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2020 Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies CapstonesMessage from Seth Dowland, WMGS Chair: We are delighted to present the abstracts of our 2020 Women’s and Gender Studies capstone students. The WMGS capstone offers students the opportunity to draw on theoretical tools they have learned in their courses in order to think critically about work they are doing in a practicum. This combination of theory and praxis is a hallmark of women’s and gender studies, and it posed a particular challenge to our

PLU, the philosophy of food involves educating students, faculty and staff about social justice, sustainability and community, McGinnis said. The university works to create a positive dining experience to ensure students are nourished and ready to learn those lessons. And that positive experience goes beyond the plate. It takes into account conversation, tablescapes and the company. PLU brings people together in the University Center Commons, where students dine together and with professors and

assess the old. Coursework includes analysis of crime, deviance, family and gender issues, race/ethnicity, social class, social problems and inequality. In addition, sociology provides training in a range of research techniques that can be applied to many areas of social life and policy. The Sociology curriculum at PLU is cumulative, such that the skills developed in lower-division courses set the groundwork for the skills to be developed in upper-division classes. We advise students to select their

, and community-engaged learning. The psychology department also has many partnerships with organizations in the area, so our grads have scored internships and jobs in fields like EMT, nursing, social work, psychology, HR, teaching, sales, government, and policymaking. A degree in psychology can empower you to help others more effectively, and it serves as a foundation for graduate level studies in law, medicine, and other kinds of social sciences. (buzzing) Meet the Professors More Stories Visit

unmotivated, Taylor-Mosquera would remind himself of the generational poverty and lack of educational opportunities he’d witnessed during his sojourns back to Colombia. “I would say to myself ‘if they are in the kind of situation they are, and I get to be here, then I really need to get it together.’” Eventually, an introductory Hispanic literary studies course — taught by Carmiña Palerm, associate professor of Hispanic studies — eliminated his indecision, and Taylor-Mosquera was back on track. “It was

Capstone: Senior Seminar II - SR MUSI 499 Capstone: Senior Project - SR NURS 498 Capstone Seminar - SR PHIL 499 Capstone: Advanced Seminar in Philosophy - SR PHYS 499A Capstone: Senior Seminar I - SR PHYS 499B Capstone: Senior Seminar II - SR POLS 499 Capstone: Senior Seminar - SR PSYC 499 Capstone: Senior Seminar - SR RELI 499 Capstone: Research Seminar - SR SOCI 499 Capstone: Senior Seminar - SR SOCW 498 Capstone Proposal - SR SOCW 499 Capstone: Senior Seminar - SR THEA 499 Capstone - SR

Beginning Tennis - FT FTWL 163 Beginning Badminton - FT FTWL 164 Pickleball - FT FTWL 173 Mountaineering - FT FTWL 177 Weight Training - FT FTWL 179 Core and Stretch - FT FTWL 182 Low Impact Aerobics - FT FTWL 183 Power Aerobics - FT FTWL 186 Step Aerobics - FT FTWL 188 Boot Camp Conditioning - FT FTWL 189 Kickboxing - FT FTWL 192 Intermediate Tennis - FT FTWL 197 Advanced Weight Training - FT FTWL 201 Swimming for Non-Swimmers - FT FTWL 205 Skin & Scuba Diving - FT FTWL 207 Basic Sailing - FT FTWL 212