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  • Robert P. Ericksen Kurt Mayer Chair, Emeritus Email: ericksrp@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of History Education Ph.D., University of London, 1980 M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969 B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1967 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Holocaust Modern Germany Modern Europe Western Civilization Books Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany (Cambridge University Press 2012) : View Book

  • Immersive experience in classrooms on the other side of the world teach PLU students how to learn on the fly, one of many skills they bring home with them.

    cadre of aspiring teachers in January 2012. The Pacific Lutheran University students knew their lives were about to change during their time studying away in the southern African nation. But neither anticipated just how much. And they didn’t expect one of the biggest changes to take hold before arriving in Windhoek. It’s a long story, and the details waver depending on who tells it, but it starts with a broken TV screen on the airplane, a detour during their layover in Europe and a city full of

  • The Thorniley Collection of Antique Type, a massive donation to PLU’s Publishing and Printing Arts Program, has elevated the university’s letterpress resources.

    presses that dates back to the early 1900s. The collection also features wood and metal type — more than 1,300 typefaces introduced between 1690 and the 1930s. The metal type was cast in U.S. and European foundries, and features pin marks of origin — simple logos on the body. The oldest types in the collection include Union Pearl, the oldest decorative English typeface that dates back to 1690; Harlequin, circa 1770; and Caslon Oldstyle, which belongs to a family of types distributed throughout the

  • Chasiotis. "Parental Influence on Fertility Behavior of First Generation Turkish Immigrants in Germany." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 12(1), 2010: 60-67. "The M - Shaped Dilemma: Life Strategies and Fertility Trends among Working Women in Contemporary Japan." Ethnology Vol. 48(1), 2009: 21-38. "Coresidence and Geographic Dispersion of Adult Children and Their Mothers in Germany: Variation in Ethnicity, Gender, and Marital Status." Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe

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  • Chasiotis. "Parental Influence on Fertility Behavior of First Generation Turkish Immigrants in Germany." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 12(1), 2010: 60-67. "The M - Shaped Dilemma: Life Strategies and Fertility Trends among Working Women in Contemporary Japan." Ethnology Vol. 48(1), 2009: 21-38. "Coresidence and Geographic Dispersion of Adult Children and Their Mothers in Germany: Variation in Ethnicity, Gender, and Marital Status." Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe

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  • Chasiotis. "Parental Influence on Fertility Behavior of First Generation Turkish Immigrants in Germany." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 12(1), 2010: 60-67. "The M - Shaped Dilemma: Life Strategies and Fertility Trends among Working Women in Contemporary Japan." Ethnology Vol. 48(1), 2009: 21-38. "Coresidence and Geographic Dispersion of Adult Children and Their Mothers in Germany: Variation in Ethnicity, Gender, and Marital Status." Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe

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  • Chasiotis. "Parental Influence on Fertility Behavior of First Generation Turkish Immigrants in Germany." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 12(1), 2010: 60-67. "The M - Shaped Dilemma: Life Strategies and Fertility Trends among Working Women in Contemporary Japan." Ethnology Vol. 48(1), 2009: 21-38. "Coresidence and Geographic Dispersion of Adult Children and Their Mothers in Germany: Variation in Ethnicity, Gender, and Marital Status." Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe

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  • at PLU from 1963 until his retirement in 2005. He taught History of Civilization and early modern European history courses to nearly 5000 students. He also served as department chair, faculty representative to the Board of Regents, faculty athletic representative, faculty chair and acting provost. He also won a number of student-organized teaching and service awards. In 1983 the PLU Alumni Association gave him its Heritage Award, and in 1993 its Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has written and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 27, 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of dice and plenty of junk food. This is “The Gamers,” a…

    Lutes come full circle as they return to PLU campus to film pilot for TV series where indie-film sensation ‘The Gamers’ began Posted by: Kari Plog / October 26, 2016 Image: The fantasy characters from the film, “The Gamers.” The original cast and crew will return to PLU to film a TV pilot based on the movie. See a preview of the new TV series below. (Photo courtesy of Don Early, Dead Gentlemen Productions) October 26, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 27

  • Lutheran Studies Conference

    1960s, 2018) and Jewish struggles for inclusion in U.S. culture (The Quest for Inclusion: Jews and Liberalism in Modern America, 2000). His forthcoming book addresses Antisemitism in U.S. culture.Questions?Contact Conference Organizer, Dr. Samuel Torvend at torvensa@plu.edu or Director of Congregational Engagement, Kendall Jeske at jeskekj@plu.edu.Conference ScheduleScheduleKeynote SpeakerSpeaker Bio The conference is free and open to the public and is made possible by the generosity of the

    Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies