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  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)— On Saturday, March 21, a diverse and distinguished group of speakers will present “ideas worth spreading” at the fourth annual installation of TEDx Tacoma. Among that group will be three Pacific Lutheran University faculty members representing a variety of PLU’s…

    claim or reclaim their roles as public agents and citizens. She is the author of the book Profits, Pundits and Gurus: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement and recently has submitted the manuscript of her second book, Teacher, School, Mother: Re-envisioning Motherhood in the Academy.Maria ChavezAssociate Professor of Political ScienceChavez’s areas of teaching and research interest include public policy, American government, Latino politics and race/ethnic politics. She is the co-author of the

  • Dr. Charles Bergman begins his phased retirement in Summer 2015 after thirty-eight unusually interesting and accomplished years at PLU.

    , and participation on major university committees. Barbara came to the United States in 1976 from South Africa, which was then suffering under the prolonged racial oppression of the apartheid system. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Literature from Southern Illinois University and taught and held administrative roles at colleges in South Dakota, Virginia, and North Carolina before coming to PLU in 1990. Barbara’s experiences of fighting racial and ethnic oppression shaped her research and teaching

  • Innovation Studies minors must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in the following key areas: Introduction to Innovation Studies (4 credits) Innovation Principles (8 credits) Elective (4 credits)

    the era of globalization. Topics include technological change, business organization, business ethics, and the place of women and minorities in American business society. PHIL 225: Business Ethics Application of moral theories and perspectives of relevance to business practices. Examination of underlying values and assumptions in specific business cases involving, e.g., employer-employee relations, advertising, workplace conflict, and environmental and social responsibilities. POLS 345: Government

  • By the time she earned the university’s highest degree, she left with more than a shiny new title. The nurse practitioner for Providence Medical Group at Hawks Prairie Internal Medicine in Lacey,

    Management Supply-Chain Management Technology and Innovation Management Learn MoreBrooke Brown named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year Brooke Brown ’06, an ethnic studies teacher at Parkland’s Washington High School, was recently named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Brown engages students in her classroom by centering each student’s rich experiences to encourage them to recognize the values in

  • Major in Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies 36 semester hours GSRS Core  16 semester hours GSRS 201: Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (4) Offered every semester GSRS 301:

    taught as “Literature of the Raj” ENGL 217 when taught as “Asian-American Literature”; “Civil Disobedience: American Protest Literature of Race and Justice” ENGL 380 when taught as “Global Refugee Literature” IHON 112: Liberty, Power, and Imagination NAIS 363: Race and Indigeneity POLS 288 when taught as “Latino Experience in America” POLS 365: Racial and Ethnic Politics POLS 370: Prisons & Prisoners PSYC 335: Cultural Psychology PSYC 387 when taught as “Race, Anti-Racism, and Child Development” RELI

  • We are glad that you are interested in learning more about working in Campus Life at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU)!

    the all-residence hall on-call duty rotation with all Community Directors, providing initial crisis response. Provide support and follow-up for students and staff in conflict management and resolution. Serve as an educator and review officer within the Student Rights & Responsibilities (conduct) system. Belonging, Enjoyment & Learning Collaborate with colleagues within Campus Life to design, implement, and assess university-wide initiatives, such as LUTE Welcome, clubs & organizations, leadership

  • A Statement related to Religious and Spiritual Identities and Practices (for Students, Faculty, and Staff) As a University rooted in the tradition of Lutheran Higher Education, enacting a mission of

    : PLU values the religious and spiritual life of its students and seeks to provide reasonable support and accommodation for religious observances. Students are responsible for reviewing their syllabi each semester and communicating with their course instructors about religious observances that are likely to create a significant hardship and/or conflict with academic coursework, assignments, and/or course attendance policies. There will be no costs or fees for seeking reasonable religious

  • Example #1 As your instructor, it is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, written work, and our one-on-one meetings.

    scheduled exams, assignments, or required attendance in courses. Please review the course schedule at the beginning of the semester to determine any such potential conflicts and let me know about the need for religious accommodations. If you could do so at least three weeks in advance of the date when the conflict occurs, that would be ideal. While I am happy to provide such accommodations, I understand that asking a faculty member for assistance can be intimidating; if that’s the case, you can contact

  • Check out this panel discussion from International Education Week at PLU, featuring representatives from all of the Wang Center's Gateway locations!

    patient will and the need for caregivers to act without clearly discerning what that will is. The frameworks of ethical reasoning provided by two influential moral theories often yield conflicting conclusions on specific issues. On these pandemic issues, do the conclusions they yield conflict or align? In any case, how persuasive are they?October 28 Cooperating to Control COVID:  Global Governance and the Role of the World Health Organization Dr. Ami Shah, Associate Professor of Global Studies and

  • Membership: Vice president and Chief Operating Officer (chair); one person from Provost’s Academic Council (selected by the Provost’s Academic Council); the vice chair of the faculty; director

    . The members will be appointed by the president for three-year overlapping terms and should be chosen so that the committee collectively possesses knowledge of a breadth of applicable research techniques and surrounding ethical and legal questions. Consideration should be given to the diversity of the group, including members’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and professional backgrounds and sensitivity to community attitudes. The provost, deans, and other faculty may be consulted in order to identify