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By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that comes to mind is a creative combination of new social practices and existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include certified fair trade organizations, which provide equity in trading relationships through an integrated supply chain, and the new Enable Talk smartphone app, which allows...
globally-focused curriculum and experiences give students a chance to slow down and look at the world we live in through new lenses. From the experience, we can consider new and innovative approaches to problems. Collectively, Social Innovation comes from this type of process.” To learn more about the Innovation Studies program, visit the program’s website or contact program director Michael Halvorson.
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By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that I think of is creatively combining new social practices with existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include fair trade organizations , which provide equity in trading relationships through an integrated supply chain, and…
society, and structural inequalities, just to name a few concerns. PLU’s approach to social innovation is interdisciplinary, and it draws on strengths within the Lutheran tradition of higher education and curriculum featuring eleven different departments and schools. We look for and create connections between traditional liberal arts programs, the technical fields, and the professional schools. A recent Peace Day celebration at PLU asked students what they would change in the world. (John Froschauer
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As a Latino Studies minor at PLU you will become part of an interdisciplinary learning community committed to intellectual inquiry around pressing issues of race, identity, gender, social class,
motivated by your personal histories, intellectual curiosity, economic pragmatism, or a desire to serve, we are confident that you will thrive in our program and its mission-driven curriculum. Students at Café Mayapan, a collective space for community empowerment (El Paso, TX) What is Latino Studies?Often described as “a border discipline,” Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary field that aims to foster and advance knowledge about the US Latino experience through the critical lenses and methodological
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The Intercultural Development Inventory is a 50-item questionnaire available online that can be completed in 15–20 minutes with complete confidentiality.
Intercultural Development Inventory® Is this program right for your organization? The Intercultural Development Inventory assesses intercultural competence—the capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities. Email the program manager to find out more The Intercultural Development Inventory is a 50-item questionnaire available online that can be completed in 15–20 minutes with complete confidentiality. PLU’s Qualified
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The success of the Wild Hope Center for Vocation is due, in large part, to the work of faculty mentors who engage students with questions of meaning and purpose—in the classroom, in casual
some aspect of Lutheran tradition; noted statements on formation of a sense of vocation, including vocation in teaching; analyses of students’ development of a sense of vocation; and one or more of the “big and pervasively provocative contemporary intellectual works” referred to in the third objective above. Moreover, participants will contribute exciting materials from their respective disciplines that have cross-disciplinary significance, and they will have the opportunity to share with each
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Marketing & Communications faculty and staff.
Chris Albert Director of Digital Communications Full Profile 253-535-8691 albertct@plu.edu
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We have been collecting data on social impact initiatives at PLU, across all academic disciplines and non-academic programs.
impact projects. The Social Innovation research team at Garfield 208. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) You may have been contacted by one of our ambassadors, the Provost’s office, or our project leads, Shelly Kurtz (Giving Tech Labs) or Mike Halvorson (Innovation Studies). We want to be inclusive! Help us document our university’s commitment to local and global social impact projects. Examples include faculty and student research, socially-focused courses & curriculum, community events, grants, athletics
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PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.
accommodate working students, courses will be offered on a hybrid schedule. Portions of each class will be offered online (either synchronously or asynchronously), and some of the in-person classes will be offered in late afternoons and evenings. Clinically-orientedThe program is designed to help students prepare for social work careers in a variety of settings related to physical and behavioral health in clinical specialties such as healthcare, schools, community organizations, policy development, and
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The B.A. in Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level generalist social work practice.
The Social Work CurriculumThe B.A. in Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level generalist social work practice. The social work curriculum is based on an integrated, developmental approach to learning and reflects a national consensus on social work education. Each course counted in the Social Work major must be completed with at least a C-.Major in Social Work48 semester hours SOCW 290, 332, 335, 336, 360, 460, 465, 480, and 481 (36) SOCI
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EPC Proposal Evaluation and Institutional Impact Evaluation forms are available in the Documents and Forms section of the Provost Office website.
Notice of Curriculum ChangesNotice of Curriculum changes (also known as the “30-day clock”) information 2007-2017 are available in the Office of the Provost Educational Policies Committee Resources folder in Sakai.EPC FormsEPC Proposal Evaluation and Institutional Impact Evaluation forms are available in the Documents and Forms section of the Provost Office website.20242023202220212020201920182024Feb 13 - Mar 15SOCW: Degree Name ChangeFeb 22 - Mar 23Apr 9 - May 9May 23 - Jun 24Oct 10 - Nov 9Oct
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