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. Our faculty are teacher-scholars, who are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change here in the US and abroad. Hispanic and Latino Studies graduates leave PLU equipped with the cultural competency and sensitivity to be effective participants in the global community of the twenty-first century. Many of our students participate in our study away programs in Mexico, Spain, and Uruguay, and community-engaged learning in Latino/a

designed learning experiences that support students’ academic and social transitions into college. Among these events, New Student Orientation (NSO) is an integral step on Lutes’ journeys toward understanding and expressing the distinctive PLU mission. NSO Learning Objectives Understand and articulate the distinctions of PLU’s approach to education and learning: Lutheran Higher Education; Vocation; and Diversity, Justice and Sustainability.  Begin building relationships with members of the Lute

drawing on methods and perspectives from multiple disciplines. To this end the program offers courses and experiences designed to equip students with the skills and analytical methods needed to comprehend and engage with contemporary global problems and possible solutions, particularly those related to development and social justice, transnational movements of people and ideas, and international affairs.PLU Global Studies Statement Against RacismQuick Links My Academic Pathway Catalog Course

need to bring your passport, social security card, or birth certificate to campusIn order to work for PLU, you will need to fill out an I-9, which requires us to see proof that you are a US Citizen or that you have work authorization. The most common forms of proof are a passport, social security card, or birth certificate. We cannot accept copies, scans, photos, or expired documents and a driver’s license is not sufficient. If you do not bring the required documents for List A or List C to campus

social justice, translational movements of people and ideas, and international affairs Affiliated/Related programs Native American and Indigenous Studies Program Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Study Away CatalogThe department offers majors and minor Chinese Studies, French & Francophone Studies, Global Studies, and Hispanic Studies and minors in Chinese and Latino Studies. The department also contributes to Native American and Indigenous Studies by offering introductory level

Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic

environments. Thus we: ● Work collectively to reimagine models and practices that create ecological, social, and economic systems and relationships where all can thrive, today and in the future. ● Affirm sustainability efforts that respect, care for, and lift up those communities most disadvantaged by ecological degradation, communities both human and non-human, both local and global. ● Immediately establish and nurture a long-term sustainability strategy, which permeates throughout the PLU community and

high standards and help students believe in themselves. Excellence in that endeavor takes time and practice. We constantly strive to improve our approach: To be creative, never boring or routine. Teachers, too, play an important role in a democratic society whose vitality depends upon a well-educated and discerning citizenry. Thus, we seek interactive, collaborative partnerships between students, teachers, administrators, parents, and the business and social community. The School of Education’s

broken pottery back together with gold, a symbol of embracing flaws and imperfections and living with brokenness. Beauty is possible even when things fall apart. We will look at how we carry both joy and brokenness as individuals and also what it means for our vocations of caregiving for one another and our community. As always, registration is free. All events will be available virtually. The keynote lecture will be open to the campus community for in-person, social distanced, limited attendance

methodology, statistics, and historical and systemic perspectives. In addition, professors offer seminar level courses in their own specialties, ranging from physiological to social issues relevant in psychology. Our psychology courses focus on the development of skills in critical thinking, theory building, research methods, statistical analysis and using psychology in human contexts. Throughout the program direct experience and interactive teaching methods are emphasized. Our goal is to prepare you to