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humanities can and should learn from the living presence and complex reality of non-human animals. And the “intellectual and aesthetic transformations” that our teaching makes possible are reflected in the pedagogical insights of professors Jen Jenkins and Kirsten Christensen, who explain their interdisciplinary approach to teaching the literature and cultural history of the German-speaking world. The Energizing Challenge of Diversity In 1993, Dean Paul Menzel noted the division’s concerted efforts to
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Pacific Lutheran University School of Business Executive Advisory BoardThe Executive Advisory Board is a non-fiduciary board that meets twice a year, established to provide guidance, support, and assistance to the School of Business. Members of the council have resources, skills, and qualities that advance the School of Business and the Board in: Guiding program direction, strategic growth, and community connections Providing financial support both personally and through corporate connections
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March 23, 2011 Heritage Society marks 30 years of aiding PLU’s long-term future Thirty years ago Gerry Evanson ’63, Lori (Hefty ’58) Steen, Jim Sparks ’61, Director of Planned Giving Ed Larson ’57, PLU President William O. Rieke and a few others got together to solve a problem. At the time, PLU did not have much of an endowment. And they knew that, for the university to prosper, that needed to change. So the group initiated PLU’s Heritage Society, which honors people who have made estate
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February 1, 2012 Antarctic sunset. Photo taken by Samantha Dillon. Resource 2012 Wang Symposium: Our Thirsty Planet Wang Symposium: Activist fights to preserve the precious resource of water By Barbara Clements Maude Barlow didn’t start out interested in water. Nothing of the sort, she recalled recently from her home in Ottawa, Canada. In the mid-80s, Barlow was working in the women’s movement and focusing on laws that would eventually be known as the as NAFTA. While looking over various
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December 1, 2012 Newborn memories of the “oohs” and “ahs” heard in the womb By Barbara Clements University Communications Newborns are much more attuned to the sounds of their native language than first thought. In fact, these linguistic whizzes can up pick on distinctive sounds of their mother tongue while in utero, a new study has concluded. Research led by Christine Moon, a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University, shows that infants, only hours old, showed marked interest for
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PLU’s New Emergency Notification System Goes Online Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 5, 2015 Image: Campus Safety staffers monitor PLU’s new Emergency Notification System. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 5, 2015 1st Test of Outdoor Speakers Scheduled for March 10 Fire DrillBy Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—When you hear a big, booming voice in the sky on March 10, it (probably) won’t be A Message From Above. But it is a message Campus Safety
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Request for use of candles, incense or smudging for religious/cultural practice in PLU residence halls PLU is committed to honoring the cultural and religious practices of students, including Smudging for our Native American and Indigenous students, and incense burning and candle lighting as a component of religious/cultural practice. Smudging involves the burning of sacred herbs or resins in ceremony. For Native peoples, smudging is an important part of connecting to their ancestors, circle
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Ministry in a Secular Age: Sharing in the Experience of the Ministering God after a PandemicMay 25, June 1, and June 8, 2021 at 3:30pm PST The turn into a more secular and less traditionally religious culture is no news to us in ministry in the Pacific Northwest. Yet we also know that God is very much active and moving in this time and place, and our congregations often struggle to understand where we fit in to God’s ministry in our lives and in our communities.SpeakerLearn about the speakers
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Alumni Awards & Recognition ‹ Resolute Online: Fall 2014 Home Features The Deacons Billboards A New Chapter Justice in Society Art of Diplomacy Editor’s Note Setting the Course Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Features The Deacons Billboards A New Chapter Justice in Society Art of Diplomacy Editor’s Note Setting the Course Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs
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great jazz artist. He is a pillar on both the New York and national jazz scenes, having links to the great bands of Art Blakey and Horace Silver. I find his artistic voice driving both blazing and clear towards new directions in the music while paying homage to the jazz tradition. I am excited Vincent will be able to work with the Stadium High School and PLU students on what this creative music means in the greater context of our nation’s history and message to the world.” – Dr. Jared Hall
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