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By President Thomas W. Krise Sept. 8, 2014 We are delighted to welcome you all to the 2014 University Convocation!
abroad: PLU is a national top 10 university in the percentage of undergraduates who study away, nearly 50% last year alone compared to 3% nationally. In fact, PLU was the first American university to have study away classes on all seven continents at the same time. But it’s not just THAT we study away, it’s HOW we study away that makes PLU distinctive. These are not quasi-vacation trips to museums and scenic destinations. These are purposeful, immersive learning opportunities where students are
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2015 Convocation 2015 CONVOCATION President’s Remarks Good morning! I’m delighted to welcome you all to the 2015 University Convocation! Whether you are a part of the entering class of 2019, a student joining us with some college experience already behind you, or an exchange student…
eradicating racism in the U.S. Armed Forces. My father had helped found the Army Community Service, which included many resources for combating racism and helping the Armed Forces become the first major American institution to desegregate.And my father, with my mother’s important help, founded the Defense Race Relations Institute to train professionals to deal with racism and bias. As a child, I remember protesters waving the Confederate flag and spitting invective at my parents and their coworkers. The
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The Wang Center Research Grant Program is designed to support students, faculty, and faculty-student teams that seek to conduct original research in an international setting.
, Neoliberal Development? The Effects of NAFTA on Local Livelihoods in Sothern Mexico Robert Wells, Haley Huntington, Kortney Scroger, Valery Jorgenson and Katherine Bauman, Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis 2012-2013Student Projects Torhild Skillingstad, The status and teaching of Taiwanese Kenny Stancil, An analysis of the use of Public Space in Santiago throughout the Chilean Student Movement Faculty Projects Lisa Marcus, Finding Zlata Jampolski: Nostalgia and Jewish-American Self
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By Makaela Whalen The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed is enhanced by the wildlife it offers a sanctuary to.
return to the park (“Swan Creek Salmon Challenge 2022”). The salmon are also of extreme religious and cultural importance to the Native American Tribes that have lived on this watershed for countless generations. This importance is highlighted in the First Salmon Ceremony, where someone is honored with the task of catching the first salmon of the season that is shared by all before the bones are returned to the river (“First-salmon ceremony”). There are many salmon education and rearing programs that
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In their own words By Chris Albert Soon new PLU graduates will go out into the world. In the following, some Lutes share their stories of why they came to PLU, what their experiences have been and what’s the next chapter in their lives. More…
Classics and early American political thought, especially through the writings of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Carre Avary – Bachelor of Arts in education Why PLU? I’ve wanted to go to PLU for as long as I can remember. When I decided to go into education, PLU was the best fit for me and my family. My PLU experience: The students in the education department have become an extended family. I have learned more here than I ever thought I would. I have built relationships that will last a lifetime
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Major in Social Work 52 semester hours, including SOCW 245, 250, 350, 360, 460, 465, 475, 476, 485, 486, 498, and 499 SOCW 232 or SOCI 232 SOCI 101 STAT 233 (must be completed at PLU) 4 semester
(particularly race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation) as applied to individuals, families, groups, institutions, organizations, and communities locally and globally. Volunteer experience is required. (4) SOCW 250 : Social Policy I: History of Social Welfare - ES Exploration of power, privilege and oppression emphasizing political process and global social change in the development of the American welfare state and the profession of social work. Students reflect critically upon personal and social
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Tuesday May 23, 2023 2:00-6:00pm in Morken 105
movements advocating for equality in terms of race and gender to discussions about police brutality and political leaders. Nonetheless, the extent to which sports can contribute to the environmental cause is yet to be fully established. One promising, widespread way in which sports–and more specifically, sports teams—can more intentionally contribute to the environmental movement is through relationships with local Indigenous groups. Using principles of Social Psychology and Native American Indigenous
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Q&A With Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13 Rave Reviews Are Rolling in For Her New Book, ‘Perfectly Good White Boy’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Right out of the gate, Carrie Mesrobian’s first young-adult novel, Sex & Violence , racked up some serious…
write some Great American Novel. But I thought maybe writing a mystery might be a good challenge. And it was—too good! I have no skill for murder or deception. That was my first project, and I learned so much about how to spin along a plot and keep the reader interested. Mary Blew was such a great mentor that first year; she really treated me like an adult and helped me see how all these different writing conundrums I had were ultimately my problem and mine to fix. I wanted to do my very best work
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In 2022 — when polarities abound and institutions and individuals alike have been called to reflect, redefine and transform — what does it mean to call the work of equity “innovative”? As a concept, innovation can be used interchangeably with words like ingenuity, progress, newness,…
ACTIONHere’s how the group grappled with how (and whether) equity work and thinking — conceived of as “diversity and inclusion” or “D&I” at PLU — might be considered innovative: Tyler: Well, let me start with this: I think the way that we in the American and Western paradigm understand D&I is through the lens of capitalism. We’re looking for something new, something lucrative, something about ownership and commodity and quotas that can be framed as something innovative, right? And because of that, I get a
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The PLU Psychology colloquium series aims to provide PLU students, faculty and staff rich, meaningful exposure to the state of the art in research in psychology.
DateSpeaker NameTitleAffiliation April 13, 2012Sarah Roseerry, Ph.D. "Social Cues 'Mediate Media' for Language Learning"Center for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington March 16, 2012Julie T. Kinn, Ph.D. and Kelly Blasko, Ph.D. "Technology in Care for Posttraumatic Stress: Mobile Applications, Websites, and Virtual Reality" National Center for Telehealth & Technology, Joint Base Lewis McChord March 2, 2012Time Beyer Ph.D."Young Children's Interpretation of Standard American English
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