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  • Professor of Religion | Religion | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    touch on Buddhism in some way, including courses on the history and religions of East Asia, and Asian American immigration history. In his research, he has published books and articles on the intellectual and institutional history of Chinese Buddhism during the early twentieth century, focusing on Buddhist responses to elements of modernity, such as the discourses surrounding both religion and modern science. When not engaged in the edifying pursuits of teaching and study, he supports his local

  • Thomas Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen.

    Thomas Kim ’15 Thomas Kim ’15 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/01/thomas-kim-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Genny Boots '18 Genny Boots '18 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/19bfb9cee2f834144d56bb2017bb5742?s=96&d=wp_user_avatar&r=g January 9, 2018 February 6, 2018 “What makes an American an American?” This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist

  • Deborah A. Miranda is the author of Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir (winner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award), as well as three poetry collections, Indian Cartography, The Zen of La

    of the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation of California.  As John Lucian Smith Jr. Professor of English at Washington and Lee University, Deborah teaches Creative Writing (poetry and memoir), composition, and literature of the margins (Native American, Chicana/o, LGBTQ, African American, Asian American, mixed-genre, experimental).

  • Su Qiaoling Guangxi University of Science and Technology, China Su Qiaoling was hosted by the PLU School of Business; their area of focus was on business education in the American context.

    Past Visiting ScholarsPLU and the Wang Center are proud of our visiting scholars and the work they have achieved. Below, you can find past visiting scholars listed in the year they arrived to PLU.2019-2020 Visiting ScholarsSu Qiaoling Guangxi University of Science and Technology, China Su Qiaoling was hosted by the PLU School of Business; their area of focus was on business education in the American context. Wang Yi North China Electric Power University, China Wang Yi’s focus was in marketing

  • A Pacific Lutheran University Bachelor of Science in Nursing curriculum is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing

    Science in Nursing curriculum is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) and achievement of the program outcomes will enable graduates to practice as generalist nurses within a complex healthcare system. The BSN curriculum builds on the PLU core liberal education in the arts, humanities and sciences as the cornerstone for the practice of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Outcomes: Demonstrate the

  • We all come from different walks of life that have shaped us to the people we are today! I would love for the opportunity to walk alongside you to pursue the goals and changes that have meaningful

    Alvin Yip, Therapist in Training We all come from different walks of life that have shaped us to the people we are today! I would love for the opportunity to walk alongside you to pursue the goals and changes that have meaningful purpose to you. I hope to create a safe space where you and your loved ones may embrace vulnerability and experience growth! As an Asian-American, trauma-informed therapist, I am determined to create an inclusive space for clients to process genuine emotions and

  • Our Changing Face By Barbara Clements and Steve Hansen Once a month Karl Stumo, vice president for admission, his wife, and his three children dine at the University Center’s new dining commons. The five sit together and have what would otherwise be a nice family…

    compared with the current numbers of Latino graduates. The number of African-American graduates will increase by 7 percent, while the increase in Asian and Pacific Islanders students will increase by 40 percent. Meanwhile, the number of Caucasian high school graduates will decrease by 14 percent, noted Stumo. It’s important that PLU’s ethnic diversity begin to reflect this growing trend, he said. Currently, students of color comprise 17 percent of the student body at PLU. Both Stumo and Melannie Denise

  • Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Kinesiology | Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation | Dr.

    moral reasoning of competitive populations in America today with her work being featured on Nightline, CNN, ESPN, Fox News, the BBC TV in Manchester England and as part of a winning national news documentary award. She has worked with the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Military and Air Force Academies, the Idaho Supreme Court as well as most major sport governing bodies including the NCAA, NAIA, National Federation of High School Activity Associations, and the National

  • Core Courses GSRS 201 – Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (required of majors & minors, offered every semester) GSRS 301 – Theories of Gender, Sexuality, and Race (required

    – French Feminisms PSYC 375 – Psychology of Women RELI 330 – when taught as “Sex and the Bible” RELI 368 – Feminist and Womanist Theologies RELI 390 – when taught as “Women in the Ancient World” SOCI 210 – Gender and Society Critical Race Studies Electives (CRSE) ANTH 104 – Introduction to Language in Society ENGL 216 – when taught as “Literature of the Raj” ENGL 217 – when taught as “Asian-American Literature” IHON 112 – Liberty, Power, and Imagination NORD 441 – Colonization, Slavery, Genocide & the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 3, 2019) — A new $2.8 million federal grant will help increase the number of PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice students who can serve rural and underserved populations in Washington. The grant, from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), will…

    populations in Washington.The grant, from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), will strengthen training partnerships between the university and healthcare practices in those communities. And it will help train graduates in the use of telehealth, a growing area of modern healthcare that employs computer and video technology to connect patients and practitioners virtually.“We are trying to grow the nurse-practitioner workforce so that they can practice in multiple settings,” said