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  • “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor and the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, says. “It’s filthy, violent, degrading, and the worst of humanity.” Yet Griech-Polelle says the study and discussion of these atrocities are crucial…

    reflection on this subject begins with the “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies” course, which serves the minor but is also a general education course open to all PLU students. Professors from the history, English, German, religion, social work and Hispanic Studies departments worked together to create the course to allow students to investigate the intersections of dehumanization, violent oppression, cultural destruction, and war. “We wanted to highlight the interdisciplinary and global focus

  • Area leaders discuss fighting disease worldwide The Wang Center for International Programs tackled the issue of global health at the symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” in February 2008. As the name suggests, the two-day event highlighted the work of non-governmental organizations currently…

    need where governments cannot or have not. Stephen Lewis, the former United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, delivered the keynote address, “Time to Deliver: Winning the Battle Against Poverty and Disease in the Developing World” at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. Lewis is currently the chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada, which works to ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa at the grassroots level, and he is a professor in global health in the

  • Tune in: The People’s Gathering is streaming live TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- Genesis Housing and Community Development Coalition will host a professional development conference called The People’s Gathering on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University on Friday, February 24. The full-day conference will focus…

    , John provides practical tools participants can use in making positive, sustainable changes in their lives, communities, and organizations. John has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy. He is currently finishing his PhD work at CIIS in San Francisco focusing on social justice, ecology, and indigenous studies. Read Previous Global leader in diplomacy to visit PLU and discuss how ‘Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not’ Read Next ‘Learning from Standing

  • After graduating from Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, Raphi Crenshaw ’24 enrolled at PLU with plans to major in biology . “I was going to become a dermatologist, but when I started taking the classes, well, I wasn’t a fan of it,” Crenshaw remembers.…

    structural contexts in which crime and criminal justice systems take place. Read Previous Major Minute: Mathematics Read Next Emma Stafki ’24 explores the challenges facing Puget Sound orcas in capstone documentary 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

  • BUSA 201: Value Creation in the Global Environment Name: Steven Mattich Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Major: Undeclared, leaning Business or Economics Professor: Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence Steven’s advice to first-year students: “If you want to check out a class that you are thinking about…

    201, called “Value Creation in the Global Environment,” is designed to introduce students to the many aspects of business – from financial accounting and operations to marketing. By design, it covers a broad swathe. But that doesn’t mean students spend all their time with their nose in a book. Hardly. “I thought the best way to conduct the class was to have the students apply what they are reading to a real idea for a business,” said Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence. “I have been

  • For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to…

    Previous Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Read Next Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 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

  • Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived…

    American populace. Read Previous Musical Memories Read Next Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another

  • Dr. Andrea Munro didn’t design Chem 103: Food Chemistry in order to teach students how to cook — but everyone agrees it’s been a pretty tasty side effect. Munro, an associate professor of chemistry, intended the general education summer term course to appeal to students…

    associate professor of chemistry, intended the general education summer term course to appeal to students without a declared science major as a way to gain a lab experience and learn about her discipline through a fun, non-intimidating lens. “I was trying to think of how to do some sort of Gen-Ed course,” Munro said. “It was Thanksgiving, and I watched a lot of Great British Baking shows, and I was like, ‘Oh, we can do these as labs!’” But what’s the connection between food and chemistry, you might ask

  • In their own words By Chris Albert Soon new PLU graduates will go out into the world. In the following, some Lutes share their stories of why they came to PLU, what their experiences have been and what’s the next chapter in their lives. More…

    . I will always look back on my time at PLU with a tremendous amount of gratitude. Carre Avary ’11 – Bachelor of Arts in education. What’s next? I hope to begin my career as a middle school math teacher. Sometime in the next few years I plan to go back to school to obtain my masters in educational administration. Elise Nesselquist – Bachelor of Arts in global studies (concentration in global health) and Norwegian Elise Nesselquist ’11 – Bachelor of Arts in global studies (concentration in global

  • Interested in flavors and fragrance chemistry?  Did you know that Washington is the top-producing spearmint and peppermint region in the world?  I.P. Callison & Sons in Lacey, WA has recently announced that they have expanded their internship program.  A current PLU chemistry student  has already…

    Lab internships in Lacey, WA in flavors and fragrance chemistry Posted by: yakelina / November 22, 2015 November 22, 2015 Interested in flavors and fragrance chemistry?  Did you know that Washington is the top-producing spearmint and peppermint region in the world?  I.P. Callison & Sons in Lacey, WA has recently announced that they have expanded their internship program.  A current PLU chemistry student  has already participated in this program and gained some really interesting insights into