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, we believe this to be an urgent conversation prompted by our mission and PLU’s commitment to diversity and justice,” said Rachel Haxtema, program coordinator at the PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service. The program will be moderated by PLU Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Emily Davidson and the panel will include PLU Lutheran Studies Chair Samuel Torvend, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay, the Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon

had supplies that were in critical need in our community and were not currently being used,” said Teri Phillips, the university’s chief operating officer. “So donating those supplies to those needing them most was an easy decision.” Campus Safety members delivered the pallets of donated supplies by van to the Pierce County EOC late Friday afternoon.“It was extremely important that PLU donate as much as possible to the community need, it is part of our mission of care,” Phillips said. “We hope our

research project into the topic resulted first in the publication of the Bancroft Prize-winning White Mother to a Dark Race: Settler Colonialism, Maternalism, and the Removal of Indigenous Children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940 and, now, after five more years of research, A Generation Removed. “In this new book, I wanted to expand my focus into Canada as well, where generations of Indigenous children also experienced involuntary separation from their families,” Jacobs wrote. “In the

by the Benson Family Foundation during the 2005-2006 academic year and brings to campus outstanding members of the academic and business community. The topic for the Monday night’s lecture came from McCloskey’s series of books, The Bourgeois Era, which explore the relationship between moral virtue and capitalism. She argued that innovation, ingenuity, and the drive of societal change are characteristics of the middle-class, and that it was from the liberation of this class that the modern world

to an event that may yet be defined as the greatest crime in modern history,” Kurt Mayer wrote. “I am telling my story because we must continue to learn from the lessons of the past.” Mayer was the first person of the Jewish faith to serve on Pacific Lutheran University’s Board of Regents, serving from 1995 to 2005. He was instrumental in the development of the university’s Holocaust Studies Program. Mayer’s family was one of two prominent Tacoma area families who funded a $1 million endowed

PLU Jazz Day in Seattle May 3 Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 27, 2015 April 27, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsJazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is known for its energy, creativity and ingenuity. Its iconic founding fathers and mothers are revered as some of the greatest improvisational artists in modern history. No performance stage is too grand or too modest

. “So that style of radio is very close to my heart.” This fall, Rich is pairing their love of audio storytelling and theatre education to create an independent production of “The War of the Worlds.” Based on the H.G. Wells novel, the show’s themes include colonialism, superstitions and prejudices — topics Rich believes are still prevalent today. “I can’t speak to what H.G. Wells was thinking when he was writing it, but a lot of it is more inwardly reflective,” Rich said. “The Martians coming down

showcasing the music of African Americans, the program also will feature works of European composers from the early 20th Century inspired by African-American music, including Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde and the second movement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony. In addition, the PLU Jazz Ensemble will perform the music of Duke Ellington, accompanying the PLU Swing Club dance troupe. The concert, organized by David Deacon-Joyner, PLU Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies, serves as the first

deception. In her new 480-page book, “The Tyranny of Oil: The World’s Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do to Stop It” (William Morrow, October 7, 2008) Juhasz proposes a clear set of meaningful and achievable solutions, including the break-up of Big Oil. Drawing on considerable historical research, in her address Juhasz will explore the parallels between today’s companies and Standard Oil, the most powerful corporation of the early 20th century. Juhasz holds a master’s in public policy from

PLU Awarded $14,000 for Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund Posted by: Silong Chhun / December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsSchool’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded Pacific Lutheran University a grant for $14,000 from its Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The grant will go toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program, which prioritizes early exposure to STEM topics and