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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2016)- Forty years of nursing experience is not on the usual résumé for politicians, but that did not stop Rosa Franklin ’74 from running for office. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She’s concerned with bringing people together to…
do not become involved or we as a community do not become involved with decision making, somebody else makes the laws and you are left out,” Franklin said. Franklin’s activity in public service only continued. In 1990, after years of volunteer and community work, Franklin decided to run for the state Legislature. With strong encouragement from her friends, Franklin began a successful grassroots campaign. "I’m no Harriet Tubman. Let’s get on with it and bring people together to solve problems
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Knutson Lecture
, Professor of the History of Christianity torvensa@plu.edu Free and Open to the Public YouTube LivestreamThe 17th annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, the evening capstone to the 12th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference, will be given by Dr. Marc Dollinger, holder of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University. The title of his lecture is, “From Religion to Politics: Antisemitism and Jew Hatred From Ancient Times Until Today.” Dr. Dollinger will speak at 7
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Rainier Writing Workshop Begins Aug. 2—Along With Free Public Readings by its Esteemed Faculty Posted by: Sandy Dunham / July 24, 2015 Image: Participants in the 2014 Rainier Writing Workshop attend a lecture in Nordquist Lecture Hall. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) July 24, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (July 23, 2015)—During the Aug. 2-12 Rainier Writing Workshop, more than 100 students and faculty will gather at PLU to participate in classes, workshops
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Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford Posted by: tpotts / July 8, 2024 July 8, 2024 For the graduating class of 2024, freshman year was online and confined. So by the time fall came around for sophomore year, they embraced in-person classes, study groups, lunches, dinners, and more. That’s true at least for political science major Kaden Bolton ’24, who graduated summa cum laude in May. Read More Read Previous Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her
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: applicant’s background and interest in Innovation Studies or related disciplines, including Art & Design, Business, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, English, Healthcare, History, Media Studies, the Natural Sciences, and other fields. (All disciplines welcome.) a brief description of the course you hope to develop; note: the course may be an existing class in the program or a new class which is cross-listed with a course in your home department’s unit a proposed schedule for offering the course
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Four PLU women from the Department of Economics present their research at a national undergraduate conference in Memphis, Tennessee.
implement,” Desiree Domini ’17 said. “Never before had I been learning so fast. I was hungry to keep learning.” 1 A 45-minute bus ride separated Anna Jessen ’17 from her internship at PitchBook Data, assuming swift stops and zero traffic snafus along the way. It was the best option available to the Kirkland resident who needed a convenient way to get to downtown Seattle during rush hour. “I was disappointed in the lack of public transportation,” Jessen recalled of her daily commute in summer 2016. The
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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…
Area Studies programs and especially in the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC), which in September takes those roots on the road and to the public. In celebration of PLU’s 125th anniversary, the SCC has created a special exhibition called PLU at 125: Lutheran Education on the Frontier, which will be displayed at the internationally recognized Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood from Sept. 26 to Nov. 10. (The Lute community is invited to join PLU President Thomas W. Krise at an
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Throw a dart at a world map, and it’s likely to hit a location where Pacific Lutheran University students or faculty members have conducted research.
in 2013-14 and used it to return to Oaxaca, Mexico, where she previously studied away for a semester. She examined the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the formation and continuation of artist collectives there. “My Wang Center research grant enabled me to expand the areas of interest I had in my Hispanic studies courses and semester in Oaxaca with my personal interests,” said Refaei, who earned a degree in environmental studies and now serves as PLU’s coordinator for
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PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.
. They’re engaged citizens who strive to serve the common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. WHAT'S CAMPUS LIKE
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