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  • Veterans Day offers a time for reflection, thanks As the PLU brass played the unforgettable anthems of each branch of the United States Armed Services, the soldiers, sailors and airmen in the audience, stood up to applause. That was the crescendo of the PLU Veterans…

    women who choose to serve this country.“The service to our nation is part of our rich history,” said Col. Scott E. Leith, keynote speaker. “It is always a great privilege to be in the presence of our veterans.” Master of Ceremonies Lt. Col. John Kaniss, retired, who is also the PLU construction manager, introduced Leith. The men and women of the armed services are forever linked together, no matter what military branch, by the common desire to serve, he said. “It’s all one team,” Leith said. It is

  • Hebrew Idol showcases a different view of the Bible, theology By Chris Albert According to Assistant Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis, there’s one real advantage to teaching a religion course: Nobody really knows all it entails. “They think religion is confined,” he said. “People do…

    happen next, or how long the show will last, but as long as the students blow him away with the work they put into the videos, he’ll continue supporting the project. “The best moment for me is when I sit back and they’re teaching me,” Finitsis said. “I do it because I believe in the videos, I believe in the student work. “I want to be a part of this. I like this. It’s fun.” Read Previous PLU alumna gets front row seat to soccer history Read Next Alumni Profile: Brian Ford ’95 COMMENTS*Note: All

  • PLU Women win D-III Ultimate National Championship By Steve Hansen Before Angelica “Geli” Boyden ’11 and Marissa Lyons ’10 came to PLU, they had never thrown a disc before, let alone played the sport of ultimate. “Actually, I threw the disc a few times,” Boyden”…

    “Spirit of the Game,” which encourages sportsmanship and community over wins and losses. That spirit is another thing that Boyden and Lyons like so much about the sport. “Having fun is the number-one priority,” said Lyons. And if a national championship comes with it, all the better. Read Previous PLU alumna gets front row seat to soccer history Read Next Alumni Profile: Brian Ford ’95 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

  • The White Rose member Sophie Scholl, center, was arrested by the Gestapo on Feb. 18, 1943, and, along with two other members, was executed by guillotine on Feb. 22. (Photo courtesy of The White Rose exhibit.) PLU Hosts International Photo Exhibit ‘The White Rose’ in…

    Library. The photo exhibition, created and sponsored by the Munich-based White Rose Foundation (Weiße Rose Stiftung), chronicles the brief yet intense history of the White Rose resistance movement against the Nazi regime. The exhibit is currently on tour across the United States and comes to PLU during the university’s renowned Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, March 12-14. According to exhibit organizers, The White Rose was a small, nonviolent resistance group formed in 1942 by

  • 3 Free Events at PLU Celebrate the Legacy of Thor Heyerdahl PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2014)—The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University honors the 100-year anniversary of Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl’s birth with three events that celebrate the…

    Halvorson, PLU Associate Professor of History, will facilitate the symposium, and PLU President Thomas W. Krise will deliver opening remarks. Read Previous Student Composition Wins Statewide Competition Read Next A Month of Veterans Day Events at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

  • Former PLU Professor’s Legacy Lives On The Rev. Richard Tietjen stands in front of a piece of artwork by former PLU Professor Ernst Schwidder. Schwidder’s art is found all across the country, including in PLU’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo: John…

    ,” said Tietjen. To learn more about The Ernst Schwidder Project and find out where you can see some of his work, visit www.schwidderart.org. Read Previous Lutes See The World During J-Term Read Next PLU Debaters Make History at Linfield Tournament COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 20, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University will give thanks to 120 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McChord by hosting a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner for them on campus on Nov. 26. The JBLM soldiers, from all over the world, still are awaiting processing and assignments…

    Debaters Make History at Linfield Tournament Read Next PLU Hosts Free Resource Summit for Veterans Communitywide COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2015)— Pacific Lutheran University’s Speech and Debate team returned from competition at Western Washington University with major honors: The team earned a coveted debate sweepstakes award for the 2014-15 season—its first such award since 2005—which honors PLU’s performance over the year…

    ) “I’m really proud to have made it that far,” Ballard said. “I’m excited to debate for PLU as often as I can.” Directed by Justin Eckstein, PLU’s Speech and Debate team has a long history of intercollegiate forensics competition. Founded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated forensics programs in the country. In the 2013-14 season, the PLU speech and debate team made it to eliminations at every single tournament it attended. On average, the program attends 10 tournaments

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2015)- Tears were shed, laughs were had and ovations were given in response to the stories of Ela Stein Weissberger. Weissberger visited Pacific Lutheran University on March 5 for the Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Her speech in the…

    hear in history class has really happened to this woman.” Shannon Kelley ’18 said. “Knowing the mass deaths of the Holocausts already had an impact on me, but this made it personal.” For more information about Weissberger’s story, visit the March 2014 profile at The Seattle Times. Children's Voices: The Holocaust & BeyondThe Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: March 3-6 at PLU Read Previous PLU Faculty Members to Present at TEDx Tacoma Read Next PLU’s School of Nursing

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been closely connected to the Scandinavian world—and to the local Scandinavian community—since its founding by Norwegian Bjug Harstad in 1890. These days, PLU’s Nordic roots are reflected across campus: in building names, artwork, Scandinavian Area Studies programs…

    opening reception on Sept. 26) It’s a huge opportunity—literally—to showcase PLU: The exhibition is anchored by five 5-by-8-foot canvas tapestries displaying photos from eras of PLU’s history. Each banner is accompanied by a plaque with information about each era, and separate panels chronicle the evolution of Lutheran education in the Pacific Northwest and at PLU specifically. The exhibition also includes maps, interactive media and selected historic items from PLU’s Archives. SCC Director Elisabeth