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8:15 a.m. | March 8 | Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts Who: Bob Ferguson Title: Washington State Attorney General Bio: Bob Ferguson is Washington State’s 18th Attorney
range of psychology courses as well as seminars on the development of immigrant youth and families in the US. Her research examines (1) psychosocial wellbeing among transnational and mixed-status migrant families from the Global South, and (2) critical consciousness development in diverse groups of adolescents and young adults. She uses community-based and participatory research methods in her work with youth, families, and communities. Prior to joining the faculty at UWT, Rachel was a Research
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On Friday, September 29th, Athena Gordon had a conversation about vocation, teaching, and the importance of languages with two professors in the Department of Languages & Literatures. José Ramón Ortigas is an Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies who earned his PhD from the University of…
literature blossomed. She saw promise in me and helped me through the process. PM: The professor who helped me come [to the United States] taught Africana Literatures. It was the first time that I heard my professor say the stuff I was thinking about, but couldn’t really conceptualize. When I first met him, right away, I knew one way or another, my life would be tied to this person. We still are in touch today. JRO: It’s funny how those ‘eureka moments’ direct our lives.AG: How has teaching languages
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We have been collecting data on social impact initiatives at PLU, across all academic disciplines and non-academic programs.
)Looking for more resources on social impact?SDG Index Understand key indicators and find nonprofit partners working to address critical aspects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in each US state.Looking for careers in social impact innovation?Tech for Good Directory Get inspired by over 2,500 companies making an impact. PLU Nursing students prepare to support community health-care initiatives. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Tolu Taiwo and Angie Hambrick know all about wearing natural hair in predominantly white spaces. “Hair is a really important piece of our culture and who we are, and it’s an interesting piece to navigate when you’re also at…
experience going to the barber shop instead of a beauty parlor for hair care, and how that choice influenced their hair journey and gender identity. A different participant discussed being called a boy by her family members after cutting her hair short and embracing her femininity in a new way through that experience. The third theme concerned hair and body health and the return to identity. “For a lot (of the women), it was a personal health choice,” Taiwo said. “Both thinking about the strength of hair
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The mission of the Master’s in Social Work Program at Pacific Lutheran University is to prepare skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leaders and change agents who work toward just,
HIGHLIGHTSCURRICULUM & SCHEDULEPRACTICUMCOURSESOur Mission StatementThe mission of the Master’s in Social Work Program at Pacific Lutheran University is to prepare skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leaders and change agents who work toward just, equitable, and empowerment-based service provision, policies, and systems on local and global levels. The program emphasizes critical consciousness, critical thinking, scientific inquiry, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive theories and
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School of Business | sweberva@plu.edu | Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present. He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years. At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of innovative growth areas. As an Executive during the latter part of his career, he formed and led a new division inside of Boeing, the Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division, reporting to the President of Boeing Military Aircraft.
Vic Sweberg, MBA Email: sweberva@plu.edu Biography Biography Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present. He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years. At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of
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Lecturer | School of Nursing | swims@plu.edu | Dr.
Stephany Wims DNP, ARNP, AGNP-PC Lecturer Email: swims@plu.edu Professional Biography Education ADN, Nursing, Tacoma Community College , 2004 BSN, Nursing, University of Washington , 2012 DNP, Nursing, University of Washington , 2018 Biography Dr. Wims is an Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. She has been a Registered Nurse (RN) since 2004, and an ARNP since 2018. She has experience in adult critical care, both as a bedside nurse and as a critical care educator. She also has experience in
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Presentation Title: Hush No More: Constructing an African American Lutheran Womanist Ethic Who: Rev. Dr.
Center. Currently assigned to the North Carolina Synod, Dr. Wallace is on the Synod’s Committee on Social Justice. Dr. Wallace holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Welfare from Adelphi University in New York, a Masters of Education in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, a Masters of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina and holds a Ph.D. in Family Social Science with an emphasis in Marriage and Family
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Are you brave or are you insane for coming out at a Lutheran university in the 90s… or are you just doing the right thing? Beth Kraig (full oral history interviews part one, part two, and part
students in one of her 1993 summer classes, and “that’s when the ball was rolling.” Beth and Tom then visited the offices of different PLU administrators—not to ask permission, but to let them know “this is coming… so you have an opportunity from your standpoint to do whatever thinking you need to, because it will almost certainly get attention.” After speaking with each other and their partners, Beth and Tom came out in the September 24, 1993 issue of The Mast. Both Suzanne and I had agreed that we
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Core courses should be strategically timed over the course of the four years at PLU. GSRS 201 should be taken fall or spring semesters of the first year.
Flexibility of GSRS Academic PathwaysThe GSRS Major, Gender & Sexuality Minor and Critical Race Studies Minor are some of the more flexible academic pathways you can complete at PLU. As interdisciplinary curricula, our programs include a required sequence of core courses in GSRS and a selection of elective courses from across a range of disciplines. The diverse collection of courses available to fulfill most program requirements means that students can easily pair our major or minors with
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