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me about ways people perceive and interact with the environment and asked me to critically consider negative social externalities that arise from pollution and other concerns. I really enjoyed these classes but wanted the opportunity to take more math and science courses and ended up shifting the environmental studies degree to a minor and adding a chemistry major. The Hispanic Studies degree was really inspired by my high school Spanish teacher. I took AP Spanish 4 and 5 in high school and loved

contributing to work that aims to educate and inform people about infectious diseases.   The third-generation Pacific Lutheran University graduate conducts backyard surveillance of mosquitoes in Atlanta, where she works as a field manager at Emory University. Her team collects and identifies the insects, working in and outside the lab studying the spread of West Nile virus. Blakney said it was PLU’s commitment to global citizenship, social justice and environmental conservation that helped her discover her

Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy with alternative spring break programs designed to broaden their perspectives.They say what they learned has opened their eyes and will help them to positively impact the PLU community. Dobies, a theater major, said he wanted to go on a trip and learn more about environmental justice outside of PLU. So, he went on one of the short-term spring break trips offered by the Wang

Tamana Girls High School in Japan said farewell to their new friends from Graham-Kapowsin High School, located about 13 miles southeast of Pacific Lutheran University.Miho Takekawa, percussion instructor at PLU, said that despite language and cultural barriers, the students all formed deep bonds during a weeklong musical exchange program earlier this month. She said it was clear that they understand unconditional love without language. “It’s always hard to say goodbye,” said Takekawa, who has been

PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community Posted by: Kari Plog / April 25, 2016 Image: Erik Hammerstrom’s class visits Tacoma’s Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on April 24. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 25, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the

; rather, evil in the first wave of Holocaust literature is identified with a system of shadow and death. In the second mode, that shadow is personified, given a name, attached to a body, and called Eichmann, Goebbels, Globocnik, Heydrich, Himmler, Höss, and so on, or some fictionalized character based on these real people and so many more. Furthermore, the first mode is typically a survivor testimony or published early on in the chronology of Holocaust literature, where the second may be written by

been a huge influence on her, she said.    “(They) really inspired me to want to explore other sides of circus,” Laumb said, such as exploring higher levels of athleticism and creativity. “They are a huge part of my circus journey.” Laumb lived the tour-bus life for three months and had a blast on the road. Nicole Laumb '11 does her Spanish web routine for the Flynn Creek Circus. (Photo courtesy of Clark Mishler) Every now and then, the circus crew would attend some of the events happening in the