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Lutheran Studies at PLU welcomes students, faculty, staff, and alumni into this global network, into the significant dialogue between cultures as we engage the pressing economic, political, and
ConferenceWhile the Lutheran movement began in Germany and then spread quickly to Scandinavia during the 16th century, Lutheran schools were established throughout most of the world by the end of the 19th century thus creating a global educational presence. Through its relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran World Federation, PLU is connected to an international consortium of institutes, schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, and study centers in which education for
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 14,2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Partnerships and Professional Development has joined with the Tacoma Principals Association for a program that will allow Tacoma Public Schools principals to complete their Administrator Professional Certifications through PLU. All Washington principals and program administrators are required…
values its relationship with the educational service districts and school districts in seeking to address this need.” The Tacoma School District is the third-largest in Washington, representing principals who lead roughly 30,000 K-12 students. Read Previous PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors Read Next Hispanic Heritage Month at PLU: A New Student Group and Annual Lecture, and More COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled
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PLU maintains an open door with a world superpower, empowering students to learn about politics and culture off the beaten path in a distinct region of the country.
option to pursue local internships or take advantage of the program’s relationships with local schools, where PLU students have taught English. Manfredi says the China-U.S. relationship is one of the most important in the world today, making PLU’s Gateway program there particularly important. He said that while the relationship between the two nations will always be complex, he doesn’t want to see the Chinese and Americans treat each other as adversaries. “If you look at a lot of reporting in the
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 15, 2016)- Art makes people feel. Art offers a window into the hearts and minds of those who create it, and invokes emotion for those who view and admire it. For Edvard Munch, those feelings were complicated and, often times, dark. “…
exhibition.Munch, a Norwegian artist, is best known for the famous painting “The Scream,” but much of his art encompasses the same approach. The artist focused on love, relationships, anxiety and other deeply emotional themes that resonate in the names of the pieces, in addition to the art itself: Lovers at the Seaside, Alpha’s Despair, Separation II, Angst, Two Human Beings: The Lonely Ones and more. The exhibit at TAM focuses on Munch’s relationship with the sea and its symbolism in his works. “His
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Last year Martha Spieker ’16 was ASPLU president, now she works at Congress.
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, jointly appointed to the faculty of Medicine and Medical Informatics at Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia, and served as faculty of biostatistics at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. He retired from Dalhousie University in 2015. In the 1990s Dr. Graven served as Chief Information Officer and Chief Medical Officer of a physician network management corporation, serving ~5,000 providers and ~10 million covered lives throughout the
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Administrative Services includes six departments. The Associate Vice President for Finance oversees the Business Office and the Payroll Office.
Administrative Services Administrative Services includes six departments. The Associate Vice President for Finance oversees the Business Office and the Payroll Office. The Vice President and Chief Operating Officer oversees Facilities Management, Human Resources, Information and Technology Services and Risk Services. Quick Links Campus Conduct HotlinePrivacy & Hotline InformationMoreEndowmentMore
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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been closely connected to the Scandinavian world—and to the local Scandinavian community—since its founding by Norwegian Bjug Harstad in 1890. These days, PLU’s Nordic roots are reflected across campus: in building names, artwork, Scandinavian Area Studies programs…
Ward has had a longtime working relationship with the Nordic Heritage Museum, which welcomed the opportunity to commemorate and celebrate PLU, since it’s seen as a cornerstone of the Scandinavian community in the Pacific Northwest. Scandinavian immigrants to North American brought with them the core values of their home countries, including a deep appreciation for education, so establishing schools was a top priority for Nordic communities across the United States, Ward said. The exhibition, then
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PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.
, he’s a senior paleontologist at the Department of the Interior. Foss serves as a policy adviser and resource director in Washington, D.C., 30 years after his dream began. “Working on the bureaucratic side we call ourselves ‘paleocrats’ because we’re actually interpreting the science for government,” Foss said. “Field research was what I always wanted to do, but a big part of what I do now is coordinate everything that goes on in the field.” Foss earned his research and resource management chops on
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For two decades, the Makah people have welcomed PLU students to Neah Bay to learn about the tribe’s culture and history.
have a 20-year relationship,” Huelsbeck said. “You can’t develop that kind of trust overnight.” David HuelsbeckProfessor of anthropology at PLU Still, even though he’s considered an adopted member of the community, Huelsbeck is careful not to take the lead. “It’s an issue of authority,” he said. “I’m one kind of authority on Makah culture, but I’m not Makah.” So, staff from the Makah Cultural and Research Center (MCRC) heavily influence the direction of the study away experience. Janine Ledford
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2016)- The scholarship of a Pacific Lutheran University faculty member has evolved into a three-part, cross-cultural project that brings together artists and scholars from around the world. Paul Manfredi, chair of Chinese studies, recently published his book “ Modern Poetry in…
crossing cultural barriers, according to the project website. “Crossing boundaries between word and image is akin to traveling from one cultural context to another,” it states. Manfredi is the project’s creator, the conference director and the exhibition curator. He says the exercise of using poetic word to respond to visual prompts produces a kind of intimacy that brings viewers and objects into a closer relationship — including the artists whose work first inspired the poetry. “Our use of ekphrasis
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