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honor them on campus.” As an alum Austin is still involved with PLU and the Diversity Center. Since graduating, he worked as an advisor in the Center for Student Success, and now works in the Dean of Students Office as the Director of Accessibility and Accommodations. Through his time in the Diversity Center, he became comfortable talking about diversity and challenging inequality on campus, which he uses in his job today. “When I’m looking through data in my job, I don’t get nervous about the idea

was enriching to my own professional growth into the historical basis for health inequality today.” Is Research Fun? Halvorson: “I can tell that this project worked well for you both. Teresa, is research with Dr. Travis really as much fun as it looks like? You two seem to have enjoyed your time working together.” Hackler: “Yes! I firmly believe that I gained both a mentor and a friend in this process.” “From the start, we were both so passionate about this research and that enthusiasm truly never

January 21, 2014 Lutes study social justice at one of the world’s oldest, most prestigious universities By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director Nine Pacific Lutheran University students are studying at Oxford University as part of the first such program at PLU, one of the only universities on the West Coast to offer such an opportunity. The students, who departed PLU the first week of J-term, will spend the next six months at Oxford studying social justice issues, those issues around

understanding how to gauge whether an article is trustworthy or not.Read full project briefJalyn Turner: Should Social Media Companies De-Platform Users? Artist statement: For this critical making assignment, I made an infographic discussing why social media companies should and should not de-platform users. This infographic aims to be impartial and weigh the costs and benefits of each side.I used information from our discussions on “Social Media & Free Speech,” but specifically borrowed topics from our

our assumptions. Can we call the work of equity at PLU — or anywhere — “innovative?” And what does innovation even mean in this context? As a white woman who works with other white people to increase racial literacy — and as a ‘21 graduate of the Rainier Writing Workshop, PLU’s Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program — I’m interested in the semantics of social justice and the idea of challenging default definitions and linguistic habit. A couple of months ago, via Zoom, I met with four

Caitlin Zimmerman throughout their impressive college careers. “From the moment they arrived at PLU, they all were doing this work, whether in social justice or inequality and inequity,” Feller said. “They’ve all crisscrossed. Most have done a full semester abroad; almost all are involved in the Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management. Students who do that work come my way.” Together the cohort incorporates the essential role of communication in understanding the nature of conflict and of

Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies. Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at PLU to help people in need. Posted by: tpotts / July 15, 2022 July 15, 2022 “I always knew I wanted to help people,” said Marquez about why she chose to study social

Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: vcraker / June 22, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) June 22, 2022 Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at

year’s Alternative Spring Break trip. Students will have the opportunity to travel to the south and learn about social movements through the program titled American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This program is a civil rights tour designed to educate students about how the social movement began, what that meant for society and what it still means for society today. “It’s really an exploration of social change and how social change occurs,” said Amber Baillon, assistant director of

The Evolution of Behavior Posted by: tpotts / November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021 Assistant Professor of Psychology Corey Cook has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to serve as a visiting researcher at the Social Cognition Center Cologne at the University of Cologne in Spring 2022. Cook’s project, titled “Investigating the influence of fundamental motives on social cognition,” will explore how evolved social goals, or fundamental motives, influence the use of stereotypes and appraisals of