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perspective to the story of Saint Kateri. Her lecture considers the power and potential of Indigenous decolonizing activism, as Saint Kateri’s devotees claim the space of the Catholic Church to revitalize traditional cultural practices, teach and learn Indigenous languages, and address critical issues such as protecting Indigenous homelands from environmental degradation. Jacob addresses issues of gender justice—such as respecting the autonomy of women while encouraging collectivist thinking and

Earth Continuing global education through sustainability and service Tamara Williams and Joel Zylstra — who lead the Wang Center and the Center for Community Engagement and Service, respectively — discuss the environmental impacts of study away and how Pacific Lutheran University “onsets” its carbon footprint, as well as other issues related to global education and community service. The Wang Center for Global Education The Center for Community Engagement and Service Listen to the full discussion

sexual harassment and sexual assault, microaggressions, bullying, unhealthy drug and alcohol use, environmental injustice, mental health crises, academic integrity (and more), are all things active bystanders can work to change. For a deeper understanding of these issues, please contact the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability with any questions. Understand why you might be hesitant to act: Sometimes, we can be unsure if we need to step in, especially if we believe someone around us will

received his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Washington. His career has focused on health communications. Currently, he leads member communications for Accolade, a health advocacy organization and volunteers in work to improve environmental health. Annē Linn ’08 Annē (Hoblitt) Linn (’08) graduated from PLU with majors in French, Spanish and Global Studies. She subsequently continued her education with a Master’s in Public Health from Tulane University, with a concentration in

Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on… July 7, 2023 AcademicsMusicSustainabilityThe ArtsTheatre

Environmental Lab Scientist in Training The City of Tacoma is recruiting for a temporary part-time to full-time (up to 960 cumulative hours) position of limited duration (six months with the potential to extend an additional 6 months as long as the cumulative hours do not to exceed 960 hours) as… May 2, 2024 Opportunity Blog

Josh Smith (PLU I&TS) have worked on creating this free and public collection of material. Together they have uploaded these photos, written descriptions, and identified GPS locations of the monuments.Restoring the Flow: The Deschutes Estuary and Environmental EthicsIn the fall of 2018, Dr. Jenny James’ first-year writing seminar titled “Water, Politics, Place” took part in a community engagement partnership with the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team (DERT), located in Olympia, WA. Students

larger Tacoma community, through the vibrant and unique Greater Tacoma Peace Prize organization that honors our own local peacebuilders. We recognize our Norwegian, international alumni as important connections between the more recent past and today. Last but not least, we can be inspired by our PLU students who have ventured to Norway to study and experience for themselves Norway’s political, cultural and environmental relevance in the world today. The sociologist Hans Magnus Enzensberger once

Nick Etzell ‘23 helps peers find their calling Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, with minors in philosophy, business, and innovation studies. In his time at PLU, he has been involved with the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as both a vocation intern… April 14, 2022 Clubs & OrganizationsCommunityInternshipsInvolvementLife on CampusPLU GradsPsychologyServiceStudent Life

Sustainability in Monastic Communities Originally published in 2021 Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they… May 22, 2022