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  • Information for PLU Departments https://www.plu.edu/wang-center/intl-scholars-visitors/plu-departments/

    VisasVisiting Scholars and professors are a valued part of the PLU community. The Wang Center is here to provide assistance with initial campus logistics, as well as support with immigration services. The broad purpose of the Exchange Visitor program is to promote international educational and cultural exchange in order to develop mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. PLU is authorized to support the following categories on a J-1 Visa: Professor, Research Scholar

  • News https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/

    Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” Innovation Studies is excited to announce this year’s Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture, an event taking place on Thursday, March 16 from 4-6pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the AUC. This year’s panel features a bioethics discussion with University of Washington professor Tim Brown and… March 13, 2023

  • Articles Posted by https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/author/halvormj/

    Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” Innovation Studies is excited to announce this year’s Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture, an event taking place on Thursday, March 16 from 4-6pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the AUC. This year’s panel features a bioethics discussion with University of Washington professor Tim Brown and… March 13, 2023

  • Speakers and Panels https://www.plu.edu/wang-center-symposium/speakers/

    social inequities, climate crisis, and existential dread. In Saving Time, Jenny Odell offers different ways to experience time, pulling from pre-industrial cultures, nature, and geological time scales, that provide a respite, a source of meaning, and a more humane way of living. In her expansive, tailored talks to students, creatives, and communities, Odell shares powerful presentations that combine sociology, ecology, geology, economics, and cultural history to create a truly unique argument for

  • Learning Outcomes https://www.plu.edu/global-cultural-studies/learning-outcomes/

    Global StudiesGlobal Studies majors will: Articulate the complexity of global issues and of solution

  • Global Education https://www.plu.edu/admission-international/why-plu/global-education/

    spring semesters, that includes many study-away opportunities. The chance to participate in more than 25 international and domestic study/travel programs lets you immerse yourself in a country, culture or discipline that you never imagined – and get credit for it, too. PLU’s goal is that through a J-term study-away experience, students are able to: Learn about cultures and cultural diversity in the United States and abroad Develop intercultural skills Recognize global issues and processes and their

  • Study away as a first-year https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/study-away-as-a-first-year/

    shorter January Term and summer programs. A diverse array of international and domestic options await, with internships, research, language immersion and cultural exploration as foundational elements that vary from program to program. “Study away in and of itself is a huge confidence booster for most students at a time of personal growth, independence, maturity,” Grover said. “It really put students out of the classroom, changes their perspective on the topic that they’re learning just by being

  • Figures https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/figures/

    historically from clay and metal alloys also, figures can be representations of human beings or spirits. As human figures, these can be individuals such as a king or queen, soldier or horseman, or multiple  figures, including male and female couples, or a woman with a child or children. It all depends on the purpose for which the figure was made, and this can be assumed to be central to the cultural ideals and values of the people who utilize it. As with masks, figures can be owned by individuals, groups

  • Joanne Lisosky, Fulbright All-Star https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2014/02/05/joanne-lisosky-fulbright-all-star/

    Fulbrights). “I am in the throes of trying to get my husband to join me on a Fulbright the year we retire… wish me luck!” Lisosky says. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Read Previous Interactive debate on drone policy shifts audience opinions Read

  • Core Curriculum https://www.plu.edu/faculty-governance/the-faculty-committee-system/core-curriculum/

    faculty. To make a written report to faculty at least once a year. The chair of them committee shall file a record of the committee’s activities in duplicate reports—one with the faculty secretary and one with the president of the university at the close of the school year. Membership for 2023-24: Name: Jacob Egge (eggejj@plu.edu) – Chair Department: Biology Committee Seat: Expires 2024 Contact: 253-535-7569 Name: Rebecca Wilkin (wilkinrm@plu.edu) Department: Global and Cultural Studies Committee Seat