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Reading Room Procedures Use of Archives and Special Collections materials requires completion of a Researcher Registration Form. Additional application forms may be required for certain collections or records. The Archives and Special Collections’ holdings are non-circulating and stored in closed stacks. Archives and Special Collections staff will retrieve and return materials requested by researchers. No food, drink, bags, or coats are allowed on reading room tables when Archives and Special
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Environmental Ethics at Holden Village Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 By Lee Sullivan '21Business MajorHuman impact on the natural world is impossible to ignore. From severe flooding in Africa, melting of the arctic poles, and fires across Australia, recent years have seen a drastic increase in anomalistic climate events. In response to these problems, Pacific Lutheran University values “thinking green”. Our university takes pride in being environmentally conscious stewards of
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global strategic environment. The lecture is at 2 p.m. Friday, March 2 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the UC. The lecture is entitled, “A Voyage Around the North Pole: Modern Exploration and Climate Change.” Changes to the environment and climate of the Arctic are offering new opportunities for competition and collaboration among states in its periphery. Dynamism will only increase in the coming decades, as water levels rise, gas and oil reserves are explored, and territorial claims are
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Why Water?To begin with, water is the world’s most essential resource. Every living being needs water; not one species can survive without it. Yet water is frighteningly finite, becoming increasingly precious, and contested. As the global population passes seven billion, it is estimated that two-thirds of the worlds’ population – about 5.5 million people – will live in areas facing moderate to severe water shortages by 2025. Globally, coral reefs are vanishing and ice shelves in Antarctica and
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Studying Strings at PLU Outdoor amphitheater at the Mary Baker Russell building. (Photo by Chris Tumbusch) PLU’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance exists inside a comprehensive liberal arts university and is central to the mission of Pacific Lutheran University. It provides a rich number of happenings at PLU, in Tacoma, and around the Puget Sound.Pursuing the DreamHow Justin Heurtas combined theater and the celloPLU’s “Mascot” You may know that we at PLU are known as the “Lutes,” and whatever
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after. Jerry had a lifelong relationship with Lutheran higher education. A native of rural Wisconsin, he graduated from Luther College in Iowa, where he studied chemistry and biology and competed on the football and track teams. He went on to earn a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, and taught for his undergraduate alma mater for three years prior to earning a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Jerry helped establish PLU as “the place to go” ahead of medical and dental school. As a
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about Krista is her tenacity and work ethic,” says Director of the MSF, Cynthia Riley Smith. “Some of her strengths as a student include a high level of intelligence coupled with a sense of grace and humility. She never flaunts her knowledge, yet is willing to share it with others.” Founded in 2006, the Women of Influence Awards celebrate the leadership of women in the business world and in the larger community. To be a “Woman of Influence,” one must “evidence not only leadership and achievement in
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Does Title IX only deal with athletics?No. Title IX went into effect in 1972 as a way to have equitable gender practices in higher education institutions. This covers not only athletics, but also recruitment, admission, financial aid, scholarships, course offerings and access, counseling, hiring and retention of employees, benefits and leave, and much more. Title IX encompasses pregnant and parenting students as well, in addition to prohibiting sexual harassment and sexual and gender
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PLU wins Pan-American Debating Championships Posted by: Todd / March 16, 2017 March 16, 2017 PLU returned victorious from the Pan-American Debating Championships March 10-12 at the University of La Verne in Pomona, Calif., where debaters from universities nationwide and more than nine different countries gathered for divisions in English and Spanish Worlds Style debate. In a difficult final round against Cornell University and University of Denver, Pacific Lutheran University seniors Kate Hall
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Laws and Implications for Social Work" Intersectionalities 2014 Books Health Care Social Work: A Global Perspective (w/Lead Editor, Ren Winnett) (Oxford University Press 2019) : View Book Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global Transnational Issues (Oxford University Press 2016) : View Book The Immigrant Other: Lived Experiences in a Transnational World (Columbia University Press 2016) : View Book Accolades Teaching Effectiveness Award, University of California, Berkeley (2021) Biography I received a
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