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May 23, 2015. THE PLU-NORWAY CONNECTION PLU began its commitment to international education by recruiting Norwegian students to come to PLU and by sending American students to Norway many decades ago, Krise said. “Even to this day, Norwegians make up the largest number of international students at PLU, which is the scholarly home of students from 23 nations.” HM King Harald, who has been the king of Norway since Jan. 17, 1991, has visited Washington several times. In l995, Their Majesties King

as a social, political and cultural figure through the lens black feminist theory,” said Jennifer Smith, director of the Center for Gender Equity who will serve as PLU’s first dean for inclusive excellence starting in January. Smith will be co-teaching with CGE Outreach and Prevention Coordinator Tolu Taiwo. “It’s going to be fun to co-teach together and engage students to ask really big questions about race, gender and sexuality through something we consume and enjoy,” Smith said. "It’s going to

taught research methods, statistics and capstone courses (e.g., senior research projects and theses) at Monmouth College and Pacific Lutheran University. During this time, he recognized that students could learn research methods and contribute to social science concurrently, with results disseminated beyond his classroom. Dr. Grahe’s desire to improve psychology students’ training and educational experiences, as well as the method in which social science data are collected, analyzed and discussed

student Fulbright recipients since 1975. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to “enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and the people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and

January 9, 2014 PLU Economics Professor Dr. Martin Wurm addresses the Pierce County Economic Index forum on Jan. 9, 2014, as fellow Professor Neal Johnson looks on. PLU Professors Deliver Pierce County Economic Forecast Pacific Lutheran University economists Drs. Neal Johnson and Martin Wurm delivered the 2014 Pierce County Economic Index (PCEI) forecast this morning at a breakfast at Tacoma’s Hotel Murano hosted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. Looking ahead in 2014, the economists

many investments, the bottom dropped and the fund dwindled to a low of $64,000 by last fall. Only a year later, the students have built the fund back up to about $110,000. “It was definitely an interesting time,” said fund president Kevin Floyd ’10, a senior majoring in economics and business, with an emphasis in finance. Floyd knows there would be no way a professor or a class could simulate a financial meltdown like that of the past two years. But fund managers at the Mary Lund Davis Investment

emphasized. Students with professional concerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and capacity for innovation. The Department of Art & Design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. Read Previous PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Read Next A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing Lutes COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

. White will reflect on his journey, as well as his current job, which entails reaching out to leaders – both religious and secular – in the world’s conflict areas, when he comes to Pacific Lutheran University on Feb. 21 as one of the keynote speakers of the Wang Center Symposium: Legacies of the Shoah. White specializes in building cross-border coalitions and history-making campaigns, three of which led to major international treaties: the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

structural contexts in which crime and criminal justice systems take place. Read Previous Major Minute: Mathematics Read Next Emma Stafki ’24 explores the challenges facing Puget Sound orcas in capstone documentary LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching

justice means supporting communities in their culture and keeping them alive and strong,” says Chan. “I’m not a farmer, I’m not Hmong, so I see myself as a middle person.” Chan is already planning ways to continue pursuing her passions. She plans to spend time this summer teaching film to high school students and she will travel to China with her sister. During graduate school, Chan plans to apply for a Fulbright grant in hopes of heading back to Trinidad and Tobago to study social work, where she’d