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The 2019 Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture “What Makes a Man Start Fires?”From the Cambodian Genocide to CharlottesvilleThursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterSpeaker: Alexander Hinton, Ph.D., Rutgers University, NewarkAbstract:“What make a man start fires?” In November 2017, New York Times reporter Richard Faussett asked this question, posed by an album title of the punk band Minutemen, in regard to Tony Hovater — a white nationalist, Nazi
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“Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust”“Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded. “Why didn’t Jews fight back, resist?” “If death was a certainty, why didn’t they rise up?” These are some of the most often repeated questions students ask educators when addressing the image of Jewish passivity in the face of Nazi persecution. These types of questions, while completely discredited by scholarly works, continues to live on
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making career changes within today’s rapidly-evolving technological advances means that the workforce is more competitive than ever before. Further, in today’s increasingly competitive professional landscape, simply applying for a new position is not enough; employers in all fields are looking for candidates with highly-specialized skills — often developed by obtaining graduate-level credentials. What is the solution to changing careers when you don’t have a degree related to your new field of
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was a pre-med major in college!). In middle school while waiting to go to orchestra class, I used to make fun of singers because they would make silly sounds and make crazy faces out in the hallway. Now I am a singer and have made silly noises while making funny faces warming up in taxis, public bathrooms, random stairways and even outside in the woods when no practice rooms were available. I bet innocent passersby thought I was a crazy lady. I am a lyric mezzo-soprano and have performed recitals
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February 1, 2008 Alum to address changing face of global health Epidemiologist William Foege will speak on campus Feb. 22 at the Wang Center for International Programs’ symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.”The symposium will highlight the work of non-governmental organizations that are searching for global solutions to control disease. These organizations, many from the Pacific Northwest, are stepping up to meet a need where governments cannot or have not. A
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March 18, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBwlijVuw4 “PLU’s location close to Mt. Rainier is a huge resource for me and for students. For me, as a glacial geologist and as a professor, it’s really an easy place for me to go and convince students how geology affects our everyday lives, how natural resources are involved in our everyday lives and how the natural systems are inevitably going to be part of our backdrop as we move through our day-to-day lives,” said Claire Todd, assistant
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Calendar Obituaries Kim Nesselquist Kim Nesselquist, Norwegian Consul, died December 7, 2018 in Seattle, after being diagnosed with renal cancer in March. He was born in Fredrikstad, Norway and grew up in Nesbyen, Norway. He traveled abroad to study at PLU in 1980, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He would later serve as university regent and as an advancement officer. At PLU he met Krystn Soltau, who would be his wife for 33 years. Upon graduation in 1983, they returned to
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Curriculum and ProgrammingThe curriculum for the Business and Economic History program at PLU is administered by the History department, and taught by the Benson Family Chair. Currently, the program consists of six courses taught on a rotating basis, providing students with an introduction to major themes in U.S. Business and Economic history, and providing greater depth in the fields of business ethics, human centered design, and the history of technology. At least two courses offered each
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intended Hispanic Studies double major. I am absolutely in love with this country and am so glad that I chose to participate in this program! I think my favorite part so far is all of the little cafes that are all around the city, when it starts pouring rain (as it does most days) I just duck into one of these adorable little places and wait it out with a cup of coffee or cocoa and a pastry. Camille LaRocca Soy una estudiante de PLU. Estoy estudiando Estudias Globales, Estudias Hispánicos, y
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Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat kind of programs do we offer?PLU offers both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science psychology degree. Explore the differences between the Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Sciences major as you explore fields within psychology through our suggested Careers web links. The PLU catalog provides both full course descriptions as well as explanations of the requirements for the B.A. and B.S. psychology degrees here. In addition, we have developed a Major
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