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November 12, 2012 Shane Gutierrez takes a corner kick at PLU’s new soccer complex. Photo by John Froschauer. Fields of Dreams Changes to PLU’s athletic facilities will improve not only the student-athlete experience, but the experiences of all students By Steve Hansen In many ways, the season-opening 4-2 victory over Trinity Lutheran College was like so many women’s soccer matches on PLU’s lower campus. It was a beautiful blue-sky summer day with gray-and-white striations of Mt. Rainier

Widvey, Minister of Culture for Norway. Free admission, no tickets     Speak, Parrot May 18 at 10:30a.m. Garfield Book Company Community Room Dr. Charles Bergman tells the story of his trip to Uganda to release African Grey Parrots and his work with Dr. Jane Goodall. Free to the PLU community, $15 for the public*   *Tickets available via the Campus Concierge in the Anderson University Center.  Read Previous PLU Archaeologist Visits Some VERY Old Friends Read Next MSF Student Krista White Recognized

white actors, gave the crowd new reason for excitement. “Representation matters,” said Huertas, who studied theater at Pacific Lutheran University. Showtunes’ take on the musical, he added, invigorates a story that was already an achievement in uplifting “otherness.” The storyline — a sorority girl’s journey at Harvard Law School, initially intended to win back an ex-boyfriend, that morphs into a triumphant journey of self discovery — takes on new meaning when performed by people of color. “I am

is sponsored by PLU’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, which includes the Kurt Mayer Endowed Chair in Holocaust Studies and the annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. (In Fall 2014, PLU became one of only a handful of universities nationwide to offer a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.) The debaters’ visit follows PLU’s October 2014 standing-room-only screening of Sweet Dreams, a documentary about Rwandan women working to rebuild their lives in the wake of the 1994

conference. Featured alumni come back to campus and share their personal stories of vocation with fellow Lutes. It shows that vocational discernment doesn’t end with graduation. “We’re trying to highlight how the educational mission applies beyond campus and the PLU experience,” said Joel Zylstra ’05, director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service. The first part of Meant to Live this year comes in the form of a panel discussion on interdisciplinary studies Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the

through the process, including a mock interview. Faculty are very committed to our success in that way.Hispanic & Latino Studies at PLUThe PLU Hispanic & Latino Studies combines the study of the Spanish language with courses in Latin American, Latino, and Iberian literatures, linguistics, and cultural studies.Why did you choose Hispanic Studies as a major? I was lucky enough to experience a dual-immersion school program from kindergarten until 10th grade, spending half of every day learning Spanish

receive one-on-one career and internship guidance from seasoned alumni in your field of interest. Here are the three programs we’re offering this year: The College of Liberal Studies mentoring program is tailored for students in a diverse range of majors and minors, such as Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies, Global Studies, History, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Language & Literatures, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Philosophy

with pressing questions: How can we innovate within ethical boundaries? How does our understanding of safety impact our policy designs?   Read Previous Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka Read Next Have you considered an Innovation Studies minor? LATEST POSTS INOV 350: Innovation Seminar in Spring 2025 November 21, 2024 Have you considered an Innovation Studies minor? September 16, 2024 Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 15, 2024 Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design

history: the 50th anniversary of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the university. In 1974, renowned Holocaust scholar and Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Christopher Browning, fresh from graduate school, began teaching the first course on the Holocaust at PLU. Since then, the university has sustained a commitment to Holocaust education unmatched by other institutions in the Pacific Northwest. As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration, two PLU alumni

Weathermon ’50, Jeff Coffin will visit the PLU campus April 18-19 as part of the Richard and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies at PLU. Mr. Coffin he will spend an evening working with the Rogers High School Jazz Band (Puyallup) and a day with PLU students in Jazz Theory Labs, a masterclass setting, and rehearsals with the University Jazz Ensemble. Jeff Coffin’s appearance is possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Richard Weathermon ’50. His visit to PLU is part of the Richard and