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Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCommunicationDiversityGender Sexuality and Race StudiesGlobal EducationResearchStudent VoiceStudy
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The People’s Librarian: Brian Bannon’s passion for democratizing information led him to the New York Public Library In 1997, Brian Bannon was a PLU senior. An exemplary student, he wrote for The Mast, and was a double major researching social justice through the lens of queer rights movements. One afternoon, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing… September 12, 2023 Alumni, Internships, CareerResoLute
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and Marcia Moe, Personal Communication, May 27, 2015). Today the collection remains showcased in PLU’s Mortvedt Library, with many objects still exhibited in cases and on pedestals originally designed and positioned by Mary Davis, an architect and spouse of George L. Davis Jr., who served on the university’s Board of Regents (1975-87). Between 1972 and 1992 Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art. How did the Lehmanns become collectors? In 1963, Hans Lehmann (1912-66
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prioritize. For example, when Professor Parker teaches a course on Roman civilization, he includes not only attention to texts from ancient Rome, but also analyses of the very different ways those texts were understood during the American revolution, the Haitian revolution, and the rise of Italian Fascism. In each period, interpreters focused on different aspects of Roman history. Students learning this become better equipped to make their own decisions about what to take from what they read, choosing
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Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCommunicationDiversityGender Sexuality and Race StudiesGlobal EducationResearchStudent VoiceStudy
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research at Central China Normal University in the Wuhan area this fall. Ted Charles ’12 will study in Turkey during his one-year scholarship. Charles is studying for his master’s in Archeology at the University of Idaho and would like to eventually get his doctorate in this field and become a university professor. Neal Sobania, Professor of History and PLU’s Post Graduate Fellowship Director, said PLU applicants receive intense tutoring, editing and encouragement from PLU faculty and staff. “I think
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vision ruled out being a pilot, so Krise inquired about intelligence, which in turn, resulted in his being stationed in Minot, North Dakota, in the basement of a house that served as launch station for intercontinental ballistic missiles. Thomas and Patricia Krise are outdoor and exercise enthusiasts, and foodies, who love to plan their vacations around food. A history buff, Thomas Krise also likes to check out the local library of the cities they visit. Here, the Krise’s are before the Tacoma Glass
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Employee Transit Benefit PolicyRevised January 2009; Revised June 2010 Pacific Lutheran University supports sustainability initiatives – and efforts to get its employees onto mass transit by subsidizing the cost of an annual transit pass via a PLU ORCA card for all PLU employees with benefits. Phased retirees are not eligible for this benefit. Employees pay a small portion of the cost of the annual pass each year with the majority of the cost paid for by the university. The PLU ORCA card is
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Arriving to the U.S. Put your preparation into action! Do not attempt to enter the U.S. more than 30 days before the program start date listed on your I-20 or DS-2019 form. You may be refused entry! Keep in mind that sometimes luggage is temporarily misplaced. In order to avoid considerable problems if this happens to you, we recommend packing items you need for 2-3 days in your carry-on luggage (extra clothes, money, prescription medication, eyeglasses, contact lenses, personal toiletry items
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completing the program based off their majors. “It was global studies, environmental studies and Hispanic studies,” Zylstra said. “When there is overlap like that it’s kind of like ‘why not?’” Zylstra and Williams were approached by the Peace Corps in 2015, in an effort to reach out to universities that have a history of service. Over the next two years, Zylstra and Williams tweaked the program for PLU, had it approved by faculty and the Board of Regents. Then, they brought Wiley into the fold to direct
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