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  • This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.

    History tutor for other students on campus. This is her first receipt of a Holocaust Studies award. She studied “Nazi Treatment of Black American and Jewish American POWs.” It is widely noted that American, British and French POWs received far better treatment during World War II than did Russian POWs or other captured troops from central and Eastern Europe. This reflected Nazi ideas on race and their assumption of the inferiority of Slavic peoples. Kelsey has noted, however, the brutal treatment

  • This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.

    campus. This is her first receipt of a Holocaust Studies award. She studied “Nazi Treatment of Black American and Jewish American POWs.” It is widely noted that American, British and French POWs received far better treatment during World War II than did Russian POWs or other captured troops from central and Eastern Europe. This reflected Nazi ideas on race and their assumption of the inferiority of Slavic peoples. Kelsey has noted, however, the brutal treatment often accorded to Black American and

  • This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.

    for other students on campus. This is her first receipt of a Holocaust Studies award. She studied “Nazi Treatment of Black American and Jewish American POWs.” It is widely noted that American, British and French POWs received far better treatment during World War II than did Russian POWs or other captured troops from central and Eastern Europe. This reflected Nazi ideas on race and their assumption of the inferiority of Slavic peoples. Kelsey has noted, however, the brutal treatment often accorded

  • This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.

    History tutor for other students on campus. This is her first receipt of a Holocaust Studies award. She studied “Nazi Treatment of Black American and Jewish American POWs.” It is widely noted that American, British and French POWs received far better treatment during World War II than did Russian POWs or other captured troops from central and Eastern Europe. This reflected Nazi ideas on race and their assumption of the inferiority of Slavic peoples. Kelsey has noted, however, the brutal treatment

  • This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.

    campus. This is her first receipt of a Holocaust Studies award. She studied “Nazi Treatment of Black American and Jewish American POWs.” It is widely noted that American, British and French POWs received far better treatment during World War II than did Russian POWs or other captured troops from central and Eastern Europe. This reflected Nazi ideas on race and their assumption of the inferiority of Slavic peoples. Kelsey has noted, however, the brutal treatment often accorded to Black American and

  • Professor of Theatre | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books.  Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City.  He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .

    Gray) Orlin R. Corey Outstanding Regional Playwright for Children's Scripts Professional Memberships/Organizations Dramatists Guild Stage Directors and Choreographer Society Association for Theatre in Higher Education Biography Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has

  • Economics major Nellie Moran ’15 and President Barack Obama at a fundraiser in Seattle this summer. (Photo by White House Photographer Michael Rosenburg.) PLU Interns Make Interesting and Key Connections Over the Summer By Barbara Clements, PLU Marketing and Communications First Surprise : President Obama…

    with him. “I told him he was the reason I wanted to go into politics,” Moran remembers. Obama laughed, thanked her for her work as an intern at the Democratic National Committee and chatted with her about her work. A few candids, as well as formal pictures, were snapped, and she moved down the line. Second Surprise: The first lady is just as gracious. Moran, an Economics and French double major, had expected to be a wallflower at an earlier D.C. fundraising event. Or, at best, a glorified go-fer

  • Consider how long you want to immerse yourself in another culture. Programs range from a week to a year, and everywhere in between.

    ZealandENVTEnvironmental Science ENVT Study Away Advising Plan Gateway: Bø, Norway Gateway: Namibia Gateway: Trinidad & Tobago Featured: Aberdeen, Scotland Featured: Costa Rica Featured: Tasmania, Australia Featured: Wellington, New ZealandFRENFrench French Study Away Advising Plan Aix-en-Provence, FranceGSRSGender Sexuality and Race Studies Gateway: Trinidad & Tobago Featured: Tasmania, Australia Featured: Wellington, New Zealand Featured: SIT India Featured: SIT NepalHISTHistory Gateway: Trinidad & Tobago Gateway

  • Professor of Theatre | Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books.  Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City.  He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .

    Gray) Orlin R. Corey Outstanding Regional Playwright for Children's Scripts Professional Memberships/Organizations Dramatists Guild Stage Directors and Choreographer Society Association for Theatre in Higher Education Biography Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has

  • Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again.

    grabbed me other than journalism,” she said. So, after a stint with National Civilian Community Corps, a branch of AmeriCorps, and teaching kids garden art as part of an after-school program, Laumb decided to turn a quirky hobby into a fun new job. She traveled and performed with the Flynn Creek Circus, an animal-free circus, for three months over the summer. The circus showcases knife throwing, flying trapeze, hoop diving and more. Laumb said it’s a contemporary circus with French-influenced flair in