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  • Curious about what it’s like to major in Global Studies at PLU? In this quick video, Professor Ami Shah breaks down the essentials of the program, from the interdisciplinary courses you’ll explore to the analytical and practical skills you’ll develop. Whether you’re interested in understanding…

    Major Minute Monday: Global Studies Posted by: hiro.nagahama / November 18, 2024 November 18, 2024 Curious about what it’s like to major in Global Studies at PLU? In this quick video, Professor Ami Shah breaks down the essentials of the program, from the interdisciplinary courses you’ll explore to the analytical and practical skills you’ll develop. Whether you’re interested in understanding transnational issues, development and social justice, or international affairs, this major is all about

  • Professors Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Adela Ramos, and Kevin O’Brien share why it’s a great time to study environmental studies and why PLU is a great place to do so! Keep reading to learn more about the environmental studies program .

    Major Minute(ish): Environmental Studies Posted by: vcraker / June 2, 2022 June 2, 2022 Professors Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Adela Ramos, and Kevin O’Brien share why it’s a great time to study environmental studies and why PLU is a great place to do so! Keep reading to learn more about the environmental studies program. Read Previous International student finds home away from home Read Next Makaela Whalen ’23 pursues newly launched pre-law minor LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus

  • By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of ten more Innovation Studies minors. On May 27, 2023, our students joined the Class of 2023 at the Tacoma Dome for the University’s annual commencement activities. This…

    10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate A new class of Innovation Studies minors celebrate at the Tacoma Dome Posted by: halvormj / June 10, 2023 Image: Innovation Studies minor Ian Yates discusses design thinking with a student team at the University’s first PLUreka event, one of the many accomplishments of this year’s graduating class. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki) June 10, 2023 By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the

  • By Michael Halvorson, Chair of Innovation Studies. The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of five new Innovation Studies minors. Each has completed a program of study designed to foster innovation and design thinking in an interdisciplinary context. They graduated on May…

    May 2020 Innovation Studies Graduates Posted by: halvormj / May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020 By Michael Halvorson, Chair of Innovation Studies. The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of five new Innovation Studies minors. Each has completed a program of study designed to foster innovation and design thinking in an interdisciplinary context. They graduated on May 23, 2020 with the Class of 2020. The physical graduation ceremony was postponed until September due to the on

  • PLU graduate studies the Kindertransport By Barbara Clements Their faces stare out from yellowed passport photos. Some are smiling. Some scared. Some of carrying suitcases. Many are only holding their younger siblings or nothing at all. This photo is of the first transport from Berlin…

    February 9, 2011 PLU graduate studies the Kindertransport By Barbara Clements Their faces stare out from yellowed passport photos. Some are smiling. Some scared. Some of carrying suitcases. Many are only holding their younger siblings or nothing at all. This photo is of the first transport from Berlin as it embarks at the Hook of Holland, December 1, 1938. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) These are the children of the Kindertransport of 70 years ago, when a hodgepodge of  English

  • The Pacific Lutheran University community recently welcomed Stephanie Johnson, the new dean of the College of Liberal Studies, to campus. Johnson comes to PLU from The College of St. Scholastica, where she most recently served as the chair of the Department of English and Communication.…

    PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson Posted by: Zach Powers / July 24, 2024 Image: Stephanie Johnson is the new dean of PLU’s College of Liberal Studies. (Photo by Jeffrey Roberts/PLU) July 24, 2024 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe Pacific Lutheran University community recently welcomed Stephanie Johnson, the new dean of the College of Liberal Studies, to campus. Johnson comes to PLU from The College of St. Scholastica, where she most recently served as

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier. PLU has a new Innovation Studies program. In fact, I’m a new Innovation minor–one of the first in a growing cohort, scheduled to graduate in May 2019. This series of blog posts is designed to give you the details on the minor,…

    Enhancing Your Major with Innovation Studies Posted by: halvormj / November 8, 2017 Image: EEG brain caps in PLU’s Psychology department, used to measure brain activity. Photo, John Froschauer). November 8, 2017 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. PLU has a new Innovation Studies program. In fact, I’m a new Innovation minor–one of the first in a growing cohort, scheduled to graduate in May 2019. This series of blog posts is designed to give you the details on the minor, which PLU faculty and regents

  • 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…

    Innovation Studies Minor in the News Posted by: halvormj / July 27, 2017 Image: (Photo/John Froschauer) July 27, 2017 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 after graduation by emphasizing skills that employers most want. The article also

  • Originally Published in 2016 The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19 th century, has its roots in the German philosopher…

    Expanding the Mind in German Studies Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Kirsten Christensen and Jennifer JenkinsOriginally Published in 2016The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19th century, has its roots in the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s concept of “Geist” as a superindividual cultural consciousness. (In

  • In less than six months, Mariken Lund ’22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international…

    Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 In less than six months, Mariken Lund '22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects at PLU. However, during the pandemic, she returned to Oslo, Norway