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Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on…
high school graduation. Climate change was one of the most critical issues we could tackle, so I had to commit myself to this work. But I also grew up in the community and high school theatre scenes. Storytelling is such an important aspect of the human experience. I was encouraged to connect the two and have realized that environmentalism, activism and art have historically been interconnected. Climate change involves a lot of data. Numbers and statistics are a lot for folks to digest, but art
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Tolu Taiwo and Angie Hambrick know all about wearing natural hair in predominantly white spaces. “Hair is a really important piece of our culture and who we are, and it’s an interesting piece to navigate when you’re also at…
white institution?” The paper’s research rose critical questions about the responsibilities of PWIs to support black women in their natural-hair journeys. While Hambrick doesn’t think institutions are necessarily responsible for creating specific programs, she said they should create environments of inclusivity and acceptance for natural black women. “It’s about environment, it’s about safety, it’s about belonging,” Hambrick said. Part of fostering that secure, supportive environment is ensuring
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Innovation in the classroom: “I do, and I understand” If you search for the CV of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renzhi Cao, Ph.D. , you’ll find a list of published research papers longer than Foss Field. He says it’s a great feeling when a…
. “PLU faculty and staff have extraordinarily innovative ideas about how to expand and add nuance to how we engage critical questions as a learning community working in intentional collaboration with local, regional and international partners. There’s a lot of exciting work ahead.” Read Previous Wang Center Executive Director: “Global issues are local issues.” Read Next Makaela Whalen ’23 adds a pre-law minor to full schedule as she prepares for law school COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If
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Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on…
most critical issues we could tackle, so I had to commit myself to this work. But I also grew up in the community and high school theatre scenes. Storytelling is such an important aspect of the human experience. I was encouraged to connect the two and have realized that environmentalism, activism and art have historically been interconnected. Climate change involves a lot of data. Numbers and statistics are a lot for folks to digest, but art, theater, visual and music can help get information
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All Religion majors complete a major research project. Recent capstone projects completed by Religion majors are listed below.
Role of Jesus in Modern Christology Erin Bugge, Can Icons Save Our Planet? Eastern Orthodox Christianity’s Sacramental Stewardship and John Chryssavgis’ Consideration of the Earth as an Icon of God Anna Duke, Redemptive Sacrifice: Honoring the Humanity of Women Benjamin Fox, Islamic Medicine: Unity in Practice and Belief Lauren Frerichs, They Will Know That We Are Lutheran by Our Lives . . . of Service, Vocation, and Critical Faithfulness: Examining Luther s Core Values in Lutheran Colleges and
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Dr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019. Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and…
you analyze it as a narrative, very interesting things happen. You discover, or un-cover, the power dynamics and the violence behind it all. The critical history of History (a version of historiography) would tell the story of how that violence has become structural and institutionalized. Both history and language have elements that make them beautiful, interesting, and urgent. From what I understand, here, at PLU, there was a proposal floating around that sought to remove, among other things, the
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Major in History Minimum of 36 semester hours; including 4 semester hours of historical methods and research (HIST 301) and 4 semester hours of seminar credits (HIST 499).
253.535.7132 www.plu.edu/history/ hist@plu.edu Rebekah Mergenthal, Ph.D., Chair History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and evidence-based explanations of past events and phenomena. Through research and writing projects, internships, lively discussions, class presentations and other opportunities, students build their confidence as poised critical
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The global CI program was initially launched under China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2004, and more recently has been advanced as part of the PRC’s national strategy of Chinese culture
launched an initiative with Taiwan in December 2020 to expand existing Mandarin language opportunities in the U.S. and help fill a gap created by CI closings. It should also increase Mandarin language and China studies funding under other critical language programs, and re-authorize the Fulbright program with China, including language awards, that were terminated in July 2020.Due diligence, not dissolutionBudget cuts impacting universities’ ability to finance their share of operating costs, coronavirus
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Did you know PLU has SIX different master's (and two doctorate) programs, open to ALL PLU students, no matter what you majored in? We invite you to participate in our PLU Graduate Programs Week to
Programs Director and Associate Dean, Juanita Reed, to learn more about PLU’s MBA program, open to students from ANY major. Fun Fact: You may be offered guaranteed admission to the MBA as a PLU Student. Find out how during this session. REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL INFO SESSION In-Person: MSW Class VisitWednesday, October 9 - 4:00pm-6:00pmTake advantage of this unique opportunity to sit in on a MSW class, “Social Work Theory/Practice I,” taught by Professor Anissa Rogers. Space is limited, so RSVP soon
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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!
figures are all over American literature and I aimed to find out why. I have been able to offer the course twice and my students have risen to the occasion, turning to feminist theory, legal studies, and literary criticism to explain how these figures help a nation confront past injustices it might rather remain buried. From feedback that I receive, it seems that I might be offering what I found so valuable and energizing as a women’s studies student at PLU: real and pressing questions requiring
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