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PLU’s new anatomy and physiology lab is the first in a series of science upgrades Posted by: Zach Powers / January 30, 2023 Image: Located in the Rieke Science Center, PLU’s anatomy and physiology lab is among the most widely used learning spaces on campus. (Photos by Sy Bean, Video by Josh Wiersma ’18.) January 30, 2023 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsWhen PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022 they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and

Building Community: A PLU Special Education Major Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School District Posted by: Julie Winters / March 19, 2023 Image: Gavin Knapp ’23 (PLU photo/Sy Bean) March 19, 2023 By Grant Hoskins ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterGavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators.Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with

PLU to host environmental symposium and Earth Week events exploring the violence of natural resource extraction Posted by: Zach Powers / March 27, 2023 March 27, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University will host the Steen Family Symposium for Environmental Issues and Earth and Diversity Week April 17-23 . Series events will explore the theme of “Sowing Resilience in Fractured Land.” Guest speakers, dialogues, and hands-on activities will invite attendees to examine the wide-ranging and long-term

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

PLU team selected to participate in the Council of Independent College’s 2019 Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute Posted by: hassonja / May 22, 2019 May 22, 2019 PLU has been selected to send a team to participate in the Council of Independent College’s 2019 Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute taking place in Atlanta, GA on June 2nd-5th. One of twenty-five campus groups selected via a competitive application process, PLU’s team includes Joanna Gregson (Provost

A one-of-a-kind production to open the 2017-18 theatre season: Aunt Raini Posted by: Kate Williams / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerPLU opens their 2017-18 season with the West Coast premiere of Aunt Raini. Aunt Raini is a production loosely based on the life of Leni Riefenstahl, a documentarian of Adolf Hitler’s political rallies. The play is a combination of reality and artistic construct: everything about Leni is true, but the characters of Katherine

Special Education Major Gavin Knapp ’23 Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School District Posted by: shortea / April 13, 2023 Image: Image: Gavin Knapp ’23 (PLU photo/Sy Bean) April 13, 2023 By Grant Hoskins '23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified

Isaiah Banken ’21 paves the way to medical excellence from PLU to UW School of Medicine Posted by: mhines / January 16, 2024 January 16, 2024 Meet Isaiah Banken, a ’21 graduate who set his sights on a career in medicine. With a B.S. in biology and a minor in mathematics from PLU, Isaiah began exploring diverse medical opportunities near his hometown of Wenatchee, WA. From being a compassionate force in hospice care and a backup medic – Isaiah immersed himself in the world of healthcare

Award Recognizes PLU Speech and Debate Team as one of the Best in the Pacific Northwest Posted by: Todd / February 7, 2015 February 7, 2015 Pacific Lutheran University’s Speech and Debate team returned from competition at Western Washington University with major honors: The team earned a coveted debate sweepstakes award for the 2014-15 season—its first such award since 2005—which honors PLU’s performance over the year at tournaments in the Pacific Northwest. PLU beat out rivals including

March 12, 2012 George Elbaum reads from his book “Neither Yesterdays Nor Tomorrows” about his survival in Poland during WWII. On the screen behind him is a picture of Elbaum and his mother taken shortly after the war ended. (Photo by John Froschauer) Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother’s determination and “pure luck” played out in his survival By Barbara Clements Three year old George Elbaum couldn’t quite understand what was happening. The child and his grandmother were in