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  • spring, the schools have an opportunity for a Skype or WeChat interview, then the host schools and teacher candidates begin the application process for the J-1 visa. For more information about the state’s Nonimmigrant Exchange Teacher Certificate, visit OSPI > International Exchange and Visiting Teacher Programs. Visiting teachers from China can enrich a school’s community in so many ways. But it is also a challenge to bridge cultural gaps and help a young teacher from faraway feel at home and

  • . “Messages like Hudson’s demonstrate how we can support each other as members of PLU and how we can make our campus a better place,” ASPLU President and member of the Queer Ally Student Union Sarah Smith said. Taylor spoke to an audience of more than 300 PLU students on how each individual student can actively put an end to homophobia across campus and homophobic stereotypes in the locker room. Smith attended with other members of QASU and commented that the group appreciated SAAC’s efforts to create a

  • April 1, 2012 Michael Pavel, Skokomish Nation tribal member and Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon, gives the keynote address for Earth Day at PLU. (Photos by Theodore Charles ’12) Skokomish Nation tribal member brings emotion to Earth Day By Katie Scaff ’13 We need to get back to the environment, because that’s where peace and harmony exist, according to Michael Pavel, Skokomish Nation tribal member and Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. “We are

  • Posted on September 27, 2017October 31, 2018 How we live our days is how we live our lives Scroll down to see more content Detail from the back porch of the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca. Photo Credit: Amanda Clendenen.   August 28th, 2017. ‘First Day of School’ like never before. Cross the street Héroes de Chapultepec, enter through the gate, up the path lined by palm trees, and ya, here we are. On the patio of the Cultural Institute of Oaxaca (ICO), our group of twelve nervous, but excited

  • 2020 Global Studies CapstonesWelcome to the Spring 2020 Global Studies Capstones.  A. R. AlcantarA Study of National Identity & European IntegrationThis paper uses realist, poststructuralist, and constructivist lenses to study the interaction between national identity and European political socioeconomic integration. I argue that a state’s sense of national identity affects that state’s level of involvement in the European Union. This study examines the following states: France, Italy, the

  • Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies. Activities: Twelve choral and instrumental ensembles, dance ensemble, theatre, speech and debate, newspaper, radio, television, literary magazine. Seventy-two clubs including community service, religious, environmental, social justice, political, cultural/ethnic, business, non-traditional student, nursing, science, computer and outdoor recreation. Athletics: NCAA Division III. Women’s intercollegiate sports: Soccer, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, swimming

  • February 26, 2013 Editor’s note: Speakers from the Nobel Peace Prize forum will be livestreamed at three events March 8,9 and 10 on-campus at PLU. Bruno Correa ’15 and Anna McCracken ’14 will represent PLU as Peace Scholars, accompanied by Claudia Berguson, the Svare-Toven Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies at PLU, at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum March 8-10 in Minnesota. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU students to take part in Nobel Peace Prize Forum By Barbara Clements University

  • her studies as part of the Rainier Writing Workshop. These and other stories throughout these pages highlight the persistent, creative and driven alumni who help make PLU’s programs distinct. They chose PLU for their advanced degree, for much more than the letters after their name. Who will be next? Visit plu.edu/graduate to learn more about our distinct graduate programs, and the possibilities awaiting you. Geoff Foy, Associate Provost for Graduate Programs and Continuing Education Catherine Chan

  • The Peter and Lydia Beckman ScholarshipEstablished in 1996 to reward outstanding scholarship and encourage graduate study in history, this $2,000 award is presented annually to one or two senior history majors at PLU who intend to study History or a closely-related field in graduate school. For more information, contact department chair Beth Kraig.Holocaust Summer FellowsEach year, 2-3 student research fellows are awarded for paid summer research in the field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies

  • countries, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for graduates to work overseas as English language teaching assistants. This program facilitates direct cultural interaction and mutual understanding on an individual basis for Fulbright awardees, who meet, work, live with, and learn from the people of the host country, through sharing daily experiences. The host countries determine the number and criteria for candidates. Award/Stipend/Benefits: round-trip transportation to the host country