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  • was also drawn to the study of religion because I love learning more about the communities and rites that make up religion, and I wholeheartedly believe that religion is an incredible tool for social change. Brooke Nelson “Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic: Understanding Emotions in Eighteenth-Century New England” Abstract: Situating first-hand accounts of believers’ religious encounters in their respective cultural-historical contexts, my paper explores 18th-century Evangelical Christians

  • figuratively, as he is also the head of PLU’s study abroad programs in China. “What makes me responsible is that I’m constantly trying to figure out how all of these pieces fit together,” and the convergent influence is apparent in his work. “My music is essentially dramatic, it’s story telling. Because I’ve spent so much time doing so many different things, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how these things relate, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about creativity, and that too is an

  • program’s encouragement to go abroad multiple times and its inspirational faculty.” — Brittany Peterson '14Hometown: Lewiston, ID Studied Away in Quito, Ecuador You never know what it is truly like to be part of another family until they welcome you in with open arms, feed you until you can’t eat any more, and let you in on their inside jokes. My experience in Ecuador introduced me to some of the sweetest, most caring, and most passionate people I’ve ever met.Tess Raley '14Hometown: Marysville, WA

  • at PLU. They are absolutely great and kind professors. Ida Martine WahlstroemGlobal Studies, 2018 I chose PLU first of all because of the university’s strong tie to Norwegian heritage, and I value the smaller, inclusive, and diverse PLU community where the professors know the students well and the Wang Center allows students to pursue global study away journeys. My favorite parts of PLU [have] been the Norwegian influence in the community, studying away in Taipei, Taiwan, engaging through

  • the images of the industrialized nations were compared to the developing ones he grew up in, and started wondering how people create financial wealth. “What is wrong here?” he recalled thinking. “Why not Africa? Why not other nations?” That initial curiosity, combined with his desire to study abroad after high school, eventually landed Samba in the Master of Science in Finance graduate program at Pacific Lutheran University. “I felt like this could be home,” he said of PLU. “The end goal for me

  • seminars and tours. Two roundtable podcasts were recorded during the gathering — one with the Trinidad and Tobago students talking about their experiences studying abroad at PLU, and one with the dCenter alumni discussing what it means to be Black in the Caribbean and how seminal the study away opportunity in the islands was to them as students of color. “Study away programming was a huge reason why I wanted to go to PLU. When I found out about Trinidad and Tobago, I was like, that’s it,” Nicole Jordan

  • fascinated with the global economy. He saw how different the images of the industrialized nations were compared to the developing ones he grew up in, and started wondering how people create financial wealth. “What is wrong here?” he recalled thinking. “Why not Africa? Why not other nations?” That initial curiosity, combined with his desire to study abroad after high school, eventually landed Samba in the Master of Science in Finance graduate program at Pacific Lutheran University. “I felt like this could

  • Sunny Burns) Go GlobalWith alumni travel seminars and tours. Two roundtable podcasts were recorded during the gathering — one with the Trinidad and Tobago students talking about their experiences studying abroad at PLU, and one with the dCenter alumni discussing what it means to be Black in the Caribbean and how seminal the study away opportunity in the islands was to them as students of color. “Study away programming was a huge reason why I wanted to go to PLU. When I found out about Trinidad and

  • international career or through study abroad and travel, this unique program is for you. Graduates from the last 5 years: Their jobs International Relations Officer, U.S. Department of Labor Employee Relations Coordinator, TrueBlue Inc. Database & Grants Manager, Pierce County AIDS Foundation Risk Specialist, Amazon Junior HR Business Partner, Tarragon Property Services Public Affairs Media Analyst, United States Space Command Director of Business Development, Co-Lab in Shanghai, China English & Public

  • performance on stage Midday Concert:  The PLU Jazz Ensemble will perform a short concert Artist Talk/Q&A: Guest artist Eric Marienthal will give a masterclass, followed by a Q&A session Registration fee: $200 Evening Concert: A full performance with the PLU Jazz Ensemble and the PLU Jazz Faculty (7:30pm) Application Now ClosedGUEST ARTIST Eric Marienthal is a two time GRAMMY Award winner and has been nominated 9 times. After graduating high school in Southern California in 1976, Eric went on to study at