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  • Global Education https://www.plu.edu/admission-international/why-plu/global-education/

    interconnectedness (these processes can be social, artistic, literary, political, religious, economic, and/or environmental) Become involved citizens, both locally and globally For more information, go to the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education home page.

  • Q&A with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/qa-with-student-athlete-advisory-committee/

    Q&A with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Students share how PLU has impacted their lives Posted by: vcraker / November 5, 2021 November 5, 2021 PLU’s student-athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They learn how to build on their teammates’ strengths, overcome failure and achieve collective goals. We spoke with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) officers Danny Samson ’22 and Bridget Duven ’22, both political science majors, about the impact athletics has on their

  • Figures https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/figures/

    can a figure be understood for what it expresses and communicates to the people who made it, and the context in which it is used, whether religious, social, educational, political or economic.Figures Yoruba Agere IfaBongo Grave postLobi 1Lobi 2Mossi Ninana PostMoba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure

  • How Museums Make Meaning: Study Away J-term 2020 https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2019/12/04/study-away-j-term-2020/

    previously studied in classes on PLU’s campus—a very exciting prospect. The study away class includes both art majors and minors as well as students enrolled in PLU’s International Honors (IHON) program. This experience will encourage students to take a critical look at the way that museum collections and exhibitions are intertwined with things like national cultural identity, political goals, and education. Students are challenged to be curious about the ways that art, architecture, archaeology, and

  • Lemkin Lecture https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/lemkin-lecture/

    and political zone. They offer an artistic way to explore and grapple with the complex legacies of conflict, labor camps, colonialism, and nationalism as well as the opportunities and challenges of contemporary life in the region. In this talk, I propose reading Mediterranean waterscapes and geographic landscapes through comics of colonial conscripts (Senegalese tirailleurs and Moroccan goumiers) and WWII refugees. I coin Mediterranean bande dessinée of mobility and internment as a reference to a

  • Mission https://www.plu.edu/honors/mission/

    history, literature or art. Similarly, a course in anthropology on Africa’s religious pluralism might also include perspectives on the topic from other disciplines, such as history, economics or literary studies. Historical and Internationally Focused Study: IHON courses ask students to recognize the cultural and historical contexts that shape every artistic, economic, philosophical, political and religious creation. Course themes are also situated internationally, that is, course material is drawn

  • From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/03/01/from-microsoft-to-martin-luther-and-back/

    described it, he “pushed the re-set button.” He decided to earn his master’s – then his Ph.D. – in European history. And soon thereafter, he found himself back at his alma mater teaching about Martin Luther and Reformation Germany (and writing books about the subject, of course). He realizes it is an odd combination: Not many people are experts in cutting-edge computer programming and 500-year old political and religious history. He’s also aware that some people might suggest that, in studying 16th

  • A look at ‘Sidetracked’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/04/23/a-look-at-sidetracked/

    at universities along the Cascadia corridor, and at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) 2012 Annual Summit in July in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. “It’s been an eye-opening experience,” said Rose. “I never knew the complex issues that surrounded transportation investments in our country and how much public demand played into that.” Anderson, a communication major concentrating in journalism, and Rose, a political science and global studies double major, are members of PLU’s MediaLab

  • Common Reading Program comes full circle with author’s visit to PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/09/13/common-reading-program-comes-full-circle-with-authors-visit-to-plu/

    . According to Zink, the program helped ease some of the awkwardness of meeting new people. “I liked reading a book with everyone because it gave you something to talk about.” Read Previous Government scientist shares passion for empowering women and minorities Read Next Lutheran Studies conference examines the Lutheran perspective on political life 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

  • ‘Follow your bliss’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/09/29/follow-your-bliss/

    . “That’s what I’d encourage for students. Really follow your bliss.” Foster is now the co-owner of a community supported agriculture program, Zestful Gardens. Joining Foster were Stephen Alexander , who majored in anthropology and manages an offshore team in New Delhi, India for Russell Investments; Andrea Sander ’05, who majored in political science and English and is currently an attorney for Microsoft; and Kevin Anderson ’80, who majored in religion and is the president and CEO of Wesley Homes, a