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February 22, 2011 Programs that engage the world By Kari Plog ’11 At PLU, studying doesn’t just take place inside a classroom. Nearly half of the students enrolled at PLU will study away by the time they graduate, and the Wang Center for Global Education recently showcased what these experiences can offer through World Conversations. Every January, hundreds of PLU students study around the world. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) “World Conversations is designed to give students the opportunity
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in 1984. While at the CDC, he forced drug companies to warn that aspirin might cause the sometimes-deadly Reye Syndrome, reacted quickly to alert women to the dangers of toxic shock syndrome and saw the first cases of a frightening new disease in the early 1980s: AIDS. Over his career, he has been, quite simply, recognized as one of the most important figures in public health. Tom Paulson ’80, who works with Foege for Paulson’s health-oriented blog – Humanosphere – calls Foege a “global health
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Lute Powered: Amazon PLU alumni Regan Zeebuyth ’01, Jon Grande ’92 and April Rose Nguyen ’19, ’21 excel at the tech and commerce leader Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. More than 125 PLU alumni work for the global commerce and technology leader. For this “Lute Powered” feature, we met with three of them to
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and conceptual information using appropriate tools and methods on a single topic. Values and Beliefs To develop intellectual humility and critical empathy as they learn from a variety of religious perspectives which may differ from their own. To develop the ability to think about the meaning of human existence from the perspective of Christian Traditions and Global Religious Traditions. To develop the ability to engage in constructive dialog regarding questions of religious faith and values as
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Welcome Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education, discusses PLU’s holistic approach to global education and its role in an increasingly interconnected world amid conflict and uncertainty. Read More Oaxaca An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico — for the first time since her family relocated to the United States — as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program. She opens up about her identity struggle and the valuable lessons learned abroad
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offset the cost of airfare, and students can apply for PLU’s financial need-based Global Scholar Award as well. Chengdu, China (SUSPENDED FOR FALL 2024)Continuity and Change in an Emerging World Power Chinese Language, Chinese Studies, Business, Political Science, History, GenEd | Fall | No language prerequisite Learn More Oxford, EnglandIHON-Oxford International Honors Program IHON, Multidisciplinary | Program participants pursue individualized courses of study in tutorials with Oxford scholars
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contribution to the life of all the people who live and reside here. Video: “We can begin with the empowerment of civic society, by bringing about participative and deliberative democracy” (panel discussion)Robert McKee IrwinHumanizing Deportation: Research and Care in the Herida Abierta 11:15 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | March 9 Who: Robert McKee Irwin, Professor of Spanish at UC Davis Bio: Robert McKee Irwin is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Deputy Director of the Global Migration
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physical activity programs and services.`` Karen McConnell, Ph.D., C.H.E.S. Dean of the School of Education and KinesiologyMake a GiftDivision of Humanities``The Division of Humanities draws on rich tradition and cultivates an intellectual and imaginative connection between a living past and the global challenges of our contemporary world. It challenges students to realize the importance of participating in the larger and broader service to the common good.`` Kevin J. O'Brien Dean, Division of
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Sociology at UC-Berkeley, on “The Vocation of a Christian University in a Globalized World.” Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton, gave the third Koller Lecture in 2007, “Global Poverty: What Are Our Obligations?” Singer’s visit was of special interest to Heather’s mother, Carol, in her capacity as development director for Medical Teams International. Jeff McMahan, Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University and a Fellow of the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University
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had never done anything remotely medical until this internship,” she said. “It’s really more the anatomy, physiology side of it that I really like.”Haley Hurtt '18 Photo by Oliver Johnson '18 This summer, English literature major Haley Hurtt ’18 became well acquainted with her U.S. senators. Or at least their voicemails. Hurtt was an intern for the global poverty nonprofit, The Borgen Project. She was responsible for calling her senators every week and raising at least $500, but her main job was
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