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  • spiritual teacher, a tireless advocate for equity and inclusivity, and a beloved and integral campus leader.At ELCA institutions like PLU we talk a lot about our Lutheran commitment to being “rooted and open.” How do you think about this call and how does it show up in the work of Campus Ministry? I think rooted and open has always been a Lutheran value. I always tell our students that Lutherans aren’t that concerned about being right, or about getting people to believe all the same things. Rather

  • Olson Auditorium× Olson GymIntramural Sports Volleyball (3 Courts) Badminton (6 Courts) Pickleball (6 Courts) Basketball (3 Courts / 1 Full Court) Dodgeball (2 Courts) Track× Track & Football Field Intramural Sports Flag Football Soccer Club Sport Practices Frisbee Golf× PLU Meadows Frisbee Golf Course 1st hole located behind the Columbia Center, course continues throughout the cross-country course. Practice hole located behind Foss Hall. Beach Volleyball Court× Sand Volleyball Home of

  • Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Archive by category Featured Katie Hunt ’11 Archaeologist Katie Hunt ’11 fought cancer at PLU and wowed the crowd at TED 2014 Let’s go with the first—shall we?—and leave any digging to Hunt. (She is, after all, a trained archaeologist—actually, a paleo-oncologist, to be specific, partly because she’s also a cancer survivor.) And,... By Sandy  /  April 16, 2014 William Foege ’57 Editor’s Note: Tom Paulson met

  • Founders of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, Peter and Grace WangThe Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Peter (’60) and Grace Wang. With their endowment gift, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a more peaceful world and recognized an opportunity to further PLU’s ability to prepare students for lives of leadership and service in an interconnected world. Both are first-generation Americans. Peter Wang graduated from

  • event.Cancellation PolicyIn most cases you may cancel your event with no charge four or more days prior to the event. Cancellations 72-48 hours prior will result in a charge of 40% of your total estimate. Events canceled 48-24 hours before the date will be charged 60%, and less than 24 hours notice will result in a charge of 80% of the total.Catering with Dining & Culinary Services Meal PlansIf 25% or more of your guests are on a Dining Service Meal Plan, you may be eligible for a unique discount. Please contact

  • Tool The labyrinth is one of the oldest tools for prayer and meditation known to humankind. Labyrinths are found in many spiritual traditions and cultures throughout the world. The ancients knew the circle to be a sacred symbol of harmony, wholeness, integrity and grace.  People from a variety of faith traditions and spiritual practices may walk a labyrinth.  Walking the path offers a unique space to slow down, still the mind and find time for reflection in a fast paced world. It can be a place to

  • —one each in the Anderson University Center, the Mortvedt Library, the Hauge Administration Building and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, and four in Olson Auditorium. These devices act as “call for help” boxes as well as speakers to announce emergency messages inside the buildings. With the exception of the four in Olson, each device also is wired to an external speaker that now allows campus officials to send messages to students, staff and guests outdoors. PLU hopes to

  • Lutheran Studies Conference Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually mean remains an open and disputed question. While children growing up in this country repeat the words, “with liberty and justice for all” in the pledge of allegiance, the nation’s history offers another story in which women, immigrants, persons of color, refugees, sexual

  • The PLU graduate is expected to have a broad knowledge of the basic liberal arts and sciences. The PLU graduate should have an understanding of the interconnections among these basic liberal arts and sciences that provide the broad framework for living with the complexities of life. The PLU graduate is expected to develop an in-depth knowledge of a specified area of knowledge designated as a major within the university. The PLU graduate should have an understanding of the interconnections among

  • Statement of Principles and Best Practices Related to Contingent Faculty (pdf) view download