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  • on various levels--sex, race, and class, to name a few--and a commitment to reorganizing U.S. society so that the self-development of people can take precedent over imperialism, economic expansion, and material desires." @savebythebellhooks For those new to this account, it places Saved By the Bell (1989-1993) stills alongside bell hooks quotes, in this instance taken from Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (1981). Although hooks focuses on US society in the twentieth century, the Regency

  • to exploration in genre. Most of my undergraduate work was in poetry, but the problems of writing poems weren’t as intriguing to me as the problems of writing fiction. I liked that the directors at the time, Stan Rubin and Judith Kitchen, were open to that kind of thing. Though it took just one poetry class my first year to confirm that poetry would be the road not taken! I had no idea what kind of book I wanted to write when I got to my first residency at PLU. I had no lofty notion that I’d

  • International Honors social justice class and understanding that working toward a big amorphous goal like equity takes time and patience and allowing space for all the different problems that can come up. We also read the Myth of Sisyphus, where this guy is doomed to roll a boulder up a hill, watch it fall down and roll it back up, forever. And he eventually comes to find contentment in the fact that he has a job to do, something to find a purpose in. So, melding all that together (laughs)… Even though it’s

  • Seidel, assistant professor of biology, and her student researchers are studying “instructor talk;” in other words, everything an instructor says in a course that is not directly related to the content or topic of study. “I think instructor talk is cool and important because I hear from students about how one thing their instructor said in class has changed their life or career path,” Seidel said. “If what an instructor says can have that much power, it is a variable worth considering.” (Video by

  • Examination of issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, etc. as they relate to educational practices. (4) EDUC 287 : Special Topics in Education To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing courses not yet available in the regular curriculum. The title will be listed on the student term-based record as ST: followed by the specific title designated by the academic unit. (1 to 4) EDUC 288 : Special Topics in Education To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time

  • . We encourage you to use a PLU purchasing card, if you have one, when making your travel arrangements. However, if you prefer, you may use your personal credit card. 2. All domestic and foreign travel should be booked in the least expensive class. You may be asked to provide an explanation should you book airfare that costs more than coach fare. 3. To maximize discount fare possibilities, air travel arrangements should be made as far in advance of the travel date as possible. 4. When traveling to

  • particular, the music of the award-winning band Snarky Puppy. This coming year, we are returning to a single standard jazz big band format of five saxes, four to five trumpets, four to five trombones, and rhythm section of guitar, piano, bass, and drums. We will go back to rehearsing Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 1:55-3:15. Combo class will go back to meeting on Tuesdays from 1:45-3:15, will now require a screening audition, and be more structured to allow for a meaning ensemble-like experience for

  • environment and the intercultural study of religion, the course equips students to more thoughtfully and critically analyze ideas and traditions in religious and indigenous communities and in the environmental movement. Centering democratic education, the class asks students to research, reflect, and practice communicating on current environmental concerns. (4) RELI 240 : African American Religious Traditions - RL, VW, GE Introduction to the history and diversity of African American and/or Afro-Caribbean

  • member has a role in advancing the mission.” And, Belton stresses, the university must grow its endowment so more students from diverse backgrounds can access the world-class liberal arts education PLU offers. A HOME, NOT A PYRAMID It’s not lost on Belton that he’s the first PLU president without pastor or doctor in front of his name. But he doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. Instead, he shows “respect for the fact that I don’t know what I don’t know,” he said. He listens, asks questions

  • quality of the people. Every PLU community member has a role in advancing the mission.” And, Belton stresses, the university must grow its endowment so more students from diverse backgrounds can access the world-class liberal arts education PLU offers. A HOME, NOT A PYRAMID It’s not lost on Belton that he’s the first PLU president without pastor or doctor in front of his name. But he doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. Instead, he shows “respect for the fact that I don’t know what I don’t