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  • Erin McGinnis ’90 Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: mcginnem@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 271 Professional Biography Education M.B.A., University of Guelph, 2007 A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America, 1992 B.A., English/Economics, Pacific Lutheran University, 1990 Biography Erin is Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services for Pacific

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  • Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. It was a great program, but I felt I was missing an element in my life and that element was Latin America. It was my time as Assistant Director at the ICO and my two Oaxaca study abroad trips that gave me the experience, confidence, and desire to continue my relationship with Latin America and apply for the Assistant Director position at LACS. Currently I serve as Assistant Director for the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies’ Latin

  • ., Magura, B., Pratt-Sitaula, B., Thompson, D., and Whitman, J.. "Teachers on the Leading Edge: An Earth Science Teacher Professional Development Program Featuring Pacific Northwest Geologic Hazards." Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs - Annual Meeting Vol. 41, 2009: p. 195. Butler, R.F., Granshaw, F.D., Groom, R., Hedeen, C., Johnson, J., Magura, B., Pratt-Sitaula, B., Thompson, D., and Whitman, J.. "Translating Earth-Scope Science for Middle School Teachers and Students in the

  • lecture presented arguments from Halvorson’s most recent book, Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America (2020). It can be viewed now on PLU’s YouTube Channel, at https://youtu.be/mqsrEYMwR6w. Code Nation is a five-year research project that grew out of Halvorson’s work with the Innovation Studies program and his duties as Benson Family Chair of Business and Economic History at PLU. The book explores the business and technical history of computer programming in

  • Yaakov Ariel Professor of Religious Studies and Co-director of the Center for Jewish Studies – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office Location:null Website: http://religion.unc.edu/_people/full-time-faculty/ariel/ Biography Biography Dr. Yaakov Ariel will be presenting The Complicated Road to Mutual Recognition: Interfaith Dialogue and the changing realities of Christian-Jewish relations in America. The presentation will follow Christian-Jewish relations in America since the turn of

  • When: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Reading: 7:00 pm, Scandinavian CenterA writer and photographer, Charles Bergman has lived nearly his whole life in the Pacific Northwest. He’s a long-time professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University. He’s the author of four books, including Wild Echoes: Encounters with the Most Endangered Animals in North America. He’s written extensively on wildlife and animals in national magazines, including Audubon and Natural History and National Geographic. His

  • Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Email: killenpo@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987 M.A., Stanford University, 1976 B.A., Gonzaga University, 1974 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Christianity in North America Religion and Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest Theological Reflection and Faith-Inspired Higher Education Books The Future of Catholicism in America (New York: Columbia University Press 2019

  • will focus on paintings found in Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora churches, including churches in the Northwest. As a scholar of Kenya, Sobania’s research and publications—based on the on the extensive collection of oral traditions and remembrances—focus on ethnic identity and formation of pastoralist societies in pre-colonial northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. His publications on this present the history of these herding peoples from the perspective of the rural areas up, rather than from the

  • Lutheran educational institution on the western frontier of America could play in the emerging future of the region. They wanted the institution to help immigrants adjust to their new land and find jobs, but they also wanted it to produce graduates who would serve church and community. Education—and educating for service—was a venerated part of the Scandinavian and Lutheran traditions from which these pioneers came. Although founded as a university, the institution functioned primarily as an academy

  • Geological Society of America National Association of Geoscience Teachers Society for Sedimentary GeologyMany PLU graduates pursue advanced degrees in graduate programs at research universities. A master’s degree provides an opportunity for further personal and professional training as well as an advantage for career advancement in industry and or government agencies. A Ph.D. degree in a geological specialty prepares graduates for college-level teaching and for employment as a research scientist in