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  • The Powell Family StoryThey hid in an attic to escape the violent systematic and repeated anti-Jewish rioting. They would not all make it out alive. It was a time when innocent men, women and children were being murdered, raped and their property damaged or stolen. You might be thinking that this story is from the Holocaust, but in actuality, it took place during the pogroms that were taking place in Russia, during the early 1900’s. When the Russian militia started going into the towns and

  • Students take on the new Karen Hille Phillips Center Mainstage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 19, 2014 March 19, 2014 APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium. The production will run March 6*, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7:30pm and March 16 at 2pm. Produced by our

  • February 27, 2014 Service in Between Schooling Biology Graduate Spends a Year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps Between PLU and Med School By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Anthony Markuson ’13 traveled the world as a Pacific Lutheran University student and moved across the country as a new graduate—and, always, everywhere, a little bit of PLU goes with him. Anthony Markuson, right, jokes around with a resident of the group home in Baltimore where Markuson is working with the Lutheran Volunteer Corps before

  • March 5, 2014 PLU Peace Scholars leave for Nobel Peace Prize Forum Juniors Andrew Larsen and Amy Delo will be attending the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize forum this year in Minneapolis. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Dr. William Foege ’57 is a keynote speaker at the event By Barbara Clements Content Director, Marketing and Communications Two Pacific Lutheran University students fly off to Minneapolis the week of March 3 to begin fulfilling their dreams of someday working in the Peace Corps or working on

  • Training AirborneIf jumping out of a perfectly good airplane sounds like fun, then Airborne School may be of interest to you.  Earn the wings of a U.S. Army Paratrooper at this three week school located in beautiful Fort Benning, Georgia.  Airborne School is offered to qualified cadets during the summer of their freshman, sophomore, and junior years. AIRBORNE!!! Air AssaultLearn how to establish helicopter landing zones, prepare sling loads for Air Assault operations, and learn how to rappel

  • Students take on the new Karen Hille Phillips Center Mainstage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 19, 2014 March 19, 2014 APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium. The production will run March 6*, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7:30pm and March 16 at 2pm. Produced by our

  • Commute Smart OptionsReady to save time and money with a Smart Commute? PLU offers lots of options: Driving Alone Riding the Bus Carpooling and Vanpooling Bicycling Compressed Work Week and Working from HomeHow Much Can You Save?If you drive alone, the commute cost calculator can show you how much money you spend on your commute and the savings other commute options could offer.Driving AloneEmployees who regularly choose a Commute Smart option can still drive alone to work a few days a month

  • Chinese Literacy ProjectCIWA launched the Chinese Literacy Project in Spring of 2016 in Seattle’s Mandarin Dual Language Immersion Programs at Beacon Hill International School, Dearborn Park International School, and Mercer International Middle School. (To learn more about these schools, visit Asia Society CELIN > Seattle Mandarin Immersion Programs (2015).) Our goal is to create a set of resources and curriculum frameworks that will benefit these Mandarin Dual Language Immersion Programs, but

  • Residence Halls - There's a Place for Everyone!At PLU, we don’t call our living facilities “dorms” – residence halls are so much more! PLU provides quality on-campus living and learning environments that encourage and enhance engagement in and enjoyment of your college experience. Residential students are supported academically and socially where they make their home on-campus so they can thrive holistically while at PLU. Upper Campus Harstad Hall is the most historic building on campus, once

  • Frequently Asked QuestionsDoes Title IX only address equity in athletics?No.  Athletic programs are only a small part of Title IX.  The other components of Title IX include: •    Recruitment, Admissions, Financial Aid and Scholarships •    Course Offerings and Access •    Pregnancy and Parenting •    Hiring and Retention of Employees •    Benefits and Leave Title IX also strictly prohibits any and all sexual misconduct, as well as the prevention of and response to. Are Title IX, Clery Act, and