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  • individuals, families and communities. According to the Washington State Department of Health (2021), there are projections of even greater demands for mental health services, putting additional pressure on an already stretched system. The necessity for well-trained MSW-level social workers is evident. This need is a driving force behind the launch of the MSW program at PLU. “At PLU, we have a long history of undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for good in our world,” said

  • , providing you with the ticket number and a note that an email confirmation is on its way.Check Status of Your RequestsTo check the status of your requests, click the “History” button at the top of the page. You’ll see a list of your requests. Click on the number (1) of a request  to see the details. View the details of your ticket. If you want to add a note, click on the “Add Note” button (1) and enter your note in the box. If you want to send a copy of the ticket to someone else, fill in a valid email

  • essentially pulled back into Tacoma to do what I was doing before, but on a professional level,” Lindhartsen said. In just the 30-year history of the individualized major, PLU students have designed degrees in digital media, Indigenous studies, global health, and environmental education. To do this, students draw from PLU courses and develop their expertise through extensive and rigorous conversations and planning with a committee of faculty who support and guide them. “You take courses from all around

  • course (Innovation Seminar), in addition to supporting coursework in design thinking, ethics, business principles, and the history of technology. Now in its third year, Innovation Studies currently has 45 students enrolled in the program. Congratulations to all 2021 graduates! Sage Allen Sage Allen majored in Strategic Communication with two supporting minors in Innovation Studies and Specialized Marketing. His next step is commissioning as an officer into the Army Reserves and pursuing a career in

  • abuses, stigmas in society, and structural inequalities, just to name a few social concerns.   PLU’s approach to social innovation is also interdisciplinary- the curriculum draws from eleven departments and schools, including business, communications, history, English, computer science, political science, and economics–just to name a few disciplines. There are meaningful connections between the traditional liberal arts and the technical fields and professional schools. The program is also carefully

  • application portal.  This will send a recommendation request to them and they may choose to upload the form from bullet one, a letter of recommendation, or both. ResumeUpload your resume via the application portal that includes your: Employment history Significant academic, professional, and community achievements Honors and awards Personal Statement of Professional Goals Upload personal statement via the application portal. The statement should be 300-400 words addressing your educational and

  • . | Thursday, April 12 | Xavier 201 Please join the Women’s and Gender Studies and Hispanic Studies at Pacific Lutheran for a screening of Dolores: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother. Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. She tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside César Chávez, but her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. This multi-award winning film explores her life and reveals the raw, personal stakes

  • of the students who will take part in this premiere were even born yet when these things became part of PLU history. It’s important for them to know this past, too.” Asked how it happened that Fanfare, Fantasia and Finale was written so long before the anniversaries it was meant to celebrate, Kracht said, “I had been thinking about these two significant creations—Dr. Meyer’s march and the Mary Baker Russell Music Center—and realized their fiftieth and twenty-fifth anniversaries, respectively

  • just didn’t fit right,” she said. “I hadn’t settled and was looking for something else.” When Kelly learned that the NAIS Working Group was in the process of developing a program in Native American and Indigenous Studies, she took advantage of the university’s Individualized Major option and worked with Professor Suzanne Crawford O’Brien to design her own major. She combined courses in Anthropology, History, Religion, and Xws7ámeshqen, the Samish language, with research with elders from her tribe

  • 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 social threats. Cook says these motives, such as establishing social ties, gaining status, self-protection, and finding and retaining mates, were essential for human survival throughout evolutionary history and still drive