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facilitating better international collaboration in psychological research,” he said. “My hope is that completion of the project will motivate others to pursue cross-cultural explorations of psychological phenomena and that the data we collected will allow us to test novel ideas regarding the effects of the pandemic.” Cook appreciates that PLU encourages students and faculty to collaborate and have meaningful relationships where everyone can grow. “The students that work with me on these projects become my
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coming to PLU for the long haul. He returned to Germany in 1980 after earning yet another Fulbright award, as one of 20 educators nationwide to be selected that year. “It is important for a teacher of German to stay current on educational, cultural and political developments in Germany,” he said at the time. “Ultimately it is the students who will benefit.” After his retirement, Rodney continued to give his time, to the university and beyond. Among his activities, he remained involved with the Boy
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countries, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for graduates to work overseas as English language teaching assistants. This program facilitates direct cultural interaction and mutual understanding on an individual basis for Fulbright awardees, who meet, work, live with, and learn from the people of the host country, through sharing daily experiences. The host countries determine the number and criteria for candidates. Award/Stipend/Benefits: round-trip transportation to the host country
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you’re are less civilized, and more in touch with the kinds of primal instincts one has to use to survive. I think in this over-civilized, over-developed world, some feel there is a cultural, existential crisis going on. Ultrarunning in a natural setting is a way for people to connect in a meaningful way to not only each other, but to their primal past. It’s a way to reconnect with nature.” In her research, Dr. O’Brien is focusing on a group of five elite women from the ultrarunning community
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engaged in exploring the most important issues of our time in local, national, and global contexts. Through generous gifts from donors we can continue our collaborative learning and research endeavors as we seek to better understand human behavior and experience and apply that knowledge to improve society.`` Michelle Ceynar, Ph.D. Dean, Social SciencesMake a GiftInterdisciplinary Studies``Students in Interdisciplinary Studies embody PLU's commitment to diversity, justice, and sustainability. They work
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Women’s Studies Association conferences in 2016, and were accepted to present. Taiwo and Hambrick presented different aspects of their research at each conference that November. At ASHE, the pair participated in a roundtable discussion during which they shared their research process. Hambrick said she enjoyed how the roundtable dialogue centered on black women. They discussed transitioning, black women in doctoral studies at PWIs, and black girls in K-12. Engaging in conversation with black women
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accepted gender roles, patriotism, and the main characteristic of the charro himself, his machismo.” LaRee Graham“Through the Eyes of Native Americans: Film, Alcohol and the Mainstream Audience” LaRee Graham For years there has been studies done on Native Americans- often this has led to a fascination for Native American culture. However, when it comes to our fascinations, Hollywood has profited off of the white imagination for years. Hollywood has continually re-created the Native American figure to
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far different from that of rural France in 1941-45? While on the surface our situations might look different, the essentials are the same. For its time and place Le Chambon was quite diverse, and shared many characteristics with PLU as a faith community. There were a fair number of Protestants, but also Catholics, Jews, conservative Christians and some who had doubts and skepticism about religion in general. They were a community with leaders, who had a religious and cultural tradition, but who
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worker require this broad theoretical perspective. Social workers are involved in areas that are influenced by political, economic, social, psychological and cultural factors. To that end, the program stresses an understanding of social science theories and methods. The curriculum provides a foundation for understanding the interaction of individual, family, and community systems, as the basis for generalist practice. Students learn a multi-method approach to social work practice that enables them to
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