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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…
. 13 in Chris Knutzen Hall. “The groundbreaking PBS series Latino Americans is part of an NEH initiative, ‘The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square,’ whose goal is to promote knowledge about the history and contributions of Latinos in the United States,” said Davidson, who will serve as a panelist at the discussion-style event along with PLU Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Carmiña Palerm and Associate Professor of Political Science María Chávez. The lecture is named after César
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2016)- Editor’s note: A group of Pacific Lutheran University students volunteered in a TV newsroom on election night, as they have for every election in newsrooms across the region since the early 2000s. Here is a first-hand, real-time account from one…
chances have grown again, this time to about 62 percent. It shouldn’t be hard to guess the political affiliations in a Seattle newsroom or a liberal arts college in Washington state. I talk to the reporter next to me about election-data entry becoming obsolete. “You know,” he says, “automation will replace 35 percent jobs in America. We’re lucky as journalists that computers won’t come for us until later.” I spend the next 20 minutes nervously chewing on stale pizza. Amid the results, one of my team
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Teranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the…
. “PLU makes space for the non-traditional student, so even a non-traditional student can still get the full college experience,” Lucas says. A Captivating Capstone Lucas has received high praise from PLU faculty for her capstone, “Resistance to the Roots of Colonization: Protected Crowns,” which focuses on the personal and political aspects of Black hair. “There’s still not a lot of research on Black hair,” Lucas says, referencing the historical lack of Black representation within ideal beauty
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of World War II through the Chinese Revolution (1949), the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and well into the Reform Era of Deng Xiaoping, Professor Rittenberg was witness to extraordinary historical events. He was, however, far from passive. During his three decades in China, Sidney Rittenberg was a direct participant in China’s chaotic and often dangerous political culture, becoming personally acquainted with China’s top leadership—including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others—and often directly
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John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion helped inform the recipe for the most recent product for his hot sauce company.
of workload I could take on,” de Mars said of PLU. “I tested my redlines.” “I challenged myself to see what kind of workload I could take on,” de Mars said of PLU. “I tested my redlines. Among his college commitments, de Mars played tennis and served as president in student government, a fitting extracurricular for the business and political science double major. “I was busy there,” he said. De Mars continues to work with a business advisor to improve his business model. He says a new business
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Ed.D. with Superintendent Certification 60 semester hours Superintendent Strand - 16 semester hours EDUC 741: Educational Law, Policy, and Governance (2) EDUC 742: Human Resources in K-12 (2) EDUC
in districts impacted by many social, economic, and political factors; thus, leaders must maintain a clear understanding of these issues in order to implement change. This course will provide an in-depth analysis of current trends and issues impacting leadership. This will enable the candidate to focus on personal growth and development of characteristics of leadership. This course will explore and study the current issues and trends related to the field of education leadership through several
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Our MBA program offers two degree options: Business Administration and the STEM-designated Management Science & Quantitative Methods.
, you’ll visit local businesses, large corporations, public utilities, and political organizations, engage in cultural activities and exchange ideas with other MBA students from local universities, and gain an invaluable global perspective.2024-25 Destinations: Germany & DubaiPast Destinations Japan Brazil China & Taiwan Costa Rica Dubai India Peru SwitzerlandCourse DescriptionsBMBA 504 : Quantitative Methods for Decision Making (4)Methods and techniques of quantitative research. Emphasis on research
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Major in Communication 40 semester hours, plus a minor Concentrations Students in this program select a concentration in either Film & Media Studies or Strategic Communication.
, directors, and the numerous and varied tasks involved with production, all culminating in student-generated creative works. (4) COMA 211 : Debate This course introduces the practice of academic and political debate. It introduces principles and theories of argument. Students will have opportunities for in-class and public debates. May be repeated up to 2 semester hours. (0 to 2) COMA 212 : Public Speaking Introduces the basic techniques of public speaking. Students complete several speeches and learn
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Important text: None Major holidays: Human Light Major figures in this tradition: Enlightenment Scholars, scientists Place of worship: None Brief Summary: Humanists believe in the importance of
, by Louis Frederic Rethinking the Buddha: Early Buddhist Philosophy as Meditative Perception, by Eviatar Shulman A Buddhist Approach to International Relations: Radical Interdependence, by William J Long ChristianityImportant text: the Bible Major holidays: Easter, Christmas, Pentecost Major figures in this tradition: Abraham, Moses, other Hebrew Prophets, Jesus Christ Place of worship: Church Brief Summary: Christianity has a basis in Abrahamic tradition, like Judaism and Islam. It’s holy book
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Presentation Title: Hush No More: Constructing an African American Lutheran Womanist Ethic Who: Rev. Dr.
Conference Speakers Marit TrelstadBeverly WallaceJennifer SmithTolu TaiwoNicole JordanAngie HambrickAviance Taylor KamauReggie WilliamsMarit TrelstadOpening Remarks: Welcome & Opening remarks: Black Bodies, the Justice of God and the Lutheran Tradition Who: Dr. Marit A. Trelstad, PLU Chair of Lutheran Studies and Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theologies at PLU Bio: Dr. Trelstad has a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University and an M.A. in
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