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  • Program Schedule Thursday, February 23 4-5:15 p.m. Opening Student Session – Regency Room, University Center (UC) 7-8:45 p.m. The Inaugural PLU Norwegian-American Annual Lecture: “The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right to Water” – Lagerquist Concert Hall, MBR Speaker (keynote): Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, and chair of the Washington-based Food and Water Watch. Friday, February 24 9:15-10:20 a.m. – Concurrent Session 1 1A) “Capturing

  • of podcasts, and she is hopeful that “Open to Interpretation” will serve as a public model of intellectual engagement and welcome listeners into conversations commonly found on college campuses and in intellectual communities. Open to Interpretation on SoundCloud Listen to all episodes of PLU’s “Open to Interpretation” podcast. Listen Now “Scholars tend to write for the ‘priesthood,’ to have our work circulate only among other experts in our own disciplines. By bringing together smart people from

  • Calendar Calendar Highlights Featured Stories Welcome Associate Professor Claudia Berguson says PLU’s link to Norway informs the values carried through its mission. The university’s heritage isn’t just a relic of the past, but an identity inherited for the present and the future. Read More Multiculturalism in Norway The people at the center of three distinct stories of multiculturalism in Norway share one common desire: belonging despite difference. Read about three Lutes and a museum director on the

  • , Emily Shane ’19 and Alex Lund ’18 to discuss faith formation while growing up Lutheran and how their own faith paths and search for vocation have changed as PLU students. + Acting President Allan Belton and Provost Joanna Gregson talk about the university’s Lutheran identity, as well as their own spiritual backgrounds. Because We're LutheranRev. Jen Rude, Emily Shane '19 and Alex Lund '18 sitting down and recording a podcast. Listen to the episodes Diversity Center Alumni Pacific Lutheran

  • below for more highlights about the upcoming concert! Tickets are available online at www.plu.edu/christmas.The theme of the concert this year is “O nata lux” (O light born). The text is taken from the first line of a hymn for the Feast of the Transfiguration, but its message resonates in a season where we journey from the darkness of Advent to the light of Christmas, experience the warmth of hope amidst the cold of December, and find symbols of promise in times of despair. Our central work this

  • promoting bystander intervention and training victim advocates—have been in place at PLU for the last eight years. In 2005, PLU received its first Department of Justice grant to promote victims’ advocacy, men’s engagement, developing a bystander intervention program, and training for campus and local law enforcement.  All these programs are now in place, she said. Even so, PLU will continue to work to improve its response to this issue, said Laura Majovski, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of

  • theology of Luther was brought into the hearts and practices of the people. Garrison Keillor popularized “Singing with the Lutherans” on A Prairie Home Companion over the last decades but, in many forms, Protestants have raised voices of protest and faith for hundreds of years.10:15 - 11 a.m. | Regency Room Dr. David Cherwien, Director of The National Lutheran Choir The Church's Song: Always in ReformFor music to be “Lutheran” the music is to be eclectic, as it has always been. From the earliest

  • Course Descriptions POLS 151 : American Government - ES A survey of the constitutional foundations of the American political system and of institutions, processes, and practices relating to participation, decision-making, and public policy in American national government. (4) POLS 231 : Current International Issues - ES, GE A survey course in international relations with emphasis on current events. (4) POLS 251 : Introduction to Political Science This course is designed for political science

  • day of classes Sept. 5, O’Brien was reminded of the impressive students who attend PLU and the faculty members who teach them to ask tough questions, engage in complexity and exhibit great care for others and the world. “All of that makes me committed to making sure this works out as best it can,” he said. Several weeks ago the Faculty Joint Committee, which convened late last year to review data and propose cutbacks to programs and faculty positions, released its provisional recommendations. The

  • motivated himself to earn his diploma from Lincoln High School and pursue a degree in English from Pacific Lutheran University. After graduating from PLU in 2008, Cushman jumped into being a teacher and mentor for students with stories similar to his own. As an English teacher and coach at his high school alma mater, Cushman strives to show love, compassion and care to students who might otherwise never receive them. He believes that adults are responsible for helping kids discover their own potential