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November 1, 2010 Why does Maurice Eckstein care about social justice? “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” said Maurice Eckstein. “When I came here I was forced to become aware of it.” By Kari Plog ’11 Maurice Eckstein ’11 is a first-generation college student. The recent PLU graduate, from Trinidad and Tobago, learned about social justice indirectly after coming to PLU. “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” he said. “When I came
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November 1, 2010 What is ‘social justice’? And why should you care? By Kari Plog ’11 In the first floor of PLU’s University Center, students fill the overstuffed couches – some studying, some texting their friends, some just hanging out. It’s what happens at the Diversity Center all the time. The “D Center,” as it is known, is a great place to hang out. It is also a great place to tackle big issues – like power, privilege, equity and inclusiveness. It can be both. In fact, that’s the whole
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November 1, 2010 Why does Angela Pierce care about social justice? “Social justice to me is speaking up for those who are left unheard,” said Angela Pierce, “and helping others find their place.” By Kari Plog ’11 Angela Pierce is the daughter of a Filipino mother and a Caucasian father. She never saw herself as white. At some point, however, Pierce realized other people did see her as white. She noticed when she saw people treating her different than they did her mother. It was then she knew
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Traditional BSN Accelerated BSN Entry Level Master’s BSN to MSN BSN to DNP Full-time – Family Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP Part-time – Family Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP Full-time – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) BSN to DNP Part-time – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) MSN to DNP Non-ARNP Nurse Executive MSN to MBA/DNP Post-ARNP to DNP Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certificate
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Traditional BSN Accelerated BSN Entry Level Master’s BSN to MSN BSN to DNP Full-time – Family Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP Part-time – Family Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP Full-time – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) BSN to DNP Part-time – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) MSN to DNP Non-ARNP Nurse Executive MSN to MBA/DNP Post-ARNP to DNP Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certificate
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November 1, 2010 Why does Chelsea Putnam care about social justice? “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” Chelsea Putnam said, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Chelsea Putnam ’12 thinks back to high school and her exposure to diversity issues, one word comes to mind: sheltered. “I had no background or experience,” she recalled. “I just knew I wanted to make a difference.” All
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learning who we are and our place in the world.” Hylander said the Diversity Center helps her apply what she learns inside the classroom, outside in the real world. The focus, she said, is on action. “There are so many opportunities at PLU to think about all of these different aspects of our lives and really think critically of how to better ourselves and our society,” Hylander said. “Don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk,” she added. To see why other PLU Diversity Advocates care about social justice
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SOCW: Social Work SOLU: Southern Lushootseed SP: Special Project SPED: Special Education SR: Senior and for the Senior Culminating Experience GenEd Element STAT: Statistics STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics THEA: Theatre TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language UG: Undergraduate USAFI: United States Armed Forces Institute VW: Exploring Values and Worldviews GenEd Element WAVE: Washington Award for Vocational Excellence WSNG: Washington State Need Grants
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PLU has one commencement ceremony. This ceremony is held at the end of the Spring term. Students must have completed their degree in the previous August, December or January or be enrolled in their
separate Commencement ceremonies spread over two days in May 2024: one for each of the four colleges that make up PLU. Degrees are sorted into the College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Studies, College of Natural Sciences, and College of Professional Studies. Students will participate in the ceremony for the college of their degree program. Students graduating with multiple majors will have the opportunity walk in both College ceremonies if they wish. To identify which ceremony you will
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133 AND COUNTING: The tragic shooting in Orlando and the need for new gun control measures Posted by: Thomas Krise / June 15, 2016 Image: Flags fly at half-staff on campus and at the Gonyea House honoring the victims of the attack in the LGBTQ nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. June 13, 2016. (PLU/John Froschauer) June 15, 2016 “The massacre of innocents in Orlando prompts us to pray for those who grieve, to resist homophobia and Islamophobia, and to work diligently for an end to the easy
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