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  • so full of history and facts and fun, we wanted to share it with everyone. Writes Lorna: “Now at 93 years old, this trip remains very vivid in my memory!” By Lorna Vosburg Burt ’40, ’69 “Whee…eee!,” I read in my diary. “We are off on the trip of a lifetime!” I was just 19 years old, a student at Pacific Lutheran College and a member of the famous Choir of the West, which was leaving on a 3,000-mile tour of the Pacific Coast, including daily concerts at the 1939 World’s Fair in San Francisco. We

  • Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16: Fighting for voters’ rights Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16 majored in history and global studies at PLU. He is now a staff attorney at the ACLU’s New York headquarters. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lora ShinnResoLute Guest WriterOriginally, Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16 planned for a career as a high school history teacher and high school football coach — he played football for PLU when Scott Westering was an

  • , distinguished history, and it’s a tremendous honor to be able to contribute to that history,” Barot said. “In the same way that an undergraduate institution like PLU supports and champions its students, a literary magazine like New England Review identifies strong literary voices and gives them a place to be heard.” Barot has served as a reader for NER—and a contributor—over the years and begins his new post in September. “When I was a young poet, before I had publishing success of any kind, New England

  • terms of gender-related legislation. By participating in excursions outside the capital students will learn of Uruguay’s unique historical past and present. PHED 276 – PE: Tango in Uruguay (optional, 1 credit)  Hear from past students! Learn About J-Term Gateway Semester Program: Oaxaca, México Explore Mexican history, development, society and environment through an interdisciplinary view of Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Mexico Learn about U.S.-Mexico relations and gain an in-depth perspective

  • Norwegian Area Studies at Pacific Lutheran University to ensure the continuation of these programs. Today there are opportunities for students to learn a Scandinavian language, the culture and history of a Scandinavian country, and to study abroad to become immersed in current social developments and the role Scandinavia plays in international justice and peace mediation. We want to see these studies continue, and in order for that to happen, we would like to further the Svare-Toven Endowed

  • most of the programs in our college, as well as minors, core courses that fulfill Core Curriculum elements, and a MFA in Creative Writing through our Rainier Writer’s Workshop. Descriptions of specific course offerings and degree requirements offered within the College of Liberal Studies are listed under their respective departmental pages below. Undergraduate Anthropology Economics English Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies Global & Cultural Studies History Holocaust & Genocide Studies

  • 2019-20 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture``Imagining the North``Dr. Rikke Platz Cortsen will provide an overview of the trends in contemporary Nordic comics and harkens back throughout the history of the medium in this part of the world looking at the aesthetic qualities and social themes currently shaping the field of Nordic comics.Dr. Rikke Platz Cortsen is Danish lecturer at University of Texas, AustinOctober 15, 2019, 7:00 PMUC- Scandinavian Cultural Center Bjug Harstad Memorial FundDonateDr

  • December 1, 2009 Freedoms “When I’m in a press conference at the U.N., I feel like the world is literally at my fingertips. I find it is impossible to be apathetic when I have the awesome opportunity to be a first witness to history.”While at PLU, Jennifer Henrichsen ’07 studied away four separate times. To say that was influential would be an understatement – the experiences changed her life. She traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked as a freelance journalist at the United Nations

  • Clover Creek connects Parkland to the larger Spanaway and Tacoma communities. Starting its journey Frederickson, Washington, the creek passes through the Brookdale Golf Course, Mayfair Playfield, and then releases out into the Puget Sound. Although it may be is easy to miss, Clover Creek connects Parkland to places, people, and history. Due to poor maintenance, through both pollution and overgrowth, Clover Creek has many areas where there is now only a trickle of water. The once clear and