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One smoky August afternoon Dr Beth Kraig and I decided to beat the heat and take shelter in the cooling confines of the University of Washington, Tacoma library, to have a cheery chat about plagues. We thought this would be a fun topic to discuss,…
When Two PLU Historians Sit Down to Chat Posted by: shimkojm / October 8, 2018 Image: History professors Beth Kraig and Rayne Allinson enjoy yet another lively conversation October 8, 2018 By Dr. Rayne AllinsonOne smoky August afternoon Dr Beth Kraig and I decided to beat the heat and take shelter in the cooling confines of the University of Washington, Tacoma library, to have a cheery chat about plagues.We thought this would be a fun topic to discuss, given that most of last year’s graduating
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What: There is a new Testing Center where students can make up a course exam in a proctored environment. Where: Mortvedt Library, room 332. The room is on the third floor in the southwest corner of the building. (See maps outside the third floor elevator…
accommodations that involve alternative testing. Questions: Contact Testing Center Coordinator Leslie Foley, 253-535-7520, foleylj@plu.edu. For more information about students and faculty scheduling exams, see the Testing Center website. Read Previous On Exhibit – Black History Month: Black@PLU Read Next On Exhibit – Pandemics: History & Responses LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31, 2023 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium
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Dr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019. Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and…
“Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 By Hannah Stringer '22English MajorDr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019.Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and studied history and literature. From there, he went to the University of California and
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Mortvedt Library’s much-used and well-loved Interlibrary Loan service is getting an upgrade! We’re moving from the ILLIAD platform to a new service called Tipasa . This new service is more fully integrated with our other services: among other things, you log in to it using…
will be routed through it. The old system can no longer take new requests. Existing requests are being processed and you can temporarily access your request history on the old site. Requests made under ILLIAD won’t be migrated to Tipasa. Please visit our ILL FAQ for more information. If you have any further questions or are experiencing problems, please e-mail ill@plu.edu. Read Previous New to the Library – Popular Fiction Collection Read Next On Exhibit: Women in Translation LATEST POSTS Black
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PLU will host the 16th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education from November 6-8, 2024. This year’s conference, titled Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust, focuses on the lesser-known stories of Sephardic Jews during World War II. The conference brings together scholars and…
history: the 50th anniversary of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the university. In 1974, renowned Holocaust scholar and Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Christopher Browning, fresh from graduate school, began teaching the first course on the Holocaust at PLU. Since then, the university has sustained a commitment to Holocaust education unmatched by other institutions in the Pacific Northwest. As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration, two PLU alumni
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This display intends to highlight the Mortvedt Library’s graphic novel collection and their power of visual storytelling. Graphic novels are a compelling medium which combine elements of the visual arts and literature. This curated display focuses on stories related to social justice, resilience, and diverse…
On Exhibit: Graphic Novels Posted by: Julie Babka / January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022 This display intends to highlight the Mortvedt Library’s graphic novel collection and their power of visual storytelling. Graphic novels are a compelling medium which combine elements of the visual arts and literature. This curated display focuses on stories related to social justice, resilience, and diverse voices. Additionally, this display contains books about graphic novels and their history and impact
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How ‘Packaged Pleasures’ Changed America At the 2014 Benson Lecture, Prof. Gary Cross Will Explore Consumer Culture and its Impact on our Lives PLU Marketing & Communications From the candy bar to the cigarette and from records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the…
contain our pleasure, food, drink and other consumer goods became mass-produced, bottled, canned, condensed and distilled, unleashing new and intensified surges of pleasure, delight, thrill—and addiction. Event Details What: The 10th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History, featuring Prof. Gary Cross: ‘The Package and Its Pleasures.’ When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Where: Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center, PLU campus. Gary S. Cross, Distinguished
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The Archives and Special Collections has launched a new collections management system , providing users with increased access to the library’s rare and unique holdings. The system brings together descriptions of physical records, digitized materials, and born digital content held by the Archives and Special…
through separate databases, requiring users to conduct searches in multiple places. Now, a single search will provide access to photographs, publications, oral history recordings, and file-level descriptions of other records available to view in the Archives. The system is divided into three main collection areas: The University Archives– Materials related to the history and operations of Pacific Lutheran University including photographs, yearbooks, The Mooring Mast student newspaper, faculty and
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This exhibit, displayed in a living room setting in the Library lobby, is made up of reading materials from the Library’s collection . Books highlight political and societal polarization, and the inability to communicate and collaborate, as it relates to problems such as climate change,…
strained relationships among those of different races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, and social classes. (Exhibit closed March 17, 2020.) This exhibit supports the 9th Wang Center Symposium: Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference. The symposium takes place March 5-6, 2020 in PLU’s Anderson University Center. Read Previous On Exhibit: Books from the Collection about Food Read Next On Exhibit – Black History Month: Black@PLU LATEST POSTS Black History Month
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By Damian Alessandro. Innovation . If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time,…
consequences of innovation? Damian Alessandro (Class of 2019) My name is Damian Alessandro, and I am majoring in History at Pacific Lutheran University. I am in my Junior year and I have been enjoying my experiences here on-campus, which include being a Resident Assistant in Pflueger Hall. The subject of History has been a great passion of mine since I was young, so it has been fun to study it at PLU in greater depth. This path has led me to a greater appreciation for inventors and innovators throughout
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