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Bjug Harstad Memorial EndowmentIn the interests of preserving the memory and mission of Rev. Bjug A. Harstad, his grandchildren Isabel Watness and Duff Harstad, along with many others, created an endowment fund at Pacific Lutheran University. The Bjug Harstad Memorial Fund was established in 1994 to carry out Bjug’s heartfelt plea to Scandinavian Americans that “they not lose touch with their ancestral culture and traditions.” In our moment in history, given the urgency and importance of the

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exhibition and publication is “1814-2014: Red White and Blue – Norwegian Constitution, American Inspiration.” “The U.S. premier of this exhibition at the Scandinavian Cultural Center is a particular honor,” says Dr. Elisabeth Ida Ward, Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center. “We have a deep historic connection to Norway here at PLU, but this exhibition is also about looking forward to create a more inclusive democracy today. We think it will resonate with students and the public.” Each of the 10

- VW, GE CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese - VW, GE CHIN 301 Composition and Conversation - IT, GE CHIN 302 Composition and Conversation - IT, GE CHIN 371 Chinese Literature in Translation - IT, GE COMA 304 Intercultural Communication - IT, GE DANC 301 Dance and Culture - ES, GE ECON 215 Investigating Environmental and Economic Change in Europe - ES, GE ECON 333 Economic Development - GE EDUC 385 Comparative Education - GE ENGL 216 Topics in Literature - IT, GE ENGL 217 Topics in Literature - IT, GE

Comings and Goings: Scandinavian Approaches to Birth and Death

faculty and PLU Alumni staff to learn about careers available for graduating students in the U.S. State Department Lead: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement 4:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. – Scandinavian Cultural Center The Value of the Peace Corps Experience: A Panel Presentation Shella Biallas ‘04 Haley Ehlers ‘16 Lucas Gillespie ’16 Sam Rise ‘11, School of Ed Masters ‘12 (https://www.plu.edu/peace-corps/) Moderator: Dr. Priscilla St. Clair, Department Chair and Professor of Economics

Coordinators Elsa Kienberger received an MSt in English (1830-1914) at the University of Oxford in 2020 and a BA in English Literature and Theater (Acting/Directing) from Pacific Lutheran University in 2019. Always an avid fan of Austen film adaptations, she was forced to reconsider her favorites when she read Austen’s novels and found them much wittier. Since audiences often encounter Austen through the ubiquitous media presence her legacy has gained, Elsa is interested in the twenty-first

, PLU 8:30 p.m. Refreshments in the Scandinavian Center LobbyThursday, October 25th9:00 a.m. – Registration (Regency Room Lobby, Anderson University Center) 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. – (Chris Knutzen Hall, AUC 214)“The Torturous Killing of Anna Maria Buller – the Role of Nurses in the Killing of Sick Persons Under the Nazi Regime” – Thomas Foth During the Nazi regime (1931-1945) more than 300,000 psychiatric patients were killed. The well-calculated killing of chronically mentally ‘ill’ patients was

historical juncture.) German speakers have become household names in the fields studied by humanities scholars, whether in literature (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the brothers Grimm, Franz Kafka), film (Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders), music (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven), art (Caspar David Friedrich, Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter), philosophy (Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt), and religion (Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul Tillich), to name a few

Acknowledgement of the Land We OccupyPLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this land. This is the land acknowledgement you find scattered around the PLU website. The staff here at the Scandinavian Cultural Center think it is doubly important that we acknowledge this.