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questions and global stories to tell and are currently missing an important outlet to do so,” added Adams, an English major. “Students should be able to experiment with all avenues of interest in college, and this is a major area that is just waiting to be developed at PLU.” They said such a program also could have extensive community impact for PLU, such as establishment of film festivals, film competitions that could involve local public schools and other universities, and student-produced creative

immersion in her year abroad. “I saw this as a great opportunity to get me over to Europe without costing a fortune,” she said. Lapp also was chosen as an alternate for the Fulbright Program in Spain. She is a global studies and anthropology double major, with a minor in Hispanic studies, from Kalispell, Montana. Although she won’t be serving abroad, she is honored to have made it so far in the process. “Being selected as an alternate has been really encouraging,” she said. Previously, Lapp was selected

, Amazon and Kaiser Permanente, as well as nonprofit organizations and agencies like the Washington State Department of Ecology, Seattle Pro Musica and Crystal Judson Family Justice Center. “That (variety) was reflective of the broad range of their interests,” Pippin said. “Some students had really specific requests for the type of company that they wanted to shadow, and others knew the type of position but were open to any industry.” Natalie Nabass ‘20, a double major in religion and global studies

.  Dupont is working with McKinstry full-time from home, building skills in writing, web design, video editing, organizational communications, and promotion. “I’m very thankful for this work,” Dupont said. “I feel like I’m doing something valuable with my summer. It’s been so nice to use this time to grow my skills. I’ve gotten great hands-on skills, keeping communication going through something as dramatic as the pandemic.” These students are working hard to ensure that even a global pandemic will not

, graduate study in public health is looking like an ideal way to harness her diverse skill set and passion for tackling tough questions.Study Away at PLUVisit the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Read Previous Venice Jakowchuk ’23 travels through time, a dancer’s journey toward archaeology Read Next Two PLU football players are bone marrow matches for people in need COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

Center.  For travel advice, students should consult with the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education regarding Study Away, and International Student Services regarding travel as an international student. I invite all in the PLU community to join me in supporting our Muslim neighbors, including our own Muslim Student Association (MSA).   Our differences are, without question, a blessing.  And, our institution’s grounding in the values of the Lutheran tradition instructs us that love can

students are the sort of people I want teaching in schools, running for office, and leading global forces for change because I know that they’ve learned from him. I know they are more thoughtful, more creative, and more collaborative than they were before they came under his guidance.”Full Citation Previous Winners2020-2021 Nomination Process *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Intersections: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Read Next Intersections: Lutheran Social Teaching and Economic

Disruption and Continuity: PLU’s Division of Humanities in Spring, 2020 Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Spring blooms on the fairly empty campus due to the corona virus pandemic Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) May 6, 2020 By Kevin J. O’BrienDean of the Division of HumanitiesThis school year concludes amidst global disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic changed nearly everyone’s life, and far too many of us are mourning losses in our families and friends, dealing

and camaraderie, but also ensure that students will fulfill both their Christian Traditions and their Global Religious Traditions requirements through this thematically unified pair of courses. Priority will be given to students who have declared or intend to pursue careers in medicine, counseling, hospital chaplaincy, or other healing traditions.Llewellyn Ihssen’s course (RELI 227) will explore the ways in which illness and healing have been understood within the Christian religion, from the

Waist-Deep in Mud: Engaging with Tradition through a J-Term Course in Honolulu Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Photo by Nicole Juliano May 6, 2020 By Elena Bauer '21English & German MajorOn a January morning, sixteen PLU students stepped waist deep into the flooded, muddy field of the loʻi, a traditional taro patch, to take part in a practice that once sustained the Hawaiʻian people.Elle Sina Sørensen, a senior majoring in anthropology and global studies with a minor in Native American