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. The title will be listed on the student term-based record as DS: followed by the specific title designated by the student. (1 to 4) SOCW 325 : Social, Educational, and Health Services in Tobago - VW, GE Explore strengths and needs of Tobago and effects of history and colonialism on the development of community problems. Through service learning, interaction with agency staff and community members, readings and reflections, develop an understanding of the meaning of service in another culture and
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cognitive, social, or financial benefits that come from learning to program? If so, how should communities teach these skills to their citizens? History professor Michael Halvorson invites the PLU community to a webinar related to his newest book, Code Nation. The project explores the fascinating history of learning to program in America, including early research on software development in government labs, popular movements that emphasized programming, and the early history of technology companies such
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. “Where we are right now in our nation’s history and our national rhetoric, we need to learn how to talk about race. Most of us learn about race on our own, and that can be really difficult.” “At this 12th convening of The People’s Gathering, participants will be challenged to double down on their sense of outrage and speak to it,” Cunningham said. “Double down because it’s too late in the day, to be stuck in the same old place. Fighting the same old battles, around power and privilege and wickedness
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Anna Marko Consultant She/Her Biography Biography Anna is a History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies Major. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and listening to podcasts.
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January 23, 2014 A mock-up of one of the panels in the exhibit Us Local People: Sámi Vuoiŋŋa and Resilience. (Courtesy of the Scandinavian Cultural Center.) Scandinavian Cultural Center Exhibit Kicks Off Months-Long Human-Rights Inquiry at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham, Content Editor Pacific Lutheran University’s renowned Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) will hold a free public reception celebrating the opening of an important exhibit that explores the history of the Sámi, the native people of
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March 14, 2011 Embracing the past to learn about the future To understand the future there is a need to understand the past. Angie Hambrick, director of the Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center, said too many people have forgotten the past.“We’re so wrapped up in our present,” she said. “There’s a connection between the past and what’s happening in the present. You can’t forget about history.” Hambrick said it is the lack of historical knowledge that led to the development of this
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. #LutesTeaching In addition to the one-year master’s and certification program, PLU also offers what’s known as an “alternative route” certification program. It’s designed for people who may already have classroom experiences as paraeducators, or for professionals with math or science expertise who want to teach in those high-demand fields. GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT EDUCATION Larry Kennedy Kennedy entered PLU with a bachelor’s degree in history from Washington State University. At WSU, Kennedy said, “I had a lot
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, articles, guides to archives and other publications. Some of his books include: World in the Balance: Behind the Scenes of WWII Hitler’s Foreign Policy, 1933-1939: The Road to WWII A World at Arms: A Global History of WWII Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight WWII Leaders Professor Weinberg’s lecture on April 7, “Pope Pius XII in World War II,” addresses the heated controversy among historians regarding the silence of the Pope. Called “the Pius Wars,” historians still argue why the Pope did not
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. Other topics featured during the conference include visual arts during the Holocaust, a dramatic presentation of the writing of Anne Frank and approaches to teaching Holocaust history. The conference will also showcase the work of PLU faculty and students. This conference is free and all sessions are open to the public. Registration is requested. The program on Friday, March 18, is designed with educators in mind, and is focused on lessons of diversity and tolerance that can be learned through the
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February 25, 2013 For the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, Neil Foley, the Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Chair in American History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, spoke about immigration issues and realities. We’re like the Borg – We Swallow up Everybody By James Olson ’14 For the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, Neil Foley was in fine form speaking with wit and sober candor on “The Hispanic Challenge and the Latinization of America,” before a crowd Feb. 25 in the
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