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March 14, 2011 Embracing the past to learn about the future To understand the future there is a need to understand the past. Angie Hambrick, director of the Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center, said too many people have forgotten the past.“We’re so wrapped up in our present,” she said. “There’s a connection between the past and what’s happening in the present. You can’t forget about history.” Hambrick said it is the lack of historical knowledge that led to the development of this

to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies, Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education developed at PLU through her collaborative research with professors, her tenure as president of  Phi Alpha Theta (PLU’s history honors society), and her work as PLU’s Vet Corps Navigator. What led you down the path of becoming an Arabic linguist? Out of the jobs available to me as a woman in the military in 2014, becoming a linguist was

Matt. I’d like to introduce you to our blog readers, who are reading this to learn more about you and your Benson fellowships in business and economic history. You two were the first to be selected for these fellowships, and you worked during Summer and Fall 2016 with Peter Grosvenor and me. I’d like you to begin by introducing yourself, and going over some of the traditional background stats that define you. Will you go first, Marc?” Marc: “Hi, everyone. I have been at PLU now for four years, and

honored by the presence of His Majesty on this historic occasion.  PLU is proud of our 125-year history, and of the Norwegian pioneers who brought the Lutheran tradition of higher education to the Pacific Northwest.  We also recognize the homelands of the Puyallup Tribe on which we stand today here at the Tacoma Dome, as well as the homelands of the Steilacoom and Nisqually Tribes where our campus has stood for all of the last 125 years.   The founders of PLU envisioned a University of the First Rank

record these stories, which is why I think our project is really important,” Kishaba said.Through their research, Kishaba and Professor Kaufman were able to piece together a timeline of migratory patterns and policies in Uruguay, discovering that a Jewish population had been present in the country well before World War II. Kishaba’s biggest takeaway is that there is value in paying attention to history. “I think this project made me realize how much of history isn’t recorded yet, and how much of that

January 25, 2010 Memoir chronicles the life of Nazi Germany refugee and successful Tacoma entrepreneur – Kurt Mayer Tacoma businessman, philanthropist and community leader, Kurt Mayer, has written a rags to riches story of his life and times. “My Personal Brush with History,” written with Joe Peterson, is a story of hardship, opportunity, triumphs, mistakes, family and faith.“My book is intended to give my grandchildren – ages 12, 10 and 8 – an opportunity to read, later in life, about what

Lutheran University history professor and the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, says. “It’s filthy, violent, degrading, and the worst of humanity.” Yet Griech-Polelle says the study and discussion of these atrocities are crucial to stopping them in the future.PLU was the first university in the Pacific Northwest to offer a minor in Holocaust and genocide studies, beginning in 2014. It also hosts the annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. For many PLU students, exploration and

in Le Chambon sur Lignon during World War II. Photo credit: Yad Vashem. Why did it succeed? They had a sense of identity which was derived largely from their collective memory of events that had shaped their community. The Huguenot history of oppression and resistance as a religious minority was kept alive though hymns and other folklore which appeared on a regular basis in sermons, the church newspaper and through folk songs and stories which came to have meaning both as a remembrance of the

Support for VHS Videos Playback in Classrooms Posted by: Jenna S / May 14, 2013 May 14, 2013 by Steve Sosa For over 25 years and the clear winner of the videotape format wars, VHS tapes have earned their place in history. Now though, VHS tapes are practically given away as DVDs have replaced this aging format. What this means at PLU is that what was once standard classroom technology is becoming obsolete. As of this spring, we are no longer able to purchase VHS video tape players for classrooms

virtual exhibit. If you’re ready to begin planning for your own study away experience and want to join the 40-50% of PLU students who study away at least once during their undergraduate education, please contact the Wang Center for Global Education. Wang Center | www.plu.edu/wang-center/ | wang.center@plu.edu | 253-535-7577 And the winners are . . . Libby Woods Category: Global Classroom Title: Granada Guided Through History “This photo was taken during a program excursion where we travelled to the