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and executed by Melannie Cunningham, director of multicultural recruitment, the Gospel Experience is a two-hour concert that showcases various gospel music groups within Tacoma’s African-American community, as well as PLU’s own gospel choir. Cunningham said the inclusive event is one way to connect the university to a community in Pierce County that is traditionally underrepresented in PLU’s student body. It showcases the university to those beyond campus borders and introduces current students

PLU senior Kelly Hall prepares to graduate with an indigenous studies major she designed herself Posted by: Kari Plog / May 6, 2016 Image: Kelly Hall ’16 is graduating this spring with an individualized major in Native American and indigenous studies. (Photo courtesy of Hall). May 6, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted

Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2018 Image: Michael Diambri receives award in New York City, June 2018. July 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18, a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Literature. Like

volunteers from PLU’s music department – including students and faculty members Ed Powell and Ron Gerhardstein, director and associate director of bands, respectively. None of the volunteers spoke Japanese, so Takekawa served as a translator. Takekawa said each group influenced each other as they rehearsed and performed together. “I know both cultures pretty well,” she said. “The mix of culture I have in me I like to share.” Typically, American students are more talkative and sometimes get distracted

member of the PLU women’s soccer team, Cheryl earned all-American honors, was named the Adidas NAIA player of the year, was a two-time all-American scholar athlete and a two-time national champion. She also played point guard on the PLU women’s basketball team and has been inducted into the PLU athletics hall of fame. Colleen Hacker, Ph.D., is a professor of kinesiology at PLU and an international authority in sports psychology. She served as the head coach of the PLU women’s soccer team from 1980 to

” defined by the experience of exile. Most of the Uruguayan filmic production dealing with what happened during the military regime that controlled this South American country (1973-1984) still focuses on the testimonies of those who survived state terrorism in the prisons, their strategies of resistance and their memories of pain. Needless to say, those voices have been crucial over the years to raising awareness about the nature and the magnitude of the human rights violations committed in the country

New book by Prof. Maria Chávez honored by American Political Science Association Latino Caucus Posted by: bennetrr / August 18, 2020 Image: Associate Professor of Political Science Maria Chávez speaking at TEDxTacoma on Saturday, March 21, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 18, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21Marketing & CommunicationsThe most recent book by Maria Chávez, professor of political science, has been honored with the Latino Politics Best Book Prize by the American Political

Diversity Center, include the Latino Youth Summit on Oct. 3 and a Día de Los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1.Latino Studies LectureLast spring, PLU was invited to partner with the Tacoma Art Museum, Centro Latino and the University of Puget Sound in applying for the Latino Americans grant from the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Emily Davidson in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during a May 2015 research trip. (Photo courtesy

require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU Hebrew Idol.The competition features short films written, filmed and edited by students in Finitsis’ course titled “Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible.” Each year, online voting by students determines the top three movies, which go on to face evaluation by a panel of judges. This year

.” Michael is working towards a History degree at PLU and is scheduled to graduate in May, 2018. Teresa Hackler’s project is entitled “Exclusion laws in Oregon and the context of African American health outcomes.” Teresa is a History major on the way to nursing school, scheduled to graduate from PLU after J-term 2018. Alex Lund’s project is entitled “Trains, Grains, and Elevators: Economic and Cultural Shifts of Agricultural Communities in Northeastern Montana, 1910-2003.” Alex is a double major (Biology