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  • This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.

    Jewish American POWs by their Nazi captors. Her research includes an overview of Nazi treatment of western prisoners of war and points out examples of the mistreatment of Jewish and Black American prisoners, finishing with the case of Luther Smith, a black American member of the Tuskegee Airmen. Rachel Samardich, ’14, Peace and Justice Studies, and Hispanic Studies Double Major Rachel Samardich, a participant in the International Honors program at PLU, has worked closely with Professor Beth Kraig of

  • Brian Sung ’24 has made the most out of his PLU years inside and outside the classroom. In the classroom, he’s an  international honors  student with a double major in  business  and  economics  and a double minor in data science and statistics. Outside the classroom,…

    business, and I enjoyed looking at the intersectionality between data and people. How do your data science and statistics minors come into play? I have to thank Dr. N. Justice for this. I think data science and statistics are the tools that really help me bring out the most accurate truth about what numbers are telling us. How did being an International Honors (IHON) student serve your majors? I used to think, “Wow, I’m a double major in finance and economics. What can I say about Popol Vuh or

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 19, 2015)—Author, professor and cultural geographer Dr. Carolyn Finney is the keynote speaker for the 2015 Earth Day Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University on April 21. Finney’s lecture, “ This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging ,” is…

    with staff. “I was so psyched when I was asked to come back,” Finney said. “I am excited that there are people at PLU who feel it’s important that we continue to have these conversations. This speaks volumes about the consciousness at the university and the willingness to move forward and to do it so boldly. It’s a great example to set as an institution anywhere in this country. “ Her lecture is part of PLU’s Spring Spotlight Series, “… and Justice for All?” Since PLU is in the midst of these

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…

    Beth Kraig is another member of the PLU group that is helping to bring Serko to campus. Her scholarship interests have included anti-gay ballot measures in the 1970s and many other queer issues. She has strong ties to queer activism at PLU, having served as an original faculty sponsor of both Harmony (the predecessor of the group now known as Queer Ally Student Union) and PLU social justice magazine The Matrix. Kraig says students today simply don’t understand AIDS, let alone the urgency and pain

  • are in their first year at PLU and looking to connect with others!

    in their wing, hall, and at PLU build skills to navigate mature interpersonal relationships through use of tools and processes such as the roommate and community standards agreements explore wellness and care for themselves, their communities, and the world through the lens of diversity, justice, and sustainability Linked Residence Hall(s)Harstad, Hinderlie, Ordal, Pflueger, Tingelstad Upper Campus Harstad Hall is the most historic building on campus, once housing the entire university. Today

  • Study away programs don’t just take students to countries around the world. Some Lutes stay right in PLU’s backyard.

    philosophy that launched the Salishan program — a service-learning, community-based study away experience in PLU’s backyard that focuses on diversity, sustainability and justice. TIES offers PLU students the chance to live full-time in one of Tacoma’s most diverse neighborhoods for a semester. They take the bus, work internships with various community organizations, and learn about the humanities and how to apply them in practical ways. Zylstra says the program is beneficial to students from all majors

  • Major in Earth Science 34 semester hours in the following earth science courses, plus 4 semester hours in supporting courses The bachelor of arts degree is the minimum preparation for the field and

    processes that shape earth’s surface and how they affect human societies. 253.535.7565 www.plu.edu/environmental-studies/ behrenmd@plu.edu Michael Behrens, Ph.D., Director The major and minor in Environmental Studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the environment by exploring multiple disciplinary perspectives through elective courses from the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. A required course in Environmental Justice critically interprets values and assumptions

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…

    Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows better.“If you’re making jokes about it, people will think it’s funny,” Kamari said. “Then that will spread the problem rather than spreading awareness.” Kamari’s pivot in perspective was spurred by a monthlong interactive partnership with Pacific Lutheran University and its students who are committed to social justice. The January Term history class “Fighting Racism in

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Tolu Taiwo and Angie Hambrick know all about wearing natural hair in predominantly white spaces. “Hair is a really important piece of our culture and who we are, and it’s an interesting piece to navigate when you’re also at…

    #BlackGirlMagic: PLU administrators uplift experiences of black students’ natural-hair journeys Posted by: Kari Plog / May 2, 2018 Image: Tolu Taiwo (left), outreach and prevention coordinator, and Angie Hambrick, assistant vice president for diversity, justice and sustainability. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) May 2, 2018 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Tolu Taiwo and Angie Hambrick know all about wearing natural hair in predominantly white

  • I appreciates PLU’s values of vocation, asking big and difficult questions, and for being a caring community that encourages everyone to succeed.

    , and for being a caring community that encourages everyone to succeed. They are drawn to the university’s commitment to justice, equity, and accessible higher education. Pronouns: She/They Graduated from: University of Puget Sound Major: African American Studies Minors: Latin American Studies, Religion Mara works with students from: Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview, Seattle, Shoreline, Skykomish and Snoqualmie Valley school districts; Seattle and East King