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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2017)- “What makes an American an American?” This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all…
Kim preferred it that way. “Because I didn’t want an added lens of when folks interacted with me, and that’s why I learned English so quickly and had as many leadership positions as possible,” Kim said. “I didn’t want anyone to doubt that I was an American.” When President Obama announced DACA in 2012, Kim remembered exactly how he felt. “It was exhilarating,” Kim said. “It gave me a new possibility that I could actually stay here, for a little while longer at least, without the fear of getting
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PLU's mission is reflected in teaching and learning excellence in the Division of Humanities. We celebrate the accomplishments and hard work of our students who have gone on to conduct lives of
serve my local community while embracing the differences of those around me.” Her advice for current French majors is the same advice her dad offered her when she decided to become a French major at PLU: “learning is never a waste of time.” In Saint-Brieuc, France, Bethany Powell (Class of 2013; Major: Environmental Studies; Minors: French and Biology) works with high school students to improve their English speaking and listening skills. Bethany draws on her PLU education to ask “big enough
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There are a number of things you will need to do before you arrive at PLU, including getting your visa, returning forms, and making your tuition payment.
immunization record 如果您需携带处方药，请准备英文的处方或医生或医院的英文备注 （药品的数量不能超过 90 天； 更多请前往此网站 查看更多关于携带药品入境的信息） Medications and prescriptions/doctor’s notes in English (no more than a 90-day supply; see this website for more information about bringing medications into the US) 请准备英文的服药记录和医疗历史（中药和西药） List of medications and treatments (both Chinese and Western) in English 现金： 最多$50 美金，以便开通信用卡与借记卡（储蓄卡） Money: Up to $50 USD in cash to start + credit/debit cards 笔记本电脑或者台式电脑 Laptop or tablet 手机 Cell phone 为任何电子设备充电的电源线和插头设配器（注：美国与
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The Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library’s collection policy guides the Pacific Lutheran University librarians’ collective selection, maintenance, and deselection decisions regarding the library
authoritatively considered an important resource in the discipline, whether or not there is immediate curricular need for it. Is sustainable to obtain according to current and projected budgets. Limiting factors.In addition to the above, we consider the following in choosing materials: Language: English is the default choice for library materials. We will also add materials in languages taught at PLU that support those programs, particularly where selecting such materials meets our equity criteria. Multiple
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Thursday, March 4 - Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm - 8:45 pm) The Olympic Games,
U.S. sport. This presentation will focus on the firsthand experiences of two recent graduates, Jackal Tenelorn and Alyson Theiman, who had the privilege of conveying the spirit of these two sports in South America. Tanelorn, while teaching English in Chile, with a generous donation from a 1950’s women’s softball team, introduced the great American pastime to a small rural school. Theiman was invited to coach and compete in the Ultimate community of urban Colombia as part of an elite Seattle team
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Check out this panel discussion from International Education Week at PLU, featuring representatives from all of the Wang Center's Gateway locations!
, Assistant Professor of Psychology Click here to view the slideshow from November 4th’s class. November 11 Going Viral: Ethics in the Use of Social Media During the Pandemic Dr. Michael Artime, Assistant Professor and Chair of Political Science View presentation slides here.November 18 Anne Frank Trending: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Holocaust Analogy Dr. Lisa Marcus, Professor of English and Chair, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Click here to view the slideshow from November 18th’s class.December 2
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Originally published in 2016 As scholars of the Humanities in the 21st century we find ourselves working in unusual settings. Places of faith and worship, educational contexts like high schools and public libraries, in newspapers, in comment forums, on radio shows, our “workplaces” often do…
, and to see meaning-making as a social activity, something negotiated. This is true whether we are working in the classroom or the community center, in print or online.My field, English and Writing Studies, shows us how to read deeply and to understand the world. More specifically, it helps us see, value, and interpret the enormous scope and scale of life and experience. When we see ourselves reflected in a children’s book or when we are seen through our virtual identities, we are situated within a
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Thursday, March 4 - Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm - 8:45 pm) The Olympic Games,
U.S. sport. This presentation will focus on the firsthand experiences of two recent graduates, Jackal Tenelorn and Alyson Theiman, who had the privilege of conveying the spirit of these two sports in South America. Tanelorn, while teaching English in Chile, with a generous donation from a 1950’s women’s softball team, introduced the great American pastime to a small rural school. Theiman was invited to coach and compete in the Ultimate community of urban Colombia as part of an elite Seattle team
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My decision to be a WMGS major was the culmination of my intro class and a personal belief that gender equality should be a priority. The program has been great!
whoever would listen. I enrolled in two more Women’s and Gender Studies courses and began to volunteer at the Women’s Center on campus, trying to satiate my growing curiosity. Finally realizing my hunger for the subject could not be tamed easily, I declared my major in Women’s and Gender Studies. The flexibility of the program has allowed me to incorporate MAGS courses into the programs for both my English major and Sociology minor. Furthermore, the wide variety of MAGS classes available has allowed
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Gaslighting is the through line and ultimate source of tension in season two of Sanditon . This psychological manipulation is present in Captain Lennox’s abuse of Mr. Parker’s trust and the financial entrapment that threatens to sap Sanditon dry, one more in a series of…
jewels. Esther’s poisoning and hysteria diagnosis and Edward’s cognizant abuse of the trope of the “hysterical woman” to silence her speaks to the centuries’ long tradition of devaluing female experience or perspective by dehumanizing them, and labeling them “hysterical,” or “crazy.” As detailed by the Oxford English Dictionary, while the original definition of “hysteria” from the 18th century pertained to a “physical disorder of women” stemming from the uterus, the cultural and “medical
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