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In 2022 — when polarities abound and institutions and individuals alike have been called to reflect, redefine and transform — what does it mean to call the work of equity “innovative”? As a concept, innovation can be used interchangeably with words like ingenuity, progress, newness,…
beliefs, practices, imaginings that people have attempted to erase or eradicate. That’s a different way of thinking about the work. Maya: Which I think, like Tyler said, is resurfacing, returning, unearthing and making space for things to breathe after having been buried.Narrator: (With a sigh of appreciation into the thoughtful silence following that evocative image, remembering Maya had focused her studies at PLU “around inequality and its intersections with our natural environment.”) Whew. Tyler
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A new exhibition titled, Finding Tacoma: The Changing Faces of the Northwest Environment will feature the latest photographs by Bea Geller, drawn from work completed during her recent sabbatical. The gallery show runs March 7 to April 4, 2018 with an opening reception on March…
Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary November 8, 2022 Scholarship Application Tips October 17, 2022
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Two years ago, the Wang Symposium explored the phenomenon of political and societal polarization, and its effect on our world. This year, the 10th Biennial Wang Symposium comes full circle, with a focus on “Healing: Pathways for Restoration and Renewal.” “Even as I was planning…
, will reflect on the intersection of art, Earth and spirit that informed their successful advocacy for environmental remediation by a mining company in the Cascade Mountains. The Wang Symposium concludes with Justin Spelhaug, who will deliver the 16th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. Spelhaug leads the Tech for Social Impact group at Microsoft Philanthropies. He’ll explore the role that technology companies are taking in global efforts to fight inequality, eliminate poverty
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Pacific Lutheran University’s Speech and Debate team returned from competition at Western Washington University with major honors: The team earned a coveted debate sweepstakes award for the 2014-15 season—its first such award since 2005—which honors PLU’s performance over the year at tournaments in the Pacific…
medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary November 8, 2022 Scholarship Application Tips October 17, 2022
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As a student, Allen Tugade ’24 engaged in academic and applied sociological research on the student population of Pacific Lutheran University. Tugade was a member of Choir of the West and a well-known student leader on campus, serving as a Wild Hope Fellow and with…
is assessment evaluation. I take all the things that I am learning this semester, and I get to apply it. It is making recommendations to make an impact. Why Study Sociology?Sociology provides students with distinctive ways of looking at the world in order to generate new ideas and assess the old. Coursework includes analysis of family and gender issues, race/ethnicity, social class, social problems and inequality. In addition, sociology provides training in a range of research techniques which
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The 9th Wang Center Symposium – Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference – takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S.
communicate and collaborate across differences to develop solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. These problems include but are not limited to: climate change, food and water insecurity, immigration, poverty, and income inequality, as well as ongoing large and small-scale conflicts resulting from strained relations among those of different races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, and social classes. Acknowledging this challenge, the two-day conference will bring together
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually
minorities, and the land itself have been deprived of freedom and justice. Martin Luther, the progenitor of Lutheran higher education, argued that God’s justice is a life-giving justice for all persons regardless of gender, race or ethnicity, social or economic status – a justice that should suffuse human relationships and the education of future leaders in society. Indeed, he was among the first of his generation to protest business, banking, and religious practices that favored the wealthy few and
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The Conversation has expanded my understanding of third rail inquiry. First, this group values the story as a way of knowing. Each week we begin with a ten-minute personal anecdote.
overlap, multiple discourses produce new understanding, disclosing the complexities of our social location and our myriad commitments.Second, the Conversation values diversity as a resource for principled inquiry. The Conversation has always been intentionally multi-racial and multi-ethnic. Our stories reveal that our economic circumstances are also diverse. Some grew up prosperous and middle-class, some working-class, some poor; most of us have encountered hard times, but many have not had access
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Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and…
May 13, 2014 Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and Communications It’s that time of year again: What do you do with that couch, or mattress or lamp you no longer want? And what about that unopened box of gluten-free
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Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the…
On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land Posted by: Holly Senn / November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021 Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this
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