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  • Shawn O’Donnell’s American Grill and Irish Pub: Exploring Millennial Dining Preferences in the Seattle Metropolitan AreaThis study aimed to develop effective strategies to enhance the visibility and competitiveness of a restaurant operating in the Seattle area. Specifically, the MSMA research team of Megan, Hannah, Ole, and Chirag sought to identify methods for acquiring new customers for Shawn O’Donnell’s locations in Fremont and Pioneer Square. The researchers drew their conclusions based on

  • Forensics expert to give notable presentation on campus Dr. David Zarefsky to speak on the 1858 public debates Renowned argumentation scholar David Zarefsky will bring his expertise to Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) to speak on “Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate” on Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m. in… April 29, 2015 Debate

  • March 9, 2012 The Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture – Catching up to Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization Professor Yong Zhao, from the University of Oregon, will examine if education reform in the United States is heading down the right path in a world that is more dramatically shaped by globalization and technology, during the Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture. The lecture starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 in the Scandinavian

  • , Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas spent nearly 21 hours in seven debates. The proposition was slavery, the stage was Illinois, and the voting population was their panel of judges. Lincoln scholar David Zarefsky explained the relevance and historical significance of the debates in “Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery” on May 14 in the final event of the 2015 School of Arts and Communication Focus Series on perspective. The event explored the capacity to master multiple perspectives, a central tenet of

  • created an endowed scholarship to honor their 50 years! Gifts support students who need additional assistance decreasing “the gap” – the difference between the financial aid PLU is able to offer and the cost of  attendance.Give to the Class of 1969 Endowed ScholarshipThe Turbulent Sixties and American Culture Today Professor Emeritus Phil Nordquist and Angie Hambrick, Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, explored what has changed and what has remained the same in 50 years

  • Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: mhines / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique

  • , which she currently chairs. She also is a faculty affiliate in the Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Program. At PLU she teaches a range of Holocaust related courses, such as The Holocaust in the American Literary Imagination, Anne Frank as Holocaust Icon, Sex, Gender, and Holocaust Literature, a senior seminar on History & Memory in US Slavery and Holocaust texts, and our foundational class, Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies. She was recently selected to participate in the Jack and

  • , Carnival is a celebration of survival and resilience against the oppressions of slavery and colonialism as well as a celebration of life and art. Every year Carnival is somewhat different as it responds to changing aesthetics, changing ideas, and world events that form the topics for the famous Calypso songs. Students in this J-term course spend time visiting rehearsals of steel bands, talking to both teachers and performers of calypso, and meeting with other community leaders involved with the

  • , blood, and kindred in American narrative. Fall 2020 marks her 25th year at PLU. She teaches several Holocaust-focused courses, including most recently a literature class on Anne Frank as a Holocaust icon, and a seminar on trauma, memory, and memorialization in contemporary American post-slavery and post-Holocaust narrative. Among her recent publications are an essay on the Jewish American Girl doll and a poem, “I did not lose my father at Auschwitz.” Ongoing projects include Finding Zlata Jampolski

  • University, where she completed a dissertation on race, blood, and kindred in American narrative. Fall 2020 marks her 25th year at PLU. She teaches several Holocaust-focused courses, including most recently a literature class on Anne Frank as a Holocaust icon, and a seminar on trauma, memory, and memorialization in contemporary American post-slavery and post-Holocaust narrative. Among her recent publications are an essay on the Jewish American Girl doll and a poem, “I did not lose my father at Auschwitz