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The 2022 Wang Center Symposium has come to a close Thank you to all those who attended, as well as to everyone who helped make this event happen! Missed it?Watch a collection of recorded talks here:Presentation Playlist 10th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMHealing: Pathways for Restoration and RenewalMarch 9-10, 2022Virtual Event, Free Admission, Open to the PublicThis event explores the concept of healing in the broadest sense as: “Healing is an intervention, an outcome, and a process, and at times, all

University Mission StatementPacific Lutheran University seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, their communities and for the earth.Student EngagementMission, Vision, and ValuesSE Mission: Empower LUTES to discover, develop, and apply new strategies to cultivate brave* journeys as leaders in the creation of an equitable global community.  *Brave Spaces defined –>> Vision: Engage students, staff, and faculty in experiences that

Thursday, September 24, 2015 Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian RelationsFifth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 24, 2015 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the execution of German and other European Lutherans who resisted the National Socialist regime. Such an anniversary invites the university and larger community to consider a relationship marked by polemic, persecution, tolerance

2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Holocaust Distortion And Denial” Presented by Dr. Yehuda Bauer and Dr. Christopher Browning, experts in Holocaust studies. Oct. 27, 2021 | On-campus and Virtual Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad Vashem, in

Pacific Lutheran University: Dedicated to transformative care PLU is the small, private university where caring means more than kindness and consideration — it means a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. This commitment derives from our Lutheran heritage, and it defines our faculty and staff who work to create an environment where learners feel heard, and valued. It characterizes our student body, who aren’t afraid to do things differently to leave the world

Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world.To learn biology is more than just learning facts! It’s learning how to answer questions, how to develop strategies to obtain answers and how to recognize the answers as they emerge. The department is dedicated to encouraging students to learn science in both an intuitive and logical way.It encourages students to independently question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world around us as well as life under a

A Study of the Environment, Connectivity, and the World Around UsPacific Lutheran University sits upon the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island, and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this land.Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Managing the environment requires interdisciplinary tools and knowledge about natural systems, human institutions

2024 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust” November 6-8, 2024 Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The Experience of Sephardic Jews and the Holocaust At least 160,000 Sephardic Jews perished in the Holocaust, yet their stories are not well-known by many. Through the use of archival sources, interviews with survivors, and family histories, what emerges is a picture of shared tragedy

Opening Keynote AddressMarch 8-9, 2018, Anderson University CenterFree and open to PLU and surrounding communities; registration strongly recommended The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela PRÉCIS8th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUM Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human MobilityMaking use of a defining trait, mobility, humans and non-humans alike embark on both short and long, often

The Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts offers a strategic and creative curriculum to prepare students for careers in diverse fields including print and digital design, journalism, PR & advertising, film & media production, and studio art. Our classes are taught by a supportive faculty of accomplished professionals, emphasizing hands-on, collaborative learning. Classes in Communication, Media & Design Arts (CMDA) focus on developing students’ skills in a variety of media and means