The People’s Gathering will host a a virtual Emergency Convening in anticipation that this will be an important time for us to be organized in conversation as a community. Post election, we predict that our community will NEED a supportive space to talk, listen and to heal. This edition of the People’s Gathering will welcome > Continue Reading
Pacific Lutheran University's annual Bjug Day of Giving is a joyful 🎉 and big-hearted tradition 💛 named after PLU's bearded founder, the Rev. Bjug Harstad. 🧔 During Bjug Day, people across the world come together to celebrate 👏 and invest 🌱in what they love through PLU. 💛 We do this because we know that students > Continue Reading
Pacific Lutheran University invites you to a reception on campus as we celebrate the launch of the College of Health Professions' new Master of Social Work (MSW) Program, Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 5:30pm. At PLU, we have a long history of educating undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for good in our world. We are > Continue Reading
The Tacoma/Pierce County community is invited to a welcome reception for Dr. Yusef Salaam. Dr. Salaam is well-known for his involvement as one of the “Central Park Five,” a group of young men wrongly accused and incarcerated for the alleged rape of a white woman in Central Park, New York in 1989. Years later, they > Continue Reading
Pacific Lutheran University's Continuing Education Anti-Racist Leadership Education invites you to "Lunch and Learn" December 15th from 10-2 in a series, by Dr. Yusef Salaam, designed to create a supportive and informative environment where participants can enhance their understanding of anti-racist leadership principles and engage in meaningful conversations with people who are also anti-racist journeying. > Continue Reading