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Article II. – THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-i-faculty-constitution-and-bylaws/article-ii-the-president-of-the-university/

Section 1. The president of the university shall be a member of a Lutheran church, or of a Christian denomination with which the ELCA has a relationship of full communion; shall be the executive head of the university; shall be an advisory member of all university committees; and shall report regularly to the Board of Regents, or whenever required by them, concerning the work and needs of the university. The president shall nominate to the Board of Regents for their approval all senior

Killer Drones – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly https://www.plu.edu/lutheran-studies/documents/killer-drones-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Blue Gold: World Water Wars (link) view page Explore this year's World Philosophy Day theme, "Inclusive Societies, Sustainable Planet," with a screening and discussion of Blue Gold: World Water Wars, a documentary film about the depletion and privatization of the world's water supply and their consequences for the developing world.

Killer Drones – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly https://www.plu.edu/philosophy/documents/killer-drones-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Killer Drones - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (pdf) view download "The Ethics of Lethal Drone Warfare" - Dr. Bradley Strawser

The 18th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture https://www.plu.edu/religion/events/knutson-lecture/

Knutson Lecture

The 18th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture “Love Without Limits: A Story of Censorship, Solidarity, and Hope for our Polarized Times” Dr. Jacqueline Bussie Wednesday October 4, 2023 7:00 pm (Pacific time) Anderson University Center, PLU Related events: (see below for details) Oct. 1, 2023: 9:45am Sunday morning Zoom discussion of Love Without Limits Oct. 4, 2023: Reception and Book Signing following lecture Our world feels more divided than ever. Polarizing politics, racial violence

The Theology, Art & the Imagination of The Saint John’s Bible https://www.plu.edu/lutheran-studies/the-theology-art-and-the-imagination-of-the-saint-johns-bible/

The Theology, Art & the Imagination of The Saint John’s Bible 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterThe role of imagination in theology and the life of discipleship is often underappreciated. We will explore the role of imagination in the call to conversion and the promise of the kingdom. The illuminated Saint John’s Bible will be used as a case study in the role of art to stimulate our imagination and help us learn to see how God is at work in the world and our lives

New work celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2017/03/16/new-work-celebrates-the-500th-anniversary-of-the-reformation/

commissioned for them. In 2012, The Lyric Brass released a CD “American Music for Brass Quintet” which includes works by Gwyneth Walker, Charles Ives, David Snow, and a new work written for the group by Sy Brandon. Read Previous Sacred concerts highlights faith and music Read Next Celebrated composer and PLU alumna Cindy McTee visits campus LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU

History https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/undergraduate-program/program-curriculum-information/history/

253.535.7132 www.plu.edu/history/ hist@plu.edu Rebekah Mergenthal, Ph.D., Chair History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and evidence-based explanations of past events and phenomena. Through research and writing projects, internships, lively discussions, class presentations and other opportunities, students build their confidence as poised critical

‘IBM and the Holocaust’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/10/05/ibm-and-the-holocaust/

October 5, 2012 In Edwin Black’s book “IBM and the Holocaust” he examines IBM’s complicit work in creating a database for the Third Reich’s final solution. ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ By Barbara Clements University Communications Edwin Black remembers walking into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with his parents in Washington D.C. when something caught his eye by the door. “One of the first things you saw was an IBM punch card system,” he recalled. “No one knew what it was for. IBM and the

Listening for the song of the crossbill https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/06/29/listening-for-the-song-of-the-crossbill/

June 29, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0eHyaJ26Ks Patience and a good ear essential in studying elusive crossbills, which live, breed and sing in the canopy By Barbara Clements Having a conversation with Julie Smith is a stop and go affair. In mid-conversation, she’ll stop, and listen. And then pick up the thread without missing a beat. Smith, an assistant professor of biology, and biology major Aaron Grossberg ’12, are picking their way on a muddy trail to a beach near La Push, Wash

Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2018/01/08/travel-with-our-music-students-in-the-footsteps-of-the-masters/

Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. Posted by: marshrl / January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. Read Previous Concert web streaming of PLU’s annual Christmas Concert, Gloria Read Next Backstage with Violinist Svend Rønning LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural