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Earth Science and Environmental Studies are focused on the study of human interactions with the earth and its environments. 253.535.7744 www.plu.edu/earth-science/ lechlear@plu.edu Alex Lechler, Ph.D., Chair The major and minor in Earth Science focus on the scientific study of the processes that shape the earth. The program offers courses that explore earth materials and what they can tell us about past climates, tectonic activity, and mountain building. We also study natural hazards and other

253.535.8227 www.plu.edu/gender-sexuality-race/ gsrs@plu.edu Jennifer James, Ph.D., Chair The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality, and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power and resistance, offers intersectional and interdisciplinary ways to understand identities and imagine new configurations of power, and provides students with opportunities to develop skills that will prepare

253.535.7321 www.plu.edu/liberal-studies/ cols@plu.edu Patricia Bixel, Ph.D., Interim Dean Degrees Offered The College of Liberal Studies educates students to engage critically and creatively with what it means to be human and how humans form communities across diverse cultural contexts, time periods, and environments. Disciplines within the College are foundational to the Liberal Arts, our Core Curriculum, and interdisciplinary programs that reach across the University. Our majors prepare

253.535.7217 www.plu.edu/nais jamesja@plu.edu Jenny James, Ph.D., Chair Native American and Indigenous Studies is an interdisciplinary program grounded in a partnership between students, faculty, staff and local communities, with a global Indigenous focus centered in local and regional contexts. We empower students to recognize, honor and value Indigenous ways of knowing, so that they can work in collaboration with Indigenous communities and all their relations. Minor22 semester hours Core

253.535.7150 www.plu.edu/professional-studies/ profstudies@plu.edu Cameron Bennett, D.M.A., Dean The College of Professional Studies is a dynamic community of educators, artists, and practitioners in professional programs reaching across a wide breadth of disciplines. The College fosters an inclusive culture of collaboration, connecting directly with our community and region, as well as with national and international engagements and partnerships. Descriptions of specific course offerings and

Confucius China Studies Program 孔子新汉学计划 为帮助世界各国青年深入了解中国和中华文化，繁荣汉学研究，促进孔子学院可持续发展，增进中国与各国人民之间的友好关系，孔子学院总部设立“孔子新汉学计划”。 本计划包含6个项目，专业领域为人文学科和社会科学。 In order to foster deep understanding of China and the Chinese culture among young generations from around the world, enable the prosperous growth of China studies, promote the sustainable development of Confucius Institutes, and enhance the friendly relationship between China and the people of other countries, the Confucius Institute Headquarters has set

Hispanic Studies Capstone Presentations Spring 2020 Dr. Giovanna Urdangaran, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 12th (4:00-8:10pm) and May 14th (4:00-8:40pm) The presentations will be given virtually via Zoom.Tuesday, May 12th, 20204:10-4:30pm - Sophie Apgar4:30-4:40pm - Q & A“Inclusión elusiva: una examinación de la discapacidad en el contexto educativo en Iberoamérica”/“Elusive Inclusion: an examination of disability in education in Iberoamerica”4:40-5:00pm - Ashley Carreño-Millán5:00-5:10pm - Q

Hispanic Studies Capstone Presentations Spring 2021 Dr. Carmiña Palerm, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 26th (4:00-7:15pm) and May 28th (4:00-6:40pm) Hispanic Studies 499 is the culminating course for the Hispanic Studies major. In this course, students develop and write a substantial, original research project, in accordance with their own interests in the Spanish speaking world, and in dialogue with some of the critics who have shaped how literature, film and culture are studied in