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  • Every year since 2011, PLU has sent two Lutes to Norway as part of its summer Peace Scholars program. The Lutes learn about peacebuilding and dialogue, bringing what they learn home to apply it on

    Peace Scholars Peace Scholars https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/01/peace-scholars-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 4, 2018 February 6, 2018 Photo by Molly Ivey ’20, PLU Ksenija Simic-Muller, program director of Pacific Lutheran University’s Peace Scholars program, says building peace isn’t a distant or impossible ideal. And many

  • Peace Corps Prep (PC Prep) is an undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer

    program, you’ll first select the Peace Corps sector in which you would like to serve: Education, Health, Environment, Agriculture, Youth in Development, and Community Economic Development. Then you’ll complete the following components (for more specifics see the Student Guide): Sector specific courses: You will take three courses that relate to your sector. These will help make sure that you are knowledgeable and prepared to do your assigned work in the Peace Corps! Peace CorpsMake the most of your

    Peace Corps Prep
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  • Coach Dickerson retires after 14 years cultivating character on and off the court.

    Attaway Lutes Attaway Lutes https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/attaway-lutes-coach-dickerson-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 30, 2017 May 22, 2017 Emotions ran high for senior Brandon Lester in his final basketball game at Pacific Lutheran University. Lester and his teammates fought hard through a lingering double-digit

  • PLU maintains an open door with a world superpower, empowering students to learn about politics and culture off the beaten path in a distinct region of the country.

    China China https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/china-story-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 23, 2017 April 5, 2017 Chengdu, China, study away program immerses students ‘off the beaten path’ Professor Paul Manfredi says Pacific Lutheran University’s longstanding educational

  • Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again.

    Nicole Laumb ’11 Nicole Laumb ’11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/nicole-laumb-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 15, 2016 February 16, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook

  • The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium.

    The Gamers The Gamers https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/gamers-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 16, 2016 February 16, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 27, 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of

  • Troy Storfjell is a member of the Sámi community, the only indigenous group in Norway that’s been historically marginalized. It’s why Storfjell, who passes as white in the U.S.

    Discovery Discovery https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/04/troy-storfjell-discovery-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Christian Caple Christian Caple https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/09/christian-caple.jpg April 21, 2014 February 6, 2018 AccoladesLearn more. Lute LibraryLearn more. BlogsLearn more. Troy Storfjell’s heritage fuels his academic passion. Storfjell is a member of the Sámi community, the only indigenous group

  • PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural

    Estrada, Kerlin Escobedo Learn More Research and Service Opportunities Riley Dolan ('19) researches memory sites that commemorate the genocide of indigenous communities in Guatemala Learn more Relevant Events and Lectures Jenny Predmore ('14), Catholic Community Services, speaks at a discussion on the development, politics and practices of sanctuary movements, February 27, 2017 Study Away Danielle Twichel ('18), double major in Hispanic Studies and Studio Arts, in Granada, Spain Much More than a

    Hispanic and Latino Studies
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  • PLU Peace Corps program prepares Lutes for service work abroad.

    Bonnie Nelson ’08 Bonnie Nelson ’08 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/bonnie-nelson-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 16, 2016 May 5, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2017)- Bonnie Nelson ’08 didn’t always plan on joining the Peace Corps. But when she met a returned volunteer in graduate school who helped her learn more about the

  • PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.

    Laura Brewer ’03 Laura Brewer ’03 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/laura-brewer-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Brooke Thames '18 Brooke Thames '18 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/brooke-thames-e1464106633496.jpg May 18, 2016 May 5, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2017)- Laura Brewer ’03 was no stranger to activism when she started volunteering at the Tacoma Rainbow Center in 2000. An active Lute, Brewer engaged