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Powell-Heller Conference: Empowerment March 12-14, 2014Mission: The Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference at Pacific Lutheran University teaches the history and the lessons of the Holocaust to students and educators throughout the Pacific Northwest. This conference believes that through this education and from the teachings of present day scholars we will create an understanding of mutual respect among people for future generations.Speaker BiographiesSam Brill of Valley Forge, PA is the

Powell-Heller Conference: Empowerment March 12-14, 2014Mission: The Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference at Pacific Lutheran University teaches the history and the lessons of the Holocaust to students and educators throughout the Pacific Northwest. This conference believes that through this education and from the teachings of present day scholars we will create an understanding of mutual respect among people for future generations.Speaker BiographiesSam Brill of Valley Forge, PA is the

diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward, for hardly had she been seated ten minutes before a lady of about her own age, who was sitting by her, and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes, addressed her with great complaisance in these words: “I think, madam, I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you, but is not your name Allen?” This question answered, as it readily was, the stranger

places and issues as an international student, I wonder how I can fully relate these interactions into the context of my own life, nation, and culture. With regards to Mexico, a country with significant economic and political ties to the US, both institutionally and locally, how does this shape the dynamic? In other words, how does something like learning about local forest management techniques in a small indigenous town in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, connect to larger, global environmental issues, and

Chicago’s Resurrection Lutheran Church. With her father and grandfather — both Lutheran ministers — sitting proudly in the pews, Rude became the first ordained LGBTQ pastor after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America urged bishops to not penalize congregations who violate the celibacy requirement for gay clergy. An article the next day in the Chicago Tribune punctuated the historic shift: “Lesbian ordained despite refusal to take vow of celibacy.” Rude’s “extraordinary ordination” was held in 2007

100 congregants, many weeping, at Chicago’s Resurrection Lutheran Church. With her father and grandfather — both Lutheran ministers — sitting proudly in the pews, Rude became the first ordained LGBTQ pastor after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America urged bishops to not penalize congregations who violate the celibacy requirement for gay clergy. An article the next day in the Chicago Tribune punctuated the historic shift: “Lesbian ordained despite refusal to take vow of celibacy.” Rude’s

programs in PLU’s Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts promote creativity and prepare students for careers in the visual arts and for lives of artistic expression. You can pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art or in Art History, or a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design. You’ll have access to a dedicated studio space for each artistic medium, including extensive facilities for ceramics and a darkroom for photography. You can also take advantage of state-of- the-art technology to design and

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completing. Consult with a member of the Academic Advising staff about planning for your possible major. Meet with an advisor to review degree plans to determine the time line for completing major and General University Requirements. Ask Yourself Without thinking about a future career: Am I interested in a subject matter? Do I enjoy reading and learning about this field? Do I have or can I develop the skills necessary for success in this major? I've Decided...Now What? I’ve Decided! Now What

great honor for me to join the PLU faculty and the university’s excellent music program, and to build upon the outstanding work done by Dr. David Deacon-Joyner over the past 18 years. As a unique American art form, jazz music has reached far beyond our borders and it has become a universal musical language. It is my goal to bring my knowledge and experiences in Brazilian jazz to the PLU Jazz Studies program, giving our students and audiences the opportunity to experience musical genres that have