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: Conference ScheduleNatalie MayerModerator: Natalie Mayer Conference ScheduleKirsten ChristensenModerator: Kirsten M. Christensen, Professor of German, PLU Bio: Kirsten M. Christensen earned her Ph.D. in Germanic Studies, with an emphasis on medieval and early modern literature and culture, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. Her research has focused on writings by medieval women mystics. In particular, she explores the often fraught relationships between women mystics and their male

) NURS 403Clinical Practicum III (5) NURS 404Healthcare Diversity (4) NURS 405Informed Practice (2) January of Senior Year General Ed***One course toward fulfillment of General Education Requirements (4 semester credits) on campus or Study Away Spring of Senior Year NURS 406Continuity of Care (3) NURS 407Clinical Practicum IV (6) NURS 408Organizational & Economic Context of Care (2) NURS 409Health Policy (2) NURS 483Transition to Practice (1) NURS 498Capstone Project (2) Sample Curriculum - Spring

allowed him to “still be in my back yard, in my community.” But as a trail blazing member of a group of students of color, Jackson also found challenges at PLU. A sociology major, he focused his capstone project on the academic experiences of students of color enrolled at predominantly white colleges. “PLU has come a long way, both numerically and in terms of visible signs of commitment to diversity,” Jackson said. It’s one reason he was drawn to membership on the alumni board. “I think I can be part

, row a boat. But for many students, serious, challenging obstacles block the path to participation in organized athletics. In reality, successful student-athletes benefit not only from physical skills, but also from access—and privilege. Members of PLU’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) are aware of that—and are working to raise an even broader awareness. SAAC participated in its second Tunnel of Oppression on Feb. 20, an annual interactive event sponsored by the Diversity Center that

involved was key. We never said no to an opportunity to work with another cultural club because we were all in the same boat. We had very strong ties with other like-minded clubs such as B.L.A.C.K.@PLU, Feminist Student Union, Puentes, Harmony and of course, ASPLU’s Diversity Coalition. We learned from each other, supported each other and became one big family. We respected each other’s missions and goals, but coming together allowed us to be bigger, louder and stronger. Our collective challenge was to

literature, music and political science, history and business, or geoscience and philosophy. To see a list of past Peace Scholars and their majors, please go to www.peacescholars.wordpress.com. How many Peace Scholars are selected?There are two Peace Scholars selected each year. What are the costs of the program?Airfare to and from Norway is paid. In addition, lodging, food and tuition are paid by the program while students are in Norway and costs would be covered if an event occurs in the U.S. Any

field of Latino/a/x literature. Through an examination of narrative texts from different times and places, we will focus on how U.S. Latino/a/x writers reinscribe native roots, cultures, and languages in order to respond to the uncertainties of geographical displacement. English majors may count this course with prior approval from the chair of the English department. (4) Hispanic Studies HISP 101 : Elementary Spanish - GE Development of basic communicative proficiency in listening, speaking

faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland.Ann PancakeAnn Pancake is the author of two short story collections, Given Ground and Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley, and a novel, Strange As This Weather Has Been, which was one of Kirkus Review’s Top Ten Fiction Books of the year, won the 2007 Weatherford Prize, and was a finalist for the 2008 Orion Book Award and the 2008 Washington

, this piece is designed by chaos, meant to be fun, but also very specific. The dancers analyze the story into dance through the process of dramaturgy, the technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation. This is what defines Vonnegut’s description of female shorthand typing pools in the 1950s. However, Winchester’s choreography itself is not the focus of the program but rather a small part that stresses rich opportunity, diversity and education for students and the community

- RL, VW RELI 366 Race, Gender, and Christianity - RL, VW, GE RELI 367 Major Religious Thinkers, Texts, and Genres - RL, VW RELI 368 Feminist, Womanist, Latinx, and Queer Theologies - RL, VW, GE RELI 393 Topics in Comparative Religions - RL, VW, GE RELI 396 Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural Diversity - RL, VW, GE RELI 397 Indigenous Religions and Cultures of the Pacific Northwest - RL, VW, GE SOCW 175 January on the Hill - VW, GE SOCW 325 Social, Educational, and Health Services in Tobago