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Sami’s Story – Oxford 2017; NYC, São Paulo, Barcelona, and Cape Town 2019 Global Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies – Class of 2020 What she would like other students to know: For me, studying with my feet on the ground — listening to people’s stories and using my own sense of perception — while also being supported with history and context has been the most fulfilling way to learn and grow. A piece of advice to future study away students: Check in with yourself and reflect on what you’ve seen

Kirsty Palmer Kirsty at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet divide PLU Class of 2013 Global Studies and Hispanic Studies Double-Major Studied away in Valparaiso, Chile Current: Steward at McMurdo Station, Antarctica When Kirsty Palmer was busy studying towards her degrees in Global Studies and Hispanic Studies at PLU, she had no idea that she would one day live and work on Antarctica. What you or I see as the largest gathering of ice in the world, Kirsty sees as home, and has for the past year and a

study of Spanish, in part, to prove herself to her grandmother. “I wanted to prove to her that I was really Latina,” she said, with a laugh. Davidson, now an assistant professor of Hispanic studies at Pacific Lutheran University, says many of her college experiences — including traveling by herself to her mother’s home country Panama after graduation — were motivated by a desire to show her family she was authentically one of them. “For me, it was important in developing my identity to fully develop

ENVT 350 Environmental Methods of Investigation is a watershed-based course that examines the health of PLU’s watershed – the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed. The class has been the centerpiece of our interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program since the minor was first offered in 1992. Later the program offered its first major in 1998. In the class, students study the health of our watershed using multiple disciplines – this semester, including Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, History, and

for approximately one hour during the semester/term. Participants are expected to attend at least five to complete the seminar. Inclusive Pedagogy Seminar AlumniThe following instructors have participated in the Inclusive Pedagogy Seminar. *Faculty no longer at universityCollege of Health Professions Department of Kinesiology Charlie Katica – Spring 2020 Cohort Lynn Tucker – Spring 2022 Cohort Department of Social Work *David Simpson – Summer 2020 Cohort College of Liberal Studies Department of

around Anacortes, Washington, and the San Juan Islands. She first connected with her tribe in 2003, but for a long time didn’t embrace all that came with her Native American identity. It wasn’t until a decade later, through her studies at Pacific Lutheran University, that Hall reconnected with the Samish on a deeper level. A class on myths, rituals and symbols with her mentor — Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, professor of religion and culture — got Hall thinking about her own culture more than ever before

interest for committees (March) Nominations (Mar-April) Campus Vote (April-May) Service (August-May – 3 year terms) Eight faculty-created standing committees currently exist: Academic Performance and Integrity Core Curriculum Educational Policies Faculty Affairs Global Education Governance Instructional Resources Rank and Tenure Committee Service OpportunitiesThe following are non-elected committee opportunities: Interdisciplinary Program Committees Chinese Studies Environmental Studies Global Studies