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What’s in our room? With Jess Mason ’24 Posted by: vcraker / April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023 Portland native, Jess Mason gives a tour of their room in Hong Hall. Hong Global Hall is for local, national, and international students. Located in the middle of upper campus, it is home to a unique living/learning community consisting of six language and global engagement houses: Chinese, French, Global Studies, Indigenous Languages, Spanish, and the International Honors program. CLICK HERE to learn

Wang Center Photo Contest Winners 2023 Exhibit Posted by: Holly Senn / April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023 During the 2022-2023 academic year, 237 PLU students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their academic and career trajectory. We are excited that students were able to travel more widely in the world following the

Wang Center Photo & Video Contest Winners 2022 Posted by: Holly Senn / March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 During the 2021-2022 academic year, 149 PLU students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their academic and career trajectory. Due to the worldwide pandemic, 46 students returned home early in spring of 2020 and

February 7, 2008 Area leaders discuss fighting disease worldwide The Wang Center for International Programs tackled the issue of global health at the symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” in February 2008. As the name suggests, the two-day event highlighted the work of non-governmental organizations currently searching for global solutions to control disease in developing nations. These organizations, many from the Pacific Northwest, are stepping up to meet a

September 23, 2011 Bob Zellner spoke to students about his experiences as a civil rights activist in the 1960s as part of the kick-off event for the Diversity Center’s 10 year anniversary. ‘We have a lot of work to do’ By Chris Albert While an angry crowd piled on top of Bob Zellner like a bunch of football players fighting over a loose ball, the last thing the twenty-something college student remembered was someone kicking him in the head and the thought “this is the way I die” crossing his

September 27, 2013 The changing Constitution By Valery Jorgensen ’15 In celebration of the 226 anniversary of the United States Constitution, Pacific Lutheran University hosted speaker Leno Rose-Avila, and a panel discussion on immigrant rights. Rose-Avila is the Executive Director of Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee affairs. He has been involved in immigrant rights issues for many years. Rose-Avila discussed the issues of immigrant rights and how the Constitution helps shape how laws

August 5, 2010 BUSA 201: Value Creation in the Global Environment Name: Steven Mattich Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Major: Undeclared, leaning Business or Economics Professor: Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence Steven’s advice to first-year students: “If you want to check out a class that you are thinking about taking in the next semester, I don’t think there’s a teacher at PLU who would mind if you sat in on their class for the day.” When Steven Mattich heard about the exams he would

What election season reminds us about higher education Posted by: Thomas Krise / December 2, 2016 Image: (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) December 2, 2016 Each election cycle I’m reminded of how incredibly multi-disciplinary the responsibilities of our elected officials have become. Similarly, the challenges faced by the leaders of the world’s most successful corporations and NGOs grow ever more global, complex, and nuanced, seemingly by the day.Very few, if any, of the world’s most urgent

…” Outreach – Matt Kennedy ’07 “I left the country feeling…” Human Rights – Ingrid Ford ’97 “I don’t care where you live…” Freedoms – Jennifer Henrichsen ’07 “When I’m in a press conference at the U.N….” Affect – Dr. Bill Foege ’57 “Give quality work throughout your lives…” Care – Eric Pfaff ’09 “PLU grads are really needed…” Read Previous A ‘Twilight’ experience Read Next LEED Gold for Neeb COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled

university is uniquely situated to bring perspective—depth, breadth, and dimension—to a present-day crisis, whatever that crisis might be. COVID 19 has upended almost every aspect of human life and presented all of us with a range of challenges that were unimaginable a year ago. These include challenges to our health and wellbeing, our livelihoods, education, housing, global supply chains, our complacency around equity and access, to name a few. At PLU we have the capacity to tap colleagues that are not