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  • Wang Center Executive Director: “Global issues are local issues.” Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Lisa Patterson ’98ResoLute ContributorIn 2021, PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education added a few more important words to its title. It is now the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. The name change is the result of a merger between the Wang Center and the former Center for Community and Engaged Service. Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Tamara

  • Learn More: Likomba Mask 2This mask is in a darker color than the other Makonde facemask in the PLU Collection. On this mask the hairstyle is that of seven narrow, “shaved” spaces between each of eight rows of hair. Whether this is to suggest the hair was braided is open to conjecture. The recesses of the eyes are less pronounced, the nose has a slightly flatter bridge but just as characteristic of the wearer, as are the ears and cheekbones. The lips are tinted a darker color and a ndona (lip

  • January 28, 2010 Uganda: Murchison Falls Narrative By Theodore Charles ’12 This was originally recorded on the intensely bumpy dirt road back from Murchison Falls to Kampala, a trip that takes approximately five hours depending on the speed of the driver you have, which in our case was about as fast as they come. “The dirt road stretch between Masindi and our camp yielded a variety of creatures, including Hookbills, a bird the size of a child, baboons, warthogs, and small swarms of tsetse flies

  • Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is NotThe 3rd biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial lecture took place on March 1, 2017. A recording of the keynote lecture can be found here. A recording of the alumni panel can be found here. The President and CEO of Search for Common Ground and former Deputy Director of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, Shamil Idriss was the featured speaker, lecturing on Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not. To mark the the official launch of the Peace Corps Prep

  • study from the Pacific Northwest." Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research Vol. 15 (2), 2013: 29-46. Keller, J. "Confronting stereotypes: Children and families in public housing, in Yeakey, C. C." Living on the boundaries: Urban marginality in national and international contexts, Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd 2012: 291-312. Keller, J., Laakso, J., Stevens, C, & Tashiro, C. "The slippery slope of evaluation: Ethics, issues, & methodological challenges using the case study

  • Engineering (ENGR) & Physics (PHYS) Courses ENGR 131: Introduction to Engineering An introduction to the engineering profession and development of basic skills important to the profession; including, problem solving, engineering design, graphics, use of computers, computer programming, engineering economics, and ethics in engineering. Prerequisite: completion of college-preparatory mathematics. (2) ENGR 240: Engineering Statics Engineering statics using vector algebra; equilibrium of rigid

  • is best known for his research in Egypt including excavations in the Valley of the Kings. He has led many expeditions and is the author of nine books and numerous scientific and popular articles on archaeological subjects. For several years, Ryan worked closely with world-renowned Norwegian explorer, archaeologist and writer, the late Thor Heyerdahl, whose open-minded approach to the topic of early human use of the ocean was a hallmark of his remarkable research. Ryan is also a Research Associate

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  • Dr. Eva Frey Dean of Students / Associate Vice President for Wellbeing Services and Resources Phone: 253-535-7159 Email: eva.frey@plu.edu Office Location:Dean of Students Office Employed: 20 Years Professional Biography Education Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Seattle University, 2011 M.Ed., Multicultural Education, University of Washington, 1997 B.A.E. , Secondary Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 1995 Responsibilities Overseeing the Student Conduct process of the University. Serving as

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  • Dr. Eva Frey Associate Vice President for Wellbeing Services and Resources / Dean of Students Phone: 253-535-7159 Email: eva.frey@plu.edu Office Location: Dean of Students Office Professional Biography Education Ed.D., Educational Leadership, , Seattle University, 2011 M.Ed., Multicultural Education, University of Washington, 1997 B.A.E., Secondary Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 1995 Responsibilities Overseeing the Student Conduct process of the University. Serving as University

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  • AlumniIn their own wordsTaylor Bozich: [what she gained from the program] One of the most salient skills I gained from the peace scholars program was a better understanding of how to engage in meaningful dialogue, especially with those that are different from me. In the classroom, this has helped me lead and participate effectively in conversations around contentious issues. Furthermore, a lot of my courses are about global development, humanitarianism, etc, and I have been able to advocate for