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Conference registration includes dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 and lunch at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center. For those staying at the Lakewood Best Western Motor Inn, a continental breakfast will be served in the Inn on Saturday morning before the conference begins at 8:45 a.m. Complimentary coffee and tea will be available in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU on Saturday morning, and additional beverages
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Counselor, and was an active member of the PLU Scandinavian Cultural Center. A longtime member of Mountain View Lutheran Church, she participated in Altar Guild, Book Club and Women’s Bible Study. While in independent living, she served as the TLRC librarian for six years. An avid reader, Evelyn enjoyed learning about others and recommending books she thought they might enjoy. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to honor Evelyn may be made to the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community, 1301 N. Highlands
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Studies Sources: Bacquart, Jean. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998. Bascom, William Russell. African Art in Cultural Perspective: an Introduction. New York: Norton, 1973. “Collections.” Burkina Faso; Lobi Peoples. http://uima.uiowa.edu/burkina-faso-lobi-peoples/. “Lobi Bateba Figure.” RAND AFRICAN ART. 2004. Accessed May 19, 2015. http://www.randafricanart.com/Lobi_Bateba_figure15.html “Lobi: People.” http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/345462/Lobi Siegmann, William C
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General of Germany (based in San Francisco) Rolf Schuette talk about Jewish-German relations at PLU. In addition to years of education and experience as a diplomat, before taking the San Francisco post in 2005, Schuette spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., the American Jewish Committee in New York and the Institute of European Studies in Berkeley. Some of his experience also includes work in Israel. “The Holocaust is still the
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June 1, 2012 President Thomas Krise is greeted by well wishers at an informal reception in the Scandinavian Center to mark his first day on the job. (Photo by John Froschauer) President Thomas Krise welcomed to PLU By Barbara Clements Over 200 faculty, staff and students enthusiastically greeted President Thomas Krise and Patricia Krise on Friday, June 1, at a reception in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. It was the first time that the campus community had seen Pacific Lutheran University’s
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PLU Community Gathers for #BlackLivesMatter Forum Posted by: Zach Powers / December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 A forum at PLU on Dec. 4 called #BlackLivesMatter addressed issues surrounding the deaths of African Americans by police. The forum, attended by more than 250 students and members of PLU faculty, staff and community, was sponsored by the Diversity Center, the Women’s Center and the Center for Community Engagement and Service and was held in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. (Photo: John
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, losing loved ones, being abducted and raped in war, among others. Her triumph over enormous hardships blazed the trail for her contemporary followers through the similarly challenging terrain. The opera depicts the drastic cultural and religious conflicts between Confucian Han and nomadic XiongNu, two neighboring states constantly at war during Cai Yan’s lifetime. It foregrounds the cost of war for both men and women. With increased chance of encounters among cultures, the relevance of Cai Yan’s tale
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Questions and answers about CIWAWhat is the future of CIWA in Washington State?The economy of Washington State is deeply connected to business on the Pacific Rim, and in particular China. Promoting those connections through mutual learning by way of cultural and educational exchanges has been and will continue to be a major focus for CIWA. The knowledge, real-life experiences, and close personal relationships gained by people in Washington through CIWA-supported activities make it an
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November 1, 2013 The Sankta Lucia festival has been an annual tradition at Pacific Lutheran University since 1951. Photo: PLU files. SCC Holds Annual Sankta Lucia Fest By Sandy Deneau Dunham The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University presents its traditional Sankta Lucia Fest at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6. For more than 60 years, a PLU student has been chosen to represent the spirit of Lucia, a female saint venerated in Sweden for bringing light and hope during the darkest month of
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exhibition and publication is “1814-2014: Red White and Blue – Norwegian Constitution, American Inspiration.” “The U.S. premier of this exhibition at the Scandinavian Cultural Center is a particular honor,” says Dr. Elisabeth Ida Ward, Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center. “We have a deep historic connection to Norway here at PLU, but this exhibition is also about looking forward to create a more inclusive democracy today. We think it will resonate with students and the public.” Each of the 10
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