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  • Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic

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  • Amy Boers Staff Pianist Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: aboers@plu.edu Biography Biography Amy Boers is well known as a collaborative pianist, music director, singer, and church musician. As pianist and collaborator, she currently holds positions at Pacific Lutheran University (staff pianist), Symphony Tacoma (principal keyboard), and Symphony Tacoma Voices (pianist and assistant rehearsal conductor). Her work at Pacific Lutheran University is varied between accompanying the acclaimed Choir of the

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  • Amy Boers Staff Pianist Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: aboers@plu.edu Biography Biography Amy Boers is well known as a collaborative pianist, music director, singer, and church musician. As pianist and collaborator, she currently holds positions at Pacific Lutheran University (staff pianist), Symphony Tacoma (principal keyboard), and Symphony Tacoma Voices (pianist and assistant rehearsal conductor). Her work at Pacific Lutheran University is varied between accompanying the acclaimed Choir of the

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  • Careers for the B.A. in SociologyStudents who graduate with a B.A. in sociology and enter the job market directly will find themselves competing with other liberal arts students, but with an advantage–knowledge of key social factors and a firm grasp on research design and methods. This advantage of the B.A. sociology program provides breadth and the potential for adaptability. Although few occupations include “sociologist” in their title at the bachelor’s level, the sociological perspective is

  • Altertumswissenschaft: The Science of Antiquity By Tyler Travillian After millenniums of sex and centuries of poetry, the love poem as understood by Shakespeare and Donne, and by Oxford undergraduates – the true-life confessions of the poet in love, immortalizing the mistress, who is actually the cause of the poem – that was invented in Rome… — The Invention of Love, Act 1, Tom Stoppard A History of Classics Classics is horizontal where other disciplines are vertical. All disciplines in the

  • Choir of the West International Tour 2019 Posted by: marshrl / May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019 About the TourChoir of the West is currently on a performance tour of Scotland, England, and Germany from May 26-June 12, 2019. Cities along the way include Edinburgh, York, Cambridge, London, and Oxford in the UK – along with Marktoberdorf, Germany. Choir of the West will share concert performances and social interaction with the University of Edinburgh Chamber Choir, the Choir of Royal Holloway

  • 10 ways to take care of your mental health as a college student Being a college student, honestly, can be really stressful - in lots of different ways. Posted by: mhines / June 28, 2023 Image: PLU is all about having your back, making sure you have the support you need, and fostering a community of care. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 28, 2023 Taking care of your mental health and overall well-being (and taking care of each other) is vital when you’re in college. PLU is all about having your back

  • Gateway Study Away Programs for Partner University StudentsGateway ProgramsCost & ScholarshipsApplyStudy ToursInternshipsHealth & SafetyGateway ProgramsGateway Study AwayWelcome! Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is happy to welcome students from partner universities on our Gateway semester programs in Mexico, Namibia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Reach out to your university’s study abroad office to learn about which of these programs are available to you, and what your next steps will be. Your

  • Laila’s Story – Trinidad & Tobago Social Work (Women’s and Gender Studies and Peace Corps Prep minors) – Class of 2019 What she would like other students to know: My time in Trinidad and Tobago was by far my most challenging and rewarding semester during my time at PLU. I experienced so much, both good and bad, and not only learned a lot about a beautiful new country, but also about my self. As a white person traveling to a country of black and brown people with a complicated and painful

  • IntroductionPurposeThe Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library’s collection policy guides the Pacific Lutheran University librarians’ collective selection, maintenance, and deselection decisions regarding the library collection. It sets forth both the overarching principles by which we develop the library collection and the constraints within which we do this work. This policy is based on our understanding of current best practices of our field, supported by substantive scholarship, and is subject to