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Consider how long you want to immerse yourself in another culture. Programs range from a week to a year, and everywhere in between.
: Namibia coursework lines up with the junior year Education curriculum at PLU. There has also been a Comparative Education J-Term course offered in Namibia that is a good fit for Education students in their senior year. J-Term course offerings change each year; in January, study away course offerings for J-Term of the following are announced.ENGLEnglish Gateway: IHON-Oxford, England Featured: Aberdeen, Scotland Featured: London, England Featured: Tasmania, Australia Featured: Wellington, New
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Dr. Carmiña Palerm, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 26th (4:00-7:15pm) and May 28th (4:00-6:40pm) Hispanic Studies 499 is the culminating course for the Hispanic Studies major.
:10pm - Q & AEl silencio de la muerte: La poesía como expresión de la injusticia contra migrantes centroamericanos” / The Silence of Death: Poetry as an Expression of Injustice Against Central American Migrants”5:10-5:30pm - Ellie Dieringer5:30-5:40pm - Q & ALatinidad y política: la examinación de identidades esencializadas y la homogeneidad falsa en la demografía de voto latino/a/x en los Estados Unidos / Latinidad and Politics: Examining Essentialized Identities and False Homogeneity in Latino/a/x
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Fireside Chat with PLU Alumna Suzy Levy, ’99, and Author of Mind the Inclusion Gap: how allies can bridge the divide between talking diversity and taking action Tuesday, October 1, 2024 12 noon – 1pm Pacific time Register for Zoom details We live in a wonderfully diverse and increasingly connected world. With that rise in...
Dowland and a J-term group studying the intersection of religion and politics. Suzy is a specialist in social change. She works with senior leaders across the public, private, education and third sectors to solve some of the most pressing social issues of our time. Although her experience is wide-ranging; from sales & marketing to major technology upgrades, new product launches and organizational mergers, Suzy is widely recognized for her pragmatic and thoughtful approach to inclusion and diversity
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Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | David Biespiel is a contributing writer at The Rumpus, Partisan, American Poetry Review, Politico, New Republic, Slate, Poetry, and The New York Times, among other publications. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently Charming Gardeners and The Book of Men and Women, which was chosen one of the Best Books of the Year by the Poetry Foundation and received the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry. His books of essays include A Long High Whistle: Selected Columns on Poetry and a book on creativity, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle. Recipient of Lannan, National Endowment for the Arts, and Stegner fellowships, he has taught at Stanford University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Portland State University, and Wake Forest University, in addition to other colleges and universities. He is a longtime faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland. Mentor.
with metaphors and figures of feeling and thought, mysteries and politics, birth and death, and all the occasions we experience between womb and tomb. Poetic utterance ritualizes how we come to knowledge. Poetic form ceremonializes those rituals. In the same way that poems illuminate our individual lives, poems also help us understand ourselves as a culture. Or at least they spur us to ask the questions. Poetic utterance mythologizes our journey of being. Poetic utterance tells and interprets our
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Spanning the globe during J-Term 2008 In January more than 400 students were sojourners in 21 countries across the globe as once again PLU classes convened on all seven continents. ANTARCTICA Journey to the End of the Earth From the great South American city of…
developed their global awareness by learning about the society, culture, history, politics and environmental concerns of this island nation. SCOTLAND Social Psychology of Ghosts and Hauntings As one of Great Britain’s most haunted cities, Edinburgh, Scotland, is an ideal place to apply social psychological principles to paranormal occurrences. Through knowledge of social psychological concepts and theories, PLU students constructed accounts for the seemingly “unexplainable” at places such as Edinburgh
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By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 24, 2014)—Longtime teacher (and former PLU student and instructor) Andrew Milton has released his first book, centered on the regulations and social expectations that are harmful to our schools. Milton has been…
Education, discusses the regulations and politics that have become ingrained in many school systems. As he explains, “The pattern in which regulators assume a program will have a predictable effect on all schools, regardless of circumstances, is seriously detrimental.” Milton discusses that as school regulations move from local to state to federal governments, the requirements become more intense, yet less useful to the classroom setting. This book argues increasing governmental management, in other
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Despite the challenges and uncertainty of life during the pandemic, PLU student Gurjot Kang ’21 is focused on her future after graduation. Kang is interning with the Tacoma Housing Authority to help build her skills and improve the community through this difficult time. Kang —…
together in the same office. Sometimes it can be a difficult adjustment, that’s really the main way I think interns are being impacted.”Study Political Science at PLU The student of politics seeks to understand how governments are organized and structured, how political processes are employed, and the relationship of structures and processes to societal purposes. “I’m very thankful for this opportunity with the Tacoma Housing Authority, and all of my managers who have helped me, especially during the
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Operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Chief Leschi Schools enrolls 670 students in preschool through high school. Visual representations of Northwest Native culture and art are present throughout the school, and the curriculum is infused with the tribe’s cultural heritage. Chief Leschi is one…
our full Jenifer Leavens ’18 feature. Lute Powered: AmazonLute Powered: City of TacomaLute Powered: MultiCare Health SystemLute Powered: Port of Tacoma and Northwest Seaport AllianceLute Powered: Educational Service District 113 Read Previous Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her capstone Read Next PLU and TCC announce Automatic Admission Partnership COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you
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**New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024**
Credit J-Term GNUR 704 Pop Health, Policy, & Politics (2) Study Away option (Mexico/DC/Oly/Tacoma)2 Credits SpringGNUR 705 Information Systems & Patient Care Technology (2) GNUR 713 Physical Assessment (3) GNUR 714 Advanced Practice Clinical Decision Making (2) GNUR 720 Primary Care Procedures (3)2 Credits 3 Credits 2 Credits 3 Credits Year 2 Summer GNUR 706 Biostats, Analytical Methods, & Epidemiology (3) GNUR 721 FNP1 Didactic (2) GNUR 731 FNP1 Seminar/Clinical (3) (120 hours)3 Credits 2 Credits 3
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**New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024**
Credit J-Term GNUR 704 Pop Health, Policy, & Politics (2) Study Away option (Mexico/DC/Oly/Tacoma)2 Credits SpringGNUR 705 Information Systems & Patient Care Technology (2) GNUR 713 Physical Assessment (3) GNUR 714 Advanced Practice Clinical Decision Making (2) GNUR 720 Primary Care Procedures (3)2 Credits 3 Credits 2 Credits 3 Credits Year 2 Summer GNUR 706 Biostats, Analytical Methods, & Epidemiology (3) GNUR 741 PMH1 Didactic (2) GNUR 751 PMH1 Seminar/Clinical (3) (120 hours)3 Credits 2 Credits 3
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