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physics major. He knew how to succeed in college since he’d taken prerequisite classes and knew the difficulty of a STEM-focused schedule.Kop set his focus on mastering his physics and STEM courses. But he also needed other classes to fill out his schedule. “I chose Introduction to Latino Studies,” he said. “My mom and her side of the family are Mexican American, and I wanted to learn more about my background.” These courses truly altered Kop’s path. “Learning about my culture and my history was so

. It was a time and experience that has come to symbolize great courage and cruelty, she said. “What you are today matters profoundly,” Killen told the crowd. Re-learning history is very important, Herschkowitz said, and conferences like this keep it in the world’s consciousness. “(Genocide) still happens,” he said. “That’s the problem.” “If we learn one thing from history it’s we don’t learn anything,” he added. No one knows for sure, but it is estimated that 1.5 million children were killed

social service groups, Quakers and UK-based Jewish groups coalesced in a desperate, and successful attempt to rescue Jewish children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. And it was this rescue of 10,000 children between 1938 and 1940 that caught Laura Brade’s ’08, interest and imagination as she pondered the focus of her master’s thesis at Chapel Hill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2e2JHw8K2c Specifically, Brade, who is studying under Professor Chris Browning – a former history

Venice Jakowchuk ’23 travels through time, a dancer’s journey toward archaeology Posted by: mhines / May 23, 2023 Image: Venice Jakowchuk ’23 is a history and anthropology double major and a dance minor. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 23, 2023 By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterFor Venice Jakowchuk ’23, a single general education class sparked a passion that has since taken her—literally and/or metaphorically—from Herefordshire, England and Aberdeen, Scotland to the

degrees in education from PLU before teaching in Tacoma Public Schools. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for her Nisqually people and other Salish tribes, focusing on Indigenous education, preserving Indigenous history, and revitalizing Nisqually culture, spirituality, and arts. Svinth Carpenter’s work was deeply rooted in this region, located in the watershed of Mount Tacobet/Tahoma/Rainier — the Mother of All Mountains — which also served as the inspiration for one of her books, Where the

. In the Spring of 2020, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen  was teaching two classes of Early Christian History. When the pandemic struck, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen took her sixty students and moved them all to a distanced format immediately. Her main goals were to be in contact with students and to be extremely transparent during the entire process. This meant she took seriously the university’s concerns about what the pandemic would mean for classes, and gave her students plenty of warning before moving forward in

Trinidad and Tobago. After learning about the island nation’s rich history, the Spring 2023 cohort was able to see the historic sites within the bustling city. Port of Spain, Triniadad and Tobago February 12, 20232nd Place Courtney Tudor “Causeway Coastal Route” Preceding the snapping of this photo, I had a spontaneous dance party to the sound of the waves in celebration. With my hands in the air, salty hair, and sand-filled shoes, I hoped to preserve the way I felt at that moment by taking a self

Baker Russell Music Center. They will also travel to Congregational Church on Mercer Island to perform at 6:30 p.m on October 2.   This program features masterworks by composers associated with Hungary, celebrating the history of the string quartet with pieces from Franz Joseph Haydn, Ernő Dohnányi and Miklós Rózsa.October 5, 8pmHungary and the String QuartetPurchase TicketsThe concert is part of a year-long commemoration by the Seattle-Péc Sister City Association of the October 1956, Hungarian