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  • from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Connelly has published Captive University: The Sovietization of East German, Czech and Polish Higher Education (Chapel Hill, 2000), which won the 2001 George Beer Award of the American Historical Association, and From Enemy to Brother: The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews (Harvard University Press, 2012), which was awarded the John Gilmary Shea prize of the American Catholic Historical Association. Professor John

  • PARTICIPATE The reading group convener should send an email to Rosemary Raynolds, wang.center@plu.edu, at the Wang Center for Global Education, by no later than February 12, 2016. To be considered for the challenge, this email should contain: Three sentences on why the group wishes to participate A list of the reading group participants, their PLU affiliation, and ID numbers (use “student” for student affiliation) The date, time, and location of ONE reading group meeting A commitment to attend your

  • Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D.Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., is the world’s leading researcher on hope. His mission is to help people ofall ages exercise some control over what their future can become and to teach them how to aim for the future they want in school, work and life. He is also one of the most vocal advocates of psychological reform of America’s education system. He helps schools function less like impersonal factories and more like dynamic human development centers that help students achieve the

  • Marnie Ritchie Assistant Professor of Communication she/her Phone: 253-535-7093 Email: ritchiem@plu.edu Office Location:Ingram Hall - Room 129 Website: https://www.mmritchie.com/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas, 2018 M.A., Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University, 2013 B.A., Philosophy, University of Vermont, 2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Critical/Cultural Studies Affect Theory Media

  • well-known and successful study abroad programs in mathematics are the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics and the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education. We also recommend PLU’s gateway study abroad programs in Trinidad & Tobago or in Namibia. Neither of these programs are specifically for math majors, but students can take rigorous mathematics classes at the University of the West Indies or the University of Namibia while studying abroad. Also, the Center for Women in Mathematics at Smith

  • David Ward Dean of Health Professions Phone: 253-535-8284 Email: warddb@plu.edu Office Location: Garfield Station - 106 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Education Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University, 2006 M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, 2002 B.S., Family Science, Brigham Young University, 1999 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise The Power of Hope to Affect Change Clinical Training and

  • International Honors ProgramPLU’s International Honors Program (IHON) is for students in any major interested in taking classes across disciplines to better understand international issues that you care about and impact you in your life today! IHON is an alternative way to fulfill your PLU general education requirements. For details about PLU’s unique honors program, visit the International Honors Program webpage. You can also contact Dr. Seth Dowland, Director of the International Honors

  •   endeavors taking shape at PLU, as well as personal reflections on two decades as president of the university. “My task this morning is to report to you on the state of the university, and, in this my 20th such address to you, I will argue that the ship of state is strong, indeed, remarkably strong given the currents and stresses that are buffeting all of higher education,” Anderson said, as he addressed the crowd. “The last 12 months, I will contend, have been a time of significant progress, marked by

  • Teacher, Veteran, Mentor: Willie Stewart ’69 Posted by: Zach Powers / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 Willie Stewart, who earned a Masters in Education from PLU in 1969, became the first black principal in Tacoma School District history when he was appointed principal of East Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1970. After decades of leading Lincoln, in 1999 Stewart was elected to the Tacoma School Board where he would serve through 2005. Earlier this year, Stewart was honored by the Tacoma

  • year.Institutions earn Military Friendly designations based on their efforts in creating sustainable and meaningful education paths for the Military Community. Over 1,800 schools were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. This latest designation adds to PLU’s long list of accolades for its commitment to military students and families. PLU has been a “Military Friendly School” since 2010 and was ranked sixth most “Military Friendly School” among private universities