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lasting impacts your class might have on your students, but my hope is that it gave them some new tools to use in their encounters with cultural diversity, something that can be discovered in forms as everyday and “familiar” as pop music. by Mike Rings

at Wounded Knee in 1890 and the attacks on 9/11 in 2001.  In both cases there were those who responded in absolutistic terms of good and evil, “us” versus “them.”  This response tends to end inquiry by providing the comfort of apparent certainty.  However, there were also people who responded to these events with a call for greater toleration, more diversity or pluralism, engaged and situated inquiry, and ongoing and open democratic processes.  These voices do not hide from the moral ambiguity

Oaxaca was a different experience. “I really didn’t know anything about Oaxaca.” The state of Oaxaca is rich in diversity, with sixteen distinct indigenous communities with their own languages and culture. Alexis firmly agrees, “Not everyone in Mexico speaks Spanish.”  The Oaxaca program is grounded in social justice, exploring complex and developing human rights issues and movements, including indigenous peoples, women, workers, and more. “I saw development projects for indigenous peoples…and I have

responsibility to increase opportunities for these young men to experience leadership in meaningful ways,” Cushman said. “Their voices, concerns and stories (should) be shared and validated by the community.” Cushman says that cultural responsiveness is vital. Becoming culturally responsive, however, is a multi-step process that Cushman says “does not happen overnight.” People must check their belief systems and question the motives behind their own personal opinions and convictions. Next, they must validate

“Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” The conference is free and open to the public. ScheduleWednesday, October 26Glenn KurtzRobert P. EricksenGlenn KurtzPost-film discussion: “Three Minutes: A Lengthening” Who: Glenn Kurtz, Ph.D. Stanford University in German Studies and Comparative Literature Bio: Glenn Kurtz is the author of Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2014), which was selected as a “Best Book of

technologies and partner with campus and community groups to integrate historical storytelling with art, music, literature, environmental studies, business, and more! Check out our new History department podcast at https://innovativehistory.org Graduates from the last 5 years: Their jobs Membership Coordinator, Washington State History Museum Licenced Therapist, Arizona Junior Research Associate, Corporate Governance, Strive Infantry Platoon Leader, US Army Infantry Platoon Leader, US Army Client Program

hours per week through the duration of the semester can equal 4 credit hours. How should I evaluate the student?Evaluation is determined on a case by case basis, usually determined by the discipline, the number of credit hours and the student’s learning objectives. Some faculty sponsors have students keep a daily log and submit a final research paper. Others may have their student read several print materials, write a literature review, and present to a panel of faculty. If you would like to discuss

) Calculus BC4 or 5MATH 151 & 1528Gen Ed (Quantitative Reasoning) Chemistry4 or 5CHEM 100TR4Gen Ed (Natural World) [Speak with PLU's chemistry department chair for possible CHEM 115 credit] Computer Science A4 or 5CSCI 100TR4Gen Ed (Quantitative Reasoning) [CSCI 144 if CSCI 270 is completed with a C or better] Computer Science Principles3, 4 or 5CSCI 100TR4Gen Ed (Quantitative Reasoning) English Language & Composition4 or 5GENR 100TR4Elective English Literature & Composition4 or 5ENGL 100TR4Gen Ed

) Calculus BC4 or 5MATH 151 & 1528Gen Ed (Quantitative Reasoning) Chemistry4 or 5CHEM 100TR4Gen Ed (Natural World) [Speak with PLU's chemistry department chair for possible CHEM 115 credit] Computer Science A4 or 5CSCI 100TR4Gen Ed (Quantitative Reasoning) [CSCI 144 if CSCI 270 is completed with a C or better] Computer Science Principles3, 4 or 5CSCI 100TR4Gen Ed (Quantitative Reasoning) English Language & Composition4 or 5GENR 100TR4Elective English Literature & Composition4 or 5ENGL 100TR4Gen Ed

Scholarship of Nursing Conference. The recipient is recognized through a certificate, a check for $500, and their name and credentials being displayed on the Teaching Award Plaque located in the SoN administrative offices. The nominee should represent the following criteria: Actively pursues the development of current, evidence-based content for the nursing curricula and for her/his area(s) of expertise Incorporates practices from the scholarly literature on teaching and nursing education into course and