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  • class, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and race. The Center for Gender Equity also maintains a library of books, magazines, and brochures that offer information on a diverse range of topics related to gender, sexuality, and social justice issues. Quick Links Trans Task ForceAll-Gender Restroom MapThe Crucial First Five Minutes of the SemesterLearn techniques to use in the first five minutes of the semester, gender-affirming ways to address your class and tips on correcting mistakes

  • included the legendary Frosty Westering, whose book, “Make the Big Time Where You Are,” she recalls fondly. “He was an inspiration for so many people,” she says. “Even years later he remembered who I was, and that just spoke volumes to me.” Another influential professor was Colleen Hacker. “Dr. Hacker was tough and demanded a lot,” she says, but saw things in her that she didn’t yet see in herself. “I learned a lot in the class and actually use it in my full-time job today.” A vocational rehabilitation

  • through over 400 hours of field practicum. Did you know? The PLU social work curriculum allows for graduates to apply for advanced-standing, a one-year Master’s in Social Work (MSW) degree in programs nationwide (typically, the MSW takes two years). Did you know? Want to study abroad? There’s a popular social work study away class that takes place in Tobago or Rwanda during some of our January terms, taught by PLU professors and staff! Did you know? Another study away course is “January on the Hill

  • . Rather than telling them to do X-Y-Z, I want to give them opportunities to learn and grow, and I think that’s beneficial, not just on the football field but off the field as well. For many college student-athletes, they may not have much autonomy in their daily life, for example, they may be told for when to work out, when they go to class, etc., so I think giving the team opportunities to name a drill, name a play, choose a drill, can be motivating and fulfilling for each of them. How do you think

  • Environmental Justice, from colonization to Standing Rock (Gilio-Whitaker) 2020: THICK, and other essays (McMillan) 2019: Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen (Vargas) 2018: Radical Hope : Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times (De Robertis) 2017: Black Girl Dangerous : On Race, Queerness, Class and Gender (McKenzie) 2016: Citizen : An American Lyric (Rankine) 2015:The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Alexander) Other PLU workshops and educational campaigns

  • entire curriculum for it and eventually taught it. It was that "not-TA-not-faculty/in-between" area that I was left to my own devices to teach in. But once I was a TA, I was like, “Oh, I like this! I like being the one to engage and go around the table and talk to people." I used to have a couch in this spot, and the couch has moved over the years and it was a great place for students to be in smaller settings before or after class. They'd sit and do work. But when I got rid of it, this big empty

  • religious and spiritual traditions, including those other than their own. Interfaith scholars also will identify and engage opportunities to consider the intersection of religious and spiritual identities with other salient social identities (i.e race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, sexuality, citizenship, ability, etc) that PLU community members express and experience. View Full Interfaith Advocate Description Apply on the ” Rieke Scholar Application” and select “Interfaith Advocate” for

  • developing core geologic competencies in students and he has always given generously of his time to assist students with lab and class assignments. One alum commented “his classes were some of the most challenging, so learning from him was not only a huge accomplishment, but also a privilege that I’m very glad I had the chance to experience.” He is fondly remembered by all for this British accent – with its unusual pronunciations – his gracious manners, and his droll sense of humor. Prior to coming to

  • since the Industrial Revolution. Of course, I loved this class because I was able to look at history from an economic and technical perspective. We studied textile looms, clocks, weapons, automobiles, computers, iPhones, and the Internet. I have found that studying how people have used new technology is both compelling and relevant to our times. More abstractly, Innovation Studies encourages general critical thinking skills and the ability to spot new patterns and trends. We look at subjects from

  • Elisabeth Esmiol-Wilson, PhD, LMFTDepartment of Marriage and Family TherapyPreparing Clinicians Using Feedback Informed Treatment Tools Elisabeth Esmiol Wilson and students working with iPads in a Marriage and Family Therapy class. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) MyOutcomes   Product Website: http://www.myoutcomes.com/ Cost:  $20/monthElisabeth Esmiol Wilson is an Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy. Her role in PLU’s MFT