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  • On October 9, 2019, the PLU community will welcome Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the…

    of the United States in the nineteenth century, and global history. With Christine A. Desan, Professor Beckert is also the co-director of the Program on the Study of Capitalism at Harvard University. Professor Sven Beckert. Photo by Charlie Mahoney.   Beckert’s bestselling book Empire of Cotton: A Global History (2015), is the first global history of the nineteenth century’s most important commodity. Empire of Cotton won the Bancroft Award, the Philip Taft Award, the Cundill Recognition for

  • Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and

    Raphael Lemkin Lecture Spring 2018 Violence, Espionage, & Anti-Semitism: British & Soviet Spy Ops Against Boston’s Christian Front Organization, 1940-1945Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College spoke about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and Soviet spy networks in Boston during World War II. Along with the lecture, each year, PLU offers students a chance to participate in a Lemkin Essay

  • Beginning in 2018, through a collaboration between the Office of Alumni and Student Connections and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, PLU has offered Alumni Travel Seminars.

    PLU Alumni Travel OpportunitiesUpcoming travel opportunities Alumni Travel SeminarsBeginning in 2018, through a collaboration between the Office of Alumni and Student Connections and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, PLU has offered Alumni Travel Seminars. Led by PLU faculty, these programs provide a study away like experience for PLU alumni and friends of the university. Unlike a destination vacation, this program aims to provide an academic lens in locations around

  • How do you handle being the “first” or the “only”? Nikki Plaid ’96 (full oral history interview here)

    How do you handle being the “first” or the “only”? Nikki Plaid ’96 (full oral history interview here)Born and raised in Las Vegas as a Lutheran, Nikki Plaid found PLU naturally through her family and her pastor. Her first night at PLU was the first night she had been out of state, and she was determined to make the most of her experience. In addition to picking up two majors (in political science and global studies) and a minor (in women’s studies), Nikki got involved with the Black Student

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…

    Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced Three student-faculty research teams investigate business and economic history Posted by: halvormj / May 2, 2021 May 2, 2021 By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E. Benson and the Benson Family

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…

    Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced Three student-faculty research teams investigate business and economic history Posted by: halvormj / May 2, 2021 Image: Bees work the blooms behind KHP at PLU, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer) May 2, 2021 By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies

  • Global Ambassador | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | global.ambassadors@plu.edu | My name is Luke Van Tassel (He/Him).

    Luke Van Tassel Global Ambassador he/him Email: global.ambassadors@plu.edu Biography Biography My name is Luke Van Tassel (He/Him). I am a 5th-year Biology major (and art minor) from central Kansas. I spent the spring of 2023 studying with the IHON-Oxford program and the spring of 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago. I am enthusiastic about our study away options and love sharing how I learned inside and outside the classroom during my programs. I want to support students by finding programs that fit

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  • Shamil Idriss is President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, a global conflict transformation organization with offices in 35 countries.

    Program, there was also be a panel presentation by PLU and Peace Corps alumni  – Colin Hartke ’08, Taneesha Jenkins ’10, Annē (Hoblitt) Linn ’08 and Bonnie Nelson ’08 – on the topic of, Local and Cross-Cultural Engagement: Challenges and Opportunities. About Shamil Idriss, 2017Shamil Idriss is President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, a global conflict transformation organization with offices in 35 countries. Prior to this position he was appointed Deputy Director of the UN Alliance of

  • If you have any questions or would like to consult regarding the process or opportunities, please reach out to AVP for Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck (tom.huelsbeck@plu.edu) directly.

    Chicano History Month event $8,481.75 for food trucks and inflatable activities for Lute Fest all campus spring event $1,787.10 to support student participation at the National DECA conference $671.72 to support the Clay Crows student improv group in a regional Improv Festival $11,220 to support renovations of the Cave Commuter Community to provide a dedicated kitchenette and updated furniture $1,700 to support a commencement celebration for Black PLU grads and students $1,300 to the Collective and

  • A First Decade of International Activities When on September 11, 2001, the U.S suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history, Dr. Peter C. C.

    A Statement from Founder Dr. Peter C.C. Wang:A First Decade of International Activities When on September 11, 2001, the U.S suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history, Dr. Peter C. C. Wang was shocked and then motivated with a deeply felt sense of urgency that he needed to act to promote world peace. He and his wife, Dr. Grace C. Wang decided to make a significant financial gift to his alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University, to establish what is today the “Wang Center for Global and