Neal Sobania, Ph.D., Executive Director
Phone: 253-535-7577
E-mail: sobania@plu.edu
- Strategic budget and program planning for global education
- Global partnerships
- Interface with Faculty Committee for International Education, Faculty Program Directors, and Academic Deans' Council
- Community outreach and resource development
- Wang Symposium and other public programming
- Wang grants for faculty and students
Charry Benston, Assistant Director
Phone: 253-535-7628
E-mail: benstocl@plu.edu
- Logistical and administrative support to faculty leading study away courses
- Budget coordination for semester and short-term study away courses
- Visa applications and international travel arrangements
- Visiting international scholars
Kristin Labs, Study Away Advisor
Phone: 253-535-8178
E-mail: labskm@plu.edu
- Study Away advising for all programs; summer, semester, j-term, internships, volunteering and working abroad
- Oversees Sojourner Advocate peer advising activities, including Study Away 101sessions
- Participates in program policy and development
- Classroom visits and other promotional activities
- Coordinates Returner Reflection series
Patricia Bieber, Program Specialist
Phone: 253-535-8375
E-mail: bieberpk@plu.edu
- Registration, billing, transcripts, and grading processes related to study away
- Student support in application processes, including J-term and longer programs
- Budget coordination for grants and Wang Center
- Maintain Wang Center website
- ISIC cards
Sojourner Advocates: Jacob Augustine, Austin Goble, Katie Oliver, Krista Rajanen
Phone: 255-535-8095
E-mail:sojourn@plu.edu
The Wang Center’s Sojourner Advocates program is a unique peer-to-peer counseling and support service for students who are planning to study away, who are now doing so, or who have just returned from studying away.
These PLU students who are experienced national and international travelers are available to share the the lessons they learned while traveling and as well as tips on how to make the study/travel experience more meaningful, safe, and fun.
To ask for their advice and support and to learn more about the program, contact Sojourner Advocates for 2008-2009 Jacob Augustine, Autin Goble, Katie Oliver, and Krista Rajanen.
Semester Program Directors
In collaboration with Wang Center, leading PLU's semester study away programs:
Contact Kristin Labs, Wang Center, Norway Semester Program (labskm@plu.edu)
Dr. Barbara Temple-Thurston, Trinidad and Tobago Semester Program (templeba@plu.edu)
Dr. Tamara Williams, Oaxaca Semester Program (williatr@plu.edu)
Dr. Gregory Youtz, China Semester Program (youtzgl@plu.edu)
Troy Storfjell, Ph.D.
Phone: 255-535-8514
E-mail:storfjta@plu.edu
- PLU Fulbright Advisor and Assistant Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies
Gregory Guldin, Ph.D.
Phone: 255-535-7661
E-mail:guldinge@plu.edu
- Faculty Associate, China Partnership - Institutional connections and outreach in China
- Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology Department
Visiting Scholars
Phone: 255-535-7628
E-mail:benstocl@plu.edu
- Visiting international faculty
- Contact Charry Benston for information (benstocl@plu.edu) or 253-535-7628