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  • It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.

    ,” he says. “Pain is something that I don’t like to show, so I’ve learned to just internalize it. It’s how I’ve learned to keep living despite all that I’ve gone through.” “This is not a vacation. This is a trip that will redefine who I am.” I met David nine years ago, in an international conflict resolution class at Pacific Lutheran University. We quickly became friends and, eventually, roommates. The following summer he invited me to move into a house three blocks from campus, affectionately

  • When picking a Common Reading book, we consider how the book addresses PLU's commitments to diversity, justice, sustainability, and global education.

    reading. There, There, Tommy OrangeComment: There There is the first novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. Published in 2018, it opens with an essay by Orange as a prologue, and then proceeds to follow a large cast of Native Americans living in the area of Oakland, CA as they struggle with a wide array of challenges ranging from depression and alcoholism, to unemployment, fetal alcohol syndrome, and the challenges of living with an ethnic identity of being “ambiguously nonwhite.” All

  • Sounds of Christmas with a Reformation choral work performed by University Singers and Men’s Chorus and directed by Associated Director of Choral Studies Brian Galante.

    PLU 500th anniversary of the Reformation eventsReflect on PLU’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. September 2016Free at Last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice Free at Last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice In a political season marked by the demonization of ethnic, racial and religious minorities, the sixth annual Lutheran Studies Conference on Thursday, Sept. 29, will bring together scholars, musicians, students and college leaders who will share their

  • Tuesday May 23, 2023 2:00-6:00pm in Morken 105

    2023 Environmental Studies Capstone Presentations Tuesday May 23, 2023 2:00-6:00pm in Morken 105 2:00-2:20pm, The Illegal Wildlife Trade of Tigers and Pangolins in Myanmar Makaela WhalenThe illegal wildlife trade is an issue that threatens the environment, animals, and people across the world. My project focuses on how to combat the trade of tigers and pangolins in Myanmar, specifically with the additional problems presented with the conflict and political instability in the region. Political

  • Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last…

    promote understanding of diverse cultural practices being taught originate in the developing world and/or are perceived as ethnically or racially distinct. In this case, a critical assessment of sexist practices in the target culture, combined with an unexamined student perception of racial or ethnic stereotypes that lead to a view of the foreign culture as “barbaric” and “exotic,” can unwillingly sustain an insidious form of cultural imperialism. Classroom Dynamics In addition to the customary issues

  • 1. These guidelines are intended to provide employees, who are authorized to travel on behalf of the university, with adequate means of transportation, lodging, meals and other services necessary to

    university’s total expenditures, appropriate efforts must be taken to contain and control these costs. In order to fairly administer the policy, few exceptions will be permitted. All expenditures that appear to be in conflict with the intent of these guidelines will be submitted to the next highest level of authority for review. The University greatly appreciates the adherence of its employees to this Travel and Business Expense Policy, and to all other PLU policies.

  • Undergraduate Programs One credit of direct classroom instruction = one 50-minute class period/credit/

    credit of Precepted clinical = 4 hrs/week (60 hours clinical/credit for 15 weeks)Attendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies & Faculty DevelopmentAttendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies and Faculty DevelopmentFaculty with > 0.5 FTE appointment are expected to attend SoN and PLU formal academic ceremonies and faculty development, unless excused due to other obligation or scheduling conflict. These include PLU University Conference, PLU Opening Convocation, Fall Return to Campus Workshops, Fall

  • Undergraduate Programs One credit of direct classroom instruction = one 50-minute class period/credit/

    credit of Precepted clinical = 4 hrs/week (60 hours clinical/credit for 15 weeks)Attendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies & Faculty DevelopmentAttendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies and Faculty DevelopmentFaculty with > 0.5 FTE appointment are expected to attend SoN and PLU formal academic ceremonies and faculty development, unless excused due to other obligation or scheduling conflict. These include PLU University Conference, PLU Opening Convocation, Fall Return to Campus Workshops, Fall

  • All majors must complete one of the Concentrations below. Students may complete more than one Concentration.

    and gendered minority communities, including women writers of color and LGBTQ authors. Course content varies. Course is repeatable once with different topic. (4) ENGL 396 : Studies in Literature, Race, and Ethnicity - IT, GE Study of literature through the lens of race and ethnicity. Students explore English-language texts written by authors of color, and/or writers from marginalized ethnic, immigrant, or indigenous communities. Focus may be on specific authors, themes, genres, or historical

  • The global CI program was initially launched under China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2004, and more recently has been advanced as part of the PRC’s national strategy of Chinese culture

    university’s provost that re-scheduling a cancelled visit by the Dalai Lama could disrupt relationships with China, leading the provost to observe that a CI does present opportunities for “subtle pressure and conflict.” Most CIs do limit their scope to language and traditional culture, leaving political and other topics to other university contexts. The CI project is intended to promote a favorable understanding of China, but CIs do not enjoy a monopoly over information available on campuses, and based on