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2017-18 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture “ Bjug Harstad – A Man For All Seasons“ Bjug Harstad was a remarkable man- sturdy, plain-spoken, determined, and administratively able. Without his leadership, the Lutheran church among Norwegian Americans in the Pacific Northwest would have been much slower to develop and Pacific Lutheran University might not exist. He was a man of many parts, a man for all seasons.Dr. Phil Nordquist, Professor Emertius of HistoryPhilip Akerson Nordquist is the grandson of

over the past three decades – made possible by the commitment and support of the university at all levels, by the remarkable leadership of professors Christopher Browning and Robert Ericksen ’67, and by the support of many close friends of the university, as well as members of the Jewish community,” PLU President Loren J. Anderson said. In 2007, two prominent Tacoma area families funded the first $1 million in support of an endowed professorship in Holocaust studies at PLU. The gifts were made to

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A Vision for the FutureThe Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter ’60 and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a more peaceful world. In concert with the Pacific Lutheran University mission of empowering students for “lives of thoughtful enquiry, leadership, service and care – for other people, for their communities and for the earth,” the Wang Centers is dedicated to preparing global

students about the religious diversity in the Northwest and explored with her students how different religions addressed local environmental concerns in the Puget Sound area. She also received a teaching fellowship from the National Council of Girls’ Schools which allowed her to teach in South Africa at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in 2012. Dr. McGoldrick’s current research interests include investigating the role that both implicit and explicit religion might play in ultra-endurance athletes

, and a girl’s leadership camp. I also have more or less learned the very unique language of Albania, learned the history of this once communist country, mastered my knitting skills, and learned that Turkish toilets are healthier than sitting toilets. The end of my two year service is coming soon and it is a bittersweet end. I will miss the people I have shared the last two years of my life with and miss the beautiful places I have seen but I look forward to where my life is taking me next!