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quantifiable measures that help our students find a meaningful place in our complex world. We are helped in this endeavor by a strong relationship with the Synod in our collaborative review of Campus Ministry and Congregation Relations; by a number of PLU alumni who, encouraged by their growth and learning at PLU, have entered the Lutheran Volunteer Corps; and by recent graduates who have entered into public ministry and credit PLU professors who offered them encouragement.  This alumna and parent is

am going to build peace,” Beiermann said. Beiermann ’18 will join Cate Rush ’19 for a seven-week peacebuilding experience in Norway as part of Pacific Lutheran University’s Peace Scholars Program. They will learn peacebuilding skills and practices at a weeklong workshop in Lillehammer, along with 16 other students from Lutheran universities across the U.S. Then, they will spend six weeks at the International Summer School, part of the University of Oslo, with students from around the world. This

Major Minute(ish): Environmental Studies Posted by: vcraker / June 2, 2022 June 2, 2022 Professors Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Adela Ramos, and Kevin O’Brien share why it’s a great time to study environmental studies and why PLU is a great place to do so! Keep reading to learn more about the environmental studies program. Read Previous International student finds home away from home Read Next Makaela Whalen ’23 pursues newly launched pre-law minor LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus

eradicating racism in the U.S. Armed Forces.  My father had helped found the Army Community Service, which included many resources for combating racism and helping the Armed Forces become the first major American institution to desegregate.And my father, with my mother’s important help, founded the Defense Race Relations Institute to train professionals to deal with racism and bias.  As a child, I remember protesters waving the Confederate flag and spitting invective at my parents and their coworkers. The

policy for The Washington Post. Wright has also been a fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as well as Yale, Duke, Stanford, and the University of California. Read Previous Study away blog roundup Read Next ‘For the love of chocolate’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

was the 10-day international trip requirement that is included in the cost of tuition. Recent destinations include France, Spain, China, Dubai, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, and Peru. Students describe the experience as “amazing” and cite it as a major asset to the program.Master of Business Administration The Pacific Lutheran University MBA Program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. “One of the unique things

Economics Alum Receives Award Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 24, 2019 June 24, 2019 By Pacific Lutheran UniversityTACOMA - Michael Spiedel, PLU alum in Economics and Hispanic Studies, was announced as one of Idaho Business Review's “Forty Under Forty” award recipients.Michael combined his interest in Spain and Economics by writing his economics capstone on the impact of trade policies of Francisco Franco in Spain. He found the impacts of severely restricting international trade to be

inspirational exhibits. Located on Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem and established in 1953 by an act of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Yad Vashem is entrusted with the task of commemorating, documenting, researching and educating about the Holocaust. Yad Vashem is pleased to sign the agreement with Pacific Lutheran University,” said Yad Vashem Director-General Dorit Novak. “Our International School for Holocaust Studies aims to provide teachers  with the necessary tools and materials to address the

the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship geared toward diversifying the types of students studying away. Zimmerman is the only Pacific Lutheran University student to receive the scholarship this year, and only the second in 10 years. Zimmerman, a nursing student, will study away in Windhoek in the spring. She will take nursing classes at the local university, as well as online PLU courses. “I’ve always dreamed of traveling,” Zimmerman said. “It had

’17 and Matt Aust ’17 won the tournament’s Spanish division. This is the university’s first international debating championship. “This victory represents our teamwork, our perseverance through linguistic challenges and our creativity,” Hall said. “But at the end of the tournament, we have something to be even more proud of: we were part of cultivating a connected debate community.” In six rounds of preliminary debate, competitors explored the implications of diverse motions considering feminism