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The challenges faced by humanities programs in recent decades have been well documented. Due to declining budgets and a perception that humanities work is “unstrategic” (i.e.
we continue to pursue our meaningful work in the face of so much misinformation about what we do? In this cover story, we attempt to address some of these questions. We will see through the eyes of four PLU faculty members representing every department in our Humanities Division that humanities work is not so very easy to define. We work in classrooms, yes. We do research and publish, of course. But we also work in the community, we volunteer our time, we take our students abroad, and we
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Alyssa Henry ’12 found herself pedaling across Massachusetts for what she later called the most amazing summer she’s ever had. “It inspired me to get busy and not be afraid to fail.” I never thought I’d spend my summer biking 800 miles across Massachusetts By…
November 30, 2011 Alyssa Henry ’12 found herself pedaling across Massachusetts for what she later called the most amazing summer she’s ever had. “It inspired me to get busy and not be afraid to fail.” I never thought I’d spend my summer biking 800 miles across Massachusetts By Steve Hansen Alyssa Henry ’12 was already doing something different. The environmental studies major from Kent, Wash., had already spent her spring term in Denmark as a part of a study-away program through PLU’s Wang
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When Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice. “I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said.…
different countries. Is there anything unique or especially great at PLU you’d like to shine a light on? Working backward: Great professors, good lecture interaction with profs, many opportunities to go beyond in classes, support for taking classes outside the normal path such as music or humanities, flexibility in course structure to suit individual students, study away/abroad opportunities, the small campus means you know a lot of people you run into which I like, and just generally being very warm
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When Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice. “I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said.…
soft skills from the humanities courses as I am regularly trying to persuade people of my position’s correctness or trying to better communicate the intricacies of my solutions.While at PLU, you had the opportunity to study away. How was that experience? I spent the fall term of my fourth year at King’s College London. I also spent J-Term my second year in Manchester. The education half I would describe as interesting and the abroad part I would describe as amazing. I also think studying abroad
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News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
PLU students visit Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about health care January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semester, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study… January 17, 2024 AcademicsGlobal EducationHispanic StudiesInvolvementNursingReformerSeekerStudy Abroad
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January Term (J-Term for short) , PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term…
PLU students intern with Trinidad and Tobago Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection Posted by: mhines / February 12, 2024 Image: PLU students at the Division of Health orientation during J-Term 2024. February 12, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away
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TACOMA, Wash (October 17, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University prides itself on global education—it was the first university with a Study Away student on every continent at once, and nearly 50 percent of students study away, compared to the national average of 10 percent—but its…
Grit City All-Access: PLU’s new TIES program to immerse students in the City of Destiny Posted by: Zach Powers / October 17, 2016 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 17, 2016 By Matthew Salzano ‘18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash (October 17, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University prides itself on global education—it was the first university with a Study Away student on every continent at once, and nearly 50 percent of students study away, compared to the national average of 10
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Every year, hundreds of Lutes study away throughout the world in places like China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and more!
Images From Around the World Every year, hundreds of Lutes study away throughout the world in places like China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and more! As students return to campus and reflect on their time away, the Wang Center accepts photo submissions in our annual contest to showcase the value of global education. Past winning photos and videos can also be viewed on the links below with photo titles, descriptions and photographer names. We hope you’ll
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32 semester hours (24 required, eight elective) Students must take at least one Chinese history course.
*These courses may count for program credits only when the students course project is focused on China and is approved by the program chair. ** History 496 may be counted toward program requirements only when it focuses specifically on China. With approval of the program chair, selected January term, summer, study abroad, and experimental courses may also be included in the major or the minor.
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Are you interested in studying chemistry at PLU? As a PLU chemistry student, you’ll work closely with professors who have expertise in all major branches of chemistry — from organic and biochemistry to polymer and analytical chemistry. LEARN MORE
students get first-hand experience running a campaign to help relieve medical debt Read Next Hello from England! LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine Biology? November 15, 2024
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