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About the Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education annually provides educators, students, and community members a way to use the lessons of the Holocaust to empower themselves and others to challenge prejudices, violence, and other forms of dehumanization. Each conference offers opportunities to learn from major scholars whose research focuses on the Holocaust. Conference sessions also highlight interdisciplinary approaches to

U.S. Culture Congratulations and good luck as you embark on a great life experience! By choosing to study in the United States, you will join a community of international students and scholars from around the world, who study and live here in the U.S. This international community consists of more than half a million students, making the U.S. host to the largest number of international students anywhere. Students who come to the U.S. enhance our colleges and universities through their scholarly

Medical College Admission TestThe Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess the examinee’s problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. Almost all U.S. medical schools require applicants to submit MCAT exam scores.  Many schools do not accept MCAT exam scores that are more than three years old. The MCAT includes four (4) major test sections: Molecular

Medical College Admission TestThe Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess the examinee’s problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. Almost all U.S. medical schools require applicants to submit MCAT exam scores.  Many schools do not accept MCAT exam scores that are more than three years old. The MCAT includes four (4) major test sections: Molecular

Bobo Tere Mask Bobo Tere Mask Artist: Unknown Bobo artist Name: Tere (tair-uh) mask Origin: Bobo people of Burkina Faso Made of: Fiber (kenaf?), pigment Dimensions: H:45” (115cm); W: 10” (25.5cm); x 5” (13cm) From: Gift of Hans and Thelma Lehmann, 1983 Accession no. 1983-01-007 On display in PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Burkina Faso Description: A fiber mask made from pale red, black, and undyed fibers. The woven head of the mask includes horizontal designs of braiding, two “eyes” with

Retention of Documents and Reports Description of RecordsCare of RecordsFinal Disposition Reports from the synod to the ELCA Church Council Reports from synod staff or about various synod partnerships and activities Publications of the bishop Worship bulletins for synod sponsored eventsThese are created electronically but used and preserved as paper documents. These documents add to the story of the synod and should be collected in the archives of the synod or region. If not included in synod

DNP Scholarly Projects Class of 2017 Jessica Wheeler, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC* – Pilot Study of a Mental Health Nurse Consultant on acute Medical Units. Alexandria Hamann, BS, MSN, RN – The Impact of a Comprehensive Transgender Health Care Reference Tool on Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Utility: Results of a Pilot Program. Katie Bates, RN, MSN* – Feasibility Study of a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency Program: Benefits, Significance, Environmental Scan, Program Guidelines

Resources TitleAuthorPublisher Holocaust Mothers and Daughters: Family, History, and Trauma F. K. Clementi Brandeis UP, 2013 We Only Know Men: The Rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust Patrick Henry Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2007 Jewish Resistance Against the Nazis Patrick Henry (Editor) Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2014 The Beautiful Beast: The Life & Crimes of SS-Aufseherin Irma Grese – 2nd ed Daniel Brown Golden West, 2004

Photo compliments of Hallie PetersonStudy Away in Scandinavia and Beyond! The mission of the Scandinavian Cultural Center is to enrich understanding of Nordic and Nordic-American cultures in support of PLU’s educational mission and in recognition of PLU’s Nordic heritage. We also recognize the importance of global education, the growing interconnectedness of our world and the transformational experience of learning from, about and within other cultures and communities outside our own. The SCC