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March 1, 2014 Danish Resistance and Rescue Scandinavian Cultural Center During the Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference, a educational display about the Danish Resistance and rescue will be available or public viewing. Prepared by the Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen, the exhibit tells the story of the effort by Danes to rescue Jews from the threat of German deportation. In October 1943, word leaked that Germany was planning to round up and deport the Jews of Denmark. Approximately 8,000 of
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Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture – “Globalization and Growing American Inequality” – will be Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Scandinavian Culture Center in the University Center. Lindert is a research associate at National Bureau of Economic Research, and his latest book, “Growing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth since the Eighteenth Century,” was awarded the Allan Sharlin Prize for the best book in social science history for 2004. He received the Jonathan Hughes Prize for
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council] to scare one of the members into working a little harder or being more involved in the public,” said Reynolds. “Then they actually ended up electing me!” Becoming a councilmember is a six-month process, during which most candidates do press interviews and campaign heavily. “I didn’t do anything—yard signs or anything like that,” said Reynolds. “I just paid my administrative fee and asked people to vote for me, and it worked.” Reynolds said she was too nervous to even look at the results of
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will be broadcast on Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day in the Greater Seattle and in Oregon television markets. For almost 90 years PLU’s Christmas concerts have served as a touring showcase of PLU’s prestigious music department, featuring performances by the Choir of the West, University Chorale and the University Symphony Orchestra. This year will be the first time the production will be broadcast, thanks to a partnership between PLU and Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Public Broadcasting
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, nutritional, newborn, selected chronic and selected infectious diseases. DLS also works to improve the rapid and accurate detection of chemical threat agents, radiologic threat agents, and selected toxins. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, the selected participant will use state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to address topics relevant to public health. This will allow the participant to gain hands-on experience in applied analytical chemistry and enhance their knowledge of its applications
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November 11, 2011 Hubert Locke, a renowned Holocaust scholar and dean emeritus of the Daniel J Evans Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington talked about was Martin Niemoeller during the Fall Holocaust Lecture. Martin Niemoeller: One man’s journey of conscience reviewed at Holocaust lecture By Barbara Clements Friday November 11, 2011 So who exactly was Martin Niemoeller, the Lutheran pastor who was famed for this quote, made after he was released from Dachau
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after graduation—figuratively (working two jobs to save money) and literally (after moving to Guatemala). There, Malloy studied Spanish and worked at medical clinics in the highlands. He also taught children how to juggle and perfected the craft himself while walking from village to village. Next, Malloy studied global health at Columbia University School of Public Health in New York, where he was awarded a graduate research assistantship and worked with a mentor on programs to reduce the burden of
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An Open Letter to the PLU Community from President Tom Krise Posted by: Lace M. Smith / November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 Dear Colleagues and Friends: In the past few days there has been a lot of impassioned debate about the proposed sale of KPLU to KUOW. There has also been a lot of misinformation and misinterpreted facts. Following is some context: This is a strategic decision based on careful analysis of the future of radio and a concern about how best to sustain public media in the region
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Schools Superintendent, Lance Goodpaster. Launched in spring 2023, the Seed Teachers program aims to build a more equitable school system by helping diverse homegrown leaders become high-impact educators who reflect the students they serve. Initially involving Tacoma Public Schools (TPS), Degrees of Change, and PLU, the partnership has expanded to include Franklin Pierce School District. This expansion reinforces a commitment to investing in local, diverse talent, and cultivating educators with deep
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“global health” was perhaps not so critical. In the late 1990s, global health was largely defined, by default, as whatever was being done by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the few other organizations working internationally on matters of public health. Global health was about getting kids in poor countries vaccinated, educating mothers-to-be about safe birth practices, serving a stint in a remote clinic, responding to foreign medical emergencies and the like. It also was about often
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