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  • If you’re in the middle of applying to colleges, chances are you’ve heard about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Filling out the FAFSA is one of the best ways to make sure colleges, including PLU, can put together a financial aid package…

    also open in December, so be sure to mark your calendar.Start now, and by the time the FAFSA opens in December, you’ll be ready to make the most of your financial aid opportunities! Read Previous YouTube Short: PLU Parkland Night Market & Taste of Garfield Street Read Next Major Minute Monday: Political Science LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major

  • This mentoring program connects undergraduate students in the College of Natural Sciences with dedicated alumni mentors.

    & genocide studies, Native American & Indigenous studies, philosophy, political science, pre-law, publishing & printing arts, religion, or sociology and criminal justice, this program is designed to support your academic and professional aspirations. Connect with a passionate alumni mentor who bring expertise and insights specific to your field of study, forming a meaningful relationship that open doors to endless opportunities within the realm of the College of Liberal Studies.   Register here! School

  • What goes into the production of a quarter pound burger? According to J.L. Capper in The Journal of Animal Science, 6.7 pounds of feed, 52.8 gallons of drinking water, 74.5 square feet of grazing, and the equivalent amount of energy it takes to run a microwave…

    Philosophy from Penn State University. He regularly teaches courses in ethics, social and political philosophy, and business ethics, as well as courses in early modern philosophy, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, and the philosophy of race. “Many have begun to consider seriously the ethics of producing food under such conditions and, indeed, the ethics of eating animals in general. I look forward to participating in a public debate about these issues in order to bring them more clearly into

  • Museums collect and interpret objects, and the stories they tell with their collections articulate cultural identity and values. Based in the historic university city of Oxford, this J-term 2020 class will explore how museums make meaning. Students will study numerous examples of contemporary museum theory…

    previously studied in classes on PLU’s campus—a very exciting prospect. The study away class includes both art majors and minors as well as students enrolled in PLU’s International Honors (IHON) program. This experience will encourage students to take a critical look at the way that museum collections and exhibitions are intertwined with things like national cultural identity, political goals, and education. Students are challenged to be curious about the ways that art, architecture, archaeology, and

  • The language of instruction of all French/Francophone literature and film courses is English. No French is required if you enroll in the course at the 200 level.

    205/405: French Cinema on the Edge – GE, IT This course charts the emergence of French cinema from its invention as a byproduct of the Industrial Revolution to its confident affirmation as the most modern of art forms with the mid-century New Wave. Throughout, we consider film in relation to social movements, world wars, and political and economic developments, including how film served colonial ideologies as well as anti-colonial revolt. You will develop vocabulary and skills for critically

  • Faculty Fellow | College of Liberal Studies | ryandp@plu.edu | 253-538-5664 | Donald P.

    Donald Ryan Faculty Fellow Phone: 253-538-5664 Email: ryandp@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 220 L Website: https://sites.google.com/plu.edu/donald-p-ryan/home Professional Biography Personal Education Ph.D., Archaeology, Union Graduate School, The Union Institute , Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988 M.A., Anthropology (Archaeology), University of Washington, 1982 B.A., Political Science (International Relations), Pacific Lutheran University, 1979 Books A Year in the Life of

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  • Together, the ports of Tacoma and Seattle are the fourth-largest container gateway for containerized cargo shipping between Asia and major distribution points in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and the East Coast. For this installment of Lute Powered, we interviewed three PLU alumni who are serving…

    PLU alumni who are serving in key leadership roles at the Port of Tacoma and the Northwest Seaport Alliance. Eric Johnson ’83, Port of Tacoma Executive Director When Eric Johnson ’83 majored in political science and minored in biology, he wasn’t sure how the two would fit together in a career. After he graduated from PLU, he earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington and began his career working at the state legislature. He then spent 35 years working at Washington

  • Shalita Myrick, Pacific Lutheran University’s new chief operating officer and vice president for administrative services, has one major takeaway after completing her first week on the job. “This is the most open and welcoming community I’ve ever been a part of,” she says. Throughout the…

    collaborator on the president’s and executive councils. Myrick holds a master’s degree in facilities management from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Spelman College. She is also a graduate of the Los Angeles African American Women’s Public Policy Institute and serves the International Facilities Management Association’s Academic Facilities Council as the chair for young professionals.  Myrick succeeds Kate Boyle, who served as PLU’s Interim COO after

  • Each year, the Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture is arranged by the Scandinavian Area Studies program.  This endowed lecture series, made possible by generous donations by descendants of PLU’s first

    possible for women and men to effectively balance work and family life.  She noted, however, “It is not a given that Norway will continue to be a leading country within gender equality.  Much of the development moving forward will deal with the degree to which one manages to maintain a political understanding that family life and work life must be seen in context.” The topic of each year’s Harstad lecture is purposefully designed to reach beyond an audience familiar with Norwegian culture and society

  • The Psychology Department’s mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to the science of psychology, as an epistemology and as a set of practical tools and ethical obligations.

    resources that address vital questions about how we shape good, meaningful, and beautiful lives–questions that our discipline still struggles to address. The social sciences expose our students to larger contexts in which to explore human behavior—-historical processes, economic realities, political movements, and cultural influences. Mathematics and the natural sciences reinforce our students’ understanding of psychology’s fundamental methodologies of inquiry and analysis. The breadth of imagination