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Explore Your WorldPLU’s Chinese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program which is designed to provide students interested in China a broad foundation in Chinese language, culture, and history, and an opportunity to focus on the religious-philosophical world view and the economic structure of China.Special Program Offerings Campus Activities Back on campus, the Chinese Studies program sponsors campus-wide activities-from Chinese music recitals and lectures to small group discussions with
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utilizing my experiences as tools to interact with diverse groups of people. I can definitely say that I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for the fact that, at one point in my life, I felt marginalized and alone simply for being an API student on a predominantly white college campus. Lou Vargas ’12: My student involvement truly prepared me to succeed in my level of community involvement after graduation. There were lifelong lessons I learned outside of the classroom and only through my
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PLU Community Gathers for #BlackLivesMatter Forum Posted by: Zach Powers / December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 A forum at PLU on Dec. 4 called #BlackLivesMatter addressed issues surrounding the deaths of African Americans by police. The forum, attended by more than 250 students and members of PLU faculty, staff and community, was sponsored by the Diversity Center, the Women’s Center and the Center for Community Engagement and Service and was held in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. (Photo: John
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Global Context Pedagogy, especially First-year programs Latin America, specifically Mexico, Cuba, and the Andean region Bolivia and Peru (study abroad) Global Human Rights Global Women’s & Gender History Books In progress, You Are What You Drink: A Global History of How Alcohol Has Shaped Identity (Reaktion Press, London 2018) Alcohol in World History (Routledge 2012) : View Book Biography Gina Hames’ research interests focus on the historic role of how alcohol shapes identity from a comparative
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Thought Leaders From All Over the World Gather at PLU for Symposium on “Resilience” Posted by: Zach Powers / January 19, 2016 Image: Award-winning scholar, anti-globalization author and environmental activist Vandana Shiva will deliver the keynote at the 2016 Wang Symposium. January 19, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 19, 2016)- Scholars and thought leaders from a broad range of disciplines will gather at Pacific Lutheran University on February 25-26 to
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can’t always control the outcomes, but we can control the process. I am committed to continuing to focus on the LUTES core values – Leadership, Unity, Teamwork, Excellence, Service – to ensure our processes support ongoing success and focus on putting student-athletes first. Your support is so important to creating exceptional student-athlete experiences, and I’m eager to see what we can all accomplish next. Go Lutes! Mike Snyder Director of Athletics and Recreation Select a sport below to hear from
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, Lander was promoted to WFP’s Global Deputy Director of the Emergency Operations Division. In this role, Lander oversees and coordinates WFP’s response to complex emergencies in conflict zones, ensuring that regions suffering from food shortages receive the resources necessary to avert famine. International Vocation Lander grew up in the Tri-Cities with parents who took him on trips around the U.S. “There was a sense of adventure that I picked up on,” he said. While at PLU, he participated in Model
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Pacífico Sur (Oaxaca, Oaxaca). Her publications focus on the history of education in nineteenth-century Oaxaca; political catechisms; education, city councils, and citizenship; and primary sources for the study of the elementary school system at the state level. Tamara R. Williams | Director Oaxaca Program | is a Professor of Hispanic Studies with expertise in the Latin American region. Before assuming the role of Executive Director of the Wang Center, she taught Spanish Language at many levels as
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Communication students get first-hand experience running a campaign to help relieve medical debt Posted by: mhines / January 19, 2024 Image: PLU students in Professor Amy Young’s ‘COMA 361: Introduction to Strategic Communication’ course. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) January 19, 2024 PLU students in Professor Amy Young’s strategic communication class have spent the fall semester working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that competes with collections agencies to purchase unpaid medical
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PLU's LabyrinthPLU’s labyrinth is a 22 foot square canvas (weighing 23 lbs). It is used on campus throughout the year as a spiritual tool to engage students, faculty and staff. This portable canvas labyrinth can be loaned to PLU departments or student clubs! Please contact Campus Ministry at cmin@plu.edu to inquire about borrowing. What is a Labyrinth?A labyrinth is an ancient design found in many cultures. It is different than a maze in that it has only a single path to the center. The
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