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  • The Martinez Foundation partners with three new universities, including PLU The Martinez Foundation will now be offering scholarships through six graduate level teacher education programs, with Seattle Pacific University, Pacific Lutheran University, and University of Washington Bothell joining Seattle University, University of Washington and Washington…

    more incredible programs to the wonderful university partnerships we already have,” said Executive Director Ian Adair. “We are grateful for the important work they do in preparing the next generation of educators and look forward to having their students join our next cohort of Martinez Fellows.” Scholarships are awarded each spring. The new cohort will be set before The Martinez Foundation’s annual summer institute at IslandWood on Bainbridge Island. The Martinez Foundation has granted over

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…

    , anthropology and history departments. She wants to work for her tribe in a cultural or language department. Hall said she decided to attend PLU because it was close to home, but has since come to love the friendly staff and professors here. She said she is thankful for the opportunity to have found her vocation. “I think many students don’t know that individualized majors exist,” she said, “but it’s a really cool option at PLU.” Read Next Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his

  • Politics at PLU: Where do current students stand in the upcoming election? By Katie Scaff ’13 From healthcare and environmental issues to education and the general state of politics, the issues PLU students are concerned with are almost as diverse as they are. Some are…

    Astel. “As a result, it’s been a defining characteristic of what concerns me when I vote. Healthcare is something I believe every person should have access to regardless of their income bracket.” The privatization of healthcare is what’s particularly concerning to Astel. “You wouldn’t make firefighting or police work for profit,” said Astel, so he questions why healthcare, a similarly vital institution, would be privatized. Ian Metz ’13 Political science major Ian Metz ’13 has been involved in

  • Dr. Giovanna Urdangaran, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 12th (4:00-8:10pm) and May 14th (4:00-8:40pm) The presentations will be given virtually via Zoom.

    Estados Unidos y sus derechos humanos”/ “Migrant Children in the United States and their Human Rights”Thursday, May 14th, 20204:10-4:30pm - Aidan Liddiard4:30-4:40pm - Q & A“La bastarda: género y sexualidad en Guinea Ecuatorial”/“La bastarda: Gender and Sexuality in Equatorial Guinea”4:40-5:00pm - Cortney Miller5:00-5:10pm - Q & A“Un análisis de la película Ixcanul: Guatemala y el feminismo indígena”/“An Analysis of the film Ixcanul: Guatemala and Indigenous Feminism”5:10-5:30pm - Ian Rice5:30-5:40pm

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 14, 2020) —The Gospel Experience Concert is returning to Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Feb. 15., featuring an encore performance by national recording artist and event headliner Crystal Aikin ’97. The renowned gospel singer was born and raised in Tacoma, and graduated…

    others are exposed to new insights about people who are different from them,” says Cunningham. PLU Senior Ian Rice, a member of University Congregation, attended last year’s Gospel Experience Concert and reflected on his experience of the event. “Overall the concert was very different than what I’m used to, especially because Lutherans traditionally sit and stand fairly still while singing a hymn. This was louder and longer — since each song seemed Spirit-led in terms of when it actually finished

  • PLU Peace Scholars leave for Nobel Peace Prize Forum Juniors Andrew Larsen and Amy Delo will be attending the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize forum this year in Minneapolis. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Dr. William Foege ’57 is a keynote speaker at the event By Barbara Clements…

    2013 Peace Scholar, will introduce Dr. Foege. Watch Forum Speakers Live at PLU As a full sponsor of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, PLU will Livestream the March 7-9 keynote addresses for the campus and community. The events are free and open to the public, and audience members can participate in the live Q&As following the addresses. Here are the dates, times, locations and speakers: Friday, March 7, 1:15-3:30 p.m., Rieke 103: Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group. Saturday, March 8, 1

  • Pacific Lutheran University is proud to announce the establishment of the Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance, thanks to the generosity of longtime university supporter Paul Fritts, owner and founder of Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders. Fritts has pledged $2 million…

    events.Department of Music at PLUDistinguished teachers, talented students, and supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing. Read Previous Hope, a Pacific Lutheran University Christmas Concert Read Next Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

  • Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How…

    Ian Morris, which measures a society’s energy capture, organization, information management, and war-making capability. “Twice before 1800 the index of development reached 43: during the Roman Empire in the first century CE and during the Southern Song Dynasty around 1000 CE. In the last 18th century, both the West and China had reached 43 again, but seemed headed for another hard ceiling when something new under the sun happened,” Bellah said. The new advancement was the invention of the steam

  • Annual Event Celebrates PLU’s Student Leaders By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication PLU’s annual Celebration of Leadership, held in the Anderson University Center on May 12, recognized students who live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care while empowering their peers to…

    service. Students are inducted into the honor society the spring of their junior year and serve as active members throughout their senior year. PLU’s inaugural Mortar Board list includes three December 2013 graduates who are now alums (Colton Heath, Kimberly Stone and Selina Mach). Katherine Caras David Chen Mackenzie Deane Kaitlyn Elms Austin Erler Emily Everson Lillian Ferraz Tommy Flanagan Gigi Gariglio Kaitlyn Gervais Katrina Graven Tabitha Gross Colton Heath Danay Jones Thomas Kim Ian Kinder-Pyle

  • PLU Earns Prestigious Mortar Board Chapter By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU is populated with outstanding student leaders and meaningful, campuswide ways to recognize them—from Emerging Leaders to the Ubuntu Award and Pinnacle Society—but until now, there was no opportunity for national recognition. That’s where Mortar…

    Involvement & Leadership will oversee the processes for selection, installation and initiation of PLU’s initial cohort—and all subsequent ones—and the chapter will be advised on a rotating basis by Lizz Zitron, Ian Jamieson, Eva Johnson and Baillon. Membership is quite a distinction for students—and for PLU: As a member of The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies, Mortar Board is a widely recognized symbol of