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A Statement from Founder Dr. Peter C.C. Wang: A First Decade of International Activities.
PLU in 1960 and later earned a Ph.D. in probability theory at Wayne State University. Grace Wang holds a Ph.D. in chemistry, also from Wayne State University. The Wangs have enjoyed careers in teaching and research, success in real estate acquisition and management, and committed lives as volunteers and philanthropists. The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education focuses on PLU’s efforts to educate for a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world.Wang FoundationDr. Peter & Dr
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Rick Barot is a highly acclaimed national figure in poetry whose 2020 collection “The Galleons” was recently longlisted for the National Book Award. He’s also a dedicated creative writing teacher, serving as an English professor at Pacific Lutheran University and the director of the Rainier…
historical element was triggered by the personal. How has “The Galleons” been received these last nine months or so? The book came out in February and it’s gotten excellent reviews in different places. I think the kind of culminating recognition that it has received is that earlier in October, it was on the long list for the National Book Award in poetry. It’s definitely a book that is being seen and recognized in the literary community, and that’s incredibly gratifying to me.Get an MFA in Creative
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What is studying history all about at PLU? Traditionally, the discipline of history has focused on the critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex
Mission StatementWhat is studying history all about at PLU? Traditionally, the discipline of history has focused on the critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have changed over time. PLU students of history develop lifelong habits of critical thinking, inquiry-based reading of texts, effective research and technical skills, and the appreciation of complexity and diversity in human
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 “The Writer’s Story,” 3:30PM, Garfield Book Company Reading, 7:00PM, Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center
-reviews of poetry for Water-Stone Review out of Hamline University. Judith Kitchen serves on the faculty of the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program at PLU. She is the author of a book of poetry, three collections of essays, a novel, and a critical study of William Stafford. In addition, she has edited three collections of short nonfiction pieces (In Short, In Brief, and Short Takes) for W. W. Norton and The Poet’s Guide to the Birds (with Ted Kooser) for Anhinga Press. Her most recent book is Half in
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Many people think of mathematics as being an old subject whose rules were established by the Greeks, the Hindus, and by the mathematical heroes of the European Enlightenment – Newton, Leibniz and
a graduate program, we will challenge, inspire and inform you about mathematics’ beauty and power, as well as its theory and applications. In addition to offering bachelors of arts and bachelors of science majors in traditional mathematics, PLU offers a well-respected major in mathematics education intended for students planning to teach mathematics at the secondary school level. For students who are interested in mathematics in support of another major, PLU offers minors in mathematics
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The humane care and use of animals is of critical importance to Pacific Lutheran University. The law requires that all persons involved with the care and use of animals in research or teaching know
Reporting Animal ConcernsThe humane care and use of animals is of critical importance to Pacific Lutheran University. The law requires that all persons involved with the care and use of animals in research or teaching know how to report any deficiencies in animal care and treatment. Individuals who have specific concerns about the treatment of animals should report their observations to the Provost or the Chair of the University Animal Care and Use Committee for investigation. When reporting
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Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last…
foreign languages—particularly the “soft” ones such as Spanish and French—while men gravitate to the “hard” languages (German, Russian) and other academic subjects such as science and math. In the larger university setting, most foreign language departments have traditionally been split between (mostly male) tenured and tenure-track faculty members engaged in original research in literature or literary theory, and (mostly female) non-tenured lecturers and teaching assistants responsible for the
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What is your educational background? I received my Bachelors of Music Education (1977) and Master of Arts in Choral Conducting (1982) from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M ) in Canyon, Texas. I received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from…
, students have to learn to read music well, know something about the theory behind musical structure, and work at developing their instrument, no matter what that is. I think it’s even better if they can perform on more than one instrument—voice/piano, voice/violin, voice/trumpet—it helps deepen your musical understanding. Students who display pride and dedication to their work and great organizational skill do very well. And finally, be a team player! In your time at PLU, what have you learned from
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Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics . While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU , served as a Peace Scholar , and studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more…
what you can build from it, or what patterns you can find and connections you can make. When did you decide on environmental studies? My Writing 101 course was “Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy.” The purpose of the class was to learn scientific technical writing, but I was surprised at how arbitrary taxonomy is. That got me interested in animal studies and a critical lens of the sciences, which is why I added environmental studies. The first thing I noticed on the bus from the airport [in Oxford
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Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics . While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU , served as a Peace Scholar , and studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more…
set of premises, and find out what you can build from it, or what patterns you can find and connections you can make. When did you decide on environmental studies? My Writing 101 course was “Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy.” The purpose of the class was to learn scientific technical writing, but I was surprised at how arbitrary taxonomy is. That got me interested in animal studies and a critical lens of the sciences, which is why I added environmental studies. "The first thing I noticed on the
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