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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global…

    Global leader in diplomacy to visit PLU and discuss how ‘Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not’ Posted by: Zach Powers / January 27, 2017 Image: Search for Common Ground CEO and 2017 Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecturer Shamil Idriss. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) January 27, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center

  • PLU professor curates an Oxford Univ. museum collection at the intersection of religion, medicine and disability Posted by: Zach Powers / February 13, 2024 Image: Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen is an associate professor of early and medieval Christian history at PLU. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU_ February 13, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterIn April 2023, PLU religion professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Ph.D., attended the Natural History Museum Late Night with PLU students at the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April. 19, 2016)- “Güeros,“ an award-winning drama set in Mexico City, will screen at Pacific Lutheran University on April 27 at 6 p.m. in room 101 of the Administration Building. The screening was organized by Christian Gerzso, PLU visiting assistant professor of English. He…

    PLU faculty member and acclaimed filmmaker were friends as teens in Mexico City, will reunite for screening of “Güeros” Posted by: Zach Powers / April 19, 2016 Image: “Güeros is an Alice in Wonderland in Mexico City, an incredible visual and sensory exercise on a group of characters orphans of home and identity.” -Alejandro Alemán, El Universal April 19, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April. 19, 2016)- ``Güeros,`` an award-winning drama set in Mexico City

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, “Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. The inaugural episode of…

    Open to Interpretation: Advocacy (Episode 1) Posted by: Zach Powers / August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, “Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses.The inaugural episode of OTI is a discussion of the word “advocacy” among Young, Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and

  • TACOMA, Wash. (September 30, 2015)- The second episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “violence” between host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin. “Open to Interpretation” is…

    discusses the word “advocacy” with Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Justin Eckstein. Read Previous Dr. Gregory Youtz: A Front-Row Seat (Almost Literally!) to the Chinese President’s Tacoma Visit Read Next Neurologist Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 to Deliver 2015 Meant to Live Lecture COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues. Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever.  Blakney isn’t at…

    . Previously, she focused on hospital-acquired infections. West Nile research at Emory University Kitron LabLearn more about the lab where Blakney's work takes place.“It was a big transition but I’ve really enjoyed it so far,” she said of the career shift. “This was a great opportunity to combine epidemiology with environmental ecology.” Her day-to-day work includes studying birds and various species of mosquitoes, seeking to understand what keeps West Nile prevalent in Atlanta. The professors who run her

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 24, 2016)- As Hannah Park poses for a few quick photos outside the main office of Franklin Pierce High School, it seems she is well-liked by everyone in the close-knit community. “Hey Hannah, should you be in class?” a staff member playfully…

    and writing, so I plan to triple major in English literature, English writing and education, and to also minor in religion,” Park says. As a member of the PLU International Honors program, she also hopes to study away in Oxford, England, as well as Chengdu, China. Park, a recipient of the Rieke and President’s scholarships, already has plans to get involved with the PLU Diversity Center and sustainability efforts on campus. “It’s a sustainable and green school, where everyone recycles and there

  • 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.…

    Nation, a Coast Salish nation from Puget Sound. She didn’t know what she wanted to study by the end of her first year at PLU, so she decided to pursue her love of her own Native American heritage and the cultures of other tribes. A group on campus had been working with Crawford-O’Brien, associate professor of religion and culture, to create a new program that would involve the study of Native Americans. But that program was not  ready in time for Hall to major in it during her time at PLU. Above is a

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson UC building), Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will engage with students, faculty, and community members in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines.…

    Airlines, Horizon Air, and Virgin America. I visited with Mr. Tilden in July with a group of PLU faculty who were organizing his return to campus as Benson lecturer. The annual Benson lecture (started in 2004) brings together faculty and students from across campus to discuss topics of interest in the worlds of business, economics, and history. This year, the format is an open conversation with Mr. Tilden, moderated by a group of PLU faculty from the departments of Religion, Philosophy, Business

  • By Michael Halvorson.  On October 17, 2017, PLU alum Brad Tilden (1983) engaged with students, faculty, and alumni in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines. The special event was organized as the 13th annual Dale E. Benson lecture in…

    panel featuring Sergia Hay (Philosophy), Norris Peterson (Economics), Mark Mulder (Business), Bridgette O’Brien (Religion), and Michael Halvorson (History and Benson program chair).  Most of the faculty also work together in the school’s Innovation Studies and Environmental Studies programs. The conversation was thoughtful and wide-ranging, including student questions on the pending merger with Virgin America, competition with Delta Airlines, pilot shortages, the moral obligations of an airline to