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  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- With a Catholic mother and Buddhist father, first-year April Nguyen never had to worry about understanding religious diversity in her household — it was just how she was raised. Religion studies and religious diversity weren’t on her radar until she…

    First-year student pulls from roots, helps introduce religious diversity to PLU through lecture series Posted by: Kari Plog / March 21, 2016 Image: PLU Students visit Gurudwara Singh Sabah (Sikh Temple) and school in Renton as part of a J-Term class on the religions of Southeast Asia on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. (Photo/John Froschauer) March 21, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- With a Catholic mother and Buddhist father, first-year April Nguyen

  • September 1, 2009 Digging into history When Bradford Andrews looks at an obsidian core in his hand, he doesn’t see its indigo beauty, as it sparks back against the spotlight. The palm-sized flake gives PLU’s assistant visiting professor of anthropology a window into the everyday life of a complex society that called the mountains just east of Mexico City home in the 16th century. Obsidian flakes and tools, how they were found, how they were made, where they were made and in what quantity opens

  • Mission: To provide military-affiliated personnel with the support and resources they need to succeed at PLU and beyond.

    & engagement. The Center consists of offices where you can find amazing staff, the DJS Lounge (where you can hang out or study), the DJS Classroom (across from the Lute Locker – where you can study), and the Cave.   The Center for Student Success: Meet with an advisor or just hang out in a talking-allowed space in the library with plenty of whiteboards for brainstorming all your best project ideas. History of Military Support at PLU2020 - Present2010-20192000-20091980-19991960-19791940-19592020 - Present

    Office Hours
    Monday: 1200-1700
    Tuesday: 0900-1200
    Thursday: 0900-1700
    Friday: 0900-1700
    Saturday: Closed
    Sunday: Closed
    Center for Military Student Support
    Anderson University Center Room 183
  • A slice of history: PLU Crew, the Husky Clipper, George Pocock, and the sport of rowing Posted by: mhines / December 19, 2023 Image: The 1967 PLU varsity crew in the Husky Clipper scrimmaging against the JV boat. (Photo by PLU Photographer Ken Dunmire) December 19, 2023 By Jim Ojala '69Editor’s Note: Jim Ojala ’69, a dedicated rower rooted in his PLU experience, earned four varsity letters and fostered a profound connection to the sport. Through a compelling photo essay, Ojala explores the deep

  • Bringing the Past to Life in the PresentIn September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in Scandinavian Area Studies, which Dr. Schroeder supervised. The exhibit encouraged visitors to interact with conceptions of the past and Nordic identities by presenting KD Williams’ fieldwork with Viking Age and medievalist re-enactors. Groups that were featured in particular

  • Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History . The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University… November 21, 2023 Benson LectureBusiness and Economic History

  • September 22, 2008 Prof appears on Discovery Channel this week Classics professor Eric Nelson will once again be featured in prime time, this time talking about torture, animals and the environment, all in the time of the Caesars. Nelson will be featured this week on a Discovery Channel program, “Machines of Malice,” which will first air Tuesday, Sept. 23. He will also be travelling to Vancouver today (Monday) to work on an Animal Planet program, Animal Gladiators. Both programs will look at

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and featuring Holocaust researchers and historians from all over the country, the ninth annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will explore “Women and the Holocaust” Oct. 17-19 at…

    explore “Women and the Holocaust” Oct. 17-19 at PLU.“We’re going to specifically focus on how women’s experiences, because of their gender, were different from that of men,” said conference organizer and PLU history professor Beth Griech-Polelle. “If we really want to capture the historical moment and time of the holocaust, it’s not enough to leave women out of the story.” Griech-Polelle, who serves as the Kurt Mayer chair in Holocaust studies at PLU, says that only recently did the field of Holocaust

  • In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they

    , “love of wisdom.” To be a friend of philosophy, then, is certainly to seek understanding of the history and development of philosophy as it engages the world, but more notably it is to take up the question, “How do I live philosophically, ethically, or in ways that make a difference?” Seen in this light, philosophy examines basic issues in all fields and explores connections among diverse areas of life. The major intersects with questions such as: How can humans gain knowledge about their world

    Department of Philosophy
    253-536-5132
    Associate Professor Mike Schleeter, Chair of Philosophy Administration Building Room 222 F Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 14, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University will host a celebration of life for Tom Pfeifle on Sept. 22 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 6 p.m. Pfeifle died Aug. 29, just before he planned to return to PLU for his sophomore year. Following the…

    PLU hosts celebration of life to honor Tom Pfeifle Posted by: Kari Plog / September 14, 2016 Image: Tom Pfeifle died Aug. 29 just before coming back to PLU for his sophomore year. A celebration of life will be held in Lagerquist Concert Hall on Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. (Photo courtesy of PLU Athletics) September 14, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 14, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University will host a celebration of life for Tom Pfeifle on Sept. 22 in Lagerquist