wish,” which tells the story of Altmann’s mother, Maria, and her efforts to retrieve the family paintings taken during the Holocaust. During his one-hour lecture, Black presented document after document, found in archives, IBM files and, in one case, a rabbi’s closet, that show that IBM’s eager complicity in the Holocaust began in the early 1930s and didn’t end until the final days of the war, when the company deftly buried the entire matter in forgotten archives. If IBM had any squeamishness