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  • . They also consider how human communities have shaped and been shaped by their environment and how these relationships have changed over time. Students select two courses (from two different departments) from the following: ANTH 368: Edible Landscapes, The Foraging Spectrum (4) ECON 215: Investigating Environmental & Economic Change in Europe, Pre-req: ECON 101 or 111 (4) ECON 313: Environmental Economics, Pre-requisite: ECON 101 or 111 (4) HIST 370: Environmental History of the US, Pre-req

  • Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon Posted by: halvormj / January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations. Interested PLU students get a tour, free lunch, and the

  • Presidency in Washington D.C. In January, students explored Oaxaca, Mexico, delving into its history and culture through activities at archaeological sites, interactions with traditional healers, and collaboration with local artisans. Gaining insights into community health care access, they provided basic health screenings and education in schools, health care facilities, and orphanages. The program emphasizes a public health perspective, collecting valuable information on social determinants of health

  • Boeing Company STEM Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / December 17, 2018 December 17, 2018 The Boeing Company is a worldwide leader in airplane and aerospace design, engineering, and manufacturing and is also one of the most generous donors in the history of Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW), having provided more than $9 million to Washington’s independent colleges and universities during ICW’s first half-century of service. To help celebrate the 50th anniversary if ICW in 2003, the

  • Founded in 1982, the Elliott Press is a hands-on workshop for students in PLU’s Publishing & Printing Arts (PPA) Program and for others interested in the history and artistry of the printed word. Students in the Elliott Press focus on traditional typesetting, printing, and bookbinding techniques as they create broadsides, artist books, and ephemera. But with the evolution of technology and aesthetics, some students also choose to use modern graphic design techniques in their work. Work by

  • awards for its intense and critical engagement with contemporary issues. In 2013, Sandnes was named to the Norwegian government’s commission for the marking of the 100-year anniversary of women’s right to vote, and was responsible for the publication of Norsk likestillingshistorie 1814-2013, a history of women’s equality from 1814 to 2013. She is presently the director of the Norwegian think tank Manifest. Cathrine Sandnes lives in Oslo, Norway. The Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture is an endowed lecture

  • . Other topics featured during the conference include visual arts during the Holocaust, a dramatic presentation of the writing of Anne Frank and approaches to teaching Holocaust history. The conference will also showcase the work of PLU faculty and students. This conference is free and all sessions are open to the public. Registration is requested. The program on Friday, March 18, is designed with educators in mind, and is focused on lessons of diversity and tolerance that can be learned through the

  • , articles, guides to archives and other publications. Some of his books include: World in the Balance: Behind the Scenes of WWII Hitler’s Foreign Policy, 1933-1939: The Road to WWII A World at Arms: A Global History of WWII Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight WWII Leaders Professor Weinberg’s lecture on April 7, “Pope Pius XII in World War II,” addresses the heated controversy among historians regarding the silence of the Pope. Called “the Pius Wars,” historians still argue why the Pope did not

  • , articles, guides to archives and other publications. Some of his books include: World in the Balance: Behind the Scenes of WWII Hitler’s Foreign Policy, 1933-1939: The Road to WWII A World at Arms: A Global History of WWII Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight WWII Leaders Professor Weinberg’s lecture on April 7, “Pope Pius XII in World War II,” addresses the heated controversy among historians regarding the silence of the Pope. Called “the Pius Wars,” historians still argue why the Pope did not

  • . Other topics featured during the conference include visual arts during the Holocaust, a dramatic presentation of the writing of Anne Frank and approaches to teaching Holocaust history. The conference will also showcase the work of PLU faculty and students. This conference is free and all sessions are open to the public. Registration is requested. The program on Friday, March 18, is designed with educators in mind, and is focused on lessons of diversity and tolerance that can be learned through the