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Dear campus community, Pacific Lutheran University’s community is deeply rooted in care. It is in our mission to continue creating a campus environment that welcomes, values and protects the voices and vocations of our community members and recognizes the humanity in all of us —…
hatred and prejudice, including direct statements disavowing racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination in law or policy related to sexual orientation or gender identity. In 1993, the ELCA published a call to confront racism, to engage in public leadership and to advocate for justice. In 1994, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted the “Declaration of ELCA to Jewish Community,” which repudiates anti-Judaism and its modern successor, anti-Semitism. A policy resolution, adopted by the Churchwide Assembly
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Diversity, Justice, Sustainability. These three values are central to the mission of Pacific Lutheran University.
Strategic Plan. Our Lutheran tradition calls on us to see diversity, social justice and sustainability not as three separate concerns but as one crucial cause demanding our best attention and action. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called on all people to “defend human dignity, to stand with poor and powerless people, to advocate justice, to work for peace, and to care for the earth in the processes and structures of contemporary society” (The Church in Society: A Lutheran Perspective
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Lutes open doors. We know that nothing worth doing should be done alone. And we are keeping the door open for you. At PLU, diversity is intrinsic to our vitality of learning, resilience, and growth.
Bias Incident Response Team Conciliation Committee (for faculty) Employee Assistance Program (for staff and faculty) Teach-ins and Campus ForumsAt PLU, teach-ins and campus forums serve as valuable platforms for students, as well as for the wider university community, to come together, share experiences, and deepen their understanding of various topics related to contemporary issues. In Fall 2023, PLU hosted two all-campus forums on the current conflicts in Israel and Palestine. Faculty (current
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Dr. Doug Oakman, Professor of New Testament, “Two Kingdoms, One Table: Jesus in Political Perspective” - Jesus' historical activity was deeply political, and his political aims were formulated
Lutheran Studies Conference Thursday, September 20, 2012What Has God To Do With Caesar? Lutheran Perspectives on Political Life Dr. Larry Rasmussen The 2012 Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2012, in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at the Anderson University Center. Dr. Doug Oakman (PLU New Testament), Dr. Seth Dowland (PLU American Church History), and Dr. Marit Trelstad (PLU Contemporary Theology) will be the featured speakers from 2:00 to
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Dr. Brenda Ihssen Byzantine conceptions of Jesus: the Christ of council, court, and monk Byzantine perspectives offer westerners a contrast to their cherished assumptions about Jesus.
question, “Who was Jesus?” There is, however, a different question to consider: “Why is Christ?” This presentation will focus on four Christological images embedded in ancient texts and contemporary hymns that open up, rather than narrow, the Christian understanding of God. Dr. Ramshaw is a graduate of Valparaiso University (B.A.), Sarah Lawrence College (M.A.), Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D.). Her doctoral dissertation was a study of the poetry of
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“Doesn’t the world need good schools and educated persons?” With this simple question, Martin Luther urged the leaders of his nation to establish public schools for children and reshape the
enquiry can be summarized in Luther’s question, oft-repeated throughout his teaching career: “What does this mean?” Robust questioning of the status quo and received knowledge remains a core practice in Lutheran higher education. Such questioning supports the search for truth that rests at the heart of the university. Read more … 2. Freedom for expression and protection of learning Contemporary university professors may take for granted academic freedom yet it was the 16th century reformers who
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
in the northwest United States, and the unique ways the sea has influenced their culture and identity. Reid prepared the following abstract for his lecture: “Twenty-five years ago, the Makah Nation successfully hunted a gray whale. This action drew the ire of animal rights activists who often rooted their criticism in racism and stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity. Drawing from the tribal nation’s historical and contemporary relationship with the sea, this talk will focus on Makah statements
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
in the northwest United States, and the unique ways the sea has influenced their culture and identity. Reid prepared the following abstract for his lecture: “Twenty-five years ago, the Makah Nation successfully hunted a gray whale. This action drew the ire of animal rights activists who often rooted their criticism in racism and stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity. Drawing from the tribal nation’s historical and contemporary relationship with the sea, this talk will focus on Makah statements
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Join the Computer Science Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday and Saturday. All talks are scheduled in Morken 203.
. The mobile app also allows the user to search for flowers by name. 10:45am Break 11:00am Basic 3D Video Game Exploring the Concepts Involved in Game Engines Eric Sundberg (BSCS) The overall goal of this project was to learn about advanced concepts and algorithms that are used in modern game engines. To that end, it models them by means of a simple third person shooter game. In the game, the user moves the player around in a small world and tries to shoot as many enemies as possible before being
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A National Honor for ‘Digging into Cancer’ ‘Fast Company’ magazine names Hunt one of its 100 Most Creative People of 2014 . A Survivor in the Global Spotlight Katie Hunt ’11 fought cancer at PLU, leads the emerging field of paleo-oncology and wowed the crowd…
enough evidence to make larger claims—but, she says, so far, “Not enough people are doing this work to contribute.” So Hunt is tackling that, too. She and three physical-anthropology friends she runs into at conferences have created the Paleo-Oncology Research Organization. “Every year we talk about how nobody’s doing this work, and it should be done,” Hunt said. “We have the potential to contribute to modern cancer research, but we need collaboration—between historians, researchers; we need more
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