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ANNOUNCEMENT: TEDXTACOMA 2016 TALKS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED! WATCH HERE TEDxTacoma provides a platform for the exchange of creative, earnest and often paradigm-challenging ideas about how we can change our city, region and world for the better. An independently organized event under license from TED, TEDxTacoma talks span the spectrum of art, culture, science and philosophy via a diverse lineup of speakers. TEDxTacoma is hosted by Pacific Lutheran University and organized by a committee of

“Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust”“Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded. “Why didn’t Jews fight back, resist?” “If death was a certainty, why didn’t they rise up?” These are some of the most often repeated questions students ask educators when addressing the image of Jewish passivity in the face of Nazi persecution. These types of questions, while completely discredited by scholarly works, continues to live on

Join us March 3rd for the Biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service More Info & Registration Explore J-Term 2026 Study Away options at the fair! More About QUIP Welcome to the Wang CenterEducating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally.The Mission of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education:Working collaboratively with academic units and disciplines of Pacific Lutheran University, the Wang Center is dedicated to

Education Our on-campus courses and programs, from general education to majors and minors, support all students in navigating global society. Chinese & Chinese StudiesView WebsiteEnvironmental StudiesView WebsiteFrench & Francophone StudiesView WebsiteGen Ed CurriculumView WebsiteGender, Sexuality & Race StudiesView WebsiteGlobal & Cultural StudiesView WebsiteGlobal StudiesView WebsiteHispanic & Latino StudiesView WebsiteHolocaust & Genocide StudiesView WebsiteInterdisciplinary ProgramsView

universe have a purpose? Does human history have a direction? What is ‘home’? IHON is also an alternate way to satisfy your general education requirements at PLU. Instead of taking classes offered by specific academic departments, you’ll take courses designed just for IHON, around problems or questions, using diverse methods and ways of thinking. IHON is for any student in any major – you don’t need to have taken honors classes in high school to be successful in IHON! As long as you have the commitment

7th Biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Services – Peacebuilding and Motorcycling; Re-Framing Narratives in Documentary Filmmaking will be live-streamed on this webpage March 3. Livestream Link Available on March 3rdMarch 3rd, 2025 6:30 p.m., Regency Room, Anderson University Center Keynote lecture with Dr. Jaremey McMullin Keynote preceded by a panel presentation with PLU Alumni and Community Public Service Volunteers at 4:00 p.m. with Anna Chacon ’22, Kerry Dolan ’22, PLU

(subject to change).This year’s Lutheran Studies Conference offers three opportunities: An Interactive Online Conference, which includes: 12-12:15pm Guided Meditation: Rev. Jen Rude, PLU Campus Pastor 12:15-12:30pm Opening Remarks: Broken Living in a Pandemic World 12:35-1:45pm At the Beside of Covid: An Interfaith/Intercultural Panel 2:00-3:00pm Embracing Mortality: Resources and Conversations on Approaching Death and Grief with Intentionality A Keynote Webinar with Dr. Deanna Thompson An adult forum

The 2022 Wang Center Symposium has come to a close Thank you to all those who attended, as well as to everyone who helped make this event happen! Missed it?Watch a collection of recorded talks here:Presentation Playlist 10th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMHealing: Pathways for Restoration and RenewalMarch 9-10, 2022Virtual Event, Free Admission, Open to the PublicThis event explores the concept of healing in the broadest sense as: “Healing is an intervention, an outcome, and a process, and at times, all

University Mission StatementPacific Lutheran University seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, their communities and for the earth.Student EngagementMission, Vision, and ValuesSE Mission: Empower LUTES to discover, develop, and apply new strategies to cultivate brave* journeys as leaders in the creation of an equitable global community.  *Brave Spaces defined –>> Vision: Engage students, staff, and faculty in experiences that

Thursday, September 24, 2015 Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian RelationsFifth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 24, 2015 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the execution of German and other European Lutherans who resisted the National Socialist regime. Such an anniversary invites the university and larger community to consider a relationship marked by polemic, persecution, tolerance