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one of the “Top 20 to Watch – The New Generation of Leading Clergy: Preachers Under 40” for her work with religion and justice. We caught up with Coleman, associate professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religions and co-director of the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology in southern California, to ask about her talk. Event Details What: The 2014 David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. Who: Rev. Dr. Monica Coleman; her talk is

PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

University-Chicago. In addition to teaching classes in the graduate and undergraduate theology programs, she also teaches in the Women’s Studies Program, the Institute of Pastoral Studies and the Catholic Studies Program. “I’ll be talking about the ways that beauty has been understood as a way to find God, how traditional ways of seeing beauty have objectified women and made beauty something ‘above’ the world, and how women’s practices of beauty – in the past and present – suggest ways of linking beauty

Pacific Lutheran University on April 21.Finney’s lecture, “This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging,” is about how the discussion of environmental and racial issues is grounded in the experience of a particular place. Dr. Kevin O’Brien, chair of the Environmental Studies program, says he expects Finney to also talk about how the relationship between race and nature has been defined in the past, and the possibility of “future belonging,” creating communities of a genuine

campus and in their communities at home. “Just their presence in the classroom brings a diverse perspective,” Melannie Cunningham, director of multicultural outreach and engagement at PLU, said of Act Six Scholars at PLU. “I look at the group of students we have and every one of them is unique in their own way — they have some amazing qualities.” A graduate of Foster High School in Tukwila, Jones is majoring in Global Studies with a minor in Hispanic studies. During his time at PLU, he has studied

Latino Studies Lecture April 6 | 6:30 p.m. | Xavier 201 Dr. María Chávez, PLU Associate Professor of Politics and Government, will give a lecture titled “The Pioneers: The Role of Public Policies and Mentors for First Generation Latino Professionals.” Inaugural PLU Undergraduate Research Symposium April 8 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Anderson University Center MORE INFORMATION Hitler’s Pink Victims: Robert Oelbermann and the Persecution of Homosexuals in Nazi Germany April 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Anderson University

, Wash. – Major: Hispanic studies and global studies “College is more than just taking class and completing a major,” said Carrie Hylander. “It’s about learning who we are and our place in the world.” Carrie Hylander ’12. Chelsea Putnam ’12 – Hometown: East Wenatchee, Wash. – Major: Fine arts Chelsea Putnam ’12. “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” said Chelsea Putnam, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale

September 12, 2011 Nicolette Paso ’09 is now studying at Emory University for her master’s degree in divinity. Nicolette Paso: A journey of discovery By Barbara Clements For Nicolette Paso ’09, there was never really a choice. “I did not choose to be a religion major; religion grasped me,” said Paso this year, as she began her studies at Emory University in Atlanta to pursue a master’s of divinity. “Through classes at PLU, I became acquainted with Lutheran theology, especially [the theology of

Holocaust Studies, said. “To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust.” The conference will attempt to cover what Jewish life was like throughout pre-WWII, during the war, and the postwar developments. Attendees will enjoy Klezmer music by the band Kesselgarden. Kesselgarden is a traditional band playing Eastern

. Ralph Flick from PLU’s School of Business. Their research project investigated the use of artificial intelligence in human resource management, with an emphasis on new business practices within the Pacific Northwest region. A summary of their findings can be found in this research abstract. Ben Merrill (left) and Prof. Ralph Flick are the Summer 2020 Benson Research Fellows Dr. Michael Halvorson announced the fellowship and spoke on behalf of the Innovation Studies steering committee, which