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  • history of technology news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? By Damian Alessandro. Innovation .  If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time,… November 8, 2017 Damian Alessandrodisruptionentrepreneurial thinkinghistory of technologyInnovation minorinterdisciplinary

  • Philosophy news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Getting Creative: PLU’s Gateway Class in Innovation Studies By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It… September 3, 2018 Hist/Phil 248historyinnovation studiesMichael HalvorsonMichael SchleeterPhilosophySarah Cornell-Maier

  • This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here  on the Provost…

    Why Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters Posted by: Thomas Krise / March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost webpage.) SEMAC is a university standing committee with the responsibility to lead the development and the

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new history class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one.…

    for History and Philosophy students, and those interested in Innovation Studies. After sitting down with Professor Michael Halvorson, one of the instructors, I think that the new course will be a fascinating introduction to very tangible skills–with a few surprises. Two Classes in One Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies An important aspect of Hist/Phil 248 is that it is really two classes built into one. Students register for the History 248 section (led by Michael Halvorson) or the

  • Cassio Vianna, Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, 2018-present David Deacon-Joyner, Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, 2000-2018 David Robbins, former Chair, PLU Music

    A History of Jazz Under The Stars Jazz Under the Stars—two decades of great jazz concerts at Pacific Lutheran University. Tucked away in the Tacoma suburb of Parkland, Washington, JUTS has quietly and modestly offered free outdoor concerts to its community, a community of loyal concertgoers that has expanded to the greater metropolitan area and beyond. Jazz Under the Stars had its beginnings in 1997 when Phase 2 of construction on the Mary Baker Russell Music Center was completed. Judy Carr

  • The curriculum for the Business and Economic History program at PLU is administered by the History department, and taught by the Benson Family Chair.

    2024 Benson Summer Research Project Released Recording of 17th Benson Lecture on Adam Smith Watch Now Our Home The Business and Economic History Program is part of the Department of History, housed in Xavier Hall on upper campus. Interactive Campus Map Business and Economic History Program at PLUBusiness and economic history involves the study of business organizations, companies, entrepreneurs, workers, products, and consumers, as well as the economic forces that have shaped culture and

    Business and Economic History Program
    253-535-8305
    Xavier, Room 101 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • New Delete Philosophy Academic Programs all programs program website Philosophy Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts Video Transcription Philosophy Major Minute Transcription [video: Prof. Sergia Hay sits in her office, posters on the wall behind her and shelves of books next to her.] Prof. Sergia Hay, Associate Professor of Philosophy: Hi, I’m Sergia Hay, Associate Professor of Philosophy. This is my Major Minute. [video: Over the video of Prof. Hay, the header

  • Communication, Media & Design Arts faculty and staff.

    Heather Mathews Chair & Associate Professor of Art History Full Profile 253-535-7574 hmathews@plu.edu

  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it… December 20, 2022 AcademicsBiologyCommunityCreatorCurrent StudentsDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationInvolvementLife on CampusLutheran Higher EducationMathematicsPacific

  • In September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in

    Bringing the Past to Life in the PresentIn September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in Scandinavian Area Studies, which Dr. Schroeder supervised. The exhibit encouraged visitors to interact with conceptions of the past and Nordic identities by presenting KD Williams’ fieldwork with Viking Age and medievalist re-enactors. Groups that were featured in particular