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faculty and staff, the provost, and many academic programs including global studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Native American and Indigenous studies. In 2003, Fran was honored with a Distinguished Staff and Administrator Award. Richard “Rick” Spillman Emeritus Professor Richard “Rick” Spillman passed away in October 2023. Rick taught computer science at PLU for 35 years and will be remembered for his remarkable career as a computer scientist, educator and humanitarian. Rick was hired into

Women’s History Week is allotted with a presidential decree and faculty support. 1984 The first Women’s History Week takes place. 1990 The “Women’s Center of Pacific Lutheran University” is established in April; the WMST minor is passed by faculty the same month. 1990 PLU offers a minor in Women’s Studies for the first time. Professor Elizabeth Brusco serves as the first chair of the department. 1992 The Women’s Center moves to the Little Red House. 1992 Becky Frehse, Professor of Art, is given course

faced high volumes of pollution and degradation. Featured in the Parkland Ruralite were ways to help maintain healthy streams.  20222022 2020’sPLU still offers Environment 350 to Environmental Studies students. Throughout the course, students and faculty spend the semester researching different sites in the watershed through multiple disciplines: Ecology, Chemistry, Geology, English, Indigenous Studies, and more. .ctl-wrapper .cool-timeline-wrapper.ctl-vertical-wrapper.ctl-design-5 {--ctw-ybx-bg

About the conferenceSeventh Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 28, 2017 The conference will focus on the liberating and reforming role singing has played in the Protestant tradition. Presenters include: Dr. David Cherwien, Director of the National Lutheran Choir, who will lecture on Luther’s use of vocal music in the Reformation and the Lutheran tradition of choral music. Dr. Steven Newby, composer, conductor, gospel/jazz vocalist and professor at Seattle Pacific

2025 Contact: 253-535-7307 Name:  Alexus Hamilton (alexus.hamilton@plu.edu) Department: Marriage and Family Therapy Committee Seat: Expires 2027 Contact: 253-535-8167Core Curriculm Committee (CCC)Membership for 2024-25: Name: Rebecca Wilkin (wilkinrm@plu.edu) – Chair Department: Global and Cultural Studies Committee Seat: Expires 2025 Contact: 253-535-7313 Name: Wendy Gardiner (gardinwl@plu.edu) – Secretary Department: Education Committee Seat: Expires 2026 Contact: 253-535-8342 Name: Neva Laurie

GSRS and Individualized Major Capstone PresentationsMonday May 23, 2022 | 11:30AM-1:30PM | AUC 201 From Left to Right: Mary Sarpong (GSRS & Global Studies), Elizabeth Elliott (Individualized), Rosemary Ireson (GSRS & Geosciences) Rosemary IresonRebecca AumanMary SarpongElizabeth ElliottRosemary Ireson11:00AM-11:30AM Capstone Title: “Barriers to Undergraduate Geoscience Degrees: Gender, Race, and Disability”Rebecca Auman11:30AM-12:00PM Capstone Title: “Institutional Complaint and Collective

issues of immigration and identity, Bjug Harstad’s legacy continues to be timely and relevant. As a 12-year-old immigrant, Bjug had the foundation in the customs of the old country that provided him the security to explore the ways of the new country. It is still true for so many of us—being proud of our heritage helps us to be pleased with what we give to our communities now.Bjug Harstad Memorial FundDonateThe Bjug Harstad Memorial Fund allows PLU’s Nordic Studies Program (formerly the Scandinavian

word—as part of a new highly-visible outdoor campaign designed to spread the word about PLU. By Sandy Deneau Dunham A New Chapter PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot takes over as director of the Rainier Writing Workshop—and as the new Poetry Editor of the prestigious New England Review. By Sandy Deneau Dunham Justice In Society In support of PLU’s commitment to promote justice and peace, the fourth annual Lutheran Studies Conference, scheduled for Sept. 25, will be devoted to Justice in

Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Archive by category Featured Billboards Signs, Signs, Everywhere a (PLU) Sign The wide-reaching campaign takes a multilayered, environmentally... September 8, 2014 Lutheran Studies Conference While PLU 2020, the university’s long-range planning report, underscored that ancient commitment... September 8, 2014 The Art of Diplomacy PLU Hosts Exclusive U.S. Premiere of Exhibition Inspired By the Norwegian