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  • Students of Color, Queer Students, & First in Family Students The Spirit of Diversity Awards is excited to recognize ALL graduating seniors who identify as Students of Color, Queer Students,

    and Culinary Arts 2009 Dr. Marit Trelstad, Religion Dr. Steven Thomson, Anthropology Pat Roundy, Dean for Student Academic Success, Director of Academic Advising Rick Eastman, Student Involvement & Leadership Robert Troy Moore, PLU Senior Katie Garrow, PLU Sophomore 2008Faculty   Dr. Brenda Ihssen, Religion   Dr. Alicia Suarez, Sociology           Staff   Amy Fox, Wang Center   David Gerry, International Student Services           Students   Shayna Doi, Junior, Rieke Scholar, President of Hawaii

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…

    Samish Indian Nation, a Coast Salish nation from Puget Sound. She didn’t know what she wanted to study by the end of her first year at PLU, so she decided to pursue her love of her own Native American heritage and the cultures of other tribes. A group on campus had been working with Crawford-O’Brien, associate professor of religion and culture, to create a new program that would involve the study of Native Americans. But that program was not  ready in time for Hall to major in it during her time at

  • From Diversity Abroad: Minority & Students of Color Abroad In the U.S. you might be classified by your ethnicity, but abroad, you may be identified first as an American.

    in the U.S. may be misinterpreted in other countries. For example, how does religion play a role in how women are expected to dress? Can smiling or making direct eye contact with strangers imply something more than just a friendly gesture? If men stare and catcall while you walk down the street, how do you react? Sometimes, what is considered “acceptable behavior” for women in the U.S. has sexual connotations in other cultures, so it’s important to talk with other women who have been to your host

  • PLU's Chinese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program which is designed to provide students interested in China a broad foundation in Chinese language, culture, and history, and an

    range of academic disciplines, together with visiting professors and students from China, and share insights from past and present day China.Program The program requires that major and minor students complete coursework in at least three different disciplines: Chinese language, history, and anthropology, with optional work in political science, the arts, religion, business, and other disciplines. With the approval of the program chair, selected January term, summer, study abroad and experimental

  • This page is an archive of our Faculty Spotlight series, which has been adapted to our iTech Spotlight series.

    Student Wikis November 2014 Seth Dowland, Department of  Religion Digital Annotation of Student Work

  • For guidance on My Academic Pathway please see your Academic Advisor.

    Liberal Studies Anthropology Chinese Studies Economics English Gender, Sexuality and Race Global Studies History Holocaust and Genocide Studies Native American & Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science Publishing & Printing Arts Religion Sociology and Criminal Justice STEM Education College of Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth Science Environmental Studies Mathematics Physics Psychology College of Professional Studies Business Communication, Media, and Design Arts

  • This exhibit opened in the Scandinavian Cultural Center on January 13, 2016 and explored a multitude of identities and national narratives in the Nordic region through time and provides a nuanced

    . During the colonial period, new populations were brought into the Nordic umbrella as Dano-Norwegian and Swedish kingdoms expanded. Religion and and the Lutheran reformation also worked to shape identity. The exhibition focused on how Nordic nationalism created national narratives, and the ways in which war and conflict changes borders and creates new identities. All of this is being challenged by modern migrants to the Nordic region. The exhibit featured a variety of artifacts, photos, hands on inter

  • Major in Philosophy Minimum of 32 semester hours, including: PHIL 499 Two courses from: PHIL 311, 312, 313, 314 Five additional PHIL lower- or upper-division courses (20 semester hours) GLST 325 may

    , joy and boredom), with a goal of asking how existentialism engages these ideas relative to the question of human meaning. As an introductory course we will survey specifically the major thinkers of this tradition and illustrate how existentialism connects to other areas such as religion, psychology and literature. (4) PHIL 248 : Innovation, Ethics, & Society - ES A history of innovation, problem solving, and creativity in the global economy, emphasizing the ethical considerations that arise as a

  • Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next…

    , and the importance of actually doing something to better the world. My next chapter: Graduate school to pursue Sociology…someday. For now, working somewhere locally in order to stay connected to the PLU community, and to help out my home here in Tacoma. Timothy Siburg – Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Religion Why PLU? The liberal arts education, the Lutheran heritage, smaller Class sizes, the great community life, the Lute Family and Legacy (my parents and aunts and uncles are alumni)and

  • 9:15 – 10:20 a.m. | March 9 Who: Eamonn Baker, Training Co-ordinator, Towards Understanding and Healing

    ProfessionsAddressing Community ViolenceHealing in the DisciplinesHealing in the Disciplines: PLU Faculty Panel 1 1:45 – 3:30 p.m. | March 9 Topic: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural Diversity Who: Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Interim Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs, Chair of Native American and Indigenous Studies, and Professor of Religion and Culture Bio: A fourth-generation Oregonian, Suzanne received her BA in History and Religious Studies from Willamette University