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  • How do you pay tribute to those who came before you? Jen Rude (full oral history interview here)Almost 25 years after Beth and Tom came out to PLU’s campus community, Jen Rude became the first queer-identified pastor at an ELCA-affiliated university… PLU. Over her own life, Pastor Jen has witnessed the ways that the Lutheran church has evolved on its views towards queer people and has herself participated in activism to move the ELCA towards greater acceptance and celebration of LGBTQ people

  • Corporation MeetingCongregation Relations350SeptemberPI, CP Convocation Office of the President1000SeptemberPI, AC Constitution DayOffice of the Provost200-250September Study Away FairWang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education100September Lutheran Studies ConferencesReligion DepartmentSeptemberPI Environmental Studies DinnerEnvironmental Studies50September HomecomingOffice of Alumni and Constituent Relations1100OctoberPI, CP Alumni Board (paired w/homecoming)Office of Alumni and Constituent

  • PLU, MultiCare and WSU’s College of Medicine roll out exciting new health care partnership Posted by: Zach Powers / February 7, 2024 February 7, 2024 More than 140 health care providers, educators, and community leaders gathered earlier today at Pacific Lutheran University for the announcement of the Partnership for Health Innovation. The exciting new partnership unites PLU, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine around two common goals: preparing

  • applied to, save for one,” Thames said. “I was initially thinking New York University’s Magazine Writing program, but then USC came along and offered to pay for school as well as provide living wages.” Despite her current success, Thames’ journey toward graduate school has been replete with challenges. With three demanding jobs and a rigorous course load, Thames had to learn strategies for time management and self-care. Although Netflix served as a favorite reprieve, it was the support of friends that

  • Endowment for Jazz Studies. A non-competitive music event, this festival aims to provide helpful feedback to jazz ensembles and band directors; to inspire the next generations of jazz musicians through professional concerts, clinics, and masterclasses; and to build connections in the jazz community within our region and beyond. Festival Highlights Performance/clinic: Each school band will perform and receive a 30-minute clinic from two professional jazz educators following their performance on stage

  • Gender & Sexuality WeekOctober 9th - 13th, 2023Gender & Sexuality Week is an opportunity for the PLU community to individually and collectively explore concepts of gender and sexuality as they relate to each of us, across our campus, and in our broader communities. We invite you to join us in critically considering and intentionally celebrating the ways that these concepts contribute to who we are. How is Consent non-binary? Mon Oct 9 @ 9:15am + 12:30pm; Tues Oct 10 @ noon + 12:30pm DJS Lounge

  • PLU Working Groups: Thoughts on Sustainability“PLU’s aspiration to become an even more diverse, just, and sustainable community in the years ahead flows from our mission and from our Lutheran heritage.” (PLU 2020, p 54) “Sustainability is a value that emphasizes the inseparable importance of environmental, economic, and ethical principles; it is also a goal that calls us to ensure that our present way of life does not degrade that of future generations, but in fact leaves the world better

  • Posted on November 27, 2017October 31, 2018 Commemoration, Culture, and Coco: Exploring Día de Muertos in Mexico Día de los Muertos is a holiday in Oaxaca, México that brings together the community in a week of celebrations, festivals, and gatherings. It’s a community effort with preparations beginning weeks beforehand and lots of behind the scenes work. The week is filled with events that unite Oaxaca, including plays, live concerts, and daily parades. … Continue reading Commemoration, Culture

  • ), South African National Youth Orchestra, Youth Orchestra of Andalusia and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra. Ioannides sits on numerous advisory and community boards and served as panelist of the National Endowment for the Arts and delegate at the World Culture Summit in Abu-Dhabi. In 2024 she will return to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Women in Classical Music Symposium. Nominations:High school directors or youth symphony directors, please use the link provided below to nominate and recommend

  • scientists. Experimenting, analyzing, and observing at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, they were able to assist in making scientific breakthroughs for healthier lives in every community. For Murdoch, the Fred Hutch Cancer Center Internship provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain lab experience. Read more about their experience below! Murdoch working with the Acute Myeloid Leukemia cells in a biohazard hood. Fred Hutch Cancer Center Summer Internship ScholarshipAre you interested in gaining hands-on