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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2017)- “What makes an American an American?” This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all…

    For PLU grad, American citizenship is personal Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 2, 2017 Image: Thomas Kim ’15, speaks on behalf of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition at a press conference leading up to the Supreme Court’s June 23, 2016, ruling on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans. November 2, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2017)- “What makes an American an American?”This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married

  • Gender and Sexuality Electives KINS 315: Body Image (Mallory Mann) PSYC 375: Psychology of Women (Michelle Ceynar) SOCI 494: Gender and Violence (Kate Luther) Critical Race Studies Electives PSYC

    : Race and Indigeneity (Troy Storfjell) POLS 370: Prisons and Prisoners (Michael Artime) PSYC 335: Cultural Psychology (Heidi McLaughlin) RELI 236: Native American Religious Traditions (Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien) SOCI 410: Social Stratification (Laura McCloud)

  • Major in Religion 32 semester hours RELI 499: Capstone Research Seminar (offered only in Spring semester) 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line One: Christian Traditions (RC): RELI 212, 220-229,

    Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Chinese folk practices, and Christianity. It closes with a study of the interplay of government policy and religious reality in China today. (4) RELI 235 : Islamic Traditions - RL, VW, GE An introduction to the history, teachings, and practices of Islam. (4) RELI 236 : Native American Religious Traditions - RL, VW, GE Introduction to a variety of Native American religious traditions, emphasizing the ways sacred traditions construct identity, promote individual and

  • Core Courses GSRS 201 – Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (required of majors & minors, offered every semester) GSRS 301 – Theories of Gender, Sexuality, and Race (required

    Black Atlantic POLS 288* – when taught as “Latino Experience in the U.S.” POLS 365 – Racial and Ethnic Politics POLS 374 – Mass Incarceration PSYC 335 – Cultural Psychology RELI 230 – when taught as “African-American Religious Traditions” or “Islam in America” RELI 236 – Native American Religious Traditions RELI 354 – when taught as “Race & Gender in Theology” RELI 393 – when taught as “Tacoma Buddhism” or “Religious Diversity, Health, Healing” SOCI 332 – Race and Ethnicity SOCI 387 – when taught as

  • Orgs Handbook and that an Event Planning Form will be submitted for all events. Religious activities sponsored by student clubs/organizations that should be registered include but are not limited to : worship or religious services, Bible studies, witness talks, spiritual retreats, and other off campus activities. The University has final discretion in decisions regarding the sponsorship of religious activities. When these decisions involve student clubs/organizations they are made by the Student

  • 22 semester hours completed with a grade of C- or higher

    and the Indigenous North (4) NAIS 321: Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film (4) NAIS 361: Storied Survivance (4) NAIS 363: Race and Indigeneity (4) NURS 404: Healthcare Diversity (4) RELI 227: Introduction to Christian Theologies (4) (when the topic is ‘Native American Theologies’) RELI 236: Native American Religious Traditions (4) RELI 397: Indigenous Traditions of the Pacific Northwest (4) (when not used to satisfy the Northwest Language and Worldviews requirement) SOLU 101: Southern

  • Montana native gets back to his roots in a new anthology on the West By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Inspired by the history of the West, Russell Rowland ’81 has made a career exploring Western identity. Partnered with long-time friend, Lynn Stegner, Rowland produced a new…

    January 3, 2013 Montana native gets back to his roots in a new anthology on the West By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Inspired by the history of the West, Russell Rowland ’81 has made a career exploring Western identity. Partnered with long-time friend, Lynn Stegner, Rowland produced a new anthology that delves into the evolution of the Western identity. “It was an issue that I was really excited to explore,” Rowland said. “I was really surprised how many well known writers were willing to contribute

  • Why Study Religion? Religion provides orientation and direction for individuals and communities, societies and cultures.

    Christian Theology Christian Ethics Global Religious Traditions Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible Judaism Islamic Traditions Religions of South Asia Religions of East Asia Buddhism Myth, Ritual and Symbol Religion and Culture Native American Religious Traditions Islam in America

  • 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

    students are learning on the land at the Makah Reservation. Learning Outcomes Students earning a minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies will: Respectfully integrate Indigenous epistemologies and intellectual traditions into their analyses of larger systems, histories and communities; Explain the importance of community, relational responsibility and reciprocity in shaping their vocations; Achieve introductory fluency in Southern Lushootseed or another Indigenous language, and explain the