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social justice. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) “The goal was to make it absolutely ecumenical,” Moore said. “They wanted an open-arms book.” That’s exactly what The Saint John’s Bible is, in size and philosophy. PLU will use it to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation as part of its yearlong Re•forming series. The university is hosting a volume of the Heritage Edition — part of a series of 299 authentically reproduced versions designed to be shared more widely than the handwritten original. The

up just outside the gates of Joint Base Lewis- McChord in Tillicum and graduated from Clover Park High School in 2008. He was one of the first group of Act Six Scholars – a national group providing scholarships and social justice leadership training for students – on PLU’s campus. The program had profound impacts on his world view. “For somebody in my situation, getting a full ride scholarship to attend PLU made it a financial reality,” he said. “If not for Act Six, I would not have been able to

, Asieh Mahyar serves as the interim Director of Orchestral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University and Symphony Orchestra Conductor at West Seattle Community Orchestra. A Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University, Ms. Mahyar received her MM in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and her BM in Choral Conducting from Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, Armenia. Coming from Iran and one of the very few female conductors from

faculty members helps students become entrenched in their studies. Through student-faculty research, students incorporate their own experiences with academia in a way that Lewis says improves critical thinking, writing and understanding of students’ subjects of interest. Cynthia Waite '20 Waite’s project, a study of faculty-student mentoring, caught the spirit of the day. Psychology Professor Wendelyn Shore, an expert on the topic, was Waite’s mentor, and was intrigued to hear Waite characterized

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By Mollie Smith ’17 and Mandi LeCompte Jennifer Rhyne first came to PLU in 2005 when her husband, Jim Brown, was offered a job as the chair of voice studies in the Department of Music. In her first few years, she taught a few flute students, but as the years went by her responsibilities eventually grew to include instructing theory classes and directing the flute ensemble. In 2015 a full-time, tenure-track position for a flute and theory professor opened, and a national search ensued. Rhyne

1988 Rieke Leadership AwardPresident Rieke establishes the Rieke Leadership Award, a scholarship for students invested in diversity and inclusion working 1990 Women’s Center establishedWomen’s Center of Pacific Lutheran University established in East Campus. Women’s StudiesWomen’s Studies Minor passed by faculty.   1993 PLU 2000“Activating the Commitment to Diversity” identified as one of five university axioms through the PLU 2000 long-range planning process. 1994 Diversity in the Core