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Nesvig Alumni Center 518 South 123rd Street Tacoma, WA 98447 Schedule an Appointment Wild Hope Calendar Learn More Lutheran Studies Campus Ministry Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Wang Center Lilly Foundation ELCA NetVUE Social Media Contact Information Wild Hope Center for Vocation Phone: 253-535-7192 Email: wildhope@plu.edu Nesvig Alumni Center 518 South 123rd Street Tacoma, WA 98447 Schedule an Appointment Wild Hope Calendar Learn More Lutheran Studies Campus Ministry Center for

that Norway is changing. Claudia BergusonAssociate Professor of Norwegian and Nordic Studies In the time since Bjug Harstad and many Norwegian immigrants came to the Pacific Northwest, Norway has grown to be a wealthy country active in its humanitarian roles facilitating peacebuilding, contributing to global development goals and searching for ways to identify itself in a multicultural, diverse 21st century. It is a process not without its growing pains, but a process we can learn a great deal from

their university. Where does the summer course in Norway take place?Students spend their first week in training in Oslo with time at the Peace Institute’s student cabin. The focus of these first days of the course is dialogue and peace. The next six weeks, students are part of an international student body of participants from over 90 countries. The course on peace studies is one of many offered at the Oslo International Summer School on the University of Oslo campus. Students live in a campus

Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna cum laude from PLU in 2013, but she might have taken her most high-profile class just this year: an “Up Close With the Masters” session with Vladimir Feltsman, one of the best-known concert pianists in the world. “Up Close with the Masters” classes are intimate work sessions put on by Portland Piano International each season in concert with its recitals. Offered to the public, for free, the classes provide young musicians an opportunity to see and hear a

of Hispanic and Latino Studies and Affiliate Faculty of Native American and Indigenous Studies Program Click here to view the slideshow from October 7th’s class.Class Readings: Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of Gods and Kings (Part 3) Popol Vuh pre-reading notes: I. Background Today the Maya Quiché number 1 million, affiliated groups 6 million, that occupy the territories of Mexico (Chiapas, Yucatán, Tabasco), Guatemala, El Salvador

, care and empowerment for generations to come!” Lindsey Paxton ’07: Alumna “I was never able to take an official Women’s Studies class because of my class schedules. Through the Women’s Center, I connected with other students and staff who were interested in making life better for women and men. I always think of my time at the Women’s Center as the place where I earned my extracurricular minor in Women’s Studies by osmosis. I met so many great people while hanging out in the cozy little house, and