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be needed to fight racism,” Kamari said. Another piece featured a sea of white faces accompanied by the word “privilege,” something PLU student Maya Perez said her peers had to be mindful of while interacting with the local high schoolers. The senior sociology major said student leaders, such as herself, hosted a training to teach fellow PLU students how to be allies and and not “college-educated white saviors.” Perez said she was impressed by the depth of participation from the Lincoln students

platform for helping others.” "Although it can be tiring to hear so many cases and testimonies, it is extremely fascinating to see our legal system in action and very rewarding when that system can offer protection and safety to our clients."- Kendra Saathoff '17 As a sociology major, Saathoff already possessed a passion for social justice and advocacy work. These interests ultimately served as a gateway to her job at the Family Justice Center. Jennifer Warwick, a former victim advocate with PLU’s

time here at PLU is that I am leaving with lifelong friends.” Bridgewater’s advice for her fellow Lutes who have yet to order caps and gowns: make the most of the time you have left. “While we are here to learn, it is also important to build relationships and experiences,” she said. Below is a collection of experiences built by other Lutes who say goodbye to PLU this week.Tori Sullivan, sociology Tori Sullivan '18 (Photo by Oliver Johnson '18/PLU) By Helen Smith ’19 Tori Sullivan first found her

plans on moving back home to Lynnwood, while starting a nursing position at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, working the day shift on a surgical procedural floor. Mitsui loves kids and aims to work in pediatrics. Mitsui said she’s considered working to become a nurse practitioner in the next five years. “I think it’s really important to set goals in my career,” she said. “You’re able to do a lot more and it would just be another opportunity to help me grow as a nurse.”Thomas Horn, sociology major

PLU Faculty Member Named to Nationwide ‘40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire’ List Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 23, 2015 Image: Kate Luther, Assistant Professor of Sociology at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 23, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 23, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Sociology Kate Luther has been named to NerdScholar’s new nationwide list of “40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire.”The 40 professors were

,” says Provost Joanna Gregson. “We attract students who are enrolling in college with the specific goal of leveraging their education to positively impact their communities. The new criminal justice program will provide us with another excellent route to prepare our students to meet their goals and serve the public good.”  Faculty members say that the new program, which includes both a major and minor in criminal justice, grew out of a longstanding criminal justice track within the sociology major at

is most common among adolescents and college-aged young people and has begun receiving attention from the psychological community on par with the attention paid to eating disorders. The Adlers’ work is the first to move beyond a psycho-medical analysis of self-injury to include social dimensions of how this behavior is carried out and influenced. Patti Adler, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  Peter Adler, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at the

American Sociological Association’s Honors Program Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 9, 2020 March 9, 2020 By By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Admin AssistantTACOMA WA - Congratulations to Robert Gallagher (Sociology Junior) for his acceptance into the prestigious American Sociological Association's Honors Program!According to the ASA “the Honors Program provides undergraduate sociology students a rich introduction to the professional life of the discipline. Once admitted, these

knew exactly what they wanted to do. I entered college undecided because I knew that I had time to explore and change my mind. I wanted to leave college with a major that allowed me to help others on a daily basis, but I was unsure about what that major would or could be. In my first year seminar class, our TA spoke about a friend who came into college undecided. After multiple major changes, she ended up getting a sociology major; something she hadn’t even heard of prior to entering college. Funny

April 1, 2013 Have you ever read a romance novel? Professor of Sociology Joanna Gregson reads a novel by Nora Roberts, one of the highest-selling romance authors of all time. Gregson interviewed Roberts as part of her research on the writers of romance novels. By Steve Hansen It all started when a box of pink and lavender romance novels arrived at Professor of Sociology Joanna Gregson’s office. The box came from a friend and fellow sociology professor with whom Gregson had attended graduate