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will demonstrate an understanding of the diverse perspectives of those who experienced and drew meaning from the Holocaust and other genocides. 4. By reflecting deeply on the Holocaust and other genocides students will challenge and complicate their own assumptions about human behavior and decisions and enhance their own capacities for critical self-reflection and ethical decision-making. 5. Throughout the program, students will practice and strengthen their intellectual and civic skills, including

Planet in Focus Eco Hero Award, and the 2011 EarthCare Award, the highest international honor of the Sierra Club (US). In 2008/2009, she served as Senior Adviser on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right by the UN. She is also the author of dozens of reports, as well as 16 books, including the international best seller Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and The Coming Battle for the Right to

Planet in Focus Eco Hero Award, and the 2011 EarthCare Award, the highest international honor of the Sierra Club (US). In 2008/2009, she served as Senior Adviser on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right by the UN. She is also the author of dozens of reports, as well as 16 books, including the international best seller Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and The Coming Battle for the Right to

Mission Statement:We educate to engage actively and critically the complex relationships between people and the environment, drawing upon integrated and interdisciplinary perspectives. Learning Outcomes: Students graduating from Environmental Studies will be able to: Use an array of theoretical and practical tools to examine the complex relationships between people and the environment. Gather and assess data about local, regional, and global environmental issues. Interpret the values

Symposiumnoun : a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject From the Greek symp-po-sium : a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet Previous symposia have been Healing: Pathways for Restoration and Renewal, Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference, Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility, The Countenance of Hope: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural

are now 193 counties following a labyrinth of political systems and economic models, and a global population that now exceeds 7 billion. Just as the symposium reaches out to challenge the assumptions and understanding of the PLU campus community, so too is it intended to reach out to the broader Puget Sound Community. Previous symposia have been Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference, Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility

253.535.8499 www.plu.edu/religion/ zbarasgm@plu.edu Michael Zbaraschuk, Ph.D., Chair Religion is an attempt to understand the meaning of human existence. Different religious and cultural communities express that meaning in many ways. Located within an ELCA-related university, the Department of Religion stands within a Lutheran Christian and global context. In a university setting this means the serious academic study of the Bible, of the history of the Christian tradition, of Christian theology

: Posttraumatic Growing Pains in Northern Ireland5:45-6:00 - Maggie NiebergerAre Human Rights Universal? The Impact of Christian Moral Theology on the UDHR6:00-6:30 - Closing Ceremonies