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253.535.7687 www.plu.edu/languages/ lang@plu.edu Ami Shah, Ph.D., Chair Jump to...Global and Cultural StudiesThe Department of Global and Cultural Studies is a dynamic curricular hub for global education made up of the following programs: Chinese and Chinese Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Global Studies, and Hispanic and Latino Studies. Aligned with PLU’s commitment to global education broadly speaking, both on campus and through study away, our courses promote global awareness and

Symbol and RitualThe Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the Pacific Lutheran University community and all it represents. It opens with the setting of the stage, including banners and symbols representing aspects of the University. The Color Guard of the Lute Battalion of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps initiates the setting of the stage: The flags of the United States and the State of Washington represent the people the ROTC guards are sworn to protect, and the guards on either

Recordings: 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium: Disarming Polarization – Navigating Conflict and DifferenceFull day recording/March 5Full day recording/March 6Individual RecordingsFull day recording/March 5This is an unedited recording of the Wang symposium on Thursday, March 5th. PLU offices closed due to COVID-19 prior to the ability to process the recordings. Start watching at the 24 minute mark and/or fast-forward to the speaker you are interested in seeing.Full day recording/March 6This is

A walking tour of PLU. Look at our cool plants and trees!Here is an initial tree tour for your lunch time walks...124th Street Along the sidewalk: Allee of Maidenhair trees (Gingko biloba).  Are a brilliant yellow during the fall season. They drop all of their leaves practically overnight. Only a few of these trees exhibit the regular growth habit. There is another Maidenhair on campus. Make sure to plant only the male trees–the female trees produce a fleshy fruit that while edible is ill

GSRS and the Office of DJS Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling Dear Community,  On June 24, 2022, we woke up to a different world: a world in which a majority of sitting U.S. Supreme Court justices had turned their backs on more than fifty years of legal precedent to dismantle the constitutional right to privacy and bodily autonomy. The SCOTUS ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has created a frightening new reproductive landscape. Abortion care is now illegal in nine states

Emmanuel Habimana, filmmaker and survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, speaks at PLU Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Filmmaker and survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide shares message of healingEmmanuel Habimana didn’t choose to be born Tutsi. He still recalls asking his parents as a child why the Hutu neighbors treated him so poorly when they played together. The words cut deeper than childhood teasing: “Someday, you’ll die,” they would say, calling Tutsis

What can I do with a Hispanic and Latino Studies degree?Descriptive text about all the cool things our students do, categories of work can be anchored to the sections featured below. Each section will feature 3 students. Photos should be head shots, so we can maintain same size for each section. After creating one section, clone and replace information.EducationStudent 1Student 2Student 3Student 1Name of Student and Job Title Bio or other text. Can include links Student 2Name of student and job

“First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust” Conference Schedule Free and Open to the Public. You are welcome to attend any of the lectures, please join us! RegistrationWednesday, October 24thThursday, October 25thFriday, October 26thWednesday, October 24th Opening Remarks – Acting President Allan Belton 7:00 p.m. - Video: “Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich” (Chris Knutzen Hall, AUC 214)``Lessons From Nazi Germany for Today’s Healthcare Providers``Video

PLU Mission PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. Quick Facts 2,737 Students 2350 Undergraduates and 342 Graduates 79.3% Retention Rate Retention rate: Fall 2023 first-year students, measuring their return for the second year, reflects our commitment to student engagement and success. It improved from 79.3% for fall 2022 first-year students compared to 77.6% in the previous fall

Instructions for Submission of ProgramsBelow you will find step-by-step instructions for submitting your program to the Jury Committee for review before your recital jury. Review and revision of your program, notes and translations (when translations are necessary) are required steps in the jury process. You will find more detailed instructions for scheduling the recital and jury in the Music Department’s Student Handbook. A relevant excerpt from that handbook is available for download here. A