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  • For students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons, there are a variety of ways to engage in Lutheran Studies at PLU.

    Engaging in Lutheran StudiesFor students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons, there are a variety of ways to engage in Lutheran Studies at PLU. For undergraduate students, a number of university courses support the study of the Lutheran tradition. They include but are not limited to: History of Western Art II; The Book in Society; German Civilization to 1750; Early Modern European History, 1400-1700; European Reformations; Modern Germany; Christians in Nazi Germany; Music History I

  • Professor of Religion | The PLU Chinese Studies Program | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    Erik J. Hammerstrom 韩光 Professor of Religion Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books The Huayan University Network: The

  • Professor of Global Studies | Global & Cultural Studies | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Global Studies Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books The Huayan University Network

  • Professor of Religion | Global Studies Program | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Religion Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books The Huayan University Network: The

  • Professor of Religion | Religion | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Religion Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books The Huayan University Network: The

  • Illegal animal trade Charles Bergman approached a man known to provide parrots on demand in the Texas border town of Brownsville. He asked if the man knew where he could get 25 of the colorful, highly intelligent birds. At first the man didn’t buy the…

    a year that come out of Mexico alone each year. Millions of animals – not just birds – are taken from the rain forest and tropics in Central and South Americas and sold to eager buyers in the U.S. (although the trade in birds has been curtailed in the U.S. of late due to the Wild Bird Conservation Act), Europe and now in new markets in Asia and Africa. The forests are literally being strip mined of their wildlife, Bergman mused in his opening keynote speech for PLU’s World Conversations seminar

  • I never thought I’d be designing for a graphics firm in London Last spring, when Courtney Walker ’11 arrived for her internship at the London-based design firm Abstract Associates, she was fully prepared to be the office go-fer. “I thought I’d be doing coffee and…

    design in America isn’t the same in London. Magazine layouts in Europe have more of a “funky” feel to them, she said. “There’s just a different style,” Walker said. Learning what worked in Europe gave Walker a broader understanding of graphic design. And she knows that type of international work experience will be the type of thing that makes her portfolio stand out from the others when she begins her career as a graphic designer. That’s a big deal for someone who thought she’d be the coffee-and-tea

  • Bailey Smith is a junior Environmental Studies major and Sociology minor who studied away during Spring Semester of 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Copenhagen has been voted the most ecologically green city in the world for multiple years in a row, an oasis for an Environmental Studies major, as well as a European hub. Although students have the opportunity to take classes about Danish language, knowing Danish is not necessary for this program as classes are taught in English. This program not only fit her academic pursuits, but her personal values as well. While in Copenhagen, Bailey’s specific program was entitled Sustainability in Europe, through

  • Brian Edward Galante (b. 1974) is Associate Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he conducts the University Chorale, University Singers and

    Education from Louisiana State University. Previous choral appointments include Louisiana State University, UNT Men’s Chorus and UNT A Cappella Choir; Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas; and Episcopal High School, Baton Rouge. In addition, Galante is a successful composer and arranger: published by Colla Voce Music, performed by professional, collegiate, and advanced high school choirs throughout the United States and Europe, and recorded for commercial release by Centaur Records, MSR, and PLU

  • From Diversity Abroad: Minority & Students of Color Abroad In the U.S. you might be classified by your ethnicity, but abroad, you may be identified first as an American.

    whether or not talking about sexuality is taboo. Research the terms and definitions used in your host country to talk about LGBTQ+ issues. Find a support network abroad. Resources: (See also Gender Identity Resources below) Global Gayz IES Abroad resources ILGA Map of Sexual Orientation Laws in the World IGLTA GardaWorld LGBTQ Assessment Map Equaldex – LGBT+ laws by country LGBTQ Travel LGBTQ Travelers Guide Safety tips for LGBTQ Travelers Travel to Anti-LGBT Destinations Rainbow Europe TED Talk