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  • On Exhibit: LGBTQ+ Authors and their Works https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-lgbtq-authors-and-their-works/

    October is LGBTQIA+ History Month. While we encourage engaging with these topics year-round, October is a special time to reflect on the history of LGBTQIA+ movements, moments, and iconic figures. In this exhibit, the Center for DJS, in collaboration with the PLU Library, is choosing…

    transgender queer in the U.S. with struggle, resistance, and laughter. Through poetry, writing, speaking events, and fellowships, they explore themes of Movement Building, Cultural Work & Strategy, Community Art & Performance; Disabled Poetics & Art; Race, Gender, Class, Sexuality, and Disability; Disability Justice; Asian American Culture; Filipinx culture; Mixed Race issues; Queer & Transgender Justice; Critical Food Issues; Intersectionality; Poor, Working Class, & formerly homeless/Houseless

  • 2019 Personal & Professional Development Opportunities https://www.plu.edu/human-resources/professional-development-day-2019/

    Join us for a delicious way to start the 2019 Personal & Professional Development Opportunities. We invite you to enjoy complimentary pancakes (gluten-free available), sausage (vegetarian

    , we could find joy, be optimistic, and laugh anyway? This fun and funny keynote will present simple tips for recharging your batteries, converting negative energy into positive, and learning happy life lessons from those who know best – young children and dogs. Presenter: Leigh Anne Jasheway Room: AUC Regency Room10:15-11:15AM | CANCELED | Breakout Session: PLAY Your Way to a Healthier LifeCANCELED: Breakout Session: PLAY Your Way to a Healthier LifeThis interactive session will build on the

  • PLU senior Kelly Hall prepares to graduate with an indigenous studies major she designed herself https://www.plu.edu/individualized-majors/news/plu-senior-kelly-hall-prepares-to-graduate-with-an-indigenous-studies-major-she-designed-herself/

    TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…

    what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU. “I hadn’t settled and was looking for something else.”It soon became apparent that Hall needed another option, and PLU created one. Working with her advisor, Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien, Hall is now just weeks away from completing an individualized interdisciplinary major in Native American and indigenous studies. “I just went back to what I was interested in,” she said. Hall is a member of the

  • Pacific Lutheran University Introduces New Director of Military Outreach https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/04/20/pacific-lutheran-university-introduces-new-director-of-military-outreach/

    Pacific Lutheran University Introduces New Director of Military Outreach PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first-ever Director of Military Outreach, Army veteran and Tacoma resident Michael Farnum. PLU has a long history of collaboration with and service to the local and regional…

    private agencies committed to protecting endangered species. • been an active volunteer with the Washington State Veterans Conservation Corps on environmental-restoration projects through the Puget Sound region, including an award-winning project restoring sections of the Duwamish River. Farnum and his wife, Gena, have three children. Read Previous PLU President and Mrs. Krise Announce Endowed Internship Fund Read Next Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

  • Fireside Chat with PLU Alumna Suzy Levy ’99 https://www.plu.edu/homecoming/fireside-chat/

    Fireside Chat with PLU Alumna Suzy Levy, ’99, and Author of Mind the Inclusion Gap: how allies can bridge the divide between talking diversity and taking action Tuesday, October 1, 2024 12 noon – 1pm Pacific time Register for Zoom details We live in a wonderfully diverse and increasingly connected world. With that rise in...

    Fireside Chat with PLU Alumna Suzy Levy, ’99, and Author of Mind the Inclusion Gap: how allies can bridge the divide between talking diversity and taking action Tuesday, October 1, 2024 12 noon – 1pm Pacific time Register for Zoom details We live in a wonderfully diverse and increasingly connected world. With that rise in connection comes a steep rise in expectations…Expectations that we know how to talk about diversity, including with people who are different than ourselves…Expectations that

  • Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/introduction/donors/lehmanns/

    Between 1972 and 1992, Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art.  In 2005, Thelma Lehmann gave one more piece  (Boat with Warriors; accession no.

    my artist’s eye was reliable.” Their approach to collecting and issues of “authenticity” was broad. She reports that in working with one particular dealer in Cote d’Ivoire, they had a good sense that if when being shown a piece in a market or shop he commented, “That is very interesting,” she would know it was not an original ritual object. But once, when looking at a Baule figure [from Côte d’Ivoire], he noted, “That is very interesting,” and she bought it anyway. Later, when he questioned her

  • The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/the-head-in-the-game-qa-with-plu-goes-inside-the-mind-of-an-athlete/

    Zach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University. Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football…

    The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete Posted by: vcraker / February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022 By Veronica CrakerAssistant Director of CommunicationsZach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University. Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football team’s assistant offensive line coach

  • The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/02/18/qa-zach-willis-19/

    Zach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football…

    The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsZach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football team’s assistant offensive line coach

  • Areas of Support https://www.plu.edu/advancement/areas-of-support-2/

    Supporting the greatest need is critical for ensuring that resources are directed to where they are most urgently helpful.

    . With your investment in scholarships, you are joining a network of care that supports students to pursue their educational goals.INVEST TODAY Experiences & ResourcesPromote student involvement on and off campus. With 50+ student clubs and organizations, you can support experiences ranging from career-focused clubs to life-changing trips and service learning activities.INVEST TODAY AthleticsCelebrate the momentum that our athletics teams have built. Your ongoing support fuels our student-athletes

  • Reclaiming the Southern Lushootseed Language and Culture https://www.plu.edu/prism/prism-2019/southern-lushootseed/

    PLU’s language offerings have been enhanced this year with the addition of new courses entitled “SOLU 101: Southern Lushootseed: Introduction to Oral Language” and “SOLU 102: Southern

    language during her seven years as the service coordinator for the Puyallup tribal language program. In 2012, Professor Bob began working with Dr. Troy Storfjell, Professor of Nordic Studies, and other members of the Native American and Indigenous Studies [NAIS] working group to design PLU’s NAIS Interdisciplinary Minor. Professor Storfjell, a dual citizen of Norway and the US and raised largely in Norway, is Sami. The Sami are an Indigenous people whose homeland is now part of the northern portion of