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  • “Facing the Gorgon: Reflections on Jewish Resistance in the German Death Camps” The conference is free and open to the public. RegistrationScheduleLivestream7:00 p.m. – Keynote (Regency Room, AUC) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Jan van PeltRobert Jan van Pelt has taught at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture since 1987, and held appointments at many institutions of higher education in Europe, Asia and North America, including the Architectural Association in London, the Technical

  • Carmiña Palerm’s upper-division Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies course this Spring, demonstrated a keen understanding of his work as well as his prominent position in Mexican letters and politics. They engaged the author on a host of topics, from social issues to his particular writing process. First-year Hispanic Studies and French double major Elmer Coria-Islas asked for Villoro’s opinions on the state of Mexico’s education system and the potential impact of the forthcoming Mexico City

  • islands in 1993 after working with what’s currently the Global Education Committee to build a study away opportunity. “That turned out to be such a phenomenal, eye-opening experience for all of us,” she said. “Carnival preparation was in full swing, so we got a little taste of the amazing creativity and zest for life that exists down there.” Trinidad and Tobago podcasts From those early beginnings a strong and vital connection was forged over the ensuing quarter-century between country and university

  • Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Highlights The PLU Connection Bridging the generational gap By Justin Buchanan ’12 Brian Laubach ’84 ’95 and Isaiah Huey ’20 attended Pacific Lutheran University three decades apart. All it took was an hour of conversation to bridge the generational gap. That’s the power of the PLU connection. Laubach, assistant superintendent for secondary education for Clover Park School District, recently sat down with Huey, an Act Six scholar who is pursuing

  • organizations, qualitative contextual research methods and various topics of practical theology, including homiletics. His recent research focuses on how to discern and use local theological claims in congregations, and on the recovery of phronesis (practical judgment) within and for theological education. Nieman has deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from PLU, he earned his Master of Divinity degree from Wartburg Seminary and was ordained as a pastor in the American Lutheran Church in

  • her first J-term class to the twin islands in 1993 after working with what’s currently the Global Education Committee to build a study away opportunity. “That turned out to be such a phenomenal, eye-opening experience for all of us,” she said. “Carnival preparation was in full swing, so we got a little taste of the amazing creativity and zest for life that exists down there.” Trinidad and Tobago podcasts From those early beginnings a strong and vital connection was forged over the ensuing quarter

  • from Pierce College, with a wedding and a baby in between. After five years working in the medical field and welcoming her second child, she thought she would go back to school for nursing. “I had an epiphany,” she said. “I can do this, but I don’t know that I should do this.” So, she didn’t. After eight years as a stay-at-home mom, Winer went back to work in K-12 education. She worked a laundry list of jobs at Cascade Christian Schools in Puyallup, from administrative assistant positions to

  • around the world, and at news and media organizations nationwide. We are committed to providing our students with an exceptional education and to building and enhancing our community through the study, practice, and understanding of artistic expression. Read more from Dean Bennett Features Feature 2000 The Mast wins Apple Award in NYC for best student newspaper January 22, 2018 Feature 1920 PLU’s MediaLab wins 2017 National Broadcasting Society Award January 22, 2018 Feature 2370 The Thorniley

  • The Saint John’s Bible will be on display at PLU from September 2016 through May 2017. (Photo / John Froschauer, PLU.) The Saint John's Bible at PLUThe Lutheran Reformation was inspired by the scholarly study of the Bible as a charter for the reform of church and society. As PLU begins to mark the 500th anniversary of Lutheran education, we welcome to the campus the first hand-written and illuminated Bible created since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century. Commissioned by

  • to engage the diversity of our cultures, languages, and beliefs. In our national politics, in the landscape of higher education, and even here at PLU, we face uncertainties and transitions. Such times always come with a temptation to seek easy answers, but the Humanities insists that we pursue something more complicated and more worthwhile. The Humanities helps us to understand ourselves and our own context and then reach beyond both to wrestle with the wide variety of what it means to be human