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Luther’s native Germany was already a hotbed of discontent, with many Germans increasingly frustrated with church practices. Torvend said Luther’s path to revolution started with a personal quest to find answers to his own questions about salvation and damnation. He would frequently ask his religious superiors what he needed to do in order to be with God in the afterlife. “That really kind of drove him crazy,” Torvend said. “On the one hand he’s told he can do all these spiritual activities and the

Lutheran studies at PLU, explained that Luther’s native Germany was already a hotbed of discontent, with many Germans increasingly frustrated with church practices. Torvend said Luther’s path to revolution started with a personal quest to find answers to his own questions about salvation and damnation. He would frequently ask his religious superiors what he needed to do in order to be with God in the afterlife. “That really kind of drove him crazy,” Torvend said. “On the one hand he’s told he can do

numerous articles to historical and religious journals. One of Dr. Schnackenberg’s most frequently expressed wishes was that Pacific Lutheran University might establish a lectureship which would, on a regular basis, bring to the campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Accordingly, the Department of History and the Schnackenberg family announced on February 8, 1974, the creation of the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, to

act of resistance to oppression, and the balance between celebrating the heroic struggles of the past with the challenges of emerging as a post-colonial society that can compete with and indeed offer solutions to an increasingly connected, tumultuous and fragile world. Dr. Greg Youtz has been taking students to Trinidad and Tobago since 1999 and directed the PLU Gateway Program in T&T from 2015 to 2022. On campus his courses focused on music composition, music history, ethnomusicology and the

MSMR Graduate: Aimee Topic: How to anticipate the purchasing needs of customers. Research: The project is a descriptive study, geared toward analyzing how the products are positioned.  Determining the company’s current and potential market share is a key section of the project. Research consisted of analysis of two surveys, two focus groups, and a survey delivered to the focus groups. A key finding of the surveys shows demographic trends, commonly purchased competitors brands, favored

: Tacoma, WA Throughout my time at PLU, the Global Studies program has brought me to classrooms on four different continents. Both at home and abroad, I have had the opportunity to learn about world issues with a community of students and professors who have challenged me to see the world from another point of view. Katy Allen-Schmid '12Hometown: Kalispell, MT Quote: “I thought I didn’t like papaya… then I went to Oaxaca.”