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Business, Communication, Media & Design Arts, Education, Humanities, Innovation Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Kinesiology, Marriage & Family Therapy, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social Sciences, Social Work, and Theatre & Dance. Global Education PLU is a national leader in global education, with a vision for “educating for a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally. International Honors The International Honors Program is a rigorous alternative to the General

The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education continually strives to do better and be better for students.  Through continual pursuit of new opportunities, the Wang Center is able to complete critical self-reflection to encourage growth for stronger programs tomorrow.  PLU has been recognized for its efforts to expand global education on and off campus, as well as improve programs, and care for the environment. 2019     2019     2014     2012-2013     2009   2009     January 2006

Wang Center Photo Contest Winners 2023 Exhibit During the 2022-2023 academic year, 237 PLU students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their academic and career trajectory. We… April 4, 2023

Changing Lives One Book at a Time with Professor Ned Schaumberg Ned Schaumberg is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) who teaches postcolonial and global literature, and researches the role of water in literary and environmental contexts. He could also save your life. According to his parents, Schaumberg’s journey to professorship began at… May 7, 2020

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

When Ann Gaines told us why her family established the Alan and Ann Gaines Study Away Endowment, we were blown away by their dedication to the development of PLU students as global citizens. “Our son graduated from PLU in 2004. He studied under an ROTC scholarship. In his senior year he had the opportunity to spend his J-term in Cuba, which he said was a life-changing experience. We have been grateful for his ROTC scholarship, and are certain that his PLU education was an excellent foundation

BoardThe Board of Directors of the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington consists of leadership representatives from all partner institutions, including the University of Washington, Seattle Public Schools, Sichuan University, and Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. The Board is chaired by Dr. Jeffrey Riedinger, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Washington. The CIWA Board of Directors guides the overall operations of the Confucius Institute of the State of

Global and Community Engaged Education Educating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally. Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education