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Important text: None Major holidays: Human Light Major figures in this tradition: Enlightenment Scholars, scientists Place of worship: None Brief Summary: Humanists believe in the importance of
are also two exclusively Bahá’í manifestations: the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. Major Values: Unity, Equality To learn more: https://www.bahai.org/ https://www.bahai.org/library/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/ Books available at the PLU library: Click here for the library guide to Bahá’í The Baha’i Faith in America, by William Garlington The Baha’i faith : the emerging global religion, by William S Hatcher BuddhismImportant text: Which text someone may follow depends on the type of
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The ability of a plant to survive and thrive depends on the strength of its roots. When a plant’s roots are nourished they help anchor them in place, absorb and store nutrients for growth, and
learn and create zines. Hosted by: Jes Takla, AVP for Student Life Strategic Initiatives and Assessment[re]Framing Our Perspectives at the Tacoma Art MuseumLeaves at: 12:30pm 10 spots Spend an afternoon at the Tacoma Art Museum exploring perspectives of the American West that expand beyond the dominant settler colonial narratives. The TAM has four exhibitions to choose from that [re]Frame our understanding of Blackness, our connections to land and landscape, and how we can find a sense of home and
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Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. This rich…
the feeling of being from a place, but not necessarily of that place. She shares how her experiences interacted with her navigation of her own identity both personally and globally. Giovanna Urdangarain’s research looks at the ways in which countries in the Southern Cone of Latin America experience dictatorships, and the narratives of women that arise out of those circumstances. She speaks to her experience of returning to her home country of Uruguay first to teach through the Peace Corps, then
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Glory M. Liu, Johns Hopkins University
Liu’s recent book Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton, 2022). To view the lecture, click this link. Feel free to use the resource in your programming and teaching. For questions about usage, contact Michael Halvorson at halvormj@plu.edu.Speaker Bio Glory M. Liu received a PhD in Political Science in 2018 from Stanford University, where she was a Geballe Dissertation Prize Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center, as well as a Gerald J
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ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT SEEKS CAMPAIGN STAFF IN SEATTLE The Fund for the Public Interest is seeking hard-working individuals with good communication skills and a passion for social change to fill citizen outreach and Field Manager positions across the country this summer. If you are looking to…
use, make money, and work with great people, then this is the job for you! Mission: The Fund for the Public Interest is a national non-profit organization that runs campaigns for America’s leading environmental and social change organizations like Environment America and US PIRG. We launched the Fund in 1982 to help find ways to engage people on the most pressing problems of our day and turn that support into solutions. By having face-to-face, one-on-one conversations, we give millions of people
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The economy of Washington State is deeply connected to business on the Pacific Rim, and in particular China.
increasingly valued resource. As long as there are economic and cultural activities between the United States and China, there will be a need for the kinds of learning programs which CIWA supports.How is CIWA different from all other Confucius Institutes in the United States?CIWA is unique as the only institute in North America founded by a sitting Governor of the state–Governor Gregoire–with the explicit purpose to support the economic development and cultural ties between China and the United States
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received a prestigious national award for its most recent documentary film. These Four Years, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned a Grand Prize in…
happiness in the 21st Century. In pursuit of answers, the team traveled to cities across North America, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Portland, Ore., Toronto, New Orleans, and many others. These Four Years will premiere on the PLU campus at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in the Black Box Theater at the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts, located at 12180 Park Ave. S. Tacoma, WA 98447. There will be a Q/A session after the show. Read Previous Choir
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John Carlin, Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and a Game that Made a Nation (Penguin, 2008) A great introduction to or reminder of what apartheid was and how Nelson Mandela used the 1995 Rugby World
buildup to the Beijing Olympics. Franklin Foer, How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (Harper Perennial, 2005) A fascinating read about globalization and the role of culture by looking at soccer as an expression of national identity, economic and political power in various communities around the world, especially South America and Europe. Richard Hoffer, Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Free Press, 2009) Story of the
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Professor Emeritus | Communication, Media & Design Arts | Writer.
Television Arts & Sciences, signifying runner-up status in the 2010 EMMY competitions as faculty advisor on the documentary film “Point of Entry: Migrating to North America.” 2009 - Award of Excellence: Recipient of a 2009 EMMY Award in the college/university division from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as faculty advisor on the documentary film “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the U.S. and Crime.” Biography Writer. Filmmaker. Columnist. Producer. Editor. Talk-show
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Professor Emeritus | Innovation Studies | Writer.
Television Arts & Sciences, signifying runner-up status in the 2010 EMMY competitions as faculty advisor on the documentary film “Point of Entry: Migrating to North America.” 2009 - Award of Excellence: Recipient of a 2009 EMMY Award in the college/university division from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as faculty advisor on the documentary film “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the U.S. and Crime.” Biography Writer. Filmmaker. Columnist. Producer. Editor. Talk-show
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