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Study Away opportunities at PLU take students around the world. (Photo of Greek coast by Markelle Lance) Study away offers students endless opportunities By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU students like Global Studies and Anthropology double major Hailey Jung ’13 , studying away is essential…
Oaxaca as part of a PLU gateway program. Since returning from their travels abroad, both Greb and Jung have become sojourner advocates at the Wang Center, where they encourage students to seek out opportunities to study away globally and locally. “Some of the J-terms, like Neah Bay, give you the opportunity to go somewhere you wouldn’t think about going,” Jung said. “They can become more globally aware and globally focused even in their own community. Even if you aren’t able to go abroad you can
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Not for Short-Term Faculty Led Study Away
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad (link) view page
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 8, 2017)- Two Lutes were accepted into the prestigious Fulbright Program and will serve as English teaching assistants around the world. A third Pacific Lutheran University student was recognized as an alternate. Sydney Otey ’17 and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service…
Lutes to teach English abroad through Fulbright Program Posted by: Kari Plog / May 8, 2017 Image: Fulbright Scholars Alexandra Dreher ’17 (left) and Sydney Otey ’17. (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20) May 8, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 8, 2017)- Two Lutes were accepted into the prestigious Fulbright Program and will serve as English teaching assistants around the world. A third Pacific Lutheran University student was recognized as an alternate.Sydney Otey ’17
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Pacific Lutheran University Organ Studies. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally
Organ Study at PLUOrgan study is alive and well at PLU. In addition to weekly organ lessons, organ students have a weekly organ seminar, many performance opportunities both as soloist and accompanist, and are supported in finding a church position in the area if they so desire. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, an internationally-acclaimed instrument built by Paul Fritts and Co. It is a mechanical-action (“tracker”) instrument in a beautiful hall with superb
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News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester discontinued TIES Program Update from Joel Zylstra (Director, C
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study away news for Pacific Lutheran University.
PLU nursing student earns national study away scholarship TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself… January 4, 2017 study away
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From Diversity Abroad: Minority & Students of Color Abroad In the U.S. you might be classified by your ethnicity, but abroad, you may be identified first as an American.
support network among other study abroad students so that if you do face racial or discriminatory incidents you’ll have support to deal with it. Be prepared if an incident does arise, but don’t go abroad expecting racism or discrimination. Resources: Black Student Guide to Global Programs Putting Color Onto a White Canvas: Expanding Opportunities for Minority Students Student Experiences: Realizing My Skin Color While Studying Abroad Lydia, London Bruno, South Africa Breana, Cape Town Race, Culture
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2017)- Bonnie Nelson ’08 didn’t always plan on joining the Peace Corps. But when she met a returned volunteer in graduate school who helped her learn more about the organization, her plans changed. “It was through conversations with her about her…
privileges that you may take into a situation, and listen to yourself when you are challenged or frustrated when things aren’t going exactly as planned,” she said. And that is what Wiley, Zylstra and Williams hope to accomplish with this new program, a chance to give students tools to listen and critically engage in service. “I think this aligns well with PLU’s vision for global education,” Zylstra said, “it’s not about getting people to study abroad but it’s about how do you raise consciousness about
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Dr. Youtz has been part of the Trinidad Gateway Program since its beginning in 1993 and he began taking students to Trinidad and Tobago in 1999. This jewel of a country in the Southern Caribbean has a rich diversity of the world’s peoples and a…
than now for Americans to get out of their own world and see the planet from another point of view. Each PLU course or program is carefully curated to ensure that students not only see and do things abroad but also think deeply about why things are different around the world. We intentionally refer to these as courses, not trips!” The Trinidad Gateway Program is unique in terms of PLU’s Study Away offerings because it is a J-Term+semester experience. However, because of this extended time
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Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. This rich…
Diversity Center Alums: Complexities of Care and Service Abroad Posted by: Julie Winters / July 16, 2019 Image: Image: Angie Hambrick (from right, clockwise:) Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. July 16, 2019 By Kenzie Gandy
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