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The Community for Creative Expression (CCE) challenges students to explore the meaning of creativity and innovation in our world and promotes creativity as a mechanism of expression, activism,
disciplines Love dancing, paint, doodling, music, acting, writing, building, and more Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in Community for Creative Expression, students will be able to: Articulate what creativity means in their own terms, as it relates to their chosen academic field of study Identify diverse ways to engage in “everyday creativity” in order to cultivate creativity as a lifelong practice or vocation Demonstrate critical reflection on personal identity and social justice through
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Made of a soft and lightweight wood (ntene from the tree ricinodendron rautanenii) and decorated with pigment, this makonma face mask (also called lipiko) is given a more authentic look by the
the mask to the dancers’ head. There are smaller markings around the rim of the mask that indicate there may have been additional raffia used to help conceal the identity of the person wearing the mask. Located in Northern Mozambique (and to some degree in Southern Tanzania), the Makonde are “an ethnic minority in Mozambique who in 1997 numbered just under 250,000, or approximately .015% of the national population. The majority live in northern Cabo Delgado province on the 1,715 square kilometer
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“Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded.
were not in vain. Simply holding onto one’s identity and fighting to maintain that identity was a moral victory over the brutality of the Nazi regime.Learn more about the “Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust” conference 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical
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The 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad
holding onto one’s identity and fighting to maintain that identity was a moral victory over the brutality of the Nazi regime.Learn more about the “Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust” conference 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical research on Nazi Germany has
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 15, 2016)- Kate Deines ’16 is a natural on the soccer field and has a long résumé to prove it. She played at the local, college, national and international level, garnering recognition until her retirement from the sport in 2015. When Deines…
.When Deines made a pivot from professional sports to the finance master’s program at Pacific Lutheran University, it was a bit of an adjustment. “Soccer came easy. I’ve always known it’s something I’m good at. But with finance I’ve had to work really hard to prove myself,” said Deines, who graduated last month with a Master of Science in Finance. “It was scary to go from soccer and my identity as a soccer player and go into the completely foreign territory of finance, something that I had no
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PLUS 100 is a one-credit course that is part of PLU's core curriculum (i.e., general education requirements) and required for all new first-year students as part of the First Year Experience Program
, develop strategies, and hone skills and capacities for college success, including understanding the roles and responsibilities of university students, faculty, and staff, and alumni/community partners. Community connections, academic support, and personal wellness will be explored within the context of the PLU values of diversity, justice, and sustainability (DJS). Section themes include: Intended Academic Major (e.g., Intended Nursing, Music, STEM, Education, or Business majors) Social Identity
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Raphael Lemkin’s dedication to the punishment and prevention of genocide, primarily through international legal intervention, was founded on a belief in the fundamental rights of all peoples.
action.”11 That is, the Holocaust became possible when one logic—the horrific, falsified logic of Rosenberg and his fellow fascists—became the sole basis by which the German state operated. The language of political belonging, of singular logic, means that a person’s ability to take part in the nation rests on political recognition of their identity being fundamentally similar to the rest of its citizens. But, as Arendt pointed out in lucid terms, in any nation, “only people of the same national
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Raphael Lemkin’s dedication to the punishment and prevention of genocide, primarily through international legal intervention, was founded on a belief in the fundamental rights of all peoples.
action.”11 That is, the Holocaust became possible when one logic—the horrific, falsified logic of Rosenberg and his fellow fascists—became the sole basis by which the German state operated. The language of political belonging, of singular logic, means that a person’s ability to take part in the nation rests on political recognition of their identity being fundamentally similar to the rest of its citizens. But, as Arendt pointed out in lucid terms, in any nation, “only people of the same national
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Pacific Lutheran University's Counseling Services offers a 20-hour a week, internship program that begins August 15th and ends May 31st the following year.
, or marriage and family therapy.Begin and End DatesBegin and End Dates: Internship begins August 15th with two weeks of intensive on-boarding before seeing clients. Internship ends May 31st the following year.PopulationPopulation: PLU Counseling Services provides direct in-person service to currently enrolled college students with a wide array of presenting concerns ranging from identity exploration, loss of romantic relationships, and roommate conflicts to serious mental illness. Students
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Austin Beierman, class of 2018, Reike Scholar, and newly appointed Director of Accessibility and Accommodations, continues to live the Diversity Center’s mission of care and equity. As a high school junior, Austin joined a PLU volleyball camp sponsored by College Bound, a non-profit that helped…
cards in the Diversity Center. “It’d be really easy for staff members to ask campus safety to make it swipe card access only in the summer and say like, ‘oh, we don’t really want high school students hanging out here.’ But instead they welcomed us.” His connection with the Diversity Center only flourished from there. The Diversity Center was a place for Austin to be himself and hang out, talking to people, playing games, or watching TV. But the Diversity Center also allowed him to find his identity
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