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  • noun : a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject From the Greek symp-po-sium : a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet

    are now 193 counties following a labyrinth of political systems and economic models, and a global population that now exceeds 7 billion. Just as the symposium reaches out to challenge the assumptions and understanding of the PLU campus community, so too is it intended to reach out to the broader Puget Sound Community. Previous symposia have been Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility, The Countenance of Hope: Towards an Interdisciplinary and

  • Dr. Elizabeth Brusco speaks at the Women's Center's 20th Anniversary Gala on March 22, 2010.

    Relations) 2014-2015: Lauren Mendez (Political Science) 2015-2016: Maria Cruse (Women’s & Gender Studies) 2016-2017: Olivia Ejeguru (Chemistry) 2017-2019: Lotte Duran (Women’s & Gender Studies) 2018-2019: Dejan Perez (Women’s & Gender Studies) 2019-2020: Natalia Giovengo (English)

  • The Global Studies and French-Francophone Studies programs of the Cultural Studies Department are pleased to present their 2024 Spring Capstones Monday, May 13 - 1:30-5:00 pm and Tuesday, May 14 -

    JeterThe Impact of Diaspora Activism on the Authoritarian Regime of Equatorial Guinea2:30-3:00 - Alina BoorseBeyond the Brochure: Examining the Impact of Voluntourism Marketing on African Development3:00-3:15 Break3:15-3:45 pm - Madelynne Jones3:45-4:15 - Kaden Bolton4:15-4:30 pm - Sydney Tembo3:15-3:45 pm - Madelynne JonesA Review: America's Policy on Nuclear Energy3:45-4:15 - Kaden BoltonThe ``Chinese Virus``: Political Sinophobia and Its Consequences4:15-4:30 pm - Sydney TemboThe Other Language of

  • Lutheran Studies Conference

    to the conference.Questions? Contact: Dr. Marit Trelstad at marit.trelstad@plu.edu Conference ScheduleScheduleRegistrationRegistration for 2023 has closedConference SpeakersSpeakersAn Adult forum book discussion offered for congregations on Sunday, Oct 1 at 9:45am prior to the conference. It will focus on our societal, familial and political struggles with polarization, understanding and compassion. Congregations are encouraged to join students in reading the Knutson lecture speaker’s book: Love

    Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • noun : a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject From the Greek symp-po-sium : a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet

    are now 193 counties following a labyrinth of political systems and economic models, and a global population that now exceeds 7 billion. Just as the symposium reaches out to challenge the assumptions and understanding of the PLU campus community, so too is it intended to reach out to the broader Puget Sound Community. Previous symposia have been Legacies of the Shoah: Understanding Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, China: Bridges for a New Century, Norway’s Pathways to Peace

  • Claim: Nuclear weapons always make a country more secure Nuclear proliferation is driven by the perception that nuclear weapons always enhance national security. Yet Britain has been a nuclear power since 1952, and there is no evidence that its nuclear weapons make it more secure.…

    the next 20 years at a cost of £20 billion. Trident’s opponents point out that other countries have either ended their own nuclear weapons programs (Brazil and South Africa), or removed other countries’ nuclear weapons from their soil (Canada and the Ukraine), without either jeopardizing their own security or destabilizing the international balance of power. Bottom Line: Britain would be no less secure if it were to phase out its nuclear weapons. Peter Grosvenor Associate Professor of Political

  • PLU’s Marks Constitution Day With Free Speech (and More) Keynote Speaker U.S. Rep. Denny Heck Headlines Sept. 23 Conversation About Democracy By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication Pacific Lutheran University will mark Constitution Day on Sept. 23 with a keynote address by U.S.…

    Sawyer (D-29th District) and PLU faculty members Kaitlyn Sill, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and Mike Schleeter, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Panelists will share their perspectives on the strongest and weakest parts of the U.S. governmental system as designed under the Constitution—what is working, what is not working, whether it is working as intended—and then take questions from the audience. The event will be Livestreamed at https://www.plu.edu/lutecast/. Read Previous PLU

  • Each year, the PLU Division of Humanities puts together a collection of stories into Prism, offering a few reflections of the great work our faculty do in classrooms and beyond. This year’s stories will introduce you to a new Philosophy professor , a Nordic Studies…

    to know faculty scholarship as it happens on twitter and in the archives of Yale, and read about a student-faculty collaboration focused on ultrarunning and religion. You will read about the political work of some of our English faculty and their families, and you will learn from a conversation about teaching between two of our Language instructors.  Finally, you can read my update on our Classics program. A new aspect of Prism this year is that our students have taken a larger role in producing

  • PLU students take part in election day coverage at the News Tribune. Playing reporter on election night By Katie Scaff ’13 Election night is a momentous occasion for all who eagerly await the results , but, for a small number of PLU students, election night…

    their Tacoma office around 5 p.m. on election night, meet and exchange contact information with political columnist Peter Callaghan — who will serve as their editor for the night — and get a quick and dirty run down of the goals and expectations for the night. Per tradition, the Tribune also provides pizza for its student workers, but it wouldn’t be election night unless it arrived late. Students stress out waiting to grab a few slices before heading out to the parties, which subtly sets them up for

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2016)- An anthropology and global studies double major from Kalispell, Montana, Ellie Lapp ’17 is passionate about a wide variety of social justice issues. She’s hopeful that her tenure as president of Associate Students of Pacific Lutheran University (ASPLU) will be…

    ASPLU president Ellie Lapp on student government, research and preparing for life after graduation Posted by: Zach Powers / September 15, 2016 Image: “I was excited about the opportunity to be more political and be involved with making positive changes at the university.” ASPLU president Ellie Lapp ’17 (photo by Zach Powers/PLU) September 15, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2016)- An anthropology and global studies double major from Kalispell