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  • 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Holocaust Distortion And Denial” Presented by Dr. Yehuda Bauer and Dr. Christopher Browning, experts in Holocaust studies. Oct. 27, 2021 | On-campus and Virtual Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad Vashem, in

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Conference ScheduleConference Registration The conference is free and open to the public. “Anatomy in National Socialist (Nazi) Germany - Politics, Science, Ethics and Legacies”7:00 p.m. – Keynote (Regency Room, AUC) In this talk, the history of the interaction between anatomists and politics in Nazi Germany will be presented, as well as the changes in the traditional anatomical body procurement during that time, which included rising numbers of victims of the Nazi regime. The use of these

  • Kailey Lyman '16Following her dreams for teaching math and soccerKailey Lyman ’16 had a dream to teach math and coach soccer at the same time.  Her passion for math and soccer, coupled with the support and opportunities from PLU, helped her to achieve her goals. A dream has come true After Lyman graduated from the Master of Arts in Education program, she found her dream opportunity at Whitman Middle School in the Seattle School District.  She is now teaching eighth grade math and geometry as

  • Videos Spotlighting the Master of Arts of Marriage and Family Therapy4 Reasons to Choose PLU MFT ProgramShiva Sabet-Kazilas, a graduate from PLU Marriage and Family Therapy program, discusses the reasons why she chose PLU to complete her graduate studies. Since graduating in 2013, Shiva has been working as a Family Therapist.Where MFT Graduates WorkThe skills learned in PLU Marriage and Family Therapy program are versatile and allow you to apply them in many different career fields. In this

  • Faculty Resources The Center for Military Student Support is here to assist you with how to best support your military affiliated students in the classroom to help them learn most effectively. DiversityStudent veterans are more likely to: Be older Be married Have children Have a disability Be working full or part-time Be a first-generation student Military Service Top skills and attributes strengthened by military service: Work ethic and discipline Teamwork Leadership and management Mental

  • Workshops Dates and Topics by New Faculty CohortPlease save the date for these important workshops as they are added. Attendance at each meeting for your cohort is expected. If you have questions regarding your specific cohort or are unable to attend a meeting of your cohort, please contact Laree Winer (winerll@plu.edu). 2023-2025 Cohort Fall 2023Please save the date for the upcoming Faculty Workshops: Friday, September 22 – 3:00-4:30 pm | Hauge Admin 101 Antonios Finitsis, Executive Director

  • November 12, 2012 Leannna Davis, President of the Student Veterans Association, and who served in the US Air Force, talks about the importance of duty and integrity. (Photo by PLU Photographer, John Froschauer). Honoring those who serve and protect Leanna Davis doesn’t see anything extraordinary about signing up in the U.S. Air Force and volunteering for three tours of Afghanistan after 9-11. It was part of her duty, and her honor to serve her country, she told the assembled crowd on Monday, as

  • January 1, 2013 Chair’s report on scholarships and activities By Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies Bob Ericksen received several notable invitations this year, including an opportunity to give the annual Raul Hilberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Vermont. Hilberg spent his entire career at this university, becoming the father of Holocaust Studies with his groundbreaking book, The Destruction of the European Jews (1961). Erickson arrived in Vermont the weekend

  • May 1, 2014 Art in—and for—the Community PLU students prepare the Parkland Post Office wall for a community mural. (Photo: Parkland Community Mural Project) Parkland Community Mural Project is a Shared Reflection of History and Identity By Shunying Wang ’15 Learn more about ‘€”and work on!’ €”the mural project On Facebook. On the project blog. Volunteers are welcome to help paint the mural; May painting dates are scheduled for Saturday, May 10; Saturday, May 17; Wednesday, May 21; Friday, May

  • Lutes learn self defense from Karate Club Posted by: Kari Plog / October 5, 2017 Image: Lutes practice self defense as part of five-week training, sponsored by the Karate Club, the Center for Gender Equity and Harstad Hall. (Photo by Oliver Johnson ’18) October 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 5, 2017)- “If you find yourself in a confrontation, the first thing you want to do is get low,” said master karate instructor Marc Cordice, moving his body into