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September 3, 2009 A PLU graduate reflects on his time abroad I sat in one of my first classes at the University of Westminster in London flummoxed. It was days since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and a European student sitting in the back of the lecture hall raised her hand and put forth to our professor: “What happened in New York and Washington, D.C., is horrible, but didn’t the United States kind of have it coming?” In hindsight, I chuckle at how stunned and offended I was to hear such
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GLOBAL EDUCATION AT PLU Study Away Watch full video PLU is a national leader in global education, with a vision for “educating for a just, healthy, sustainable, and peaceful world at home and abroad.”PLU provides diverse opportunities to develop the skills to navigate the challenges of an increasingly complex and interconnected world. We know these will help you find success in your career and realize your full potential to live, learn, serve and lead as a global citizen. Study away isn’t the
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Sarah Wise Sarah visiting the Leipzig Zoo on a weekend excursion PLU Class of 2011 Graphic Design Major Studied away in London and for J-Term in England, Germany and Greece Completed a Marketing Internship in London Now working at the LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma First of all, I’m a third generation Lute and I attended PLU with the clear determination to study away. My mom went to London while a student at PLU, and I viewed study away as something you just do. I’m even quoted in a Mast article
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A Semester in OxfordJakob Maier entered PLU as a first year in 2011 having been accepted into the academically rigorous International Honor’s program (IHON). When Professor Greg Johnson of the Philosophy Department revealed that he would be leading a program in Oxford, England specific to IHON students, Jakob quickly applied, being a Philosophy major himself. Also majoring in English Creative Writing, Jakob is now a senior, having studied away in Oxford the Spring semester of his Junior year
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January 1, 2013 Alum pursues research in Prague with follow up in Israel Laura Brade graduated from PLU in 2008, summa cum laude, with a double major in History and German. She took Bob Ericksen’s Holocaust course in the spring of 2006. She then studied for a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany. She completed her History Capstone Seminar with Bob Ericksen on the topic of the “Kindertransport,” the saving of about 10,000 Jewish children who were sent to England just before the outbreak of World War
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master’s degree universities in the United States for percentage of students engaged in international study. Over 40 percent of PLU students study abroad. The national study abroad average is 3 percent. And here, study away is much more than a trip. It is an opportunity to take an intensive course and study a focused topic, on location, with a professor who knows the subject and location well. Many students travel during PLU’s January Term, called J-Term. It’s a one-month session between fall and
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Erika Meyer Erika enjoying some aebleskivers in Copenhagen, Denmark. PLU Class of 2011 Global Studies and Sociology Double Major Studied away in Copenhagen, Denmark Worked as a Science & Health Programs Assistant at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad Now working on Masters in Public Health at Emory University I graduated in 2011 with majors in Global Studies and Sociology, and spent fall semester 2009 at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) in Copenhagen, Denmark. After graduation I
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take at PLU before your program? Do you want to participate in an internship or service learning abroad? Do you want to participate in field research while away? Do you want to engage in study tours in your program? What career-related goals do you have for study away? (i.e. internships; service learning; knowledge, skills, attitude acquisition, etc.) Consider your learning styles/preferences. Are you independent in your study habits? Do you need deadlines in order to stick to a study schedule
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prepares us to engage as thoughtful, reflective, empathetic, productive global citizens. These opportunities include: individual courses, major/minor programs, study abroad, community-engaged learning, internships, supported research, on-campus events and post-graduate opportunities. Come and explore the world with us.Jump to sections: A Global Education | Lutes in the World | International Students | Locally Global | Thinking Globally | Post-Graduation Global Opportunities - please select - A Global
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work to develop and maintain genuine relationships with all those whose paths I cross. — Sarah C-S. '23 Did you know? 100% of GSRS complete hands-on learning through an internship or community practicum. Did you know? As a GSRS student, you’ll also get to choose classes from a variety of other academic programs, including Sociology, English, Psychology, Communication, Kinesiology, Religion, and more! Did you know? Interested in studying abroad? GSRS students have the opportunity to study away and
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