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working in small groups, or large organizations, such as nonprofits, universities, and government organizations. How does Social Innovation work? At Pacific Lutheran University, we begin by investigating political, social, environmental, and economic challenges, and then we apply attributes like critical thinking, economic analysis, and sustainable business design to imagine solutions to the problems. Social innovations are often complex–they take on big issues like human rights abuses, stigmas in
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kind of woven my way through PLU,” Ringdahl says. (Photo: PLU Archives and Special Collectionst) At work in the library. +Enlarge Photo That’s putting it mildly, considering she’s also created history by building PLU’s Archives into a global force: Now part of Northwest Digital Archives, PLU’s vast pictorial history includes digital publications, more than 500,000 photos, and online interviews with 280 Scandinavians about their immigrant experiences. “People from all over the world write to say
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, Cheek will gather an international coalition of champion athletes to join him on a trip to Darfur to continue to raise awareness and work toward a resolution of the crisis. Cheek is attending classes in Princeton, where he enrolled in 2007, and is studying economics. But his passions still lie with helping the people of Darfur and with humanitarian issues. That has not always gone over well with authorities in countries where human rights has been an ongoing issue. Just days before the Opening
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Proposing Changes to SR&R The Student Code of Conduct may be revised when, in PLU’s discretion, the need arises. This may occur during the course of an academic year, as well as a break between academic years. Revisions occur under the direction of the Dean of Students, in consultation with the Associate Director for Student Rights and Responsibilities, appropriate student, faculty, and administrative committees/councils and legal counsel. Members of the PLU campus community requesting changes
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Keisha Patterson, FEPPS Graduate, Facilitative Mediation Assistant, Center for Dialog and Resolution Theresa Power-Drutis, Director, New Connections Shajuanda Tate, FEPPS Graduate and Jane’s Fellow, Student in Human Services, Tacoma Community College Mary Weir, Program Manager, Freedom Education Project Puget Sound 1:45-3:00pm — Beauty in the Struggle: Empowering Communities Through Hope (Regency Room) Joshua Cushman, PLU Alumnus and Teacher at Lincoln High School 3:45-5:25pm — “After the Bitter
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February 24, 2012 The Role of Water Among Women in Shillong, India By Katie Scaff ’13 Water is a prime resource, a basic human need, and a precious asset, according to Sister Helen Puwein, a native of Shillong, India and head of Bellefonte Community College. “Every living thing needs water,” Puwein said. Puwein spoke about the unique societal role of women in the state of Meghalaya in Shillong, India and the need for clean water in a talk last Friday. Sister Helen Puwein speaks to the role of
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highlight their multifaceted identities and intersecting movement work — they show up across social and civil rights movements, mediums, and communities. We invite you to explore these authors and delve into their worlds; racial equity work in the 1950s and 60s, womanism and civil rights activism in the 70s and 80s, Chicana cultural experiences and queerness of the 80s and 90s; mutual aid organizing, prison abolition, transformative justice and healing, degendering fashion, disability justice, class
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Changing Lives One Book at a Time with Professor Ned Schaumberg Ned Schaumberg is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) who teaches postcolonial and global literature, and researches the role of water in literary and environmental contexts. He could also save your life. According to his parents, Schaumberg’s journey to professorship began at… May 7, 2020
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Why Study Sociology?Sociologists study social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure and development of individuals, communities, organizations and societies. Few disciplines have such broad scope and relevance.Why Study Sociology at PLU?As a student of sociology, you will move beyond the world that is taken for granted. Sociology provides students with distinctive ways of looking at the world in order to generate new ideas and
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History Degree,Study History,American History,European history,Latin American history,East Asian history Hispanic & Latino Studies Hispanic & Latino Studies Program Details major & minor Undergraduate College of Liberal Studies Hispanic Studies,Latino Studies,Latinx studies,Spanish language studies,linguistics,Spanish literature,hispanic,latino,latinx,language,languages,cross-cultural,Spanish,Mexico Global Studies Global Studies Program Details major & minor Undergraduate College of Liberal Studies
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