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  • PLU Fulbright recipients ready to engage the world By Chris Albert This year, four PLU students – Allison Meyer, Matthew Anderson, Matthew Palmquist and Reed Ojala-Barbour  – received prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowships. That makes 87 PLU student Fulbright recipients since 1975. Matthew Anderson, Reed…

    . Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to “enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and the people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Allison

  • Riley Dolan, ‘19, a double major in Hispanic Studies and Political Science, interned with the U.S embassy program during the summer of 2017.

    By Ashley Carreño-Millan '20Division of Humanities Riley Dolan, ‘19, a double major in Hispanic Studies and Political Science, interned with the U.S embassy program during the summer of 2017. This internship opened the way for him to engage in a project  researching memory sites that commemorate the genocide of Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala. What are memory sites? These are sites created by citizens or the government in remembrance of an event. The memory sites that Riley studied commemorated

  • Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,…

    Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: nicolacs / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a

  • Recently, phone scam incidents have been reported that involve calls to parents of PLU student-athletes regarding the immediate wellbeing of their student.

    / Athletics – https://golutes.com/ Government agency reference info: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/scammers-use-fake-emergencies-steal-your-money https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/fbi-warns-public-to-beware-of-scammers-impersonating-fbi-agents-and-other-government-officials https://www.fcc.gov/grandparent-scams-get-more-sophisticated https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/elder-fraud In the news: https://www.athleticbusiness.com

  • As the keynote Meant to Live speaker at Homecoming, Gordon Campbell ’75 tells Lutes to follow their passion. (Photo by John Froschauer) Gordon Campbell ’75 tells Lutes to follow their passion. By Barbara Clements Gordon Campbell ’75 has three bits of advice for students or…

    experience as a legislative intern in Olympia, and “it solidified my passion and commitment to public service,” he remembered. After graduating with a degree in political science and economics, he parlayed an internship at the state legislature into a job in the Secretary of State’s office. He then went on to receive a law degree from the University of Washington, and received his master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He recently

  • I first met Claire in 2003 when she was a student in my course on the history of early Christianity (50-600 C.E.).

    she submitted her paper on time. We were able to find temporary housing through a local Lutheran church. Generous members of the PLU community collected a fund for her.  She applied for government assistance and, yet sadly, she had to drop out of PLU – the complications in her life were tremendous. This encounter with a working student who suddenly tumbled into poverty and near homelessness prompted me to research the incidence of impoverishment and chronic hunger in Pierce County. I was surprised

  • Dr. Seth Dowland, Seminar in Religion

    welcoming environment to deepen my curiosity of constructive theology and encouraged me to explore other religions beyond Christianity. Alyosha Strum-Palerm “Civil Religious Revival in the Early Cold War” Abstract: The implications of a non-denominational Civil Religion are perhaps no more apparent than in the 1940s and 50s when a wartime geopolitical landscape meshed with conflicts surrounding economic systems, systems of government, social hierarchies, and a new definition of the moral establishment

  • In 1889, the Norwegian Synod sent Bjug Harstad to the Pacific Coast to start a school. He visited Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, and it was decided that Parkland, Wash.

    years old. It selects a local activist who embodies the ideals of community engagement and peace to attend the Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo every December. It began in 2005 as an outgrowth of the first Wang Center Symposium, Norway and Peace.Royal VisitsPacific Lutheran University has an official relationship with the Norwegian government that has resulted in five visits by royalty and several official diplomatic visits. The first royal visit to Pacific Lutheran College was Crown Prince Olav and

  • Aside from the PLU, NSF REU, DOE SULI, and NIH summer undergraduate research programs, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has its own directory of internship opportunities both nationally and internationally .    Check it out — you never know what you might discover!   Hint:  Be…

    ACS page for undergraduate research internships Posted by: yakelina / January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016 Aside from the PLU, NSF REU, DOE SULI, and NIH summer undergraduate research programs, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has its own directory of internship opportunities both nationally and internationally.    Check it out — you never know what you might discover!   Hint:  Be sure to hit “More” at the bottom of their directory (there are more than just the first ten or so that pop up

  • Visiting Instructor of Communication | Communication, Media & Design Arts | robinssm@plu.edu | 253-535-7538 | Award-winning investigative journalist and editor for The Tacoma News Tribune .

    . Bunting award, 2015, (open government reporting) Best of the West, 2013, first place (explanatory reporting) C.B. Blethen Award, 2011, second place (investigative reporting) Biography Award-winning investigative journalist and editor for The Tacoma News Tribune Interests Chess Shakespeare

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