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The life and work of Bjug Harstad (1848-1933)The Rev. Bjug Harstad, Pacific Lutheran University’s founder, was born on a small farm in Valle, Norway, on Dec. 17, 1848. The youngest son of 10 brothers and sisters, Bjug began working to support the family at a young age by herding cattle for neighboring farms — the beginnings of a lifelong work ethic. In the winter of 1860, Bjug’s parents made the decision to move the family to America. They set sail for Quebec by schooner, then made their way

Marilyn Knutson: Supporting Education and Providing Hospitality at PLU Growing up, Marilyn (Force) Knutson remembers that if you earned a dollar, a dime always went into the offering plate. It was just how her father, a Lutheran minister, raised the kids. That deep sense of giving back is still a guiding force in Marilyn’s life, as she was preparing for the seventh-annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, which has taken place on the Pacific Lutheran University campus since 2006. The

Chemistry Endowments and Scholarships The following are Endowments and Scholarships housed in or related to the Chemistry Department. Please click on the title of a fund for additional information. If you wish to contribute to one of these endowed funds, please visit PLU’s gift page and select College of Natural Sciences Designations (click for more) and then choose Chemistry Department.The Laurence D. and Bonny M. Huestis Endowment for Faculty/Student Summer Research in ChemistryThe Laurence D

Wild Kinship: Disability Wisdom, Interdependence, and the Elemental World Julia Watts Belser, Professor of Jewish Studies and Disability Studies Core Faculty, Georgetown University 3:40 – 5:10 p.m. Regency Room, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public As part of the 11th Wang Symposium, “The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-Being,” PLU’s Department of Religion is happy to invite you to the 2024 Paul O. Ingram lecture. Wang Center Symposium: The

Uncategorized 4250 Hello from the School of Arts and Communication Dean Mandi LeCompte December 12, 2016 Uncategorized 425 Views Read more

Funding Students for the International Science and Engineering FairDonateThe South Sound STEM Fair Alliance is a Washington nonprofit corporation with IRS tax exempt 501c3 status. We manage the Discovery Fair as our exclusive mission. We are an all-volunteer organization. Our assets are under $10,000. The cost for an annual fair, depending on the number of registrants and inventory carryover is around $3,500 and higher. Obtaining donations from corporations is increasingly difficult due to

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Uncategorized 4250 Hello from the School of Arts and Communication Dean Mandi LeCompte December 12, 2016 Uncategorized 425 Views Read more

History of Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies at PLUThe Women’s Studies Program was legislated into existence by the faculty in April of 1990; it was officially launched in the academic year of 1990-1991. This program was initially offered as a minor with Elizabeth Brusco serving as the first Chair of the Department. As academic awareness and interest in the program emerged, it was submitted for approval as a major in the academic year of 1995-1996. It was officially offered as a complementary