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  • Before attending Pacific Lutheran University, Justyn Freeman ’23 served in the Air Force for six years. Now, he is a senior nursing major and will soon begin his residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. Justyn is a current member of the Washington Air…

    National Guard, and participates in service related activities on and off-campus. “I wanted to travel,” Justyn says about his reasons for joining the Air Force. “I have been able to visit places I never would have seen otherwise.” Justyn’s travels with the Air Force included trips to Japan, South Korea, and parts of Europe. After six years of service, Justyn decided to attend PLU, drawn in by the nursing program and a chance to live in the Pacific Northwest, one place he had not yet seen. PLU’s

  • The Conversation has expanded my understanding of third rail inquiry.  First, this group values the story as a way of knowing.  Each week we begin with a ten-minute personal anecdote.

    “intersectionality,” not for its theoretical caché, but because that is how social categories are lived.  Personal stories are juxtaposed with topical scholarly texts and presentations from activist experts on current conditions and events, sometimes in the South Sound, sometimes elsewhere.  Stories, texts, reports, films, and images generate “talk-back,” questions, reformulations.  A scholarly account might support or might question personal anecdote or activist testimony.  Whether they converge, conflict, or

  • Interim Director, IHON | International Honors | strumac@plu.edu | 253-535-8774 | Arthur Strum teaches interdisciplinary courses drawing particularly upon philosophy, literature, and political theory.

    Arthur C. T. Strum Interim Director, IHON Phone: 253-535-8774 Email: strumac@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles IHON-Oxford Interim Program Director Resident Assistant Professor of Multi-Disciplinary Programs Education Ph.D., German Studies, Cornell University, 1997 M.A., Cornell University, 1991 B.A., Stanford University, 1988 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Humanities Education German Idealist philosophy and Romanticism German philosophy and literature of the Enlightenment

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the shores of Honolulu, Hawaii, to the streets of Chengdu, China. Now, the course has arrived in a more familiar…

    PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community Posted by: Kari Plog / April 25, 2016 Image: Erik Hammerstrom’s class visits Tacoma’s Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on April 24. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 25, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the

  • Professor of Hebrew Bible | Religion | finitsak@plu.edu | 253-535-7319 | Antonios Finitsis’ approach to biblical literature is deeply socio-historical.

    Antonios Finitsis Professor of Hebrew Bible Phone: 253-535-7319 Email: finitsak@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-G Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Executive Director for the Wild Hope Center for Vocation President, PNW Region American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Education Ph.D., Hebrew Bible, University of Chicago, 2007 M.A., Biblical Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School, 1998 B.A., Religion, Univeristy of Athens

  • Hundreds of people gathered for the powerful Pathways to Peace symposium Jan. 12-14, 2005. Sponsored by the Wang Center for International Programs, the symposium explored issues critical to world

    Symposium a SuccessHundreds of people gathered for the powerful Pathways to Peace symposium Jan. 12-14, 2005. Sponsored by the Wang Center for International Programs, the symposium explored issues critical to world peace, democracy and development. Thought-provoking and inspiring speakers encouraged the audience to find a way to work for a more just world. Dignitaries from here and abroad spoke about issues ranging from the recent Asian tsunami, to HIV/AIDS in developing countries, to ethnic

  • Why Study Religion? Religion provides orientation and direction for individuals and communities, societies and cultures.

    Christian Theology Christian Ethics Global Religious Traditions Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible Judaism Islamic Traditions Religions of South Asia Religions of East Asia Buddhism Myth, Ritual and Symbol Religion and Culture Native American Religious Traditions Islam in America

  • Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes By James Olson ’14 In 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of…

    how these things relate, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about creativity, and that too is an outgrowth of all these crazy pieces of my life,” said Greg Youtz, professor of music. Arriving in Champagne, Youtz signed on as an able-bodied migrant laborer, picking champagne grapes along the French countryside. Following four weeks of fieldwork, Youtz hitchhiked south with burgundy-stained digits, and stumbled into employment at L’Aigle (The Eagle), a ski resort nestled loftily in the Swiss

  • Congratulations to the Overall Winners of the 2016 South Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair!

    2016 AwardsCongratulations to the Overall Winners of the 2016 South Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair! The top three overall winners in the grades 9-12 category earned a Grand Award of an all expenses paid trip to the 2016 Intel ISEF May 8-13 in Phoenix AZ. 1st Place: Sarah Strickler, Bonney Lake HS: A Novel Approach to the Reduction of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Escherichia coli Present in Livestock Waste Through Use of Plant Extracts 2nd Place: Surabhi Mundada, Olympia HS: My

  • Congratulations to the Overall Winners of the 2017 South Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair!

    2017 AwardsCongratulations to the Overall Winners of the 2017 South Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair! The top three overall winners in the grades 9-12 category earned a Grand Award of an all expenses paid trip to the 2017 Intel ISEF May 14-19 in Los Angeles, CA. 1st Place: Ashlynn Gallagher, W.F. West High School: A Novel Approach to Understanding Cancer: Using Antitumor Agents In The G2/M DNA Damage Checkpoint In The P53 Gene On The Early Development of Zebrafish Embryos 2nd Place