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MissionThe mission of the Master’s in Social Work Program at Pacific Lutheran University is to prepare skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leaders and change agents who work toward just, equitable, and empowerment-based service provision, policies, and systems on local and global levels. The program emphasizes critical consciousness, critical thinking, scientific inquiry, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive theories and methods to promote social, economic, and environmental justice and advance

Cultural Criticism” course. “I am excited to get to work with the students and faculty at PLU, develop some great relationships, and help get some innovative ideas off the ground,” Hoyt said. Hoyt’s goal in the first year of the program is to introduce students to the study of visual communication and teach a variety of digital skills and software. Hoyt also hopes to use the study of image and argument as a piece in PLU’s mission to greater social justice and awareness. “I know that PLU is very much

, Cellular and Organismal Properties of Living Systems; Physical, Chemical and Biochemical Properties of Living Systems; Social and Behavioral Sciences Principles; and Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills. The first 3 sections are organized around foundational concepts or “big ideas” in the sciences. They reflect current research about the most effective ways for students to learn and use science, emphasizing deep knowledge of the most important scientific concepts over knowledge simply of many

, Cellular and Organismal Properties of Living Systems; Physical, Chemical and Biochemical Properties of Living Systems; Social and Behavioral Sciences Principles; and Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills. The first 3 sections are organized around foundational concepts or “big ideas” in the sciences. They reflect current research about the most effective ways for students to learn and use science, emphasizing deep knowledge of the most important scientific concepts over knowledge simply of many

What is social annotation?If you’re familiar with Genius, the digital platform that allows you to annotate and interpret the lyrics of songs, you know what social annotation is already. If not, it’s simple. Social annotation is the collective annotation or addition of notes to texts in order to interpret, illuminate, comment on, respond to, or inquire about anything from punctuation or a word to a whole paragraph. Anyone who has ever annotated the margins of a text and shared it with someone

Calling all Social Workers...Contact us and let us know where you are and what you are doing since leaving PLU. We’d love to hear from you. Email us at: socw@plu.eduEmily Goodright '15I recently accepted a position at Work Opportunities, a non-profit organization that assists individuals with developmental disabilities in obtaining employment and engaging in their communities. I am a Community Access Specialist, and I get to work with individuals in their communities supporting them in

Social Work Learning Outcomes1. Upon completion of the social work program, students will demonstrate professional and ethical behavior, including ethical decision-making, using reflection & self-regulation, demonstrating professional demeanor.2. By the end of the social work program, students will be able to identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services; assess how social welfare and economic policies

Social Work at PLU Congratulations Class of 2024! 2024 SOCW Graduates Congratulations Class of 2023! Congratulations Class of 2022! Congratulations Class of 2022!Congratulations Class of 2022! Congratulations Class of 2021! Congratulations Class of 2020! Congratulations Class of 2020! Lobby Day! Olympia, WA 2020 J-Term on the Hill 2020 Congratulations Class of 2019! Congratulations Class of 2018! J-Term 2018 – Rwanda J-Term On The Hill J-Term 2018 – Tobago Graduating Class of 2017 Phi Alpha

The Social Work CurriculumThe B.A. in Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level generalist social work practice. The social work curriculum is based on an integrated, developmental approach to learning and reflects a national consensus on social work education. Each course counted in the Social Work major must be completed with at least a C-.Course Offerings: 190 Introduction to Social Work 175 January Term on the Hilltop 232 Research Methods