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  • Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.

    the world and more. This year’s laureate focuses her work on clean water and sanitation projects in rural Bolivia. Pennye Nixon is founder and director of operations for Etta Projects, an organization created in memory of her daughter, who died when she was 16 in a bus crash in Bolivia just three months into her Rotary International exchange program. Nixon believes that quality health care and sanitation create peaceful conditions, in which stable communities can progress and grow. “Peace is the

  • PLU’s General Education Program prepares graduates to ask significant questions, engage relevant knowledge, and wrestle with complex issues.

    the world from various perspectives. PLU thus educates students for courageous lives: lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – for other people, their communities, and the earth. General Education is important for who you are and who you will become. We invite you to see the way in which this program intersects with your major and electives, and prepares you for meaningful careers and courageous lives.Quick Links Course Catalog 2024-25 GenEd Program Info General Education LOs

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  • New Student Orientation, also known as PLU orientation or LUTE Welcome. Whether you are a first-year, transfer, or international student, LUTE Welcome orientation will assist in a smooth and

    Save the Dates for Fall 2024 LUTE Welcome: New First-Year & Transfer Students: Friday, August 30 – Tuesday, September 3 Families & Supporters: Friday, August 30 & Sunday, September 1 International Students (additional sessions): Tuesday, August 27 – Friday, August 30 A Note about Accessibility & Health Safety InformationAccommodations: To request accommodations, contact engage@plu.edu. Health & Safety: To learn more about PLU’s policies and practices related to vaccines and other health

    New Student Orientation
  • Four PLU women from the Department of Economics present their research at a national undergraduate conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

    ’17 also values that bond. She studied the effect of health status on economic growth, and struggled with some of the public responses she received amid her presentation in Memphis. “People weren’t afraid to be critical,” she said. “That was not something I had experience with. It was difficult at first.” Domini confided in Travis for emotional support before, during and after the experience. “She helped me realize that just because people are curious and have questions, doesn’t meant that what

  • The symposium “Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation” will explore the impact of sports and consider the ways in which sports and recreation both contribute to, and can be used to

    2010 International Symposium Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation As early as the 1920s, journalists described sports in America as an obsession. But of course the United States is not alone in being captivated by its ever-increasing international appeal. The symposium “Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation” will explore the impact of sports and consider the ways in which sports and recreation both contribute to, and can be used to understand, the complexities

    Wang Center Symposium
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2015)- Throughout the week of Nov. 8-14 Pacific Lutheran University is hosting a trio of events celebrating and resourcing veterans and military service members. On Wednesday morning, the university will host a Veterans Day Celebration. On Saturday morning, it will host…

    services, education benefits, employment opportunities, post-traumatic stress disorder, housing and a number of other subjects of concern to many local veterans. There will also be a number of representatives on hand to offer self-care and veteran care resources to spouses and dependent children of veterans. The fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Anderson University Center and is co-sponsored by the Tacoma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Social Action Committee. Admission to

  • The 9th Wang Center Symposium – Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference – takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S.

    REMINDER: March 6 keynote with Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb has been cancelled due to travel disruption. Click here for symposium recordings!Thank you for an incredible symposium!March 5-6, 2020, Anderson University Center PRÉCIS9th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMDisarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and DifferenceThe 9th Wang Center Symposium takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S. and globally as well as its primary consequence, the increasing inability to

    Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education
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  • Marketing and Communications is PLU’s in-house marketing, creative, digital, and communications management group.

    The university is changing it’s shipping address. Pierce County is updating the PLU Mail Services address to better align with the local emergency response system. This update will also provide Amazon, FedEx, and other drivers with a more direct and secure delivery route. VISIT FAQs RESOLUTE MAGAZINE | FALL 2023 Read our newest magazine. More We have a powerful collective story to tell For over 130 years, Pacific Lutheran University has been preparing each generation to lead meaningful, purpose

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  • -relatedness of their institutions, especially as these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. In compelling and inspiring ways, each essay invites educators to the work of caring for students so that they can care for others, and appropriately troubles easy understandings of service, love, and the common good.   Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: From the Publisher Mark Wilhelm Building a Developmental Framework for Vocational Reflection at Thiel