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Alternative spring break programs help Lutes connect to Parkland community and beyond https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/04/21/alt-spring-break/

TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…

valuable spring break experience that opened his eyes and shifted his perspective. Now, upon returning to PLU, he brings that perspective with him. “After witnessing these different sorts of case studies, I am now able to reflect back on how Tacoma and Parkland were created,” Dobies said, “how certain vices have played out in the development of where we live.” Megan Grover, manager of short-term study away programs, said this alternative spring break is just one of the many ways Lutes can study away

Students from PLU and Tacoma’s Lincoln High School work together to fight racism https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/02/04/plu-and-lincoln/

TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…

different standards than their white peers and being treated as though they don’t speak English well based on their race. CURTAIN CALL Maria Cruse, another senior teaching assistant majoring in women’s and gender studies, said the J-Term course was “an act of service,” not just a standard learning opportunity. “I enjoy being a social justice educator,” Cruse said. “This was another platform to do that.” Many of the students were eager to tell their stories, she said. They did so in front of a crowd on

Thomas Kim ’15 – Resolute Online: Winter 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/thomas-kim/

Thomas Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen.

terminology, things to do and not to do, hear the stories from the undocumented students themselves and how difficult things are,” said Tamara Williams, director of the Wang Center and professor of Hispanic Studies. Faculty and staff who are trained and have committed to helping current undocumented/DACA students are listed on the Undocumented Student Resource website. The webpage also includes valuable information for undocumented students, including links to DACA renewable scholarships and support and

Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/global-studies-major-pursues-medical-school-to-support-health-equity/

Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity PLU alum Margaret Chell ’18 reveals how Peace Corps transformed her life Posted by: vcraker / November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021 While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as

Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/uncomfortable-truths-taking-an-introduction-to-holocaust-genocide-studies-class/

Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 Image: Holocaust survivor Peter Metzelaar speaks with PLU students in a course titled “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies.” (Photo courtesy of Professor Lisa Marcus) February 17, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonMarketing & Communications Guest Writer “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2019/11/06/scholarships-for-graduate-studies-at-the-institute-for-shock-physics/

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Posted by: alemanem / November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019 Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their respective academic departments, graduate students

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2020/10/27/scholarships-for-graduate-studies-at-the-institute-for-shock-physics-2/

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Posted by: alemanem / October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020 Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their

A report from the Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/01/01/a-report-from-the-kurt-mayer-chair-of-holocaust-studies/

January 1, 2013 Chair’s report on scholarships and activities By Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies Bob Ericksen received several notable invitations this year, including an opportunity to give the annual Raul Hilberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Vermont. Hilberg spent his entire career at this university, becoming the father of Holocaust Studies with his groundbreaking book, The Destruction of the European Jews (1961). Erickson arrived in Vermont the weekend

Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2018/05/02/natalie-mayer-endows-new-plu-lecture-series/

Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 2, 2018 Image: Natalie Mayer has endowed a new lecture series at Pacific Lutheran University, the Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture, with the hopes of connecting the lessons of our past to the issues of the present. May 2, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic

Hispanic Studies Students Meet with Celebrated Mexican Author Juan Villoro https://www.plu.edu/prism/hispanic-studies-students-meet-with-celebrated-mexican-author-juan-villoro/

Hispanic Studies Students Meet with Celebrated Mexican Author Juan VilloroOn February 26th, 2016, a group of students in the PLU Hispanic Studies program had the unique opportunity to meet and converse with one of Mexico’s leading intellectuals, Juan Villoro. A prize-winning novelist whose social commentary appears regularly in the most important news outlets in the Spanish-speaking world, Villoro has been Professor of Literature at Mexico’s National University, as well as Visiting Professor at