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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 19, 2017)- Noelle Green ’18 says equal access to education means equal access to facilities across campus. Leaders at Pacific Lutheran University agree. The institution recently invested more than $630,000 to improve accessibility for students such as Green, who was diagnosed with…
and more clearly the physical barriers to learning and success that students with short- and long-term mobility or physical limitations experience as they navigate PLU,” Acting President Allan Belton said during his address at the annual Fall Faculty Conference. "Little things every single year would be inspirational. It shows we’re making progress and not putting it on the back-burner."- Noelle Green '18 “We have a lot more to go,” Orr said, “but focusing on the survey and community feedback
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GSRS 287: Reproductive Justice (Prof. Jenny James) This interdisciplinary course provides an intensive introduction to reproductive justice in the U.S.
questions we will grapple with include: How do racial and economic injustices shape maternal and child health in communities of color, as well as access to contraception and abortion? What are queer and trans people’s experiences of reproduction and kin-making? How do larger social systems, such as healthcare, social services, criminal justice and the law affect pregnant people’s birth and perinatal experiences? Can be taken for either GS or CRS elective credit.Fall 2022 Gender and Sexuality (GS
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The sociology curriculum at PLU is cumulative, such that the skills developed in lower-division courses set the groundwork for the skills to be developed in upper-division classes.
SOCI 232: Research Methods SOCI 330: Family or SOCI 336: Deviance SOCI 496: Sociological Theory SOCI 499: Capstone STAT 233: Introductory Statistics 4 semester hours of a 200-level SOCI course. Choose from 210 (Gender and Society), 240 (Social Problems), or 287 (ST in Sociology). 4 semester hours of a 400-level SOCI course. Choose from 410 (Social Stratification), 494 (Gender and Violence), or 495 (Internship). Plus: 8 semester hours of SOCI electives not used above. Choose from 210 (Gender and
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For women-identified and Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming residents (who are comfortable using women-identified restrooms) with a focus on gender equality, community building, and programming that
programming that explores gender and empowers women. Great For Students Who ... Are woman-identified and/or Trans*/Gender Non-Conforming (and comfortably using women-identified bathrooms) seeking a vibrant community experience Are interested in gender equity, women’s empowerment, and social justice Are seeking a unique and friendly community – winner of the PACURH 2014 Community of the Year award! Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in Harstad Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity, students will
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Translating the Enlightenment The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin a $133,333 grant under the Scholarly Editions and Translations interest area. Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,…
and scholars is a fantastic feeling,” said Wilkin. “In the humanities, we deal with subjects of universal human import, so we need to be able to explain to people what our scholarship is about and why it matters. Yet that can be hard, especially when we work on historical material or contexts people have little familiarity with.” The Evolution of BehaviorAssistant Professor of Psychology Corey Cook has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to serve as a visiting researcher at the Social
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During J-Term 2021, students in Assistant Professor Kate Drazner Hoyt’s Media Literacy COMA 388 explored topics such as: – the role that the press plays in sustaining democracies; – the different forms of online misinformation and disinformation; – the rise of conspiracy theories on web…
public does not know where to start with understanding how to gauge whether an article is trustworthy or not. Jalyn Turner Should Social Media Companies De-Platform Users? Full project link, https://www.plu.edu/library/wp-content/uploads/sites/479/2021/12/jalyn-turner-project-copy.jpg Artist statement: For this critical making assignment, I made an infographic discussing why social media companies should and should not de-platform users. This infographic aims to be impartial and weigh the costs and
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Graduation Year: 2013 Location: Santiago, Chile Project Title: Confronting Neoliberalism and Creating Spaces of Transformation through the Chilean Students Movement: FAU “en toma” 2011
Chile’s school of architecture, urban studies, and geography. Through interviewing thirteen students and a professor, I found that in addition to mobilizing to universalize access to education by redefining it as a social right, students have appropriated their campuses as a way of questioning the production of knowledge. Inspired by Paulo Freire, students are asking what do we learn, how, and why? They desire to build a critical pedagogy that converts education from a method of reproducing the status
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News for Pacific Lutheran University.
The Department of Social Work congratulates alum Patricia Sattier (2002) for receiving NIF Fellowship! Patricia Sattier, current doctoral candidate in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, has won National Institute of Justice Fellowship to study the influences that shape police decision-making and engagement with victims of violent crimes. More February 28, 2020
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For Students of Color interested in exploring their racial and ethnic identities. With a commitment to creating more spaces where Students of Color can connect with one another, Students of Color
participate in the community are welcome and encouraged to apply.Great For Students Who ... Enjoy studying and/or talking about social justice and social identities related to race and ethnicity Are interested in participating in the Diversity, Justice and Sustainability (DJS) community and related co-curricular activities with the other two DJS sub-communities (i.e., First in the Family and Environmental & Social Justice) Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in SOC Wings, students will
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If you complete an IB Diploma, you'll receive the following 32 PLU semester hours of credit.
(Examining Self & Society) Global PoliticsPOLS 100TR4Gen Ed (Examining Self & Society) HistoryHIST 100TR4Gen Ed (Examining Self & Society) Language A: Language & LiteratureENGL 100TR4Gen Ed (Interpretive Text) Language A: LiteratureENGL 100TR4Gen Ed (Interpretive Text) Language BLANG100TR4Elective MusicMUSI 100TR4Gen Ed (Creative Expression) PhilosophyPHIL 100TR4Gen Ed (Exploring Values & Worldviews) PhysicsPHYS 100TR4Gen Ed (Natural World) PsychologyPSYC 1014Gen Ed (Examining Self & Society) Social
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