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& Engagement, Melannie Denise Cunningham: “If you’re on a journey of cultural literacy, then this is an opportunity to step into a situation to deepen your understanding about a culture you may not know at this point.”The project, created by Dr. Yetta Young, sheds light on the real and raw experiences of modern-day Black women while acknowledging that these experiences are not exclusive to them. Both educational and entertaining, this show serves as a source of empowerment and inspiration that everyone can

Professor of Philosophy and Law Anthony Kwame Appiah, who will share his reflections on how widely held identity categories are used and abused. Ara Norenzayan, Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a co-director of UBC’s Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture, will address the evolutionary origins of religion and the psychology of religious diversity in today’s globalized world. Dean Spade, Associate Professor at Seattle University School of Law, will challenge

book of the same name by Amy Waldman. Howard had to continuously review the novel and sketch out the story in order to create choreography. “Dance Ensemble always has something to offer especially when you have a range of pieces from culture to social justice, etc.,” Howard said. “When thinking in the context of The Submission, I think people should come to get a taste of art that is thought provoking. It’s kind of like going to a really good documentary and walking away thinking ‘what can I do to

Alumni Feature: Jeremy Mangan Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 20, 2012 April 20, 2012 Who: Jermey Mangan – Graduated from PLU in 1998 with degrees in fine art and German Many SOAC students hope their careers turn out like Jeremy Mangan’s. Currently, he is included in Tacoma Art Museum’s 10th biennial, a group exhibition at Cornish College and a finalist for the prestigious and generous award called the Neddy. He’s the subject of a feature in an upcoming arts and culture publication and

married to JBLM I Corps Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl and has two daughters, said the assaults did not change her career path (though she tried to keep one of her daughters home from college until she was 18)—but they changed the way she went about it. “When we started SHARP, I think that there was more assault in the Army than when I first came in,” she said. “Our culture is a vulgar culture. We don’t really even know what the rate (of sexual assaults) is—but it is not tolerable, and it is

challenges for Smith and Taiwo will be to subdue students who are super-fans of the music. “I want students to take pop culture seriously as political texts,” Smith said. “Really thinking about issues of identity and power within our pop culture texts is a significant skill for students to have. Will it get you a job? Maybe not, but it will leave you a more informed and aware citizen.” Students in Daniel Heath's course titled "How to Build a Starship" conduct an experiment involving skateboards and

tremendous capacity and has always had an authentically innovative spirit,” she says. Commissioning change: “Establishing a culture of innovation”Cameron Bennett, DMA, is well-known as the Dean of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, but from 2019-2021 he also had another title — Chief Innovation Officer and chair of the Presidential Commission on Innovation and Change. Established in fall 2019, the commission’s goal was to develop ideas and priorities that position PLU for long-term financial health

Hispanic Studies and history? RC: Everything about where we live today, everything about this world, was made by humans. It was made by us. Our language, our culture, our identities… everything. Politics, borders or the lines that separate one country from another, gender roles, everything in this world was made by humans. And just like it was made by humans, it can be un-made, and new things can happen, it is entirely possible. This civilization project and its order, its hierarchies, its structure

. He believes in the importance of global education for college students. “It is important to experience a different culture, a different way of life,” said Finitsis. “It gives you a different understanding of the world and supports the PLU Mission. We visit places that many people dream of visiting but can’t.” Finitsis led his class to Greece with the support of the PLU Wang Center. The Wang Center collaborates with academic departments to support PLU’s commitment to global education. The center

couches, she stayed for the conversation and culture. “It offered me a place of comfort. Not necessarily just the couches, but we could just go in and talk. I think that most of what it offered for me was that it’s a place where people shared [the] same struggles… and that was the biggest thing.” The Diversity Center gave her a place to go for resources, friendships, and opportunities to help expand the diversity of PLU and her personal understanding of diverse identities. She was able to find her