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Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education, discusses PLU’s holistic approach to global education and its role in an increasingly interconnected world amid conflict
rekindled debates about national identity, boundaries and security. Long-sought-after civil and human rights face erosion. Drug- and gun-related violence, mass killings and terrorist attacks cripple some communities, heightening fear and mistrust in others. Meanwhile, human and non-human species confront the consequences of climate change. Pacific Lutheran University is tasked with preparing students to live, learn, serve and lead in a world beset by these and many other challenges. However, while
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Pacific Lutheran University’s Title IX policy represents a full commitment to gender equity that aligns with our mission and our community of care, while meeting the federal government’s call to
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (45 CFR 86), and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, does not discriminate in the administration of any of its educational programs, admissions, scholarships, loans, or other activities or programs on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or preference, national or ethnic origin, color, disability, marital
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Three distinct stories of multiculturalism in Norway share one common desire: belonging despite difference.
first language. “For a whole year, I didn’t have the guts to speak Sámi even though everyone spoke Sámi to me,” she recalled of her time in a Tromsø elementary school, where she learned all the subjects in the indigenous language. Magga says her propensity for the language she struggled for years to learn is woven into her complex identity. It’s even tattooed on her right wrist. “It says ‘Don’t forget’ in Sámi,” she said. *** “They struggle,” Gazi Øzcan says of the young Norwegians who participate
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This is the online exhibition of the PLU African Art Collection. Beginning in 1972 and continuing through 2011, Pacific Lutheran University has been the honored recipient of nearly 60 pieces of
make everyday life easier, to objects that give prestige to the user and heighten an individual’s sense of identity. View More Curator’s NoteWelcome to the online exhibition of the PLU African Art Collection. Beginning in 1972 and continuing through 2011, Pacific Lutheran University has been the honored recipient of nearly 60 pieces of African art. The generous donors who made the PLU African Art Collection possible are Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann and Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb. Over the
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- Member institutions of the ELCA Network of Colleges and Universities, including Pacific Lutheran University, released a statement Tuesday condemning hateful messages and phone threats directed at a Kansas university and its president. “The 26 member institutions of the ELCA Network…
, Kansas. President William Jones posted to Facebook about the incident on Friday. He said the messages are “disgusting and are completely contrary to our core values and intellectual identity.” Jones also said he received a call from a man claiming responsibility for the messages along with others who claim to be associated with a hate group. He stated that “the chalk messages were written in response to the makeup of my family (I have two adopted, biracial children), to some of the things that have
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 15, 2016)- Kate Deines ’16 is a natural on the soccer field and has a long résumé to prove it. She played at the local, college, national and international level, garnering recognition until her retirement from the sport in 2015. When Deines…
.When Deines made a pivot from professional sports to the finance master’s program at Pacific Lutheran University, it was a bit of an adjustment. “Soccer came easy. I’ve always known it’s something I’m good at. But with finance I’ve had to work really hard to prove myself,” said Deines, who graduated last month with a Master of Science in Finance. “It was scary to go from soccer and my identity as a soccer player and go into the completely foreign territory of finance, something that I had no
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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been closely connected to the Scandinavian world—and to the local Scandinavian community—since its founding by Norwegian Bjug Harstad in 1890. These days, PLU’s Nordic roots are reflected across campus: in building names, artwork, Scandinavian Area Studies programs…
, chronicles how Lutheran educational ideals have been pushed to encompass a greater and greater segment of society, both at PLU and in Scandinavia.Exhibition Details What: PLU at 125: Lutheran Education on the Frontier. Where: Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 N.W. 67th St., Seattle. When: Sept. 26-Nov. 10. Opening reception: 7 p.m. Sept. 26. More information: Museum hours, admission, directions here.“Pacific Lutheran University evolved along with the emerging identity of the immigrants living on the western
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Associate Professor Claudia Berguson says PLU’s link to Norway informs the values carried through its mission.
examples of Norwegian values and present-day discussions and debates that remind us of the value of a foundation, an identity, an openness to bridging a past and present. Today in our PLU community, we explore the ways in which underrepresented peoples of Norway, such as the Sámi indigenous group and people migrating to Norway from around the world, are part of contemporary Norwegian society. We put our inspiration for Norwegian peacebuilding to work in the larger Tacoma community, through the vibrant
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8th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUM Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility
especially vulnerable to trafficking—whether at home, in transit, or upon reaching their destination.” (https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2015/243375.htm). The border between USA and Mexico. Unprecedented migrant and refugee crises throughout the globe, moreover, including our own southern border, are rekindling debates about cultural autonomy, national identity, boundaries, and security. Similarly, the movement of non-human life forms, including diseases, raises questions regarding global commons
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2016)— University Conference launched the beginning of fall semester at Pacific Lutheran University on Wednesday, setting a powerful tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty,…
tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty, staff and administrators, underscoring the importance of moving PLU from a place of welcoming to a place of belonging. His speech unveiled the Listen campaign, an institution-wide effort to create a true, authentic sense of belonging for students of all backgrounds — regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, faith background, no
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