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  • “Tyranny of Oil” author to appear at PLU A nationally-known expert and critic of Big Oil will speak at PLU on Saturday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Nordquist Lecture Hall, off Park Avenue South. The address is free and open to the…

    October 13, 2008 “Tyranny of Oil” author to appear at PLU A nationally-known expert and critic of Big Oil will speak at PLU on Saturday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Nordquist Lecture Hall, off Park Avenue South. The address is free and open to the public. Antonia Juhasz has exposed an industry that thrives on secrecy and described how it hides its business dealings from policy makers, legislators, and most of all, from consumers to get what it wants through money, influence and

  • The W.M. Keck Observatory at PLU is utilized by PLU faculty and students for undergraduate research and serves as an integral part of the Physics Department’s introductory Astronomy course (PHYS

    The W.M. Keck Observatory at PLUThe W.M. Keck Observatory at PLU is utilized by PLU faculty and students for undergraduate research and serves as an integral part of the Physics Department’s introductory Astronomy course (PHYS 110). The observatory is also a valuable community resource that is opened for public tours each summer. PLU student organizations are also welcome and encouraged to request tours of the facility during the school year. Undergraduate research at the observatory has

  • The Department of Economics offers the unique opportunity to participate in an economics alumni mentoring program for all majors to help you prepare for your life beyond PLU.

    National Conference of Undergraduate Research Congratulations to Hanna Venera for the acceptance of her paper: "Covid19: An Econometric Analysis of Depression Rates" to the 2021 virtual National Conference of Undergraduate Research. From PLU to Public Health Amy Spieker ’09 economics/political science alumna on community health advocacy, service and building relationships. More Economics Students Expand Possibilities Four PLU women present research at national conference. View Resolute PLU Economics

    Professor Krisztina Nagy, Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 107 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    PLU Professor announced as Keynote speaker for the 2024 Latinx Youth Summit Dr. Chávez is a distinguished author, teacher and speaker with years of research experience. Dr. Chávez specializes in American government, public policy, Latino politics, and race and politics. Her work centers on the political, civic, and professional experiences of Latinos in American society and her… November 20, 2024

  • Join the national celebration of international education & exchange. PLU International Student Services and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education invite you to a week of

    Carnival Experience the traditional fishing village of Charlotteville, Tobago, as it explores new directions in organic gardening, marine research, and sustainable tourism Learn MoreOaxaca, Mexico: Development, Culture, Environment and Social Change in Mexico Explore Mexican history, development, society and environment through an interdisciplinary view of Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Mexico Learn about U.S.-Mexico relations and gain an in-depth perspective of Mexican immigration to — and the

  • Internal Activities: Involve on-campus clients, academic projects and Student Media, including the Mooring Mast, Mast TV, LASR, Saxifrage and Matrix.

    for more information about internal applications. External Activities: Pertain to off-campus clients, community outreach and public engagement efforts, as well as pre-professional development activities, including MediaLab. Click here for more information about the external application process. Professional Development: Includes offering for new and existing students, mid-career professionals, returning to school adults, and others who seek training in the Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Literacy

  • Summer 2023 Cohort Select your program below to see the schedule for students entering the cohort in Summer 2023.

    : Educational Leadership: Instructional Leadership (3) EDUC 743: Educational Finance in P12 (2) EDUC 747: Central Office and Programmatic Leadership (2) EDUC 795a: Executive Leadership Internship (1) Spring 20245 courses (8 credits) EDUC 760: Evaluation & Supervision in Educational Leadership (2) EDUC 744: Community & Family Engagement (2) EDUC 746: Crisis, Conflict, Emergency Management (2) EDUC 745: School Board Relations (1) EDUC 795a: Executive Leadership Internship (1) 2024-25 Academic Year TermCredit

  • The 14th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will occur on October 26-28, 2022 at Pacific Lutheran University. This year the conference theme is “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust.” The keynote speaker is professor of history Jan Grabowski from the…

    , Canada.  Grabowski’s research includes the issues surrounding the extermination of the Polish Jews as well as the history of Jewish-Polish relations during the 1939-1945 period. This year’s conference will also include a screening of “Three Minutes: A Lengthening,” a film based on the book by Glenn Kurtz, Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film.  “This year’s conference explores the rich and varied history of Jews in Poland,” Beth Griech-Polelle, Kurt Mayer Chair of

  •   In 2003, former PLU provosts Paul Menzel and Patricia Killen secured a $2 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to launch a program for the exploration of vocation at PLU.

    for Vocation as a permanent center within the university. Since then, the Center has continued its work to help students, staff, faculty, and alumni shape lives of meaning and purpose by promoting human and ecological flourishing. Center leadership includes the director, associate director, director of vocational reflection, director of external relations, student intern, and an advisory board of faculty and staff. We have had good success with a variety in initiatives Since its inception, Wild

  • Perspective: Rethinking the global citizen The field of Subaltern Studies came into existence to address a perceived problem with the way that existing scholarly paradigms in anthropology, Latin American studies, and many other fields, had understood the “objects” of study: people in cultures other than…

    partly, have a voice in describing themselves, rather than always being described as the Others by the dominant culture. Subaltern Studies has sometimes been misused by scholars, who have used it to give blanket explanations of power relations within a given society, rather than doing the careful work of examining the complexity of these relations in detail. However, it nevertheless proved useful to me and to my students when, as part of the 2008 PLU Fall Gateway Program in Oaxaca, we partnered with