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Museum Day Live! in 2016. By communicating the topical diversity of the field and the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of psychologists themselves, we are encouraging young women and girls of color, and all visitors, to consider careers in psychology, use psychology to improve their daily lives and create positive social change in their communities, and to be excited by the museum experience.” To learn more about the history of the exhibit, visit APA’s website. Read Previous PLU’s Diversity

frameworks that lend to the understanding of race, including and especially whiteness. 2. Place and belonging: the transformative power of learning particularly in a place of deep connection and community. 3. Narratives: the power of story to serve as a form of both enlightenment and non-violent resistance for social change. 4. Development: familial relationships and their influence on the arc of development from childhood to adulthood. If you have any questions about the book or if your department or

prevent climate change.” More involvement in sustainable living is on the way for Tegels. He is currently preparing to install a hot water panel, which is designed to minimize electricity used to heat hot water in a home. Tegels said there is a lot of misinformation circulating in an attempt to disprove the scientific research done about climate change. He said that enough scientific information points him in the right direction, and moving beyond science he said caring about the planet is simply

to public policy. “It was a change, but I couldn’t have asked for a better university experience,” Cooper said. For his part, Lynam, a transfer from Olympic College, had a similar experience. “I was really attracted to a smaller school and having a more personal relationship with the professors,” he said. So he came to PLU –and he got what he wanted. One of the first classes he took was with political science professor Ann Kelleher. It helped spark his interest in the political process. The

are evaluated is redesigned. “‘Yes means yes’ is not a new consent standard. It is significant because this is the first time that a governmental agency has mandated that universities use ‘yes means yes,’ or what’s called ‘affirmative consent.’”-PLU Assistant Professor of Political Science Kaitlyn Sill What is changing is the presumption of whether or not consent is given… What these laws do is change our understanding of how to approach the question of when consent is given in ambiguous

, Ciabattari said. “Our world won’t organically become desegregated,” she said, stressing that white people should not expect change to happen overnight. “Don’t expect too much too soon.” The divisive presidential election is evidence of the long road ahead, Ciabattari said, adding that Tuesday’s surprising results underscore the need for communities to come together and discuss polarizing issues with compassion, respect and humility. “I have been so aware of my race and my whiteness in the last couple

her time outdoors, set her on a direct path to her career. She joined the Washington Conservation Voters in 2008 and became its president in 2014, leading the organization’s political, campaign, and accountability strategies.“I first learned about the climate crisis in detail – and how to advocate for policy and political change — at PLU,” she said. “I loved my time at PLU. My education taught me to think critically, challenge the status quo, and advocate for my community.” We talked to Murphy

” the classroom. My students have thus not noticed a huge change in content delivery, though they do clearly miss the face-to-face time with me and their peers. The PLUTO training experience resulted in one of the most significant and positive shifts in my own pedagogy in my 36-year career. I volunteered to do it because I felt this was probably the future of academia — I just had no idea how quickly “the future” might emerge! "I am used to delivering content remotely and 'flipping' the classroom

those things have been over time,” he explains. “An analysis of innovation should look at human communities, economic issues, art & design, ethics, technology, and more. If you examine these elements in an interdisciplinary way, you can really assess the dynamics of change in society.” Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the history department, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology. He has also continued publishing books, including the lively new

times. Being open to change is the key to everything, rather than just sticking to a particular mindset. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from your fellow interns and coworkers in Senator Dhingra’s office? I have learned that there is more to the world than the simple black and white, right and wrong, and I think that is a harsh reality to come to terms with just because it is just hard to say if one thing is correct, or one thing is incorrect. I do still think that some truths are truer