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253.535.7595 www.plu.edu/social-work/ socw@plu.edu Heidi Brocious, Ph.D., Chair Within a program that is firmly based in the liberal arts, the social work major is designed to prepare students for beginning professional social work practice as well as graduate study in social work. Social work has both a heavily multidisciplinary-based body of knowledge and its own continuously developing knowledge base. The complexity of social issues and social problems that confront the modern-day social

Highlights Upcoming Events Re•forming Reflective Viewing Feb. 23 Lecturer Mare Blocker will lead participants in the practice of Visio Divina, a contemplative, prayerful viewing of selected illuminations in The Saint John’s Bible , as part of the event “Reflective Viewing: Finding the Divine Within You.” The People’s Gathering Feb. 24 “The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness” takes place at PLU 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Featured topics at the conference will include implicit bias, institutional

further called attention to the racism that pervades all types of systems, including labor hierarchies, health care, and education. We know that our students and community are impacted, and that we have a role to play in addressing injustice. As Global Studies faculty, we teach the historical origins of global issues and to continue to imagine, in collaboration with our students, possible solutions. We know that we also have work to do, including continuing to acknowledge the often-racist history of

The Program Outcomes Self-reflection Paper documents professional development and measures student achievement of expected program outcomes. The student’s self-reflection paper documents their achievement of the program objectives, their development of self-assessment skills as they reflect on work they have completed throughout their program of study, and how their work represents their professional development. This formal paper is a synthesis of knowledge gained and clinical experiences. The

The Program Outcomes Self-reflection Paper documents professional development and measures student achievement of expected program outcomes. The student’s self-reflection paper documents their achievement of the program objectives, their development of self-assessment skills as they reflect on work they have completed throughout their program of study, and how their work represents their professional development. This formal paper is a synthesis of knowledge gained and clinical experiences. The

heritage. For thousands of years, Whale has nourished the Makah.  Excavation at the Makah village of Ozette revealed that whale accounts for as much as 85 percent of all of the food represented by the recovered food remains.  Few sites older than Ozette’s 1500 years have been sampled, but whale bones are common in sites of human activity as much as 4,000 years old. Makah Culture is alive.  Their identity as whalers is an important part of the living culture.  Although more than 70 years had passed

been interested in Jane Austen, particularly the construction of Austen as a character after her death and how we understand her in contemporary readings.Contributors Kathryn Einan is an English Literature and History double major from Pacific Lutheran University. She has interests in Austen’s novels as well as other classic literature and intends to focus her studies on them. She has enjoyed Austen’s books as well has film adaptations of those books ever since she was young. She has an interest in

Earle. Read More The other Washington This January, in the heat of a tense transition of power in the nation’s capital, a ResoLute writer and photographer witnessed some PLU graduates in action and documented a slice of their lives of leadership, care and inquiry. Learn more about their work in Washington, D.C. Read More Makers in the Making Meet three Pacific Lutheran University seniors who use graphic design, ceramics and more to create art. Angelo Mejia ’17 is an ROTC student who came to PLU as

questions: Provide an example from your life that demonstrates your commitment and passion for helping others from marginalized groups. Explain how you have financed your education thus far and how the scholarship would help you accomplish your professional goals. Use the Documents section in the GradCAS application portal to upload your responses before or after you submit the admission application. It can be in MS Word or PDF format. The scholarship questions are not required for submitting the