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Wednesday, Oct. 5 2016 Third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture to open “Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of Nordic Explorers” exhibit 2016Distinguished Norwegian sailor, journalist and writer Ragnar Kvam Jr. will present “The Life of Thor Heyerdahl: Writing the Biography of a Norwegian Icon,” for the third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU.Kvam wrote a three-volume biography on Heyerdahl, which earned him the Riksmålsforbundet’s literary

Protectors Turned Perpetrators Protectors Turned Perpetrators https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/sachsenhausen-table-with-strap-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 22, 2017 September 21, 2017 “She offered personal support and also has helped my writing style,” Sophia Mahr ’18 said of Beth Kraig, professor of history, who worked very

Jen Cohen ’94 Jen Cohen ’94 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/05/jen-cohen-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 18, 2016 September 9, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (July 19, 2016)- Jen Cohen ’94 is all smiles. But the University of Washington athletic director, appointed to the position May 24, smiles the biggest while talking to, and about, student

100 congregants, many weeping, at Chicago’s Resurrection Lutheran Church. With her father and grandfather — both Lutheran ministers — sitting proudly in the pews, Rude became the first ordained LGBTQ pastor after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America urged bishops to not penalize congregations who violate the celibacy requirement for gay clergy. An article the next day in the Chicago Tribune punctuated the historic shift: “Lesbian ordained despite refusal to take vow of celibacy.” Rude’s

À la Carte – Resolute Online: Spring 2016 Search Features Features Welcome Amuse-bouche Tasting Menu À la Carte On Campus Discovery Discovery Attaway Lutes Research Grants Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2016 Lute Recruit Alumni Profiles Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights À la Carte Lionheart Coffee Co. Story by Kari Plog ’11 Lauren Reese ’09 and her husband, Ben, started their coffee business in May 2015 with

opening Lionheart in May 2015, Reese’s husband, Ben, had managed coffee shops for a long time. She’s a full-time communication specialist for water resource projects, from international treaties to drought relief. The coffee company helps exercise her creative bug, she says, allowing her to design menus and plan events. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) “It’s a labor of love,” she said. One night, while Reese enjoyed dinner with friends, the coffee shop transformed from a daydream to reality. A year and an

stranger in the lobby of a residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University, he insisted the young woman accompany him skiing to cheer her up. Likewise, without a craving for recognition, he took ROTC cadets under his wing, propping them up and helping them excel alongside him until he graduated from PLU in 2007. So, it was unsurprising to those closest to him that Bradshaw died while running to help injured soldiers in his convoy near the border of Pakistan in June 2009, just three months after deploying

. “I also knew that I had to write it.” Moderow’s inspiration to write “Fast into the Night” was also born out of Moderow’s reverence for her dog team and her desire to write about the connection between a musher and her dogs. Debbie Moderow's memoirLearn more about the PLU grad's experience on the Iditarod Trail. “It was always only about the dogs,” Moderow said. “It was purely to have the ultimate journey with my dogs. That was the heart of how it played out, and that’s all I ever wanted to begin