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magazine journalist in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. He is the writer, director and producer of 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, a documentary film that premiered on HBO in April 2013 and was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Historical Programming. Along with television broadcasts the film has been shown at film festivals, synagogues, Jewish Community Centers, Embassies and other venues throughout the United States and abroad. Conference

History Learning OutcomesAll history majors must develop a breadth of historical knowledge that represents awareness of the diversity of world civilizations. This is now assessed through the requirement that students take at least one class in each of three geographic areas (non-west, European, and U.S.). Our new requirements are thematically structured and the revised outcome will address the importance of having students learn to compare and connect historical inquiries that reflect a range

community organizations interested in historical topics supported by Archives and Special Collections holdings. Teaching Philosophy The Archives and Special Collections instruction program draws on the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. We believe that our collections exist to be used in teaching and learning and seek to facilitate productive and transformative encounters between students and archival materials. These encounters are designed around the following learning outcomes. By engaging with

Policy Consequences Today (NOMOS Verlag, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2008). In addition, she is the author of many chapters in books and numerous book reviews. She is currently under contract with Bloomsbury Academic Press, London, UK to write a textbook on antisemitism and the Holocaust. Conference ScheduleShe has presented papers at conferences all over the world, including at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel, the Belgian Academy of Rome, Rome, Italy, and The German Historical Institute in London, UK. She

. I knew I had to use this privilege to help them any way I could,” Gillespie said. “This project has truly been a transformational journey for me.” The documentary focused on Kenny Sacht’s organization, Wipe Every Tear; a Christian organization with a unique mission that surprisingly doesn’t evoke the name of Jesus as it helps rescue young women from the sex trade. Instead, the organization focuses on helping women finish high school and attain a college education. Wipe Every Tear intentionally

also need many volunteers!   Volunteer opportunities on Wednesday and Thursday each month.  This is a partnership between PLU and Trinity Lutheran Church. Holy Courage: Reclaiming Jesus in an Era of Christian Nationalism – a joint Bible Study and discussion group with PLU Campus Ministry and Trinity Lutheran Church.  Four Wednesdays 5:30-7:00pm (Sept 25, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 6).  Light dinner served.  Email cmin@plu.edu to be added to the gcal. Integrating Spirituality & Sexuality (part of the series

numerous articles to historical and religious journals. One of Dr. Schnackenberg’s most frequently expressed wishes was that Pacific Lutheran University might establish a lectureship which would, on a regular basis, bring to the campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Accordingly, the Department of History and the Schnackenberg family announced on February 8, 1974, the creation of the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, to

, April 2, 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC. The lecture will be preceded by a brief presentation of the Lemkin Essay contest winner’s paper.Does a Mediterranean bande dessinée exist? I contend that a well-established genre of Mediterranean comics and bande dessinée have been created and developed by artists and authors from around the Mediterranean Sea for decades. These comics inform our understanding of the historical and social dynamics of the Mediterranean social, cultural

, April 2, 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC. The lecture will be preceded by a brief presentation of the Lemkin Essay contest winner’s paper.Does a Mediterranean bande dessinée exist? I contend that a well-established genre of Mediterranean comics and bande dessinée have been created and developed by artists and authors from around the Mediterranean Sea for decades. These comics inform our understanding of the historical and social dynamics of the Mediterranean social, cultural

served are elderly, but the younger population does utilize the food bank, often while wearing work uniform. Still, they aren’t the kind to bemoan their lot: a recent visitor had high hopes of getting a new job with better pay. Trinity Lutheran Church says of its feeding ministry programs that “in a world filled with God’s abundance, we think no one should go hungry.” This dovetails nicely into the church’s mission statement, which is “living out our faith in Jesus Christ through joyous service to