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diverse talent to the faculty and staff."- Oneida Blagg “It wasn’t a ton of extra work,” she said. “It was more a distinction for good scholarship.” Blagg also was inspired by classes outside her major. She took two religion classes that challenged her to rethink her preconceived ideas about Christianity — and countered her initial assumption that PLU faculty would try to convert her. “I thought it was going to be preaching, and fire, and brimstone,” Blagg said. “The guy who taught it was a
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students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer for two-years in over 60 countries. Larsen studied both religion and anthropology at PLU, noting that both disciplines examine what is important to people and their cultures. “They also focus on what lens does an individual view their world. This may be through their faith and understanding of religion, the cultural constructs that shape their everyday experience, or the languages
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undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer for two-years in over 60 countries. Larsen studied both religion and anthropology at PLU, noting that both disciplines examine what is important to people and their cultures. “They also focus on what lens does an individual view their world. This may be through their faith and understanding of religion, the cultural constructs that shape their
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group — Suzanne Crawford O’Brien (Religion), David Huelsbeck (Anthropology), Nicole Juliano (The Diversity Center) and Carmiña Palerm (Languages and Literatures: Hispanic Studies) — began having conversations with many indigenous groups in the region, including members of the Puyallup, Muckleshoot and Steilacoom tribes, and the Nisqually Campus of Northwest Indian College, to better inform the program’s curriculum. Developing trust and “doing it right” were paramount for Storfjell and his colleagues
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PLU BY THE NUMBERS FIRST YEARTRANSFERAFFORDABILITYCAMPUS LIFERANKINGSOUTCOMES At A Glance 2,600 students 40+ majors and 50+ minors 45% students of color Hispanic/Latino…………………………16.7% Asian………………………………………….11.2% Two or more races…………………….10.2% Black/African American………………4.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander…1.9% Native American/Native Alaskan…0.7% PLU students come from 37 states and 26 countries religion Lutheran……………………………………..9% Catholic………………………………………9% Other Protestant, etc…………………..27
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lectureship brings to campus nationally recognized scholars in theology to ask the tough questions about contemporary challenges. This past year’s lecture took place in October. David Knutson ’58, a longtime member of the religion faculty, taught at Pacific Lutheran University for more than 20 years. David and Marilyn met at PLU in the 1950s, married, and when David left for New York City as a Rockefeller Fellow, Marilyn followed. She completed her teaching degree from the University of Minnesota in 1960
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but would serve him for a lifetime. In 1936, at age 16, Marvin Ramstad left the family farm in North Dakota after graduating from high school. He was headed to Pacific Lutheran College where his cousin, Anders Ramstad (for whom Ramstad Hall was later named), was a professor of science, mathematics and religion and dean of men.It was Anders Ramstad’s role as founder of the PLC football program that would change Marvin Ramstad’s life. “Dad spent two years at PLU earning his AA degree and absolutely
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class then generate a list of descriptive features and recommendations. Together they determine the degree of consensus on each issue. The SGID consultant conveys the content of the discussion to the course instructor. When are SGID sessions available? Fall semester sessions are available between October 1 and November 1 Spring semesters sessions are available between March 1 and April 1 Current faculty SGID consultants: Cathy Kim, Education Justin Lytle, Chemistry Kevin O’Brien, Religion Amanda
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Makaela Whalen ’23 adds a pre-law minor to full schedule as she prepares for law school Read article PLU becomes the second Washington university to join prestigious international studies organization Read article Rising Amazon recruiter April Rose Nguyen ’19, ’21 has a plan Read article PLU launches pre-law minor for fall 2022 Read article College of Liberal StudiesThe college houses Anthropology, Economics, English, History, Languages & Literatures, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion
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