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  • was not what he saw when he was flying injured soldiers and Marines out of the battlefields of Iraq to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Hrivnak, a professional firefighter now, and a U.S. Air Force captain with 20 years of service, urged the audience to consider writing about their experiences. There is a power in the written word that details first-hand experiences, he stressed. Hrivnak said that because of political feelings about the Iraq War, residents in other countries feel that all Americans are

  • professions across the board.   “Latinos are underrepresented in powerful segments of American society,” she said. “We must ask what the implications of this continued political and professional underrepresentation is on our society and our democratic institutions. Beyond issues of representation, this research is important for our civic health.”Politics and Government at PLULearn more about the department and the majors within itShe said that fact clearly illustrates the need to address the achievement

  • consequence of losing her Chinese citizenship. No matter how she looked at it, she felt she was forfeiting a part of her identity. “It’s not that I can’t go back to China ever again,” Huang said. “It’s just – I’m feeling distant now, like an outsider, because my nationality isn’t Chinese but my – everything else is.” Still, Huang says time and reflection has helped change her perspective. Now, she is focusing on the opportunities that lie ahead. The current tumultuous political climate has galvanized more

  • senator in Olympia, passion for political science and future career COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief

  • Connecting for Commerce: Port of Tacoma Executive Director Eric Johnson ’83 Posted by: Zach Powers / November 7, 2022 Image: Eric Johnson ’83 is the executive director of the Port of Tacoma. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 7, 2022 By Zach Powers ’10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsWhen Pacific Lutheran University alumnus Eric Johnson ’83 majored in political science and minored in biology, he wasn’t sure how the two would fit together in a career. After he graduated from PLU, he earned a

  • By Ashley Carreño-Millan '20Division of Humanities Riley Dolan, ‘19, a double major in Hispanic Studies and Political Science, interned with the U.S embassy program during the summer of 2017. This internship opened the way for him to engage in a project  researching memory sites that commemorate the genocide of Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala. What are memory sites? These are sites created by citizens or the government in remembrance of an event. The memory sites that Riley studied commemorated

  • . I also think that the well-connected bunch of professors and advisers at PLU helped me network in this area. MediaLab, meanwhile, taught me what it means to be a professional in this and any industry. Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 worked as PLU's media and content manager until April 2017. He holds a Master of Public Administration from The Evergreen State College and previously served as the director of marketing and communications for The Grand Cinema and Tacoma Film Festival, as a political

  • Transgender Equality World Professional Association for Transgender Health Cedar River Clinics Queen Anne Medical Associates, PLLC Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center Seattle Counseling Service Making Friends Think Geek – How to Make Friends in College Support with Political Outcomes The JED Foundation ACLU Post Traumatic Stress Washington Department of Veterans Affairs (click the link for “All PTSD Counselors”) Sexual Assault PLU’s Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Sexual

  • in International Economics (Johns Hopkins SAIS); a Master of Science in Foreign Service (Georgetown University) and a Bachelor Degree on International Relations (Universidad Iberoamericana). He has authored diverse articles on political risk, multilateral negotiations, security and democratic governance and is editor of “Mexico in the Security Council of the UN 2009-2010 The Story Behind the Scenes” (Random House 2012). He has taught at Universidad Iberoamericana, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo

  • (qualifying time), I decided to stay on course. Coach was okay with it.” “PLU values the study away program,” Sellman explained. “If swimming as a sport didn’t fit into that philosophy, we would shoot ourselves in the foot. The swimming program is part of the greater PLU community, and as their coach I want them to have the best experience they can have while they’re students at PLU.” There are tradeoffs, Sellman admitted, because of sacrifices made by individual student-athletes and by their teams when