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  • The Department of History is proud to present the 2023 Senior Capstones. The presentations are given on different dates during May of Spring Term in Hauge Administration Building, Room 204A.

    During the Great DepressionMay 16, 20233:45-4:15 - Kaelin Lor4:15-4:45 - Thoran Grauman4:45-5:15 - Dylan Barnett3:45-4:15 - Kaelin LorFrom Colonization to Killing Fields: Cambodians and their Rulers in the Mid-Twentieth Century4:15-4:45 - Thoran Grauman``There's a lot of things that I love about Hitler``: Kanye West and the Ongoing Spread of Antisemitism4:45-5:15 - Dylan BarnettDictators and Bananas: The United Fruit Company's Economic and Political Colonization of Guatemala, 1901-1958

  • Churches, Organs, and Art in The Netherlands and Germany University Organist and Associate Professor of Music Paul Tegels takes students to visit historical buildings in the Netherlands and northern Germany.  Organ students will see and play some of the most significant historical instruments in that region,…

    the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries.  Students will experience music in the spaces where many of these great works were first heard.  Museums and cathedrals of the region will help students gain a greater understanding of the times and socio-political climate to contextualize the lives of these great composers. Students start their adventure in Leipzig then travel to Berlin followed by travels to Prague, Salzburg and finally Vienna.  Check here for the full itinerary.Follow their adventures on

  • Pacific Lutheran University is located six miles south of Tacoma, in suburban Parkland, Washington, on a 156-acre woodland campus.

    , Environmental Studies, Financial Mathematics (BS), French, German, Hispanic Studies, History, Mathematics (BA, BS), Mathematics Education (BS), Music (BA, BME, BMA, BM), Norwegian, Nursing (BSN), Philosophy, Physical Education (BAPE, BSPE), Physics (BA, BS), Political Science, Psychology (BS, BA), Religion, Scandinavian Area Studies, Secondary Education (BAE), Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Studio Arts (BA, BFA), Theatre (BA, BFA). Complementary Majors (must accompany another major): Global

  • OLYMPIA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)— The first round of policy and fiscal committee cut-off dates has come and gone. This week, members of the Senate and House will spend much of their days alternating between passionate, public floor debates and quiet, closed-door caucus meetings. The…

    , but the halls of Olympia’s legislative buildings are vibrant with the earnest bustle of policymakers, analysts, administrators, constituent advocates and lobbyists. Among the thousands of hard-working public-policy enthusiasts who make the wheels of the Legislature turn are many Lutes, including PLU senior T.R Sullivan, a Policy Intern working for the Senate Democratic Caucus.Sullivan, a Political Science Major and PLU’s singular intern at the 2015 legislative session, met us over his lunch hour

  • If season two of Sanditon showed us anything, it is that the eyes are easily deceived. After a season full of emotional manipulation through gaslighting and rakes disguised as men of gentility, the final episode retained a few surprises, including the revelation that Charles Lockhart…

    movement. In David Martin’s 1776 portrait of Belle alongside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray, Belle cannot escape Martin’s exoticizing brush, which swoops in to flourish her with tropical fruit. In Sanditon, viewers see fruit serving a political significance as well, with pineapples being used in connection with Georgiana’s goal to rally community support for abolition in both seasons of the series. Taking these details into consideration, the Martin’s foregrounding of a white woman and a Black woman

  • Lutes See The World During J-Term Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Claire Todd on an earlier research trip to Antarctica. Students and Professors Will Travel to and Study on All 7 Continents By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA,…

    South Korea, where they will be learning the business and economy of the two regions. Students will visit companies and meet with business professionals in metropolises including Seoul, Shanghai and Guangzhou. On the other side of Asia, Associate Professor of Art and Design J.P. Avila will lead a group of students on an exploration of the villages of Bali. In Bali, students will learn alongside local craftsmen the art traditions that have been passed down through generations. Australia/Oceania A

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12…

    the fire.” Conn McQuinn is the director of educational technology for Puget Sound Educational Service District, which partnered with PLU’s School of Education to host the Benson Lecture workshop. McQuinn said school-based makerspaces, prompted by teachers who are exposed to the movement, will encourage kids at a young age to work toward careers in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “Much of the modern economy is being driven by people who are inventing and creating their own

  • PLU’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, also known as the Rainier Writing Workshop, is a three-year program offering one-on-one faculty to student mentorship. Professor Rick Barot, Director of the MFA program, believes the program’s strength lies in its strong community of diverse writers…

    mortified, that his writing is receiving national attention. Even 30 years into his writing career, he still feels exposed at the thought of so many people reading his work. However, he is gratified to see the value readers find in his poetry. “I myself care about poetry so deeply,” Professor Barot said. “I love the work of many poets, and it’s wonderful to think of my own work contributing to that kind of economy.” The Galleons, by Professor Rick Barot Published by Milkweed Editions, The Galleons has

  • All Religion majors complete a major research project. Recent capstone projects completed by Religion majors are listed below.

    , Marriage, and Homosexuality in the Eastern Orthodox Church” ” Lucas Kulhanek, “‘You Fool!’: A Postcolonial Biblical Analysis of the Parable of the Rich Fool” Michael McMullen, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Anti-Semitism, and Martin Luther” Erin Parks, “Dropping the Crystal Goblet: Evangelical Complementarian Responses to Domestic Abuse” Glenroy Sandy, “The Old Rugged Cross” Connor Scott, “Matthew’s Use of Allegory to Challenge Jewish Leaders”2013Tyler Bieker, When the Saints Go Marching In: The Political and

  • All classes are taught by PLU professors, not teaching assistants, with an average class size of 21 students.

    strong communication skills (particularly writing), all of which are critical to success today and in the future. It’s not surprising that a recent survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities shows that more than three-quarters of employers would recommend an education with this emphasis. All successful careers require critical thinking, teamwork, sensitivity to cultural, demographic, economic and societal differences and political perspectives, all provided by a liberal arts