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  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus Liz Perle, writer and granddaughter of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Paul Shapiro, Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Loren Steinbrecher, son of Kurt Steinbrecher, one of the children rescued by Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Maria Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science, PLU (author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth) Convener: Beth Kraig, Professor

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus Liz Perle, writer and granddaughter of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Paul Shapiro, Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Loren Steinbrecher, son of Kurt Steinbrecher, one of the children rescued by Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Maria Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science, PLU (author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth) Convener: Beth Kraig, Professor

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus Liz Perle, writer and granddaughter of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Paul Shapiro, Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Loren Steinbrecher, son of Kurt Steinbrecher, one of the children rescued by Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Maria Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science, PLU (author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth) Convener: Beth Kraig, Professor

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus Liz Perle, writer and granddaughter of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Paul Shapiro, Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Loren Steinbrecher, son of Kurt Steinbrecher, one of the children rescued by Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Maria Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science, PLU (author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth) Convener: Beth Kraig, Professor

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus Liz Perle, writer and granddaughter of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Paul Shapiro, Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Loren Steinbrecher, son of Kurt Steinbrecher, one of the children rescued by Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Maria Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science, PLU (author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth) Convener: Beth Kraig, Professor

  • 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…

    is not a science course. As we work to design our starship, we will find that many of the lessons we learn can be directly applied on Earth.” In the first few weeks of class, Heath’s goal is to convince students that they are actually building a starship. It’s the most important part of the course because the starship concept forces students to think beyond their assumptions. When Heath was designing the class back in 2016, he asked people what they thought were the most damaging things humans

  • Global studies major Cora Beeson ’24 spent four months in Indonesia last spring for a study abroad semester. Little did she know the research she conducted there would lead to a presentation at the esteemed 2024 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame’s…

    Scholarship Weekend — and being awarded the Harstad Founder’s Scholarship. “The people I’ve met at PLU have inspired me to do well in multiple areas, because it’s possible to do many things at once,” she notes — including a roommate who excels in environmental studies, chemistry, and piano. Over the past four years, Beeson’s interests have included orchestra, dance, photography and art. During her time at PLU, Beeson maintained several leadership positions, including social justice director of the

  • Beginning in Fall 2024, PLU will be welcoming Dr. Justin Murphy-Mancini as the Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance . Murphy-Mancini began organ study at age 10, beginning his journey in church, “quite literally as soon as I was tall enough…

    PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance Posted by: Liza Conboy / January 29, 2024 January 29, 2024 By Liza ConboyPLU College of Professional Studies Beginning in Fall 2024, PLU will be welcoming Dr. Justin Murphy-Mancini as the Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance. Murphy-Mancini began organ study at age 10, beginning his journey in church, “quite literally as soon as I was tall enough to reach the pedalboard,” he

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University students interested in creative media such as film and television no longer will have to wait for “the real world” to start learning about those industries, or how to generate content for their portfolios. Through the Center for…

    Center for Media Studies to Offer New Creative Media Course in Fall ’15 Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 31, 2015 Image: The cast and crew of the CMS student television show “Dear Emily” take the stage at a January kickoff party in The Cave. (Photo: Center for Media Studies) March 31, 2015 By Natalie DeFord ‘16For PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University students interested in creative media such as film and television no longer will have to wait

  • At Pacific Lutheran University, natural science research can lead students all the way to Antarctica and back again. For environmental studies majors, there’s also important data to collect and analyze within a stone’s throw of the university’s campus. Clover Creek flows 14 miles through Parkland,…

    PLU environmental studies students chart the challenges facing the nearby Clover Creek Watershed Posted by: Zach Powers / January 7, 2020 Image: PLU students in the Fall 2019 Environmental Studies 350 course take a quick photo break during a water sample collection excursion. (Photos courtesy of Claire Todd.) January 7, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsAt Pacific Lutheran University, natural science research can lead students all the way to Antarctica and back again. For