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Travel As A Wildly Hopeful Act - an evening with Rick Steves https://www.plu.edu/event-2023-03-22-travel-as-a-wildly-hopeful-act/

On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Mr. Steves will give a presentation on "Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act" at 7 PM in Chris Knutzen Hall at the Anderson University Center on the PLU Campus.

The PLU Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce that Mr. Rick Steves, the nation’s le

Giving a people a voice, a face https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/09/15/giving-a-people-a-voice-a-face/

, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11, 2024 Ethos in Action September 11, 2024 Present & Future Providers September 10, 2024

A recommitment to sustainability https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/11/02/a-recommitment-to-sustainability/

November 2, 2012 PLU President Thomas W. Krise talks about the importance of sustainability at the university after signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment agreement in October. (Photos by John Froschauer) PLU reaffirms its commitment to leading the way in a commitment to sustainability By Barbara Clements University Communications Global warming is real. Humans have caused it. And it’s our responsibility to do all we can to mitigate and if possible, reverse

Attaway Lutes – Resolute Online: Winter 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/attaway-lutes/

Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed

said. “A lot of the international students play.” Still, the workouts aren’t a replacement for the real thing, she said. “Our coach would check in on us and make sure we went to the gym so many times a week,” Floyd said. She admits that while Stenberg helps with accountability, she isn’t as strict with it as head coach Lorrie Wood. Despite the many challenges being away from their teams, Floyd and Ivey stressed that their study away experiences were worth the sacrifices. Ivey said her global

News in Computer Science Education Week https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/news/topic/computer-science-education-week/

Computer Science Education Week news for Pacific Lutheran University.

Celebrate Computer Education Week By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org… December 5, 2018 Benson LectureCode.orgComputer Science Education WeekHour of CodeInnovation StudiesMichael Halvorson

Scandinavian Area Studies Program https://www.plu.edu/my-academic-pathway/documents/scandinavian-area-studies-program/

Global Studies Program (pdf) view download

Sociology and Criminal Justice https://www.plu.edu/sociology-criminal-justice/

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience.

are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty

Professor Laura McCloud, Chair

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The Environmental Politics of Study Away: a US citizen’s role in the lives of indigenous Mexicans – https://www.plu.edu/oaxaca-2017/the-environmental-politics-of-study-away-a-us-citizens-role-in-the-lives-of-indigenous-mexicans/

places and issues as an international student, I wonder how I can fully relate these interactions into the context of my own life, nation, and culture. With regards to Mexico, a country with significant economic and political ties to the US, both institutionally and locally, how does this shape the dynamic? In other words, how does something like learning about local forest management techniques in a small indigenous town in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, connect to larger, global environmental issues, and

Implementing summative assessment with a formative flavour: a case study in a large class https://www.plu.edu/assessment/documents/implementing-summative-assessment-with-a-formative-flavour-a-case-study-in-a-large-class/

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Service in Between Schooling ‹ Resolute Online: Fall 2014 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2014/service-in-between-schooling/

Valery Jorgenson '14 Anthony Markuson ’13 traveled the world as a Pacific Lutheran University student and moved across the country as a new graduate—and, always, everywhere, a little bit of PLU goes with him. Markuson, who majored in Biology with a minor in Global Studies and a concentration in World Health, found his current position through fellow Lutes—and it’s a position that’s not so much a job as a service opportunity. “I see how that (service) works outside the ‘Lutedome,’ and that is