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PLU students present ‘The War of the Worlds’ Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 1, 2022 Image: PLU students Zivia Rich ’24 (left) and Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23 (right) are recording the independent production ‘War of the World’, which will premiere on Sunday, Nov. 27, on LASR. (PLU/Photo Sy Bean) November 1, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTheatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the

look like in the distant future—at, say, our sesquicentennial in 2040, or our bicentennial in 2090. Do we want to continue with exactly the current mixture of programs, degrees, enrollment figures, and so on?  If not, then in what direction should we go? And how shall we decide? …  One way we might proceed is to look back at our history and see if our founders might give us some guidance. The first president of Pacific Lutheran University, the Rev. Bjug Harstad, wrote in the first issue of The

March 27, 2008 New dean of the School of Business named An expert in marketing, management and organizational behavior has been named dean of the School of Business. James L. Brock, 63, has had a distinguished career in higher education administration, teaching and writing. He has been the dean of business schools in Pennsylvania and Montana and has been a corporate marketing executive. PLU Provost Patricia O’Connell Killen announced the appointment. “Jim Brock brings just the expertise we need

Highlights of the King of Norway’s PLU Visit Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (May 25, 2015)—It’s not every day a king comes to Pacific Lutheran University, but on May 23, an especially special one did—and hundreds of Lutes put together an exceptionally warm, royal welcome for him.Here are some of PLU photographer John Froschauer’s photo highlights of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway’s visit to PLU and the 2015 Commencement ceremony: From the excited crowd

Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market Posted by: mhines / May 20, 2024 Image: Cece Chan ’24 is a double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and race studies from Seattle. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 20, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific

Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market Posted by: Zach Powers / April 26, 2024 Image: Cece Chan ’24 is a double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and race studies from Seattle. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 26, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at

September 1, 2009 Digging into history When Bradford Andrews looks at an obsidian core in his hand, he doesn’t see its indigo beauty, as it sparks back against the spotlight. The palm-sized flake gives PLU’s assistant visiting professor of anthropology a window into the everyday life of a complex society that called the mountains just east of Mexico City home in the 16th century. Obsidian flakes and tools, how they were found, how they were made, where they were made and in what quantity opens

commonly, Black people appeared in the background of portraits by white artists as exotic subjects. A notable exception being Josiah Wedgwood’s “Am I not a man and a brother” emblem first appearing in 1787 for use in the abolitionist movement.Black agency was rarely conveyed in European portraiture. Georgiana’s portrait is meant to rewrite, or rather, repaint this history, and the portrait itself is likely conversant with one of Georgiana’s real-life historical contemporaries, Dido Elizabeth Belle

The Smooth Path to a BA in History! Ready to Join Us? Posted by: shimkojm / October 17, 2018 Image: Prof. Gina Hames and history major Sandra Estrada ’20 October 17, 2018 By Department of HistoryFirst, we are glad that you chose PLU. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – and we definitely care about you and your growth as a learner, a person, and a historian. Whether you are starting your first year, your second, or your third

Christianity” that have shaped the meanings of much of Christian language and can explain why it’s becoming increasingly unfamiliar. These features are the literalization of Christian language and an understanding, or misunderstanding, of Christianity’s core message. Literalization of the Christian language—believing that all or even just some of the Bible is literally and absolutely true—is neither ancient nor traditional, Borg said. “Biblical inerrancy and insistence on the literal interpretation of the