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Lutheran higher education fuels critical questioning and learning in community, the purposeful work of inclusion, and of discerning one’s vocation and service in the world. Read More How We Live It In the classroom. Outside of the classroom. Cheering on the home team. Exploring the world of work. Creating. Listening. Celebrating. Take a look at this vibrant visual portrait of how we live our values at PLU. Read More Travel as a Political Act Travel expert — and proud Lutheran — Rick Steves reveals the

attention to race, class, and gender inequalities. (4) SOCI 210 : Gender and Society - ES An examination of gender as a social construction and a system of stratification. Focus is on the structural aspects of gender and upon the intersection of gender with other social categories, such as race, class, and sexuality. (4) SOCI 226 : Delinquency and Juvenile Justice An examination of juvenile delinquency in relation to the family, peer groups, community and institutional structure. Includes consideration

Latino Studies LTST 241 : Introduction to Latino Studies - IT, GE This course introduces students to the range of issues and analytical approaches that form the foundation of Latino studies. By tracing the history of the “Latino/a/x” concept in relation to key elements of sociocultural life, such as time, space, migration, identity, class, race, gender, community, power, language, nation, and rights, students will develop understandings of the particular ways in which Latino studies takes shape

Counselor, and was an active member of the PLU Scandinavian Cultural Center. A longtime member of Mountain View Lutheran Church, she participated in Altar Guild, Book Club and Women’s Bible Study. While in independent living, she served as the TLRC librarian for six years. An avid reader, Evelyn enjoyed learning about others and recommending books she thought they might enjoy. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to honor Evelyn may be made to the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community, 1301 N. Highlands

courses identified on an IB Certificate if a grade of 4 or higher is awarded. Students are advised to contact the Office of the Registrar for specific details. Running Start (Washington State)In order to transfer Running Start credits to PLU: Courses must be from an accredited Washington community college. Only 100-level or above courses will transfer credit. Students must submit an official college transcript. Grades in Running Start courses must be a C- or higher. If a student earns an AA-DTA or AS

courses identified on an IB Certificate if a grade of 4 or higher is awarded. Students are advised to contact the Office of the Registrar for specific details. Running Start (Washington State)In order to transfer Running Start credits to PLU: Courses must be from an accredited Washington community college. Only 100-level or above courses will transfer credit. Students must submit an official college transcript. Grades in Running Start courses must be a C- or higher. If a student earns an AA-DTA or AS

Series had a stable foundation, allowing Barot and Skipper to focus their energies on bringing writers to campus. Visiting Writer Series Broadsides Jason Skipper, Co-Director of the Visiting Writer Series Each spring, Barot and Skipper meet to discuss what writers they want to invite to PLU. One main criterion is matching writers’ work with the campus community. “We think about how this work could connect to the students at PLU,” says Skipper, “and how could the students here learn something from

early childhood illness. To this day, I think about the different lives these brothers have likely lived due only to unfortunate circumstances compounded by inadequate healthcare. It also makes me reflect on the loss to the community due to the potential missed contributions by this boy, as well as the macro-economic missed opportunities due to the global burden of disease. +Enlarge Photo Malloy attended Seattle University Law School, studied intellectual property law and took a position at the

Harstad Day of Giving Oct. 14, 2016 The Rev. Bjug Harstad, founder of Pacific Lutheran University, trudged through the frozen Yukon in 1898 in hopes of bringing home gold for Pacific Lutheran Academy. That intrepid spirit will be honored by the entire PLU community for the third annual Bjug Harstad Day of Giving on Friday, Oct. 14. All gifts made on Bjug Day will be matched dollar for dollar toward student scholarships, thanks to a generous group of Lutes. All are invited to participate in the

similar to the one she encountered in Parkland some 24 years ago. “Even though the program was small,” Cohen said, “the values are the same.” Beyond what she learned through her coursework, and beyond the tactical duties of her various roles within PLU’s athletic department, there was something about the community that Cohen will remember forever. “The family atmosphere of that program, and PLU in general — and the transferability of what we were learning to the work experience I was given — I think