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Our curriculum provides students with the skills to contribute to a complex society that encourages justice, diversity, and sustainability at the local, state, national and international levels.
Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford Read More Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Read More Politics in Washington State PLU professor Maria Chávez sits on panel hosted by Secretary of State. Senator Cantwell had a Q&A session with the Political Science majors October 8th hosted by Dr. Michael Artime and Dr. Maria Chávez. Why study political science? The study of political science helps to prepare you for
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push for college students to give back to their country struck home with her. She took this advice to heart and eventually worked as head of the state’s Department of Ecology, ran for and won the seat of Attorney General and became the state’s 22nd governor in 2005. Noting in particular the shellfish beds in Skagit County, and Hood Canal, Gregoire said these areas have seen small successes through a variety of groups—tribes, citizen activists and the state—all working together, with each letting go
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published by SUNY Press. In their chapter, Wogahn and Crawford O’Brien explore the efforts of Coast Salish tribes around Puget Sound to cultivate and restore huckleberry habitats. They consider the cultural and spiritual importance of these plants within traditional Coast Salish culture, and the ways in which restoring this species is also working to restore healthy human communities. Since graduating from PLU, Wogahn has put her degree and her passions into practice. She is currently the Food Resources
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whole student, we pursue real world questions of ethics, morality, faith, and language in places ranging from archives to community centers to social media platforms. These questions emerge for us at the intersection of our professional lives and our experience as citizens, and they resonate deeply with our students, who identify unique questions related to their own distinct communities of interest. In this feature story you will be introduced to four PLU faculty members navigating the literal and
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enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11, 2024 Ethos in Action September 11, 2024
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May 7, 2013 PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for English 216: African and Caribbean short stories, some were a little surprised to find the university president, Tom Krise, standing in the front of the room with Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston. “There were some
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The Pacific Lutheran University Staff Council (PLUSC) is an elected group representing the staff of Pacific Lutheran University.
What is the PLU Staff Council?The Pacific Lutheran University Staff Council (PLUSC) is an elected group representing the staff of Pacific Lutheran University. Staff representatives are elected by their own departments and represent each major division on campus. Making PLU a University of the first rank is a worthy goal and has our commitment. Likewise, making PLU an employer of the first rank is equally important. PLUSC contributes to this goal by: Advocating for PLU staff employees
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Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released Dr. Liu Explored the Legacy of Adam Smith's Writings on Capitalism in America Posted by: halvormj / November 21, 2023 November 21, 2023 By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University Center. There was also a pre-lecture
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When Hilde Bjørhovde returned to Norway, fresh out of PLU’s journalism program, her home nation had one television station.
surpassed 100,000 and are on the rise. “And, of course, they get the newspaper on their e-pads.” So, Bjørhovde’s career nearly bookends the contemporary evolution of newspapers, starting with her training at PLU. “We didn’t even have typewriters in the classroom,” she said, laughing. “We were writing by hand. It was very last-century stuff.” NowThe cover of one of Aftenposten's newspapers. ThenA newspaper clipping from the Nov. 4, 1977, edition of The Mooring Mast, which includes an article written by
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, Lynam has learned, when elected officials are hammering away at difficult budget decisions. And of that, Lynam and fellow PLU student, Bridgette Cooper ’11, have a front-row view. “By far, I think it’s one of the best times to be down here,” Cooper, a legislative intern for Sen. Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor), said. As legislative interns, both students spend long hours listening and responding to the constituents of their senators, often writing letters in response to those questions. They also give
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