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  • By Makaela Whalen The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed is enhanced by the wildlife it offers a sanctuary to.

    greater diversity of traits than we have today. There are currently 22 Chinook populations remaining. It is hard to know precisely, but scientists believe we have lost over 15 Chinook runs and most of those losses were runs that returned in the spring to their spawning ground. Currently, Puget Sound Chinook salmon are at only 10% of historic numbers” (“Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan”). Despite the variety of efforts being undertaken to protect and restore salmon, their numbers remain low. A recent

  • Study away is an opportunity for students to pursue their academic interests in a different cultural context.

    commitment to foreign language study 80% reported an enhanced interest in academic study 52% attained graduate degrees; of those, 15% received a Ph.D, Ed.D, JD, or medical degree Cultural Development 98% reported the study abroad experience helped them to better understand their own cultural values and biases 94% stated that the experience continues to influence their interactions with people from different cultures 90% said studying abroad influenced them to seek out a greater diversity of friends

  • if only electronically. We hope that this page will allow alumni to reconnect and current students to meet some of their predecessors. Please email us with pictures and stories to share.

    . Have you ever heard the saying “go and find where the world’s greatest need meets your greatest passion?” I feel like that is what is happening right now. Alaska is an amazing natural location, filled with adventure opportunities, and the cultural diversity is always of interest to me, as well as being able to provide support to the people. As I feel out the situation there, I am really hoping to consider a PhD track in psychological anthropology. However, at this point, my eyes are feeling a bit

  • A year of achievement and a Decade of Change Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is a great joy for me to welcome each of you to University Fall Conference as we prepare to launch the 2010-2011 academic year, the 121st year in the life of…

    each and everyone of you do with students on a daily basis. Living and learning initiatives in the division last year included a successful pilot of first-year wings in residence halls, expanded career planning and job search activities, increased diversity and social justice programming, enhanced commuter student lounge space, new Campus Ministry opportunities and special outreach to students who are military veterans. Health, wellness and safety services supported students throughout the year and

  • The Office of the Provost publishes guidelines for the recruitment and selection of new faculty. The guidelines are a digest of prevailing practices by the academic units of Pacific Lutheran

    an exception to the above procedures (D.2.d), it is contemplated that a pre-tenure faculty member, or a tenured faculty member with fewer points, might be retained in preference to a tenured faculty member with more points of the same academic unit, in order to meet (i) specific curricular needs or (ii) established institutional priorities related to diversity and inclusion, the president may take such action via a recommendation to the Board of Regents. Before presenting such a recommendation to

  • . Purposes, advantages, and limitations of standardized and other assessment tools are explored. (2) EDUC 429 : Diversity Responsive Children's Literature Explores diversity responsive children's literature and why these texts are imperative for all readers. Emphasizing identifying, selecting, and evaluating high-quality, diversity responsive books across genres and formats (e.g. novels in verse, graphic novels, print/digital) as well as strategies for advocacy and use in K-6 classrooms. (2) EDUC 438

  • Mission PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth. Diversity Statement Diversity is “the condition of difference necessary to all life and creativity.”  Martusewicz, Edmundson, and Lupinacci, 2011 At PLU, diversity is intrinsic to the vitality of learning, resilience, and growth. Thus, we will: Be responsive to how intersections and context impact how power is experienced Act upon the

  • wontons The class getting to try their hand at folding and sealing wontons Steaming the dumplings Veggie eggrolls This year's theme is Food & Literature

  • Course Title ANTH 102 Introduction to Human Cultural Diversity - ES, GE ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory - ES, GE ANTH 203 Great Discoveries in Archaeology - ES, GE ANTH 335 The Aztecs, Mayans, and Their Predecessors - ES, GE ANTH 343 East Asian Cultures - ES, GE ANTH 368 Edible Landscapes: The Foraging Spectrum - ES, GE ANTH 370 The Archaeology of Ancient Empires - ES, GE CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese - GE CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese - GE CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese

  • awarded, will be applied to the first term of the program.Dr. Ellen K. Carruth Diversity & Inclusivity in Counseling Scholarship - $500The Dr. Ellen K. Carruth Diversity & Inclusivity in Counseling Scholarship was named after a past beloved board member and fierce advocate of diversity and inclusion for all marginalized individuals.  All applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be entered into a lottery, WMHCA is committed to providing eight $500 scholarships. Applications must: Must be a