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for her for many reasons: there is a course offered on Ancient Greek which is important to studying the New Testament, Greece has such a rich religious history, CYA has a balance of structure and independence, and it fit perfectly with her major and minor. While in Athens, Erika was able to take classes in Modern Greek (which she was able to practice by going to cafés and talking to locals) and Ancient Greek, a monotheistic religion course, a religion class on Orthodox Christianity, a philosophy

International Examiner, and once served as a high school movie critic for the Chicago Tribune. He has taught comparative ethnic studies at several universities, published a book, “Strange Fruit of the Black Pacific,” and collaborated on public arts and humanities projects on Japanese American history. Tad Monroe ’97 Tad Monroe graduated from PLU in 1997, double-majoring in communication and history. He is a community and organizational development consultant for Habitat for Humanity International , as well

, regardless of gender, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation or socioeconomic differences, makes her an ideal pastor to broaden the role of campus ministry,” Jaech said. Rude’s unique experiences taught her that the most constructive way to assist someone facing a challenging circumstance is to walk with them. She plans to do that as she meets students “where they are at” on campus. “The people I felt most supported by were the people who were willing to walk in solidarity with me,” she said. “I plan to be a

settings that welcome and honor all, regardless of gender, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation or socioeconomic differences, makes her an ideal pastor to broaden the role of campus ministry,” Jaech said. Rude’s unique experiences taught her that the most constructive way to assist someone facing a challenging circumstance is to walk with them. She plans to do that as she meets students “where they are at” on campus. “The people I felt most supported by were the people who were willing to walk in

challenges. All of these elements and others we focus on at PLU (including service, care, and leadership) help develop the skills and dispositions of character that are critical to citizenship in a global world and to living the Good Life. While skills, dispositions and preparation for the world are important to us, we also affirm the intrinsic value of the examination of various aspects of the human experience (hence Humanities), and try to convey to our students and other constituencies the

. Hammerstrom said he plans to use what he learned at the interfaith seminar in many ways. He looks forward to working with Ami Shah, Ph.D. — assistant professor of anthropology and global studies and a past participant of the seminar — as well as others across campus to build upon existing interfaith activities. “I have always worked to teach my students to engage constructively with religious diversity, regardless of their own commitments,” Hammerstrom said. “At the workshop I have learned some new ways

, fresh out of PLU’s journalism program, her home nation had one television station. Now, she’s a senior reporter at the country’s leading newspaper, which finds itself at the center of the digital media revolution. Read More Around the World in 17 Years Sirine Fodstad ’97 spent nearly two decades traveling the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway, where she is the global human resources director for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund. Read More VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1 RESOLUTE is

Endowment Growth Endowment reaches highest value ever PLU’s total endowment reached its highest value in the institution’s history at $95.2 million as of May 31, 2017, which signifies a promising future in the years to come. Our new, simplified investment approach has performed well since it was implemented a year ago. As with any long-term investment, some fluctuation in value is to be expected. We continue our policy of assuming prudent risk that we believe will yield the returns required to

Congregation—along with one special event that could happen only once every 125 years. On Saturday, join the Lute celebration of our 125th anniversary with the PLU at 125 Wine Walk , featuring 125 objects from PLU’s history and a sampling of scrumptious alumni wines. Check www.plu.edu/alumni/homecoming-2015 for updates and information, and in the meantime, enjoy this photographic tour through past PLU Homecomings! PLU Homecoming Timeline 1947 1947: The candidates for Homecoming Queen pose for a group

Conference 2017 Alumni Awards PLU Celebrates 500 Years of Re•forming Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Calendar Highlights Upcoming Events Benson Lecture Oct. 17 Brad Tilden, alumnus and CEO of Alaska Airlines, will present the 13th annual Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 7:30 p.m. More Information Knutson Lecture Nov. 7 Ulrich Duchrow, professor of theology at the University of