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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
network of faculty support. “Professor Halvorson inspired our class by encouraging us to start simple with our projects, focusing on social and environmental needs that can be discovered through empathy and compassion.” “We were taught to think about innovation as a design process that walks through several carefully defined stages. This reorientation to problem solving really inspired me.” “I realized that a sketchpad, a laptop, and an old sewing machine were all I really needed. Plus the space to
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2021 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, literature, chemistry, philosophy, art, political
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Elijah Paez ’24 developed passions for environmental justice, mathematics and bird watching during his PLU years Posted by: nicolacs / March 27, 2024 Image: Inspired by his study away experience in Oxford, England, Elijah Paez ’24 founded the Birders of PLU club. March 27, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics. While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU, served as a Peace Scholar, and
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PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion Posted by: nicolacs / April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023 By By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics. She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s definitely not
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Andrew Schwartz’s journey from PLU sociology major to environmental justice advocate and eco-ministry leader Posted by: Zach Powers / April 15, 2021 Image: Andrew Schwartz ’07, the director of sustainability and global affairs at The Center for Earth Ethics, walks through Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon. (photos and video by Silong Chhun/PLU) April 15, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterWhen we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he's
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Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 30, 2021 Image: Kenzie Knapp ’23, incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director at the Pierce County Transit center near PLU campus. (Photo/John Froschauer) August 30, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsIn the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and
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PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion Posted by: Zach Powers / April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics. She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s definitely not
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Elijah Paez ’24 developed passions for environmental justice, mathematics and bird watching during his PLU years Posted by: mhines / March 27, 2024 Image: Inspired by his study away experience in Oxford, England, Elijah Paez ’24 founded the Birders of PLU club. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) March 27, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics. While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU, served as
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…
chose six films out of 27 on offer from the FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) Foundation. Our criterion in making the selection was to bring a diverse set of films to campus that would not only feature the languages and cultures studied in the Department of Languages and Literatures, but also would speak to issues of interest to many on campus: migration, human rights, environmental degradation, collective memory. We reached out to faculty members from art history, nursing, marriage and
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PLU to host environmental symposium and Earth Week events exploring the violence of natural resource extraction Posted by: Zach Powers / March 27, 2023 March 27, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University will host the Steen Family Symposium for Environmental Issues and Earth and Diversity Week April 17-23 . Series events will explore the theme of “Sowing Resilience in Fractured Land.” Guest speakers, dialogues, and hands-on activities will invite attendees to examine the wide-ranging and long-term
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