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January 25, 2010 Memoir chronicles the life of Nazi Germany refugee and successful Tacoma entrepreneur – Kurt Mayer Tacoma businessman, philanthropist and community leader, Kurt Mayer, has written a rags to riches story of his life and times. “My Personal Brush with History,” written with Joe Peterson, is a story of hardship, opportunity, triumphs, mistakes, family and faith.“My book is intended to give my grandchildren – ages 12, 10 and 8 – an opportunity to read, later in life, about what
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record these stories, which is why I think our project is really important,” Kishaba said.Through their research, Kishaba and Professor Kaufman were able to piece together a timeline of migratory patterns and policies in Uruguay, discovering that a Jewish population had been present in the country well before World War II. Kishaba’s biggest takeaway is that there is value in paying attention to history. “I think this project made me realize how much of history isn’t recorded yet, and how much of that
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Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCommunicationDiversityGender Sexuality and Race StudiesGlobal EducationResearchStudent VoiceStudy
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Chris Meyer Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Email: meyernc@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1970 M.A., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1967 B.S., Mathematics, Reed College, 1966 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Differential Geometry and the History of Math Biography Chris has been at PLU since 1970. He will be retiring as of May 2010.
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Jordan Westering ’11 Captain of PLU Women's Basketball Team Biography Biography Jordan Westering ‘11 is a PLU Junior from Puyallup, WA. An outstanding high school athlete in Basketball at Rogers High School she is now the captain of the PLU Women’s Basketball Team. She is a history major who plans on becoming a high school teacher and coach someday.
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When Two PLU Historians Sit Down to Chat 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,… October 8, 2018 historyplaguePLU History Department
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Innovation Studies Minor in the News PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life… July 27, 2017 Allan BeltonInnovation StudiesNursingTechnology
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Innovation Studies Minor in the News PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life… July 27, 2017 Allan BeltonInnovation StudiesNursingTechnology
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Innovation Studies Minor in the News PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life… July 27, 2017 Allan BeltonInnovation StudiesNursingTechnology
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Photo by Kenneth I. Dunmire, courtesy of the PLU Archives. Dear Faculty Colleagues, I worked at PLU for five years before I knew we used to have a creek where salmon spawned. Now, I teach all my students something about the history of our campus. What do you teach them about this place and those who used to live here? Sincerely, Kevin
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