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TACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from 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…
-K. Students from Tamana visit PLU and stay with G-K host families every other year on even years; every three years, about 20 G-K students go to Japan for about 10 days. And two or three lucky G-K students receive a scholarship from Yamamoto, the driving force behind the partnership, to study abroad, said Paul Bain, Graham-Kapowsin’s band director and a 1999 PLU graduate. Those students travel to Japan the off-year when neither band participates in the exchange program, he said. Bain said
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September 1, 2009 I never thought I’d study abroad five times and graduate on time When Andy Guinn ’09 came to PLU, the extent of his international travels was a single trip to Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. That trip was just one week. Considering where he’s been since then – and the amount of time he’s been away – that hardly seems like a big deal. Since Andy arrived at PLU, he’s studied in Italy (twice), Tanzania, South Africa – plus a combined trip to Argentina
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Pacific Lutheran University Organ Studies. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally
Organ Study at PLUOrgan study is alive and well at PLU. Besides their weekly organ lessons, organ students have a weekly organ seminar, plenty of performance opportunities both as soloist as well as accompanist, and usually can easily find a church position in the area if they so desire. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally acclaimed. It is a tracker instrument in a beautiful hall with
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University. Bozich…
PLU’s Whiteneck and Smith Global Peacebuilding Award helps Lutes independently work abroad on humanitarian efforts Posted by: Kari Plog / September 20, 2016 Image: Taylor Bozich ’17 (Photo by Zach Powers/PLU) September 20, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after
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Beyond Study AwayPacific Lutheran University values all aspects of a Global Education. In addition to traditional Study Away, students have access to international speakers, funding for research abroad, and post-graduation global opportunities.Check out these other global opportunities Wang Research Grants PLU Peace Scholars PLU Peace Corps Prep Global Symposia & Lectures Fulbright & Fellowships Post-Grad Global Opportunties PLU Alumni Travel SeminarThe Beginner's Guide to Volunteering
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to achieve this recognition required participation in an external review process known as QUIP (Quality Improvement Program for Education Abroad). QUIP is the only independent review system for education abroad and requires a multi-step process that begins with a self-study conducted by the applying institution and site visits by a Forum Peer Review Team to the PLU campus and to one of PLU’s Gateway programs abroad. It ends with a final determination by the members of the Forum Review Panel (FRP
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Studying AwayAll students at PLU are encouraged to take advantage of study away programs. Students with disabilities need to be aware that the accessibility that is available in the US cannot be guaranteed in other countries. Students are encouraged to plan early and discuss their goals and plans for studying abroad with staff at the OAA Office and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.Quick Links Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Guide for Students
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…
“follow-on project.” Students use the follow-on project to spread knowledge of study away and encourage students to participate in programs abroad. Zimmerman plans to do her project at her alma mater, Naselle High School, in southwestern Washington. She said the school is understaffed and underfunded, but it is the place that encouraged her to look into study away opportunities. She said she hopes to share her experiences with the students at Naselle so they can “dream bigger.” "Coming from a little
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July 7, 2008 Alumna aids medical work abroad The dirt landscape of southern Sudan stretches for miles, and roads are few and far between. Villages dot the landscape. One of these villages, over the last decade, has grown particularly large. Located hundreds of miles from any road, this village is anchored by a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) health care center. It provides care to the hundreds of people suffering from hunger, disease and the conflict of Sudan’s 30-year
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PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural
. Our faculty are teacher-scholars, who are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change here in the US and abroad. Hispanic and Latino Studies graduates leave PLU equipped with the cultural competency and sensitivity to be effective participants in the global community of the twenty-first century. Many of our students participate in our study away programs in Mexico, Spain, and Uruguay, and community-engaged learning in Latino/a
Hispanic and Latino Studies253-536-5132Administration Building Room 220 H Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
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