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originates in Asia or is going to Asia from U.S. exporters, and the carriers are all foreign-owned businesses in Europe or Asia. So, our leadership team travels to both Asia and Europe to visit the many different headquarters of our customers. A unique part of this work that I really enjoy is that we get the opportunity to introduce Seattle and Tacoma to the world. Of course, many people in other parts of the world know about our region because of their connection with Boeing, Microsoft or now Amazon
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Karissa Bryant ’03 teacher and traveler, will join Sr. Helen Puwein Biography Biography Karissa Bryant, PLU class of 2003, is happy to be back in the northwest after almost three years teaching, studying, volunteering, and traveling in Asia. She teaches yoga to kids and adults with a focus on developing an internal calmness, a constant place of stability and quiet surrender. She also teaches singing with Studio East and Village Theater Kidstage!. Karissa is producing a series of fundraising
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teaching at universities worldwide to working with peasants in rural India. Time Magazine identified Dr. Shiva as an environmental ‘hero’ in 2003, and Asia Week has called her one of the five most powerful communicators in Asia. In November 2010, Forbes Magazine identified Dr. Shiva as one of the Seven Most Powerful Women on the Globe. Dr. Shiva has contributed in fundamental ways to changing the practice and paradigms of agriculture and food. Her books The Violence of the Green Revolution and
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) Transfer minors under this option must take at least 8 semester hours in residence. Minor (Teacher Education Option) 24 semester hours, at least 4 hours in each of the two lines. Transfer minors under this option normally take 16 semester hours in residence. Intended primarily for parochial school teachers enrolled in the Department of Education. Religion (RELI) - Undergraduate Courses RELI 131 : The Religions of South Asia - RL, VW, GE Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism - their origins and
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response. He holds a Master’s Degree in cultural anthropology. Jeff got his start in Southeast Asia, and speaks Vietnamese and Thai. He currently lives in western Washington with his family and works for World Vision International as a Senior Humanitarian Advisor.
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Connie Bacon Commissioner, Port of Tacoma Biography Biography A graduate of Syracuse University, she later received a master’s degree from The Evergreen State College. Bacon is a former executive director of the World Trade Center Tacoma and served eight years as special assistant to former Washington Governor Booth Gardner. She serves on the board of directors for numerous organizations, including the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, the Regional Access Mobility
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. “The fun thing about fair trade is the showing and telling, getting to share about the person or group who made the items,” said Karen Giguere, the bookstore’s merchandise manager and buyer. Giguere will happily disclose these stories, and if she’s not available, printed cards near the products inform shoppers of the history. Items are made in Africa, Asia South America and even the United States, and are purchased through nonprofit organizations such as Ten Thousand Villages, A Greater Gift and A
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agriculture, writing, cities, and the state in many parts of the world, comparing and contrasting the great civilizations of antiquity, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, Asia, Mesoamerica, and South America. (4) ANTH 387 : Special Topics in Anthropology Selected topics as announced by the department. Course will address important issues in archaeology and cultural anthropology. (1 to 4) ANTH 388 : Special Topics in Anthropology To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing
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teaching position abroad and enjoyed traveling throughout the continent of Asia. She is married and has two beautiful children. In 2019, she wrote and illustrated her first published Children’s Picture book, When Your Cookie Crumbles. While her background is in Literature, her true love language is in Psychology and Behavioral Health. In her free time, she enjoys practicing various forms of Yoga, as well as reading about philosophy, psychology, and re-watching classic comedies such as Seinfeld.
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Rachel Howard Assistant to the Dean Phone: 253-535-7659 Email: howardrm@plu.edu Office Location:Garfield Station - Room 104 Biography Biography Rachel Howard is the Assistant to the Dean for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Windsor with a background in Literature. Upon obtaining her BA, she accepted a teaching position abroad and enjoyed traveling throughout the continent of Asia. Rachel has two
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