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  • social justice lens, acknowledging the impact of colonization and the ”country of origin” on global languages Articulate a personal perspective on at least one global/international issue, especially related to area of study or vocation Identify meaningful relationships with faculty and staff that support their global and/or language studies Linked Programs: Language Resource CenterThe Language Resource Center is a multimedia center designed to serve as a virtual and physical hub of international

  • that Norway is changing. Claudia BergusonAssociate Professor of Norwegian and Nordic Studies In the time since Bjug Harstad and many Norwegian immigrants came to the Pacific Northwest, Norway has grown to be a wealthy country active in its humanitarian roles facilitating peacebuilding, contributing to global development goals and searching for ways to identify itself in a multicultural, diverse 21st century. It is a process not without its growing pains, but a process we can learn a great deal from

  • Nick Etzell ‘23 helps peers find their calling Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, with minors in philosophy, business, and innovation studies. In his time at PLU, he has been involved with the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as both a vocation intern… April 14, 2022 Clubs & OrganizationsCommunityInternshipsInvolvementLife on CampusPLU GradsPsychologyServiceStudent Life

  • Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8… May 20, 2024 AcademicsDiversityPhysicsResearchSeekerStudent Voice

  • OHSU Equity Research Program The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students.  Examples of internship tracks include: Biomedical Studies Dental Health Systems & Policy – Center for Health Systems… December 7, 2023

  • Encouraging Biliteracy Through Online Learning Dr. Bridget Yaden, professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, served as the President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) for the very eventful year of 2020. ACTFL is a national organization of language teachers, with a… May 13, 2021

  • footage you can.” For communication and women’s and gender studies double major Kortney Scroger ’14, it’s a whirlwind of activity and excitement. “It was kind of crazy. All I remember is just a bunch of cameras and flashing, and people running around when it came close to crunch time,” said Scroger of last year’s election night party for I-1183 at the Clarion Hotel in Seattle. Election night is entirely new kind of experience, even for students like Heather Perry ‘13, who is majoring in communication

  • and sustainable solutions,” said Rousseau. Rousseau is used to working hard. At PLU, she earned her degree in Environmental Studies and minored in Art. She also volunteered in the Community Garden all four years, played one season of lacrosse, stomped one semester on Step Team, participated in GREAN club, worked one year as KCCR promotions director and Sustainability Office outreach coordinator, studied abroad for a semester in Senegal and a summer in Ireland with a Wang Center grant, collaged a

  • and re-explain the teacher’s directions,” he recalls. He learned to play the organ himself, as well as the piano, then earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in music. He is now an assistant professor of music and the director of jazz studies at PLU, and his role as an educator stretches far beyond the correcting and re-explaining of his early days. Vianna aims to teach his students about balance, especially when it comes to innovation in jazz music. “Improvisation, creativity, and

  • February 1, 2014 Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ Natalie Burton ’13 plays a Bach piece on the piano for master pianist Vladimir Feltsman during Portland Piano International’s Up Close With the Masters series. (Photo courtesy of Portland Piano International) A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna cum laude from PLU in 2013, but she might have taken her most high-profile class