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The ICO Team Lucero Topete | is the founder and director of the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, the host institution for the program. She holds an M.A. in History from the Sorbonne in Paris and is former director of the Oaxacan Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 2016 Third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture to open “Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of Nordic Explorers” exhibit 2016Distinguished Norwegian sailor, journalist and writer Ragnar Kvam Jr. will present “The Life of Thor Heyerdahl: Writing the Biography of a Norwegian Icon,” for the third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU.Kvam wrote a three-volume biography on Heyerdahl, which earned him the Riksmålsforbundet’s literary

of Religion (RL) (4): Students will engage in critical and empathetic analysis of religious traditions. Fitness and Wellness (FT) (2): Students will develop skills for lifelong physical and mental wellness. Global Engagement (GE) (4): Students will learn about the factors that shape human experience in transnational, cross-cultural, or non-US contexts. Study away and world language courses with these emphases will also meet this requirement. Global Engagement is the second course in the PLU

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.

Smoking is not allowed in the residence halls, in campus buildings, and on campus grounds. This includes tobacco, cannabis, hookah (except for approved cultural and religious celebrations), e-cigarettes, vaporizers, or any items that emit gas or smoke. Possession of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaporizers, and hookahs is permitted, as long as these items are not being used on campus or in campus buildings and for legal purposes only. 

Leading a Congregation in Anxious TimesPacific Lutheran University June 11-13, 2018 Monday, June 11, 2018Tuesday, June 12, 2018Wednesday, June 13, 2018Download ScheduleMonday, June 11, 201812:30 – 2 p.m. | Registration | Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) in the Anderson University Center (AUC) Registration is located in the Anderson University Center, downstairs in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. View the campus map. 2 – 4 p.m. | Welcome, Introductions & Presentation 1 | SCC Speaker

Leading a Congregation in Anxious TimesPacific Lutheran University June 11-13, 2018 Monday, June 11, 2018Tuesday, June 12, 2018Wednesday, June 13, 2018Download ScheduleMonday, June 11, 201812:30 – 2 p.m. | Registration | Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) in the Anderson University Center (AUC) Registration is located in the Anderson University Center, downstairs in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. View the campus map. 2 – 4 p.m. | Welcome, Introductions & Presentation 1 | SCC Speaker

Responsibilities of the Program Committee Develops academic and cultural experiences for LIFE participants Review submitted course proposals Establishes class/field trip costs Establishes class fees and instructor honoraria, under the guidance of Council Researches and finds meeting places for classes Suggest other courses/field trips and approve those to be offered Reviews enrollment to determine advisability of course cancellation or repetitions Review class/field trip evaluations Recommends

Posted on December 1, 2017October 31, 2018 The Environmental Politics of Study Away: a US citizen’s role in the lives of indigenous Mexicans As an Environmental Policy minor, it is of great importance to me to understand the viewpoints of local people, conceptions of geography, cultural practices, and general ideas about people’s relationship with the land in the context of certain ecological issues and phenomena. Throughout my activities studying very specific places and issues as an

Posted on December 1, 2017October 31, 2018 The Environmental Politics of Study Away: a US citizen’s role in the lives of indigenous Mexicans As an Environmental Policy minor, it is of great importance to me to understand the viewpoints of local people, conceptions of geography, cultural practices, and general ideas about people’s relationship with the land in the context of certain ecological issues and phenomena. Throughout my activities studying very specific places and issues as an