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  • Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU. How did you choose PLU? I…

    idea of a few different schools. Many of my family are Lutheran pastors, and I grew up hearing about PLU and other Evangelical Lutheran Church in America schools. Both parents went to PLU, my brother went to PLU and so did many aunts and uncles going back to my great-grandfather. He was a Swedish immigrant who attended the program to learn English in 1912 or 1913. So, I’ve heard PLU’s name a lot. I’d also come up many times to visit my brother, so I knew the area and campus. It also helped that PLU

  • Museums collect and interpret objects, and the stories they tell with their collections articulate cultural identity and values. Based in the historic university city of Oxford, this J-term 2020 class will explore how museums make meaning. Students will study numerous examples of contemporary museum theory…

    history are utilized by cultural institutions. Dr. Mathews also hopes her students gain tools to be critical viewers of other kinds of visual information to better help them sift through the images we are inundated with on a daily basis. Dr. Mathews believes study away is important because it gives Lutes the opportunity to live within another culture, even for a short time. She says, “Although we’re going to an English-speaking country, the food, language, etiquette, politics, and more are all quite

  • New endowed chair created A new endowed chair has been created in the School of Education and Movement Studies – The Jolita Hylland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education honors Jolita Benson. It has been funded by Dale and Jolita Benson through The Benson Family…

    career Jolita exhibited unique gifts for recognizing the needs of children and providing them the support and positive regard that allowed them to flourish. The Jolita Hylland Benson Chair exists to advance these goals for children today and into the future. Reisberg received a BS in education with minors in history and English from the University of Texas in 1971, his master of education in special education from the University of Arkansas in 1972, and his doctorate in education from the University

  • Bailey Smith is a junior Environmental Studies major and Sociology minor who studied away during Spring Semester of 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Copenhagen has been voted the most ecologically green city in the world for multiple years in a row, an oasis for an Environmental Studies major, as well as a European hub. Although students have the opportunity to take classes about Danish language, knowing Danish is not necessary for this program as classes are taught in English. This program not only fit her academic pursuits, but her personal values as well. While in Copenhagen, Bailey’s specific program was entitled Sustainability in Europe, through

  • Is your department looking to hire someone who requires a Visa to work at PLU? Are you interested in bringing a scholar from another country to do research with your department at PLU? Please review

    , Short-Term Scholar, Specialist, and Student. The sponsoring department and the Wang Center will review the qualifications of the prospective Exchange Visitor to ensure that his or her English language proficiency and academic background are suitable for the intended activity. Please allow three or four months in advance of the start date to allow for document preparation and visa processing. Individuals on J-1 status are not permitted to be tenure-track. Some J-1 scholars are subject to a two-year

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures  will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…

    documentary investigates how this powerful political gesture shaped the identities of the children, their sense of home, family and belonging by telling the story of 6 of those children.* Language: Spanish with English Subtitles FrancofoniaWednesday, Oct. 12 | 5:30 | Ingram 100 Francofonia is the great Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov’s heroically ambitious meditation on European culture and history as seen through the story of the Louvre museum in Paris, with a particular focus on its fortunes during

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    courageous and intricate work of Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, an American couple whose commitment to saving Jewish children led them to make a dangerous trip to the heart of Nazi Germany in 1939. Convener: Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German Language & Literature Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Post-film Discussion with Steven Pressman, director/producer/writer 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Registration and Coffee 9:00 a.m. Anderson University Center (AUC) Lobby Rescuing

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    courageous and intricate work of Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, an American couple whose commitment to saving Jewish children led them to make a dangerous trip to the heart of Nazi Germany in 1939. Convener: Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German Language & Literature Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Post-film Discussion with Steven Pressman, director/producer/writer 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Registration and Coffee 9:00 a.m. Anderson University Center (AUC) Lobby Rescuing

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    courageous and intricate work of Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, an American couple whose commitment to saving Jewish children led them to make a dangerous trip to the heart of Nazi Germany in 1939. Convener: Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German Language & Literature Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Post-film Discussion with Steven Pressman, director/producer/writer 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Registration and Coffee 9:00 a.m. Anderson University Center (AUC) Lobby Rescuing

  • Facing History 101: A Workshop for Educators (preregistration required) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Designed and led by Fran Sterling, Senior Research and Development Associate for Facing History and

    courageous and intricate work of Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, an American couple whose commitment to saving Jewish children led them to make a dangerous trip to the heart of Nazi Germany in 1939. Convener: Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German Language & Literature Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Post-film Discussion with Steven Pressman, director/producer/writer 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Registration and Coffee 9:00 a.m. Anderson University Center (AUC) Lobby Rescuing