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echoes The Saint John’s Bible theme of justice for all people. Read More Called to PLU Meet the new university pastor, the Rev. Jen Rude, who started at PLU in August. Rude is the first openly gay pastor at an ELCA college. She plans to draw from her experiences and struggles to mentor students of all backgrounds and meet those students where they are at on campus, even if they don’t attend chapel. Read More Women and the Holocaust Listen to a conversation between Beth A. Griech- Polelle and Samuel

messenger. I came back to PLU in Fall 2013 because of my dad. I promised him I would take Bob Ericksen’s Holocaust class. Than I enrolled in Fall 2014 to take the new class for the minor in Holocaust and Genocides Studies. My dad is my strong connection and pull to PLU. It feels like a part of his heart and soul lives on in PLU. I can’t imagine going anywhere else. During my father’s final days, somehow on a level deeper than I can describe, he passed a baton to me. There was no doubt that his message

recognition from an organization which has done so much to advance not only the work of women historians but also new ways of understanding history,” Loberg said. Loberg, now a history professor at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., went to Germany as one of Pacific Lutheran University’s 100 Fulbright Scholars and then earned her Ph.D. in History from Princeton University. “PLU is the place where I first learned how think as a historian,” she said. “And more broadly, my

classroom. While the theme of the conference, which addresses issues of race and its impact on education, was “What NOW is the Work of Education and Justice? Mapping a New Critical Conscience,” Davidson drew on a very personal experience for her presentation, “We are Here to Participate: The Latino Civil Rights Narrative-in-the-Making in Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation. ” “I became interested in presenting on this topic during a U.S. Latino/a Literatures seminar that I taught

wouldn’t have been possible at other universities and, as a result, I was pushed and held accountable, which prepared me for life in the ‘real world.’” With his feet firmly on the ground at Porch, Gates offered a few nuggets of wisdom for current students and future PLU grads. “As a new or soon-to-be grad, it’s OK if you are unsure of what career you would like to pursue; for us millennials, we have to take up lots of jobs and ‘mini-careers’ before we really find our grooves,” Gates said. “But rest

answer to,” she said. “This gives them a first-hand look at how to ask the question, how to rule things out, how to set controls and interpret the new data.” Deane is one of approximately 30 students paired with about a dozen professors from the Division of Natural Sciences under PLU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Each year the program gives up and coming scientists, such as Deane, a chance to do field or lab research, and gain hands-on experience that is rare for an undergraduate. Science

for study away programs to be canceled for this reason. However, to maintain our commitment to the health and safety of our communities and those we visit, we expect students to be flexible and abide by any protocols and restrictions required by their host country, region or community, airline, or other travel provider. As with most institutions, the Wang Center has come out of the pandemic with new budget constraints that may limit our capacity to send students on certain programs. Having said

Theatre & Dance Artistic Achievement AwardsThe School of Music, Theatre & Dance offers several Artistic Achievement Awards to talented, incoming students (new and transferring). Artistic Achievement Awards and limited endowed scholarships are offered in renewable amounts ranging up to $7,500 per year and are in addition to academic merit awards. Awards are renewable for up to three additional years, and are available to students in Dance, Media, Music, Studio Art & Design, and Theatre. How to

Square: An Eyewitness Account of the Egyptian Revolution and the Downfall of a Regime” in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, reception immediately following (FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)External Links Change Title Jehane Noujaim's Website New York Times Article NPR Interview Vogue ArticleDirections Watch the Trailer ×Social Media

New York Times article.Increased Career Opportunities Through Study AwayCheck out these articles about how studying away can boost your resume and your job opportunities! 5 Ways Studying Abroad Can Help Your Career The Right Sort of Travel Can Boost Your Career An IES Abroad Study shows that study away enhances one’s opportunity to find jobs sooner after graduation – and at a higher salary! Mural in TrinidadPLU’s Chris Jordan painted a fantastic mural at a local boys’ school while studying away in