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www.plu.edu/wangcenter
As a globally-focused university, PLU provides students with
many challenging and rewarding opportunities to experience the world, weaving
global education through almost every aspect of study and many co-curricular
programs.The Wang Center for
International Programs is the university’s focal point for global education,
with the vision of educating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and
peaceful world, both locally and globally.
Services provided by the Wang Center include: advising
students for study away, awarding student and faculty research grants, collaborating
with faculty in offering short off-campus courses and directing semester abroad
programs, organizing biennial global symposia, assisting visiting scholars, and
supporting student-driven co-curricular activities.
With appropriate planning, it is possible for qualified
students in almost any major to successfully incorporate study away into their
degree plans. Majors in all fields are
encouraged to participate in off-campus study; there is a wide range of
opportunities for January term, semester, academic year and summer programs as
well as international internships. Over
500 PLU students each year incorporate study away in their academic experience.
To learn more about study away and other global education opportunities, visit the Wang Center for International Programs on-line or in person. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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