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Associate Professor School of Business | Peace Scholars | muldermr@plu.edu | 253-535-7258 | Why do you serve on the Peace Scholars Committee? I hope to inspire students to consider avenues of peace through a variety of interdisciplinary lenses, including those that might tie to their area of academic study.
(2004) Beta Gamma Sigma. International business honor society (2000 Lifetime inductee) Biography Why do you serve on the Peace Scholars Committee? I hope to inspire students to consider avenues of peace through a variety of interdisciplinary lenses, including those that might tie to their area of academic study. Potential paths to peace can be through understanding and care, and organizations such as NGO’s and nonprofits can help provide insight and resources. Responsible business also offers paths
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Pacific Lutheran University is committed to fostering a global learning environment not only through its study away programs, but also through its diverse faculty, staff, and scholar population.
International Scholars and VisitorsPacific Lutheran University is committed to fostering a global learning environment not only through its study away programs, but also through its diverse faculty, staff, and scholar population. The Wang Center provides immigration assistance and information regarding government regulations to both visiting scholars and PLU departments. The menu below provides information on visa sponsorship procedures and relevant nonimmigrant categories.Visa Categories
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PLU Class of 2009 Hispanic Studies and Global Studies Double Major Studied away in Oaxaca, Mexico and Oviedo, Spain Current: Assistant Director for the Henry M.
Hispanic Studies and Global Studies. While attending PLU, I had the opportunity to study abroad for one month in Oviedo, Spain and two semesters in Oaxaca, Mexico. Oviedo was a great experience that strengthened my Spanish and allowed me to see beautiful places of cultural and historical importance; however, Oaxaca remains the program and place that has had the greatest impact in my life. Living and studying in Oaxaca for 4 months during my sophomore year, and then again during my junior year, gave me
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Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on…
periods at my Oaxaca study abroad in January 2022. Ruggeri: Over the summer of 2022, we found music composers and designers and figured out how to make the show happen. Knapp: We had 15 actors and 10 crew members and couldn’t have done this alone. We had the support and passion of the crew, and the cast was unbelievable. We had seven weeks of auditions and rehearsals and performed right after that. Ruggeri: We worked together to determine the resources required to make an independent show at PLU
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Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on…
theatre student town hall, which decides next year’s campus plays. The idea wasn’t selected. But Dylan was enthusiastic and had considered something similar. We agreed it would be cool to work together to make this happen. Ruggeri: We’re both environmental science and theatre double majors, so our minds came together to use storytelling as a call to action for the ecological crisis. Knapp: I wrote most of the play while sitting in cafes for long periods at my Oaxaca study abroad in January 2022
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Physics is the scientific study of the material universe at its most fundamental level. A physicist might study the inner workings of atoms and nuclei, the size and age of the universe, the behavior
Why Study Physics?Physics is the scientific study of the material universe at its most fundamental level. A physicist might study the inner workings of atoms and nuclei, the size and age of the universe, the behavior of high-temperature superconductors, or the life cycles of stars, from their formation out of interstellar gases to their end-states as pulsars or black holes. Physicists use high-energy accelerators to search for quarks; they design new laser systems for applications in medicine
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Global society is based on geology. Our energy resources, construction and manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites all depend on the geologic environment.
Why Study Earth Science?Global society is based on geology. Our energy resources, construction and manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites all depend on the geologic environment. Dramatic geological processes such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or floods impact many areas of the world. Less dramatic but ongoing processes such as rivers, wind, soil erosion and glacial movement sculpt the landscape and change how humans use the Earth’s surface. Geology
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TACOMA, Wash. (April 29, 2015)—Jennifer Henrichsen ’07 has accomplished much more than she could’ve imagined in the years since she left Pacific Lutheran University. Not only has she had a book published with a PLU professor, but Henrichsen also has recently been published by UNESCO…
, Henrichsen interned at the United Nations; was part of the first Communication class to study internationally; and was a columnist for PLU’s student newspaper, The Mooring Mast. She did this all with the help of her first professor at PLU, Professor of Communication Joanne Lisosky. “I met her really early on,” said Henrichsen. “I talked with her about my goals and ideas. We connected really quickly, which was awesome. I stayed in the Communication department because I appreciated her role, her enthusiasm
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Global Ambassador | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | global.ambassadors@plu.edu | Hey Lutes 🙂 I’m Alina, and I’m fourth year student, doubling majoring in Global Studies & Environmental Studies with minors in Religion, French & Francophone Studies, and Holocaust & Genocide Studies. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in three study away programs during my time at PLU.
Alina Boorse Global Ambassador she/her Email: global.ambassadors@plu.edu Biography Biography Hey Lutes 🙂 I’m Alina, and I’m fourth year student, doubling majoring in Global Studies & Environmental Studies with minors in Religion, French & Francophone Studies, and Holocaust & Genocide Studies. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in three study away programs during my time at PLU. In Spring of ’23, I did a semester program in Namibia. During J-Term 2024, I participated in a
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Semester Study Away As a required part of the application process for semester or summer study away, you will need to meet with Wang Center staff for study away advising.
Study Away Advising Semester Study Away As a required part of the application process for semester or summer study away, you will need to meet with Wang Center staff for study away advising. Schedule an appointment using the links below. Interested in Oaxaca, ILACA Granada, China, IAU Aix-en-Provence? Tamara Williams Advising Calendar Interested in Norway, Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago, IHON-Oxford? Megan Grover Advising Calendar Interested in a Featured program? Courtney Olsen Advising Calendar
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