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The street leading into the center of the PLU campus is known as Garfield Street. It has long been a beloved, off-the-beaten path community favorite for dining and shopping.
cultural entertainment mecca such as Tacoma and Olympia. Even a visit to downtown Seattle is only a 45 minute drive north. Everything you could imagine wanting to do in your spare time is all a few short miles away from the PLU campus. From museums, theaters and galleries in downtown Tacoma to non-stop events at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, to open-air wildlife experiences at Northwest Trek or the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, or driving up to Mt. Rainier for a great nature visit
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The University Jazz Ensemble and University Wind Ensemble will travel to Australia May 28 –June 11, 2013, to discover the “Down Under” and share their music with an international audience. Traveling to Melbourne, Bairnsdale, Canberra and Sydney, 49 students will discover both the rural and…
conferences, festivals and special events. The ensembles tour regularly both domestically and internationally, with their last international tour to China in 2009. In addition to performing, the PLU students will visit an animal sanctuary in Melbourne featuring Australia’s unique native animals, view the famous Penguin Parade, be hosted by members of the Bairnsdale Sunrise Rotary club for three nights where they have entrance to an Indigenous Cultural Centre, see the Australian War Memorial in Canberra
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Professor of Religion and Culture | Native American and Indigenous Studies | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.
Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural
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Sankta Lucia Fest opens the Christmas season Emma Kane said she remembers growing up with the candles, the white dresses and the red sash, as her family celebrated the Sankta Lucia Fest each Dec. 13.On Friday night, Kane, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., had a…
women had to write an essay on the importance of cultural diversity in their lives, and each practiced for a month to sing the traditional Sankta Lucia song in Swedish. Kane will receive a $500 scholarship for being chosen as the Lucia. The Sankta Lucia festival was introduced by PLU in 1951 by Rev. E Arthur Larson. To start the tradition here, Larson send a white-robed student to wake up members of his Swedish language class one December morning. The Lucia legend began when Lucia was born to a
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Paris Cochran ’13 was the first American, and female student, to go into rural Oaxaca with HELPS. “I was able to change their opinion about what Americans, and students, are capable of.” Paris Cochran’s cool internship: HELPS International By Steve Hansen Every student who participates…
they improve the health of the users by keeping smoke and particulates out of the kitchen. Cochran was the first American, and female student, to go into rural Oaxaca with HELPS. That was a big deal. Cochran had to earn the trust and respect of the people she was working with. “I was able to change their opinion about what Americans, and students, are capable of,” she said. The opportunity Cochran had to talk directly with the women in these communities and see, firsthand, the cultural importance
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Recently ranked the sixth-best university in the country for holiday events by Best College Reviews, Pacific Lutheran University students, staff and faculty collaborated on a wide variety of Christmas events throughout the month of December. Highlights included Christmas concerts on…
’01, the sold out 125th Anniversary Gala Christmas Concert was performed at Lagerquist Concert Hall on Friday, Dec. 11.25th Annual WinterfestOn Saturday, Dec. 12 over 350 volunteers joined PLU CCES in welcoming 827 local Parkland, Tacoma and Spanaway children and their families to East Campus and presenting them with coats, socks, toys, games, arts and crafts, and a visit from Santa.Sankta Lucia FestOn Saturday, Dec. 12 the Scandinavian Cultural Center presented the Sankta Lucia Festival. Students
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Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program. - Senator J. William Fulbright
. The United States Department of State reserves the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, numbers of awards, terms of agreement, and allowances. Award Types 1. Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Available in 150 or more countries, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for graduates to work overseas as English language teaching assistants. This program facilitates direct cultural interaction and mutual understanding on an individual basis for Fulbright
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Professor of Religion and Culture | Religion | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.
Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural
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Promote Justice for the Earth & for People. Become an Advocate for Positive Social Change. The Environmental & Social Justice (ESJ) community seeks to create a safe, supportive, and diverse
about planning it! DJS Retreat at the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Habitat for Humanity Volunteering Staycation Parkland Immersion Alternative Spring Break | sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement and Service My Culture is Not a Costume | Conversations with the Diversity Center about cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes Tunnel of Oppression ContactFor more information about this Learning Community option you may contact: Dream Gonzales, Community Director for
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Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center
-old daughter. Her children are enrolled in a private international school in Windhoek. She’s excited for them to experience the same cultural education that her PLU students will experience. “We need to be culturally aware,” she said, “whether we’re scientists or just people.”
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