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  • fostering a deeper connection with nature and learning to become stewards of the Earth. One of the community’s core values is promoting the seven Leave No Trace Principles. These principles ensure we leave the natural environment as pristine and beautiful as we found it, minimizing our impact on delicate ecosystems. You might be thinking, “But I’m not an experienced outdoorsman or an expert hiker.” Well, fear not! The Outdoor Experience community is open to everyone, regardless of skill level, ability

  • The Wild Hope Center for Vocation is excited to offer opportunities for alumni and friends of PLU to consider our common vocation to promote human and ecological flourishing, especially in a time of increasing polarization and environmental degradation. These presentations focus on the core of PLU’s mission to link learning with care for others, their communities, and the Earth. As a university committed to life-long learning, we are eager to welcome thoughtful discussion among our alumni and

  • 2020-present2020-2021 2021-2022Luther, Martin: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Dove, Jonathan: Ring Out, Wild Bells (from The Passing of the Year) McDowall, Cecilia: O Oriens Nance, Richard: In Profundum Maris Burton, Ken: Descend to Earth arr. Christensen, F. Melius: Beautiful Savior Galante, Brian Edward: Mvt. I and Mvt. 5, Wisdom (from So Hallow’d the Time) Forrest, Dan: Light Beyond Shadow Danner, David: Arise, Your Light Has Come arr. David Willcocks: O Come All Ye Faithful arr. David

  • Tapped Out Explores our Global Water Crisis Posted by: Todd / April 16, 2014 April 16, 2014 Water is the basis of life on planet Earth, but from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Circle and beyond, many major waterways and water supplies are threatened by drought, pollution and population growth. Thursday, April 10, PLU and the greater community are invited to view MediaLab’s newest documentary Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis, in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts

  • Habitat Restoration at PLUIf you are interested in volunteering with habitat restoration projects on campus, please contact us at restore@plu.edu. Volunteer opportunities will also be advertised through the Center for Community Engagement and Services, and additional restoration opportunities can be found through Forterra, Earth Corps and Green Tacoma Partnership.PLU Campus Green Belt PLU campus has a hillside that divides the upper and lower areas of campus. These natural areas contain Garry

  • their fight for indigenous rights, their communities and the earth.” Learning from Standing Rock will also include a dance performance by students from Chief Leschi School and a presentation from Orgullo Purepecha, a community group that works to preserve Purepecha indigenous culture (from Michoacan, Mexico). PLU’s Red Square is located on the university’s “upper campus” and is outside of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Parking at all PLU lots will be free and won’t require

  • 1970s — eradicating the deadly disease that up until that point claimed millions of lives per year. “PLU is honored to welcome home Dr. William Foege, a public health champion whose groundbreaking work has done incalculable good around the globe,” PLU president Allan Belton said. “He embodies this university’s call for its students to live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Foege’s presentation, entitled “Why to

  • What does being a Lute mean to you? Posted by: Thomas Krise / April 16, 2014 April 16, 2014 This spring, I was asked by a first-year student, “What does being a Lute mean to you?” To me, being a Lute means caring–caring about thoughtful inquiry, caring about service, caring about leadership, caring about other people, caring about community, and caring about the earth.  Here are two unsolicited emails I’ve received within the past two weeks of the student’s question that speak to exactly these

  • to educate our students to be broadly educated and capable of understanding facts, exercising values, and reflecting critically. We view our students’ work in the major as an integral part of their broader vocational journey, as they prepare for lives of “thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care…for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Our curriculum exposes majors to varied theoretical approaches, and both basic and applied research literatures. Our courses encourage