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Harstad Endowed Curricular Development GrantsThe annual Harstad Endowed Curricular Grants are intended to fund the development of curricula that highlight the culture, values, intellectual contributions, and history of Scandinavia to ensure that connections to the university’s heritage are vibrant, current, and accessible to students across fields of study.Deadline to apply is April 12, 2024Applications are due to the Office of the Provost, with copy to college dean. 2024-2025 Info and

2017-18 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture “ Bjug Harstad – A Man For All Seasons“ Bjug Harstad was a remarkable man- sturdy, plain-spoken, determined, and administratively able. Without his leadership, the Lutheran church among Norwegian Americans in the Pacific Northwest would have been much slower to develop and Pacific Lutheran University might not exist. He was a man of many parts, a man for all seasons.Dr. Phil Nordquist, Professor Emertius of HistoryPhilip Akerson Nordquist is the grandson of

Holocaust Studies Professorship turns into Holocaust ChairNew gifts in 2010 in support of the Kurt Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Holocaust studies is not a new idea at PLU. It is an area of academic distinction and excellence that has been built

Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change https://www.plu.edu/innovation-change/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 brisketr brisketr https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c3c162cf18d0aeb2bed050701e5f9b0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 1, 2019 October 1, 2019 Dear Colleagues, Two weeks ago I wrote to you sharing details of the Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change and requested nominations of community members

FacilitiesThe College of Natural Sciences is home to the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, Psychology, and Physics departments, as well as the Environmental Studies and Data Science programs. The Morken Center for Learning and Technology houses the Office of the Dean, the Computer Science Department, the Mathematics Department, and the Data Science Program. The Biology Department, Chemistry Department, Earth Science Department, Physics Department, and

prioritizing the first-generation student experience, it rarely crossed her mind. Now, the dean of natural sciences wears it on a button — during new-student orientation, move-in day, even at events where prospective students might surface. “For a long time, I didn’t really think about being first-generation,” said Auman, who also serves as professor of biology. “It’s not like I put that label on myself. In more recent years, as PLU has put more of an emphasis on trying to support first-generation students

Lutheran University started prioritizing the first-generation student experience, it rarely crossed her mind. Now, the dean of natural sciences wears it on a button — during new-student orientation, move-in day, even at events where prospective students might surface. “For a long time, I didn’t really think about being first-generation,” said Auman, who also serves as professor of biology. “It’s not like I put that label on myself. In more recent years, as PLU has put more of an emphasis on trying to

GSRS 201 : Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies - AAn interdisciplinary introduction to the concepts, themes, topics, and methods that are central to the study of gender, sexuality, race, and their relationship to other identity categories. Central concepts include knowledge production, the social construction of identity, theories of intersectionality, reflecting on power and privilege, and experimenting with different aspects of praxis and activism. Open to all students

Development and Social JusticeStandards of living have increased dramatically worldwide over the past 100 years, yet poverty and inequality remain features of our world. Continued improvement in human well-being for all involves economic growth, reducing poverty, and addressing inequities and issues of social justice, for example in wealth, political freedom, education, and health care. Given the complexity of development processes and of the diverse array of responses to poverty and  social