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  • The 2016 Jazz Under the Stars series will begin on Thursday, July 7 in the outdoor amphitheater of the Mary Baker Russell Music Center on the PLU campus. This annual summer concert series is FREE to the public, PLU’s gift to our community. The series…

    listenable standards. Keith Henson OctetLearn MoreJULY 21: Olympia Jazz TentetteSix horns and four rhythms combine to create OJT “Olympia Jazz Tentette,” with all the energy and pizzazz of a big band with the subtlety of a small combo. Under the expert guidance of trumpeter Syd Potter, OJT offers an eclectic mix of music from great jazz composers and the Great American Songbook.JULY 28: Wendy GillesWashington native and PLU alumna Wendy Gilles has spent the last ten years in New York, carving out a niche

  • CIWA Board Chair Geoff Foy, Associate Provost of Graduate Programs and Continuing Education

    to promoting stronger commercial, educational, and cultural engagement with China. Jim Mockford President, Northwest China Council Established 1980. Our mission is to promote a greater understanding of Chinese history, culture, business, and contemporary affairs in the Pacific Northwest. 10:45AM - 12:00 Noon Panel 2: Cultural Connections Paul Manfredi Professor of Chinese, Pacific Lutheran University Zhu Yuming Poet, painter Lü De’an Poet, painter Zhang Er Poet, Librettist, Tacoma Method 12:00PM

  • The Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter (’60) and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a

    and hands-on practitioners in thinking seriously about contemporary issues. In planning for each symposium the challenge is to include appropriate breadth and depth in order to stimulate the interests of a diverse audience and facilitate maximum participation in the symposium. Past Symposia focused on “Pathways to Peace: Norway’s Approach to Democracy and Development” (January 2005) and “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations” (February 2008). In non-symposium years, the Wang

  • Symposium. noun. /simˈpōzēəm/ A formal meeting at which experts discuss a particular topic: a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet.

    of political systems and economic models, and a global population that now exceeds 7 billion. The overarching goal of PLU’s biennial international symposiums is to stimulate serious thinking about contemporary issues and to provide a forum for the campus community and the broader Puget Sound community to engage individuals of international, national and local stature – from scholars and authors to business people and hands-on practitioners.

  • Professor of Religion and Culture | Global & Cultural Studies | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.

    Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural

  • Professor of Religion and Culture | Global Studies Program | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.

    Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural

  • Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…

    sexual assault as a 17-year-old first-year student at the University of Virginia—and again later in life. She will share her story in a talk titled “From Victim to Survivor to Leader: Preventing Sexual Assault in the Military and on Campus.” 6 p.m., Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts; public reception follows. Jehane Noujaim. Thursday, Feb. 19: Jehane Noujaim: The Square. The award-winning Egyptian-American filmmaker screens and discusses her film on the Egyptian revolution and the

  • All majors must complete one of the Concentrations below. Students may complete more than one Concentration.

    Traditions (at least 4 semester hours) ENGL 360: Studies in British Literature IT ENGL 370: Studies in American Literature IT ENGL 380: Studies in Global Anglophone Literature IT,GE Themes in Literature (at least 4 semester hours) ENGL 334: Studies in Lit for Young Readers IT ENGL 394: Studies in Literature and the Environment IT,GE ENGL 395: Studies in Literature, Gender, and Sexuality IT,GE ENGL 396: Studies in Literature, Race, and Ethnicity IT,GE ENGL 397: Literatures of Genocide and the Holocaust IT

  • Graduation with Honors in Chemistry Katherine Maloney American Institute of Chemists (AIC) (Outstanding Senior) Peter Anderson Brita Willis Ramstad Scholar Susan Carnine (120) Patrick Pastor (125) General Chemistry Award (CRC) Benjamin Larsen Sophomore Organic Award (ACS POLYED) Scott Stewart Analytical Chemistry Award (ACS) Inorganic Chemistry Award (ACS) Senior Organic Award (ACS DOC) Hypercube Scholar Award...

    Graduation with Honors in Chemistry Katherine Maloney American Institute of Chemists (AIC) (Outstanding Senior) Peter Anderson Brita Willis Ramstad Scholar Susan Carnine (120) Patrick Pastor (125) General Chemistry Award (CRC) Benjamin Larsen Sophomore Organic Award (ACS POLYED) Scott Stewart Analytical Chemistry Award (ACS) Inorganic Chemistry Award (ACS) Senior Organic Award (ACS DOC) Hypercube Scholar Award (Hypercube, Inc.) Physical Chemistry Award (ACS PHYS)

  • Graduation with Honors in Chemistry Peter Anderson Brita Willis American Institute of Chemists (AIC) (Outstanding Senior) Peter Anderson Ramstad Scholar Lia Ossiander Patrick Pastor General Chemistry Award (CRC) David Runquist (120) Valerie Landwehr (125) Sophomore Organic Award (ACS POLYED) Alayne Brown Analytical Chemistry Award (ACS) Kjersti Gemar Inorganic Chemistry Award (ACS) Senior Organic Award (ACS...

    Graduation with Honors in Chemistry Peter Anderson Brita Willis American Institute of Chemists (AIC) (Outstanding Senior) Peter Anderson Ramstad Scholar Lia Ossiander Patrick Pastor General Chemistry Award (CRC) David Runquist (120) Valerie Landwehr (125) Sophomore Organic Award (ACS POLYED) Alayne Brown Analytical Chemistry Award (ACS) Kjersti Gemar Inorganic Chemistry Award (ACS) Senior Organic Award (ACS DOC) Hypercube Scholar Award (Hypercube, Inc.) Physical Chemistry Award (ACS PHYS)