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Symposium, “Food and the Environment.” This symposium began with a keynote lecture, co-sponsored with the Wang Symposium, by Dr. Vandana Shiva, and ended with keynote by Valerie Segrest, Community Nutritionist and Project Coordinator for the Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project. The symposium also featured a series of panel discussions and a PLU Center for Engagement and Service sponsored food tour of Tacoma. In March, Dr. Hege Finholt, a Norwegian political philosopher from the University of Olso, gave
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Globally-Focused UniversityGlobal and intercultural education is one of the primary focal points of the academic program at Pacific Lutheran University.PLU is among the most internationally active schools in the nation, offering programs that will help students: Be aware of their own place and culture in the world, and understand the interrelation of socio-political, economic, scientific, cultural, religious, and linguistic facets of human life Be sensitive to the historical, multinational
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of political systems and economic models, and a global population that now exceeds 7 billion. The overarching goal of PLU’s biennial international symposiums is to stimulate serious thinking about contemporary issues and to provide a forum for the campus community and the broader Puget Sound community to engage individuals of international, national and local stature – from scholars and authors to business people and hands-on practitioners.
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Lewis and Clark College Loading... It’s FREE to apply to PLU When you're ready, we're here. Apply now and fulfill your potential! Get Started Related Programs: Business Communication Criminal Justice English Environmental Studies Global Studies History Philosophy Political Science Psychology Sociology After graduating, I plan on going to law school! And I feel confident that because of the advising program and the help I have received from professors, I will be able to make an informed decision on
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Learn More: Bamana MaskThe Bamana are a large and powerful ethnic group in Mali, West Africa. Both Islamic and traditional religious views are entwined in Bamana culture. The political structure is patrilineal, meaning positions are inherited and handed down through the male side of the family. Political leaders also control the group’s religious arrangement. Adulthood is earned through the process of six major initiation societies, collectively called the jow, which are used as both a
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2021 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, literature, chemistry, philosophy, art, political
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sustainability that is their prime cause. “I had no political aspirations, nor grand strategic goal,” said Laurie Soine ’88. But when the opportunity to run for president presented itself, “I mustered the courage to say ‘yes.’ The amazing year that ensued taught me that simply saying ‘yes’ to the opportunities that life offers often results in the most unforeseen adventures.” When seizing these opportunities, students should believe in the power of their convictions, said Martha (Miller) Ward ’77. “Fight for
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of that person, which asks us ‘what do we think about that.’” The current political climate is one reason Torvend wanted to share Oelbermann’s story. “I am well aware of the fact that we have people in office today who bring with them incredible hostility towards LGBT people,” Torvend said.Cue the political side of the religion-politics theme. Growing up, Torvend’s family was very politically active. His father was chair of the Lutheran Services in northern California when Ronald Reagan was
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professors there taught me how to become not only a better scholar but also a more thoughtful and engaged human being.” Loberg, whose area of expertise is modern European history, centered her article on the perspectives and uses of the city streets of Berlin during the 1920s and ’30s. She discusses how the city landscape translated and revealed the struggle of the political and economic crises of the period. By using different types of research tools, including police reports, photographs, newspaper
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Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus Liz Perle, writer and granddaughter of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Paul Shapiro, Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Loren Steinbrecher, son of Kurt Steinbrecher, one of the children rescued by Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus Maria Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science, PLU (author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth) Convener: Beth Kraig, Professor
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