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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Africa and the Holocaust”ScheduleFree and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredAll Times Posted are Pacific Standard (PST)Wednesday, October 25thThursday, October 26thFriday, October 27thWednesday, October 25th7:00 p.m. – Opening Keynote Address: “Sub-Saharan Africans and the Holocaust”, AUC Regency RoomDr. Edward Kissi, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South
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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Africa and the Holocaust”SpeakersFree and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredWednesday, October 25Edward KissiRobert P. EricksenEdward KissiKeynote Opening Address: “Sub-Saharan Africans and the Holocaust” Who: Dr. Edward Kissi, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida Bio: Dr. Edward Kissi is associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the
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October 13, 2008 A PLU education made a difference Three journalism graduates, from three decades, representing three Seattle media outlets shared insights on sports reporting during a Homecoming panel discussion Friday. Art Thiel ’75, Tom Glasgow ’81 and Chris Eagan ’95 spoke on how their PLU education helped them in their careers and on the nature of sports reporting and how it has changed. A sports columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer who is also heard on KPLU, Thiel reflected on how
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October 27, 2008 Donors share value of Holocaust Education Last week, stories of survival and the lessons of history were on the forefront of many people’s minds. On Oct. 21, more than 150 people gathered for the Second Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference in support of Holocaust Education at Pacific Lutheran University.“It is always difficult to know where to begin,” Kurt Mayer told the assembled crowd in the Scandinavian Center. He was talking about the story of his life as a survivor
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Resources for Vocational DiscernmentBelow you will find some resources for PLU students interested in vocational discernment. As an institution, PLU strives to incorporate vocation into its curriculum and offer resources outside of the classroom to support students in this work. Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)The Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVue) is a network of colleges and universities across the U.S. that aims to foster the exploration of
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Robert (’46) and Patricia Nieman established the Mr. and Mrs. Gus H. Nieman Memorial Scholarship in 1992. This endowment is incredibly special, in that it supports students who chose PLU in preparation for one day attending seminary. When asked about their PLU story and why they established this endowment, Robert says, “Both my older sister Dorothy and my younger brother Richard attended PLU as well as myself. My father was active in the college during the rebuilding of the facility and
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frameworks that lend to the understanding of race, including and especially whiteness. 2. Place and belonging: the transformative power of learning particularly in a place of deep connection and community. 3. Narratives: the power of story to serve as a form of both enlightenment and non-violent resistance for social change. 4. Development: familial relationships and their influence on the arc of development from childhood to adulthood. If you have any questions about the book or if your department or
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Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester discontinued Posted by: hassonja / December 13, 2017 Image: Downtown Tacoma for TIES study away program on Monday, June 6, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) December 13, 2017 TIES Program Update from Joel Zylstra (Director, Center for Community Engagement and Service) The Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester (TIES) program has been discontinued indefinitely. TIES served as one expression of PLU’s long-term commitments to linking global education with our
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Christmas Concert history in celebration of its 125th Anniversary.As in previous years, the concerts will be performed in Portland, Seattle and at PLU. But this year, the series will culminate with a special one-night-only 125th Anniversary Gala Concert on Dec. 11. The gala concert will be headlined by New York-based Metropolitan Opera soprano and PLU alumna Angela Meade ‘01, winner of the 2012 Beverly Sills Artist Award from the Metropolitan Opera and the 2011 Richard Tucker Award. “Those who haven’t
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’ lives. She is curious about the athletes’ inclinations to embrace Dark Green Religion and is exploring how these beliefs might be influential in increased forms of civic engagement. She is also working on an article, originating out of her dissertation work, about religion’s historical influence on attitudes and behaviors toward nature in early American education. Similar to her research interests, Dr. McGoldrick’s teaching interests include courses that address the relationship between religion
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