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Philosophy 248 section (led by Michael Schleeter), but the sections always meet together and the students work on shared assignments. This multi-disciplinary collaboration allows students to get two professors for the price of one, and they also encounter diverse perspectives in the classroom on a daily basis. Learning through multiple perspectives isn’t necessarily more difficult, but it feels more relevant and connected to the worlds of work and research. Students complete drawing and improv exercises
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team will retain the trophy for one year to be displayed at their school. All participants are eligible for prizes in the drawing at the end of the awards ceremony.
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programs both locally and globally. Students earn PLU credit and have access to Financial Aid and Scholarships while studying away for a Semester, Year or Short-Term program. LEARN MOREGLOBAL STUDIES The Global Studies Program educates students to engage critically and actively with contending perspectives on global issues, their origins, and possible solutions to global problems drawing on methods and perspectives from multiple disciplines. LEARN MOREIHON (International Honors Program) PLU’s
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— a chance to immediately establish a connection with their peers and learn strategies for academic success. “Between the World and Me,” drawing from an autobiographical account of the author’s youth, is written in the form of a raw, emotional, poignant letter to his teenage son and depicts the feelings, symbolism and violent realities of being black in America. All first-year students, faculty and staff are encouraged to read the book as part of that campus-wide Common Reading experience.The
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2018-19 FYEP Common Reading announced Posted by: hassonja / December 11, 2017 December 11, 2017 The Common Reading Selection Committee is delighted to announce that for the 2018-2019 FYEP Common Reading, we will revisit Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The text, drawing from an autobiographical account of the author’s youth, is written in the form of a raw, emotional and at times poignant letter to his teenaged son depicting the feeling, symbolism and violent reality of being black
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in internships in downtown Tacoma. In Spring 2017, five students enrolled full-time in the TIES program while 32 students enrolled in TIES-affiliated courses. Due to low enrollment in Spring 2018 and financial risks associated with pausing and relaunching the program in Spring 2019, we have decided to discontinue TIES indefinitely. While TIES won’t look like a PLU Gateway program going forward, PLU’s commitment to linking global education with Tacoma will continue. Drawing on unique
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and telling a story by one of the greatest contemporary storytellers, Vi Hilbert. The Story of Lady Louse A literary tour of the watershed | Dr. Adela Ramos Students in ENVT 350 read Mary Shelly’s famous novel, Frankenstein (1818), to consider how the language of sensibility and the values it carries shape our relationship to the environment. Drawing inspiration from the novel’s letters and language, they each created and recorded a letter using audio or audiovisual materials, where they addressed
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book has stayed on the New York Times best seller list for 18 weeks, Young told a packed audience last month at the Garfield Book Company that God is using the book, and the story, in ways he never dreamed of. Drawing on pain he experienced in his own life over an 11-year span between 1994 and 2005, Young told the rapt crowd at the book signing that he picked a large African American woman to be God to blow away preconceived notions. “I don’t want my kids growing up thinking that God is Gandalf
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involvement across campus. Our Makerspace is open in the ground floor of Hinderlie Hall on upper campus to all students. Learn more on the Makerspace webpage! Harstad, Hinderlie & Kreidler RA Staff 2023-2024 with Community Director, Andrew Corse Community InformationLinked Residence Hall: Hinderlie Hall Community Director Andrew Corse CD Email: corseap@plu.eduCreative Activities Students Love: Singing Dancing Theatre Painting Drawing Graphic Design Poetry Sculpture Photography Printing Example Programs
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1814-2014 Red White and Blue: Norwegian Constitution, American InspirationIn 1814, Denmark lost control over Norway, a territory it had held for over 300 years. Leaders from throughout Norway quickly gathered to craft a new constitution, one which would establish Norway as an independent country with its own government. Drawing inspiration from the constitution of the United States and French philosophy, Norwegian leaders drafted a document which created a democratic government with a balanced
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