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Holocaust & Genocide Studies https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/undergraduate-program/program-curriculum-information/holocaust-and-genocide-studies/

253.535.7312 www.plu.edu/hgst/minor/ marcusls@plu.edu Lisa Marcus, Ph.D., Director The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to helping its students develop as global citizens, future leaders, and whole, richly informed persons. As the University’s statement on General Education notes, PLU offers an education not only in values, but in valuing, and asserts strongly that “life gains meaning when dedicated to a good larger than oneself.” Close

Support for Jewish and Muslim students https://www.plu.edu/diversity-justice-sustainability/support-for-jewish-and-muslim-students/

Sustainability Connections with local faith communities Wang Center for Global and Community-Engaged Education Names Are Sacred In The ClassroomAt PLU, our commitment to the Lutheran model of higher education compels and inspires us to continually challenge ourselves to be more inclusive and to deconstruct inequitable systems and traditions that alienate, harm, or disempower our community members. We do this through our mission, in our living spaces, and in the classroom, via such avenues as: Holocaust and

Inclusive Pedagogy Seminars https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/teaching/inclusive-teaching/inclusive-pedagogy-seminars/

Sociology & Criminal Justice Galen Ciscell – Spring 2020 Cohort Laura Fitzwater Gonzales – Fall 2021 Cohort Kate Luther – Fall 2021 Cohort Lauri McCloud – Spring 2021 Cohort Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Program Seth Dowland – Fall 2021 Cohort Global Studies Program Ami V. Shah – Summer 2020 Cohort Humanities *Weiwei Liu – Fall 2019 Cohort * Yingchun Song – Fall 2019 Cohort Social Sciences *Brian Pitman – Spring 2020 Cohort College of Natural Sciences Department of Biology Jacob Egge – Spring 2020

Using Google Maps in the Classroom: Teaching an old software new tricks https://www.plu.edu/itech/news/using-google-maps-in-the-classroom-teaching-an-old-software-new-tricks/

, invigorating the learning process for you and your students. Contextualizing Location Our first example comes straight from PLU from History Professor Mike Halvorson, who created an interactive map of Ancient Egypt that overlaid modern-day Egypt for his course on Western Civilization. Students can zoom in on important locations and monuments, while still able to keep these locations rooted in a global context. Halvorson marks sites down the Nile River. Click to view larger. Bird’s eye view of the

Getting to Know the Alumni – Chris Robson https://www.plu.edu/msma/blog/getting-to-know-the-alumni-chris-robson/

potential employers. Do not necessarily take the easiest route when it comes to choosing projects. Rather, choose projects that offer the greatest challenge, provide the most exposure to the real world, and are relevant to the broadest segment of the community. Read Previous Moms Are Best Reached By Brand on Facebook With a Cause Read Next Global Market Research Growth Highest Since 2010 LATEST POSTS 3 Reasons to Choose PLU’s Marketing Analytics Degree September 20, 2022 5 Marketing Analytics Jobs for

Mission, LOs & Values https://www.plu.edu/nais/overview/

Indigenous LearningMission:Native American and Indigenous Studies is an interdisciplinary program grounded in a partnership between students, faculty, staff and local communities, with a global Indigenous focus centered in local and regional contexts. We empower students to recognize, honor and value Indigenous ways of knowing, so that they can work in collaboration with Indigenous communities and all their relations. The Native American and Indigenous Studies minor combines NAIS courses with

Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first ge https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/brian-sung-24-discusses-his-business-and-econ-majors-oxford-trip-and-plu-experience-as-a-first-generation-chinese-immigrant/

applied to real-world policy and business problems? The PLU economics department equips students with expertise in economics and its applications in microeconomics, macroeconomics, development, trade, international, and environmental economics.Looking back, what does the trip mean to you now? All the knowledge I learned and reapplied makes me feel like a more global citizen. I went in not knowing anyone on the trip. The friends I left with, I still talk with and hang out with on a regular basis.Tell

Chris Holland ’24 balances class, internships, mentorships and countless hours building new software https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/chris-holland-24-balances-class-internships-mentorships-and-countless-hours-building-new-software/

so far involve PLU’s small class sizes. “You get special attention and develop a relationship with professors, which can help you get potential research positions or referrals for companies,” Holland says. At a large university with packed lecture halls, it can be easy to miss out on these crucial breaks. “PLU positions itself well for creating global citizens with a duty to learn about other people and be open-minded about new experiences,” he says. This resonated for Holland, whose mother is

An invaluable asset https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/08/14/an-invaluable-asset/

great teaching experience – he’s teaching some of his fellow players Spanish, and he’s learning some Norwegian. Taylor plans to major in global studies and journalism and take those skills back to Tumaco, Colombia, where he plans to do volunteer work in literacy camps. The region is very important to him – he was adopted at an early age and lived in Gig Harbor, Wash., but Tumaco is where his birth parents are from. He relishes the opportunity to return to the area and give back to those who have not

The Andersons are leaving PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/05/31/the-andersons-are-leaving-plu/

together have sharpened and focused our mission as a Lutheran university. Together we have achieved our goals to cultivate academic excellence, to enhance our global perspective, to build an engaged community and to nurture life as vocation in the fullest sense. “Our community has turned these dreams into the reality of fiscal strength, balanced budgets, and enrollment stability while ensuring broad access to our programs for all,” he said. “These real and lasting accomplishments belong to the entire