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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…

    Hispanic Studies and history? RC: Everything about where we live today, everything about this world, was made by humans. It was made by us. Our language, our culture, our identities… everything. Politics, borders or the lines that separate one country from another, gender roles, everything in this world was made by humans. And just like it was made by humans, it can be un-made, and new things can happen, it is entirely possible. This civilization project and its order, its hierarchies, its structure

  • In 1997, Brian Bannon was a PLU senior. An exemplary student, he wrote for The Mast, and was a double major researching social justice through the lens of queer rights movements. One afternoon, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing…

    inherit a team of community-orientated librarians that reflected the communities they served.“It was the first time I’d really been in a management job where my team really was of, and knew, the communities that we were a part of,” he remembers. “There were countless examples during that period of time where I had people who had a different lived experience and therefore a unique perspective, and they could help navigate the culture and the politics in a much more nuanced and impactful way than I

  • Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…

    think about my project and its goals.” Lund designs and sews all the products at ELSK the Studio (for now) Mariken’s experience speaks to a common misperception about what it takes to start a new venture. Most students think that a new business or campaign needs to be expensive or requires special equipment or expertise. “I originally thought that I didn’t have enough personal capital or confidence to create my own business, ” Lund admitted. “But the Innovation Studies curriculum helped me to

  • Leading the fight Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do…

    two statements stood out for me: “Destiny is just an excuse for bad management,” Foege said in deploring those who believe the world’s current state of affairs is simply the consequence of some natural order. And after celebrating those who share in the excitement and optimism reflected in the new push for global health and development progress, he added a precautionary: “We had better know where we are going.” Tom Paulson ’81 has been a science and medical reporter at the Seattle Post

  • By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 17, 2014)—On Sept. 19, President Barack Obama joined Vice President Joe Biden in launching the It’s On Us campaign—to keep men and women safe by putting an end to sexual assault on…

    PLU’s prevention program is seen as a national model by the Department of Justice. “This [the It’s On Us campaign] is keeping bystanders and these terms on PLU’s radar,” said Warwick. The purpose of the campaign is to keep PLU secure. “This matters because, more than anything, I think everyone comes to campus wanting to be safe,” said Jonathan Yglesias, Men’s Project Coordinator at the Women’s Center. “Signing the pledge cards and hanging them up around campus reinforces that culture of care. We are

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)- Travel from the shores of Puget Sound to the fjords of Norway with the exhibition Edvard Munch and the Sea , on view exclusively at Tacoma Art Museum April 9 through July 17, 2016. This is your opportunity to dive…

    international project titled “Munch, Modernism, and Medicine” and how it relates to the works on view in Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition Edvard Munch and the Sea. Morehead will weave together evidence of Munch’s interest in the sea with medicine and health through his works such as Alpha and Omega and his depiction of the New Woman as a nurse. Morehead will also be a guest judge for the student exhibition Inspired by Munch, which will be on view in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Lunch and Learn with

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…

    wilderness as park ranger after long journey traveling the world, exploring vocation Read Next Sidewalk project begins Aug. 29 to improve pedestrian accessibility near PLU’s campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching

  • The Spanish word, Duende (du-end-ay), has come to refer to the mysterious power that art has to deeply move a person. Soon-to-be graduates in the Department of Art and Design chose this word to rally around for their senior exhibition in the University Gallery, opening…

    looking at it. I wish to have my own distinct style and to one day inspire other artists as well.Hannah Eagle BIO Hannah Eagle will be graduating this year with a BA in Studio Arts and a minor in Children’s Literature and Culture. Her capstone project focuses on portraying images of extreme negative emotions, such as depression, in a digital painterly realistic style. These extreme negative emotions are something that she has had to deal with from a young age and the reason why she chose to explore

  • When we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he’s preparing for a massive road trip with his wife, Emily, and 8-month-old daughter, Maja. They’re headed east to visit Emily’s family in Illinois. But the 36-year-old Schwartz’s life has also been a journey,…

    supportive teachers, including Guerrero. For his Capstone project, Schwartz studied the sociology of religion. He realized the commonality of contemplative questions—what does it mean to be alive? Why are we here? Why do we believe the things we believe? “For me, as I learned more, I questioned more,” he says. “PLU helped me begin to understand questions that needed to be asked, which helps you ask better questions next time, and be OK when answers are messy or nonexistent.”From PLU to Planetary Change

  • In their own words By Chris Albert Soon new PLU graduates will go out into the world. In the following, some Lutes share their stories of why they came to PLU, what their experiences have been and what’s the next chapter in their lives. More…

    communication studies (emphasis conflict management) with a minor in legal studies Why PLU? A wonderful initiative of cross-cultural exchange between PLU and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, all spearheaded by the wonderful Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston, to whom I will be forever indebted. She has changed my world forever. My PLU experience: It has been a process of rediscovering myself by engaging “big enough questions” in and outside of the classroom. I have come closer to who I want me to be