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PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

betterment of humanity. All of these people shared common attitudes, commitments and acted upon them, but it was not necessary that the same ideas, understood in the same way, led them to these actions and commitments. Le Chambon was a faith community founded not so much based upon an explicitly shared theological doctrine, but on a shared sense of identity, on common perspectives that allowed them to work in concert without having to coordinate and agree on a plan of action in advance. Out of necessity

. Professor Chavez’s presentation topic is a part of the Race & Identity series and is titled, “How Latina/Latino Representation Can Improve Democracy”.  Professor Chavez draws from interviews, policy analysis, and personal experience, investigating the obstacles contributing to this underrepresentation and explores ideas for how to move toward a more inclusive society and a healthier multiracial democracy. https://www.humanities.org/speaker/maria-chavez/ Learn More For more information on how to book a

and location for a J-Term study away course. 6:35: Defining symbol and “the process something comes to represent another thing.” 9:30: How can what symbols represent change over time? 13:40: What do symbols have in common with logos and brand identity? 18:55: How do leaders use and attach themselves to symbols? 19:55: Symbols that have recently been in the news and at the center of cultural dialogue. “Open to Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words

hatred and prejudice, including direct statements disavowing racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination in law or policy related to sexual orientation or gender identity. In 1993, the ELCA published a call to confront racism, to engage in public leadership and to advocate for justice. In 1994, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted the “Declaration of ELCA to Jewish Community,” which repudiates anti-Judaism and its modern successor, anti-Semitism. A policy resolution, adopted by the Churchwide Assembly

experience going to the barber shop instead of a beauty parlor for hair care, and how that choice influenced their hair journey and gender identity. A different participant discussed being called a boy by her family members after cutting her hair short and embracing her femininity in a new way through that experience. The third theme concerned hair and body health and the return to identity. “For a lot (of the women), it was a personal health choice,” Taiwo said. “Both thinking about the strength of hair

liberal arts and professional undergraduate education pragmatic or even possible? And though clearly honed in response to consumer demand, is it in fact serving the best interest of PLU, in terms of our endowment and identity, and for that matter, of the minds and careers of our students?  And finally, does it uphold, in practice, the tenets of our mission statement? In particular, does it allow a student’s undergraduate education to provide “the necessary and essential foundation for the technical

. Each work begins with a process of my design that is put into the hands of an external agent to create a visual exploration of my own narrative of anxiety, control, sexuality, and identity. Each piece ultimately represents an act of risk in ceding control of my designs and their physical expressions to another; another object, another material, another act of vulnerability.”Support for this exhibition was provided by the Pacific Lutheran University School of Arts and Communications Professional

develop their own voice and embrace their own vocal identity. PLU Vocal Studies Chair Jim Brown, invited Walker to conduct the masterclass. Brown met Walker at Loyola University when they studied under the same mentor, Philip Frohnmayer. “Phil’s studio is like a big family, so when I heard [Walker] was coming to star in a Seattle Opera production, I asked him to do a masterclass here at PLU and he quickly agreed.” Brown thinks students will learn a lot from Walker’s incredible voice, intellect, and

. “It’s comprehensively helping students take on the identity of a college student and understanding what that means,” says Dr. Eva Frey, PLU’s Dean of Students and the PLUS 100 instructor teaching McAdam’s first-year cohort. “PLUS 100 is the only class (at PLU) that explicitly talks about the behaviors needed to be successful in and outside of a college classroom.”McAdams, who just completed his first season at the helm of PLU’s football program, saw first-hand the kind of impact college skills