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2015 Speaker Biographies https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-jewish-life-in-poland/about/conference-archives/2015-holocaust-conference/2015-biographies/

Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, and Yad Vashem. Her research interests are in Holocaust and genocide studies, migration, refugees, and humanitarian responses to crisis.Christopher Browning Christopher R. Browning was the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill until his retirement in May 2014. Before taking up this position in the fall of 1999

2015 Speaker Biographies https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-resistance/about/conference-archives/2015-holocaust-conference/2015-biographies/

Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, and Yad Vashem. Her research interests are in Holocaust and genocide studies, migration, refugees, and humanitarian responses to crisis.Christopher Browning Christopher R. Browning was the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill until his retirement in May 2014. Before taking up this position in the fall of 1999

2015 Speaker Biographies https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-synagogue-and-church/about/conference-archives/2015-holocaust-conference/2015-biographies/

Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, and Yad Vashem. Her research interests are in Holocaust and genocide studies, migration, refugees, and humanitarian responses to crisis.Christopher Browning Christopher R. Browning was the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill until his retirement in May 2014. Before taking up this position in the fall of 1999

2015 Speaker Biographies https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/about/conference-archives/2015-holocaust-conference/2015-biographies/

Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, and Yad Vashem. Her research interests are in Holocaust and genocide studies, migration, refugees, and humanitarian responses to crisis.Christopher Browning Christopher R. Browning was the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill until his retirement in May 2014. Before taking up this position in the fall of 1999

Modern space https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/08/11/modern-space/

long overdue for technological upgrades. The new modern broadcast center will include state-of-the-art facilities, environmentally stable storage for classic records, and improved workspace for employees. It also keeps with PLU’s sustainable building practices, adhering to stringent environmental standards in the design and construction. It’s expected the new station will qualify for a gold rating under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program

Spill Response https://www.plu.edu/occupational-health-safety-manual/bloodborne-pathogen-exposure-control-plan/spill-response/

Departments having the responsibility of spill cleanup of blood or OPIM shall maintain supplies necessary to manage cleanup activities, including appropriate disinfectant, absorbent material, infectious waste bags, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Only personnel who have received annual BBP training are authorized to handle this type of spill cleanup. Environmental Services, Campus Safety, and the EH&S Manager are all qualified to handle this type of spill and should be contacted for

PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plu-interns-combat-climate-change-one-tree-at-a-time/

near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.”The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in

PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/plu-interns-combat-climate-change-one-tree-at-a-time/

summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas.The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated

PLU’s first solar panel system https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/10/21/plus-first-solar-panel-system/

October 21, 2011 PLU’s first solar panel system arrives in 2012 By: Katie Scaff ’13 PLU is that much closer to being carbon neutral by 2020 thanks to a $50,000 Solar 4R Schools grant from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. The grant will pay for a 20-ft solar panel system, which will be installed on the Facilities Building in March 2012.Designs are currently underway. Chrissy Cooley, sustainability manager through facilities management, worked with students to write the grant, and

2020’s https://www.plu.edu/clover-creek-watershed/timeline/2020s/

PLU still offers Environment 350 to Environmental Studies students. Throughout the course, students and faculty spend the semester researching different sites in the watershed through multiple disciplines: Ecology, Chemistry, Geology, English, Indigenous Studies, and more.