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President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community An executive order signed by President Trump late Friday afternoon immediately barring immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. has had immediate effects on scholars and students nationwide.  More than 17,000 students in the U.S. come from the seven countries… January 30, 2017

President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community An executive order signed by President Trump late Friday afternoon immediately barring immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. has had immediate effects on scholars and students nationwide.  More than 17,000 students in the U.S. come from the seven countries… January 30, 2017

Quick FactsWhy Study AnthropologyIf you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Though anthropology does look at stones and bones, it also examines the politics, medicine, kinship, art and religion of various peoples and times. This makes the study of anthropology a complex task, for it requires an understanding of the basics of numerous disciplines such as geology, biology, art and psychology. Regardless of the specific area being studied, the essence

Community Learning Through Endowed LecturesEach year, the Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture is arranged by the Scandinavian Area Studies program.  This endowed lecture series, made possible by generous donations by descendants of PLU’s first president and friends of the Harstad family, offers the campus and local community a diverse range of topics intended to further our understanding of Scandinavian culture and society.  Topics in recent years have included migrant literature of Norway, the

Carli Snyder talks about her research and essay as the winner of the Lemkin Essay Contest at PLU, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) GENOCIDE: What does it mean to you?Through the efforts of alumnus and Regent Donald R. Morken and colleague Bruce Littman, PLU sponsors annual scholarships in honor of Raphael Lemkin. Lemkin coined the term “genocide” and labored for passage of the United Nations genocide convention, which outlaws destruction of races and groups. The Raphael

-bar mowers, or mowers designed for commercial use. All power-driven chains, shafts, belts, gears, nip / pinch points and any exposed components hot enough to cause burns must be positioned or otherwise guarded to prevent the operator’s accidental contact, during normal starting, mounting, and operation of the machine. A shutoff device must be provided to stop operation of the motor or engine. This device must require manual and intentional reactivation to restart the motor or engine. All positions

in other cultures and allow them to examine the complexity of global issues from other local, national and regional perspectives. However, not all PLU students are able to take advantage of these study away programs. Even with 50 percent of every PLU graduating class participating in a study away program for a month or more (the national average is under 3 percent) it means nearly 50 percent do not. For these students we need to bring the world to them and the campus, and the symposia are part of