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distinctive cultures emerge. 200-Level courses You’ll choose a total of four 200-level courses to taken during your 2nd and 3rd year. These classes are not organized around learning one way of seeing many problems (which is what you do when you take a class in a conventional academic department, like economics, political science, biology, etc.), but which instead use many ways to analyze one theme or problem. IHON 253: Gender, Sexuality, and CultureUses multicultural, international, and feminist
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energy and motivation like the shock of what is new. I believe that every person has a distinct camera lens and this comes through in your writing. My job as your teacher is to help you focus that lens, and see in your own unique way–and then help you tell us all that you see. I am interested in mentoring anyone, but am always seeking people with a viewpoint we don’t see too much: working class, transgender, biracial, under-represented cultures, etc. Please come challenge me with something new.
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November 1, 2010 Why does Chelsea Putnam care about social justice? “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” Chelsea Putnam said, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Chelsea Putnam ’12 thinks back to high school and her exposure to diversity issues, one word comes to mind: sheltered. “I had no background or experience,” she recalled. “I just knew I wanted to make a difference.” All
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globally. Competencies involved in communicating, negotiating, strategizing, organizing, making decisions, leading people, and managing a multicultural workforce across borders and cultures. Prerequisite: BUSA 305. (4) BUSA 358 : Entrepreneurship Intensive study of issues and challenges associated with start-up, growth, and maturation of a new enterprise. Emphasizes reduction of risk through planning for and assessing possible future conditions. Prerequisite: BUSA 201. (4) BUSA 361 : e-Marketing
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J-term adventures: Keep up with music students around the world Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 12, 2016 January 12, 2016 Churches, Organs, and Art in The Netherlands and GermanyUniversity Organist and Associate Professor of Music Paul Tegels takes students to visit historical buildings in the Netherlands and northern Germany. Organ students will see and play some of the most significant historical instruments in that region, hearing the repertoire on instruments for which that repertoire
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with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles, and what have these experiences taught you about human diversity and its implications? (250 words) What plans have you made to ensure that you can successfully complete the program? Consider your finances, time management, family and community responsibilities, etc. Field Plan: Students entering their first year (2-year program) of fieldwork are required to be in their field practicum a minimum of 320 hours per semester (~ 21 hours per
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June 4, 2009 Embracing the ‘bigger questions’ and living with a true sense of joy CALLING ANY UNDERGRADUATE an expert in spirituality might be an overstatement. But in speaking with Timothy Siburg, it is abundantly clear that he has done some deep thinking about the nature of spirituality at PLU. And he has some serious credibility. What are the ‘bigger questions’ Timothy Siburg learned to ask at PLU? Last summer, he was one of only 50 undergraduates in the nation invited to attend the annual
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October 28, 2013 Medal of Freedom honoree and PLU alumnus returns for Nov. 21 lecture Alumnus Dr. William H. Foege, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for leading the fight to successfully eradicate smallpox, returns to PLU on Nov. 21 for a free public lecture and book-signing. The event will take place in the Phillips Center at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Foege, an epidemiologist, worked on the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. Presenting Dr. Foege with the nation’s highest
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June 11, 2014 Marissa Meyer ’04 signs one of her latest books in the Luna series, ‘Scarlett’, for a fan this spring at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Love of Sci-Fi and Fairy Tales Leads to Best-Selling Series By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development, PLU Marketing and Communications Marissa Meyer ’04 admits she’s a bit of a nerd—and comes proudly from a long line of nerds, including an uncle who converted the second floor of his house into the bridge of the Enterprise. Really
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). More recently, she has examined contemporary Japanese women’s fertility with regard to their family structure and relationships. Her recent work has been published in such peer review journals as Human Organization (2008 and 2012), Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (2009), Ethnology (2009), and Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2010). Courses she teaches at PLU include “Introduction to Human Cultural Diversity,” “Anthropology of Age,” “East Asian Cultures,” “Ethnic
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