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justification by faith. Or, too, the very Lutheran concept of living a life of faith and interjecting it in the world. “It’s the idea of connecting your morality with your citizenship,” he said. This was, after all, what Martin Luther and the German Reformation was all about. It’s also what PLU is about. Halvorson knows – he’s seen it from both sides, as a student and a history professor. “When I first came here, I thought it was the biggest place in the world,” Halvorson said of his days as an

when he moved to Washington, to get acquainted with the country where his life started. Drews was born in Spokane and has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada. He currently lives in Surrey, British Columbia, with his wife, Yvette, and their 7-year-old twins. “I have this birth certificate that says I am American and a passport that says I am an American,” Drews said. “So what does that mean? And to find out what that means I had to live there.” However, once it became obvious that Drews needed

second year, Shayna advocated for student diversity, social justice, and sustainability. To do so, she remembered two distinct events: Immigration Simulation and baking bread in South Hall. Immigration Simulation transformed the Chris Knutzen Hall into different stations depicting the U.S. citizenship process. “We learned all about what it’s like to become a citizen of this country, and why certain people might have an easier time doing that. You would walk through each station as if you were going

this is in the context of studying natural history and conservation issues. BRAZIL, ARGENTINA Cosmopolitanism: Citizenship in a Globalizing World Students and faculty together conducted an investigation of the impact of globalization upon two major world cities, Sao Paolo, Brazil, the largest city in Latin America, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, arguably the most cosmopolitan city in South America. And, they investigated the concept of cosmopolitanism from a philosophical perspective and its

studying away on all seven continents, and one of eight groups posting to the Sojourner blog. Auxiliary services director Mark Mulder and assistant philosophy professor Brendan Hogan made the T-shirts as a way to achieve a group identity among the students. In the group’s few short weeks on the South American continent, it’s proven to be much more than a simple T-shirt, Mulder said. “It is a chance for students to identify with their role as Sojourners, as ambassadors of global citizenship, and to

-nationalist globe.Such citizenship also requires, however, that the student develop what Nussbaum calls a narrative imagination, that jump of faith that allows one to engage empathetically and without fear in a heritage or idea that is not one’s own. “Our country has embarked on an unparalleled experiment, inspired by these ideals of self-command and cultivating humanity. Unlike all other nations, we ask a higher education to contribute a general preparation for citizenship, not just a specialized

unit became an important basis for claims of fully equal citizenship during a time when African Americans were often deprived of their rights at both the state and federal level. “Understanding the experiences of the Buffalo Soldiers can help us better understand both their opportunities and challenges in the aftermath of the Civil War and beyond,” Mergenthal said. “That understanding in turn gives us insight into how and why the country changed during this period.” Located in Tacoma’s historic

Professor Robert Marshall Wells at wellsrm@plu.edu. Read Previous Lute navigates a complicated internal struggle along her path to United States citizenship Read Next PLU announces UMBC president Freeman Hrabowski III as Commencement 2018 keynote speaker 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make

this,” he said. “They deserve a lot of praise in this.” It’s an impressive feat for Africa’s largest country, Vraalsen said. (Sudan is 728,211 square miles with 40 million people).“It’s now that the hard and difficult work starts,” he said. By July 9, when the CPA expires, the north and south must figure out how to address issues of dividing wealth (and debt), providing security and sorting out citizenship. The north has been heavily dependent on southern oil reserves and the functionality of its

toward full citizenship and law school. As for any advice for students who may be undocumented and still trying to pursue their dreams? “Don’t give up,” she said. “Keep at it. And take risks.” Read Previous A New Chapter for PLU’s Rainier Writing Workshop Read Next 5 New Fulbright Scholars Bring PLU Total to 100 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students