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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Recently ranked the sixth-best university in the country for holiday events by Best College Reviews, Pacific Lutheran University students, staff and faculty collaborated on a wide variety of Christmas events throughout the month of December. Highlights included Christmas concerts on…
’01, the sold out 125th Anniversary Gala Christmas Concert was performed at Lagerquist Concert Hall on Friday, Dec. 11.25th Annual WinterfestOn Saturday, Dec. 12 over 350 volunteers joined PLU CCES in welcoming 827 local Parkland, Tacoma and Spanaway children and their families to East Campus and presenting them with coats, socks, toys, games, arts and crafts, and a visit from Santa.Sankta Lucia FestOn Saturday, Dec. 12 the Scandinavian Cultural Center presented the Sankta Lucia Festival. Students
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Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center
-old daughter. Her children are enrolled in a private international school in Windhoek. She’s excited for them to experience the same cultural education that her PLU students will experience. “We need to be culturally aware,” she said, “whether we’re scientists or just people.”
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Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and
Winner Zackery Gostisha “Meaning, Logic, and Death: Genocide and its Underlying Causes” Raphael Lemkin Lecture Spring 2019 Patricia Heberer-Rice - U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 7 p.m. | Thursday, April 25, 2019 | Anderson University Center – Scandinavian Cultural Center Free and Open to the Public Nameless Victims, Silenced Voices: A Profile of Victims of the ``Euthanasia`` ProgramFrom October 1939 until the final days of World War II, the “euthanasia” (T4) program claimed the lives of an estimated
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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been closely connected to the Scandinavian world—and to the local Scandinavian community—since its founding by Norwegian Bjug Harstad in 1890. These days, PLU’s Nordic roots are reflected across campus: in building names, artwork, Scandinavian Area Studies programs…
Area Studies programs and especially in the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC), which in September takes those roots on the road and to the public. In celebration of PLU’s 125th anniversary, the SCC has created a special exhibition called PLU at 125: Lutheran Education on the Frontier, which will be displayed at the internationally recognized Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood from Sept. 26 to Nov. 10. (The Lute community is invited to join PLU President Thomas W. Krise at an
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2016)- Steinar Bryn’s peacebuilding work has kept him busy in Norway, eastern Europe and elsewhere around the world, but his ties to Pacific Lutheran University run deep. The repeat Nobel Peace Prize nominee has developed and supported dialogue centers in the…
nearly two decades. But in that time Bryn, Ph.D., also has taught in PLU’s communication department, supported Fulbright scholars, hosted study away students and peace scholars, and supported faculty research. Communication & TheatreVisit for more information about PLU's Department of Communication & Theatre.Now, Bryn will build upon his campus connections and speak about his longtime peacebuilding work on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The event, “10 Lessons from 20 Years of
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Associate Professor Claudia Berguson says PLU’s link to Norway informs the values carried through its mission.
and unique Greater Tacoma Peace Prize organization that honors our own local peacebuilders. We recognize our Norwegian, international alumni as important connections between the more recent past and today. Last but not least, we can be inspired by our PLU students who have ventured to Norway to study and experience for themselves Norway’s political, cultural and environmental relevance in the world today. The sociologist Hans Magnus Enzensberger once remarked that Norway is at once an ethnological
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By Michael Halvorson. On October 17, 2017, PLU alum Brad Tilden (1983) engaged with students, faculty, and alumni in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines. The special event was organized as the 13th annual Dale E. Benson lecture in…
follow-up questions and comments. In all, over 400 people attended the event, with Lutes filling the chairs, aisles, and sides of the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Brad Tilden earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from PLU and an executive MBA from the University of Washington. He also served for eight years on PLU’s Board of Regents. His collegiate years were followed by eight years at the accounting firm Price Waterhouse, followed by 25 years at Alaska. Tilden joined a faculty
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University. Bozich…
chosen for the program must have a 3.0 GPA. They also need to know how to thrive outside the classroom and build cross-cultural relationships. Often the award is given to seniors for post-graduate work. However, some juniors have been considered, such as Bozich. The program is aimed toward self-starters with global experiences. "They’re jumping into the deep end of the pool. But the students who do this are ready for it."- Priscilla St. Clair, award director. “They’re jumping into the deep end of the
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Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed
transition. All three shared similar experiences upon arriving at PLU. Among them is their difficulty with the word “soccer” — used to describe a sport they know as football. “I make that mistake a lot,” Askildt said, laughing. “It’s football,” Arentz quipped. “That’s what we’ve used.” Even the Americans at the international school Kvindesland attended called it football. Jokes aside, the three international students acknowledged the cultural differences created challenges in the beginning. Upon arriving
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Established in 2011, the PLU Peace Scholars Program is designed to deepen understanding of central issues and theories of dialogue, peace-building, conflict, and war.
Become a Peace Scholar Challenge, Inspiration, Opportunity Find Out How Peace Scholars in Oslo Students Meet with Leading Norwegian Peace Practitioners. Program Interest Meetings November 18 and 20, 2019 Peace Scholars and American Embassy PLU Alum Exploring Future Careers Excursions Explore Norwegian Nature and Culture Excursion Choices Range from Hiking and Whitewater Rafting to Cultural Landmarks in Telemark Nobel Peace Prize Forum Peace Scholars got to interact with Nobel laureates and
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