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December 1, 2008 PLU receives a 300 year-old Torah During November, Cindy Boyce generously gave PLU a Torah with a pedigree that dates back to the 1700s.“You want to be careful what you do with them,” Boyce said about the scroll’s delicacy and how sacred it is in the Jewish faith. The 300 year-old scroll has been decommissioned for a number of years and was transcribed in Morocco. “It can’t be used in a synagogue,” said Samuel Torvend, associate professor of religion and chair of the religion

of the victims of domestic violence for a candlelight vigil in Red Square. Each T-shirt had the statement “Ask Me Why I’m Wearing Purple” written across the front. The T-Shirts and the statement seemed like an easy way to bring to light that one in five women face abuse in their lifetime, Coch said. The 900 people on campus represented that statistic within the PLU student population. “Often times it’s the easy things that make a difference,” said Jennifer Warwick, victim’s advocate at the

means almost a quarter of the 24-member court chose Pacific Lutheran University. It also means at least one ready-made set of familiar faces as Queen Marissa Modestowicz and Princesses KayLee Weist, Ji Larson, Nina Thach and Kaetlynn Brown adjust to their first year on campus. And while they all have almost-matching sashes and tiaras, their reasons for choosing PLU are as individual as they are. Larson settled on PLU after a trip to China, where she met an English-speaking alumna. “Ever since then I

chance to have a conversation. If you don’t know your roommate, that’s ok; ask questions about hobbies, music, sleeping and eating styles. If you end up with a roommate you requested, then you should be asking questions relevant to the new experience of living together. Living with an acquaintance or a friend requires just as much effort to create a positive living situation for both of you as it does with someone new! Guest Blogger: Dhaval Patel, Associate Director for Campus Life Operations Read

and printmaking festival for steamroller printing, bookbinding and more. Students showcased their work and helped create giant prints using carved 3-by-3-foot sheets of linoleum and a steamroller. Below is a collection of photographs from the weekend.   Read Previous PLU students premiere sex trafficking documentary Read Next MediaLab’s ‘Changing Currents’ nominated for Emmy COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

will be available to the public on a first-come-first-served basis. Advocates for PLU being considered as a host site included campus figures like Director of Forensics Justin Eckstein, Associate Professor and Chair of Communication and Theatre Amy Young, Associate Vice President of Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck and Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications Lace Smith — people who believe the university has a civic obligation to bring events like this to Parkland and Pierce County. The

Angela Meade Vocal Performance Scholarship Underway Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 2, 2014 January 2, 2014 On January 18, Soprano Angela Meade ‘01 performed a one-time-only benefit concert at PLU to kick off fundraising for the new Angela Meade Vocal Performance Scholarship. “During my years at PLU, I received about a third of my tuition in scholarships and I know how essential they are,” Meade wrote in the night’s program. “My parents always taught me to be thankful for what you have and

All the Steps Posted by: shortea / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow @plu_2024 on Instagram to meet your future fellow Lutes! DM the account photos & a short intro to be featured. Take our super short Enrollment Survey if you haven’t yet. Before you can request your New Student

All the Steps Posted by: shortea / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow @plu_2024 on Instagram to meet your future fellow Lutes! DM the account photos & a short intro to be featured. Take our super short Enrollment Survey if you haven’t yet. Before you can request your New Student

Paul O. Ingram Lecture announced Posted by: hassonja / January 19, 2018 January 19, 2018 The Paul O. Ingram Lecture is scheduled for February 20, 2018 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University. Guest lecturer Dr. Michelle M. Jacob will present Indigenous Environmentalism as Spiritual Responsibility. Dr. Jacob is a Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program at University of Oregon. She is an enrolled