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, Carnival is a celebration of survival and resilience against the oppressions of slavery and colonialism as well as a celebration of life and art. Every year Carnival is somewhat different as it responds to changing aesthetics, changing ideas, and world events that form the topics for the famous Calypso songs. Students in this J-term course spend time visiting rehearsals of steel bands, talking to both teachers and performers of calypso, and meeting with other community leaders involved with the
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Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: nicolacs / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a
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PLU Ranked a Top 10 “Value Added” College Posted by: Zach Powers / October 2, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 2, 2015 Two of the top ten colleges are fellow ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) institutions and three are members, with PLU, of The New American Colleges and Universities.By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 2, 2015)- A business column in the October 2nd edition of The New York Times lists Pacific Lutheran University as one
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Breakfast May 12 at 10p.m. Anderson University Center Commons Celebrity faculty servers and student performers will serve free breakfast to all students. Free for students Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate May 14 at 6p.m. Xavier Hall: Philip A. Nordquist Lecture Hall Dr. David Zarefskey is one of the foremost argumentation scholars in the world, and he will bring his expertise to campus this spring to lecture about the 1858 presidential debates. Free admission, no
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APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national
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October 1, 2013 ‘Making Seafood Sustainable’ Mansel G. Blackford will be this year’s speaker for the Ninth Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic history at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Anderson University Center. Blackford, Emeritus Professor of History at the Ohio State University, will speak on “Making Seafood Sustainable: American Experiences in Global Perspectives.” Blackford has taught at OSU for the past 28 years and has received numerous honors and awards, including two
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APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national
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October 22, 2012 PLU professor selected as Chair of the Curti Prize committee PLU Professor E. Wayne Carp has been selected by the Organization of American Historians as Chair of the 2013 Curti Prize Committee. The Merle Curti Prize is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians, the most prestigious and influential U.S. historical organization, for the best book in American social and/or intellectual history. Carp is a professor of history at PLU and holds the Benson Family
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, students are influenced by residential experiences, interactions with peers, and events and activities on campus. Do students of color feel like they belong at PLU? Data on retention and graduation show that students of color are less likely to return to PLU for a second year and less likely to graduate within four or six years. This is especially true for African-American, Asian-American and Native American students. One of the challenges in investigating these trends is the small number of students
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list of colleges in our section, visit our website) with a chemistry curriculum. This scholarship is specifically for underrepresented minority students in chemistry who identify as one or more of the following: Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous (American Indian, Alaskan native), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (including Filipino), African American/Black. Students must have completed one year of general chemistry and intend to pursue a major in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, or
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