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The Lavender Community seeks to honor, celebrate, and uplift the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ students.
and color of pride and community. To learn more about Lavender Graduation, please visit: Lavender Graduation. There are other narratives that speak to the importance of the color lavender. One such narrative is that lavender is a blend of the traditionally gender-identified colors pink and blue. Lavender blurs these two lines and subverts and challenges gender norms. For more information, please see the following student article from the Dallas News: www.dallasnews.com/news/lgbt/2014/10/29/lgbtq
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Professor of Religion and Culture | Environmental Studies | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.
Biography Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture. Her research interests address questions of healing, place, and ecology, and how religious belief and practice can work to promote ecological and social justice in Ireland and in North America. Most
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Professor of Psychology | Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies | ceynarml@plu.edu | 253-535-7297 | “Remember that Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels” – attributed to Ann Richards I became interested in psychology as an undergraduate at the University of Northern Colorado.
Michelle L. Ceynar Professor of Psychology Phone: 253-535-7297 Email: ceynarml@plu.edu Office Location: Ramstad Hall - 101 Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Montana, 1996 M.A., Psychology, University of Montana, 1995 B.A., Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Research pertaining to gender issues and prejudice Books Early Psychological Research Contributions of Women of Color, Volume 1 (Routledge 2023) : View Book
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Professor of Religion and Culture | Religion | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.
Biography Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture. Her research interests address questions of healing, place, and ecology, and how religious belief and practice can work to promote ecological and social justice in Ireland and in North America. Most
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The Brown University Physics Department is launching the Brown PREP (Promoting Representation and Equality in Physics) (virtual) program intended to help students from traditionally underrepresented groups and gender minorities to prepare their applications for advanced study in physics. See the link https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/brown-prep . We will have sessions…
Promoting Representation and Equality in Physics Program Posted by: nicolacs / October 12, 2022 October 12, 2022 The Brown University Physics Department is launching the Brown PREP (Promoting Representation and Equality in Physics) (virtual) program intended to help students from traditionally underrepresented groups and gender minorities to prepare their applications for advanced study in physics. See the link https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/brown-prep. We will have sessions
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College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers. The Sista Circle group at PLU offers that opportunity to female students. It’s a place where women…
The Power of Female Mentors Posted by: vcraker / December 9, 2020 Image: Barbara Gilchrist ’20 and Nicole Jordan ’15, Coordinator for The Center for Gender Equity, pose for a photo, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Lakewood. Both were involved with the Sista Circle event. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) December 9, 2020 College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers
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In her free time, professor of religion Dr. Bridgette O’Brien likes to participate in ultrarunning—completing runs longer than a marathon (26.2 miles). While Professor O’Brien is out on the trail, she often takes that time to think about her connection to the outdoors, a connection…
The Trail to Social Justice: Ultrarunning Meets Dark Green Religion Posted by: Matthew / December 4, 2017 Image: Runners and researchers: Dr. Bridgette O’Brien (left) and student Collin Ray (right) collaborated on a Kelmer-Roe project about ultrarunners and gender. December 4, 2017 By Helen Smith '19PLU HumanitiesIn her free time, professor of religion Dr. Bridgette O’Brien likes to participate in ultrarunning—completing runs longer than a marathon (26.2 miles). While Professor O’Brien is out
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The sociology curriculum at PLU is cumulative, such that the skills developed in lower-division courses set the groundwork for the skills to be developed in upper-division classes.
SOCI 232: Research Methods SOCI 330: Family or SOCI 336: Deviance SOCI 496: Sociological Theory SOCI 499: Capstone STAT 233: Introductory Statistics 4 semester hours of a 200-level SOCI course. Choose from 210 (Gender and Society), 240 (Social Problems), or 287 (ST in Sociology). 4 semester hours of a 400-level SOCI course. Choose from 410 (Social Stratification), 494 (Gender and Violence), or 495 (Internship). Plus: 8 semester hours of SOCI electives not used above. Choose from 210 (Gender and
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The Trans Task Force was created in Fall 2016 as part of PLU's response to the Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students released by the Department of Justice and Department of Education in May
The Trans Task ForceMission StatementThe Trans Task Force was created in Fall 2016 as part of PLU’s response to the Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students released by the Department of Justice and Department of Education in May 2016. This group’s mission is to create a campus that is inclusive and welcoming of all students, regardless of gender identity, and to ensure that students who identify as trans have the resources and support necessary to persist and succeed. The Trans Task Force
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Each year, the Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture is arranged by the Scandinavian Area Studies program. This endowed lecture series, made possible by generous donations by descendants of PLU’s first
Arctic seen through the lens of literature, folk and classical music, and Sámi culture. This year’s lecture, entitled “Why Norwegian Women Can Have it All,” was presented by Norwegian journalist Cathrine Sandnes. Sandnes’ title implied a contrast between American and Norwegian perspectives and practices of gender equality. In a 2012 essay entitled “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” American Ann Marie Slaughter made the bold statement that current conditions in American society made the balance
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