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engage with indigenous communities, stories and worldviews at the regional, national, hemispheric and global levels. Most human diversity is found in indigenous contexts. One example: 5,000 of the world’s 6,000 languages are indigenous. The NAIS Program at PLU uses that diversity to structure curriculum and classroom learning practices. The idea is not to present indigenous peoples as museum-like objects, but to engage with them as living, vibrant communities. More info about NAIS This spring, she

Yoruba Agere IfaFind out more This wooden sculpture depicts a kneeling mother with a nursing child in her arms. Bongo Grave PostFind out more This is a Bongo grave post with a male figure, which is carved out of a single piece of wood. Mossi NinanaFind out more The figure has scarification on it, in a style that is found in the Mossi society. Moba TchitcheriFind out more This Moba figure in an abstract human form is carved from a single piece of wood. FiguresMost often carved from wood, but

this central text – which had become the charter of religious and social reform – was absolutely necessary. In order for Germans to read it, however, he insisted that city councils establish public schools for boys and girls, financed by a public tax, in which they would be taught to read. This insistence on literacy gave rise to the kindergarten (the “children’s garden”) and the gymnasium (the secondary school), the first founded in 1528. For the first time in human history, public schools were

school; an interview of the student by a PLU faculty member who speaks the target language in question with a follow-up message from the faculty member to the Chair of Global & Cultural Studies (253-535-7216 or lang@plu.edu) describing the students language proficiency level; other comparable evidence (proficiency test by area community college or university in the target language, etc.) upon consultation with the Chair of Global & Cultural Studies. Students who fulfill their CAS language requirement

students with the foundations to build a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of international affairs. Approved CoursesRequired of all students in this concentration: GLST 331: International Affairs Other Course Offerings: BUSA 337: International Finance and Risk Management ECON 333: Economic Development GLST 332: American Foreign Policy GLST 357: Global Development GLST 387: ST: Nationalism and National Identity *Courses that are not listed here but which meet the content descriptions of the

Carrie Hylander Carrie in Colombia where she completed her Fulbright PLU Class of 2012 Hispanic Studies and Global Studies Double Major Studied away in Oaxaca, Mexico and Granada, Spain  Completed Fulbright in Colombia Now working on Masters in Elementary Ed. from UW At PLU I studied Hispanic Studies and Global Studies. I also completed my Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate through PLU. I studied away in Oaxaca, Mexico fall of 2009 and in Granada, Spain fall of 2011. With the