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  • Graduation Year: 2014 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Project Title: Qualitative Analysis of Water-Related Issues in the Rio Verde-Atoyac Watershed and Investigation of Alternative Technologies for Water

    Seanna HewittGraduation Year: 2014 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Project Title: Qualitative Analysis of Water-Related Issues in the Rio Verde-Atoyac Watershed and Investigation of Alternative Technologies for Water ConservationBrief Summary of Research Project:The Central Valleys of Oaxaca, like many other parts of the world, face an impending water crisis that stems from a variety of factors, ranging from environmental changes to the lack of planned urban development.The Rio Verde-Atoyac Watershed

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2016)- Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Shumaker ’16 spent 12 years in the military, serving as a crew chief for Black Hawk helicopter mechanics. He now works at Pacific Lutheran University as the Vet Corps Navigator, connecting military-affiliated students with on-…

    Decorated veteran and PLU staff member Steve Shumaker on PLU’s upcoming Veterans Day Celebration Posted by: Zach Powers / October 31, 2016 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise and PLU Vet Corps Navigator Sgt. Steve Shumaker ’16 at the 2014 PLU Military Appreciation Football Game. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) October 31, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2016)- Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Shumaker ’16 spent 12 years in the military, serving as a crew

  • It was reported in 2010 that more than half of Americans had never met a Muslim. Yet hate crimes against Muslims rose 50 percent that year–the same year Florida pastor Terry Jones threatened to burn the Quran. Pacific Lutheran University’s award-winning MediaLab production team addresses…

    this topic was from a 2010 Time magazine poll that reported that 62 percent of Americans claim to have never met a Muslim. After reading that, we knew our main objective of the film needed to be the simple act of introducing the audience to a Muslim,” MediaLab student producer JuliAnne Rose said. “I think it is this personal connection that makes our film so different–it’s more than just an analysis of the issue.” The documentary adds many unique perspectives, including interviews with Muslim

  • The discipline of history focuses on critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have

    Why Study History?The discipline of history focuses on critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have emerged, intersected, and altered over time. Historical study examines and attempts to explain processes of change over time as they pertain to cultures, nations, institutions, value systems, and other major social phenomena. Historians also consider and outline patterns of causation

  • Student writes of her student-faculty research experience Kaitlyn Hall is a senior  Communication and Spanish major.   We study the past and the present to inform the future. Student-faculty research offers one of the university’s most valuable opportunities for collaboration and innovation, bringing together academics of…

    particularly positive. He wrote to Eckstein and said the analysis of the use of social media as a resource and response venue for public debates was both stimulating and novel yet deeply rooted in the relevant scholarship on debating, argumentation and blogging. He was eager to see the research continue. Our research changed from something confined to meetings and highlighter marks and tallies, but something discussed internationally. Session attendees provided positive feedback: we were onto something

  • Dr. Giovanna Urdangaran, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 12th (4:00-8:10pm) and May 14th (4:00-8:40pm) The presentations will be given virtually via Zoom.

    Estados Unidos y sus derechos humanos”/ “Migrant Children in the United States and their Human Rights”Thursday, May 14th, 20204:10-4:30pm - Aidan Liddiard4:30-4:40pm - Q & A“La bastarda: género y sexualidad en Guinea Ecuatorial”/“La bastarda: Gender and Sexuality in Equatorial Guinea”4:40-5:00pm - Cortney Miller5:00-5:10pm - Q & A“Un análisis de la película Ixcanul: Guatemala y el feminismo indígena”/“An Analysis of the film Ixcanul: Guatemala and Indigenous Feminism”5:10-5:30pm - Ian Rice5:30-5:40pm

  • Do you ever worry about history-tracking web browsers, “smart” kitchen appliances, and the even smarter phones we sleep next to? PLU Assistant Professor of Communication Marnie Ritchie thinks about these things. She thinks about them A LOT. Ritchie is an award-winning researcher and writer in…

    . Interesting. I feel like that rhetoric is still common in airports. Yes, absolutely. You’ll encounter it a lot when you travel. This rhetoric is trying to make us lower the threshold for reporting what we see or what we hear in our everyday environment to law enforcement.Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts A strategic and creative curriculum to prepare students for careers in diverse fields including print and digital design, journalism, PR & advertising, film & media production, and studio

  • Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university’s curriculum caters to those eclectic interests. One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you…

    Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Genny Boots '18PLU AlumPacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university's curriculum caters to those eclectic interests.One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you ask when you’re bopping your head to “Single Ladies,” or “Partition,” or any of the

  • Non-Emergency Messaging PLU Community Safety Information – For incidents that occur near campus that pose a safety concern, but not a direct threat to the community. The alert will be sent out via PLU Alert (to text and email only). There is no additional safety measures instituted with this messaging. These notifications can range from...

    Non-Emergency Messaging PLU Community Safety Information – For incidents that occur near campus that pose a safety concern, but not a direct threat to the community. The alert will be sent out via PLU Alert (to text and email only). There is no additional safety measures instituted with this messaging. These notifications can range from severe weather incidents to information about police response activity in the Parkland neighborhood. Emergency Messaging There are two types of emergency

  • The following terms are used to describe academic standing at PLU; separate progression and retention policies may be in place in individual programs; please see the individual program section of the

    Students are expected to be familiar with the academic policies and procedures of the University. The policies and procedures of greatest importance to students are listed in this section of the catalog. Additional information about these policies and procedures is available in the Office of the Registrar and the Office of the Provost. Philosophy of Student Conduct www.plu.edu/srr/ www.plu.edu/srr/code-of-conduct/ Academic Integrity www.plu.edu/srr/student-code-of-conduct/ Academic Advising