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Thursday, September 24, 2015 Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian RelationsFifth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 24, 2015 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the execution of German and other European Lutherans who resisted the National Socialist regime. Such an anniversary invites the university and larger community to consider a relationship marked by polemic, persecution, tolerance

Why Study Anthropology? If you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Quick Facts Archaeological Research Students built upon archaeological research following museum partnership, summer dig in Roche Harbor. Read More Why Study Anthropology? If you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Quick Facts Anthropology: The Study of Humanity If you think that anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones

environments of the Pacific Northwest region are unsurpassed in providing a rich variety of geologic field studies in the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River Basalt Plateau, the coastal areas of the Puget Sound, the Pacific Ocean, and the Olympic Peninsula. The student/faculty ratio in earth science at PLU allows students to work closely with faculty in classes, laboratories, and field studies. Faculty members work individually with students in small seminar groups and on research projects. We offer a

A Parkland Tour - A Guided Tour Through Parkland, WA.About the ProjectCCES history forthcoming! These place profiles were written during the January 2019 iteration of the course ENGL 323: Writing in Professional and Public Contexts. Students were asked to select important locations featured in the “Parkland Tour” offered by PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service. Each student would write a profile of the place based on observational, interview, and online research. These profiles

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from men’s. In the words of historian Myrna Goldenberg, both sexes experienced “different horrors, but the same hell.” Our conference scholars will present their latest research on women in the Holocaust — not as just victims, but as survivors, rescuers, collaborators and even as perpetrators. John Stuart Mill once wrote that the way a society treats women tells us a great deal about how civilized that society is. By exploring the position of women in the Holocaust, we are revealing what half of

2022 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” Oct. 26-28, 2022 Hybrid Event Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust. If one looks at the long view of

Watch the RecordingsPodcast Re: College Debate 11th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMThe Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-BeingMarch 7-8, 2024Free Admission, Open to the PublicA culture of connection is vital to creating the changes needed in society. While formal programs and policies can be impactful, the informal practices of everyday life—the norms and culture of how we engage one another—significantly influence social connection… Such a culture of connection rests on core

prepares us to engage as thoughtful, reflective, empathetic, productive global citizens. These opportunities include: individual courses, major/minor programs, study abroad, community-engaged learning, internships, supported research, on-campus events and post-graduate opportunities. Come and explore the world with us.Jump to sections: A Global Education | Lutes in the World | International Students | Locally Global | Thinking Globally | Post-Graduation Global Opportunities - please select - A Global

Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic