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2021-2022 Executive CommitteeSeth Dowland, Associate Professor of Religion Ph.D., Duke University, 2007 Contact at dowland@plu.edu Angie Hambrick, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Ph.D., Azusa Pacific U, 2016 Contact at hambriaz@plu.edu Jennifer James, Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies and Associate Professor of English Ph.D., Columbia University, 2012 Contact at jamesja@plu.edu Lathiena Nervo, Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of Maryland

Genocide Studies Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture Annual Raphael Lemkin Lecture Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars and Lemkin Essay contest Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies The Department of Religion Courses throughout history, political science, english, social work, and more. Campus LifePLU is committed to creating inclusive living communities that foster a sense of belonging and comfort for all students. Residential Life at PLU

“promoting language immersion, cultural awareness, and global engagement in your community.” KGC RAs will work collaboratively with faculty to enhance learning in this community. Each wing of Kreidler houses a different language or academic focus. The following are the Learning Communities within Kreidler Global Community. Chinese Spanish French International Honors (IHON) Global Studies Native American & Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Additional Qualifications: Enrolled in IHON/Language courses throughout

p.m.* – Mayer Summer Research Fellow presentation (AUC 133) Carli Snyder ‘17 has been a recipient of the Mayer Summer Research Fellowship two years in a row. Her presentation will reflect her research interests in studying women, gender studies and the Holocaust. Poster session: Sophia Mahr ’18 and Kate Wiley ’18 will be presenting summaries of their Mayer Summer Research projects at the lunch as well. Introduction: Rona Kaufman, Associate Professor of English, PLU Kurt Mayer Summer Research

Sami’s Story – Oxford 2017; NYC, São Paulo, Barcelona, and Cape Town 2019 Global Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies – Class of 2020 What she would like other students to know: For me, studying with my feet on the ground — listening to people’s stories and using my own sense of perception — while also being supported with history and context has been the most fulfilling way to learn and grow. A piece of advice to future study away students: Check in with yourself and reflect on what you’ve seen

faculty and staff of the Gender, Sexuality and Race Studies Program and the Center for Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability, reject this wrongful and persecutory decision. We affirm the basic human right for all people to determine their own lives and govern their own bodies. We support a reproductive political movement that goes beyond the pro-choice / pro-life divide to instead embrace reproductive justice for all.  Scholars and activists Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger define reproductive justice

, and engage topics that include, but are not limited to, social justice struggles present and past, migration, race, gender, sexuality, memory, trauma, and the politics of language. Capstone Presentations, 2017: Collin Yadon, Kate Hall, Elmer Coria Islas, Dr. Giovanna Urdangarain The Latino Studies minor engages many of the same topics, but with a special focus on the experiences of Latino/a/x communities in the United States and its transnational and cultural borderlands. Elective courses offer

ENGL 232 Women's Literature - IT, GE ENGL 380 Studies in Global Anglophone Literature - IT, GE ENGL 394 Studies in Literature and the Environment IT, GE ENGL 395 Studies in Literature, Gender, and Sexuality - IT, GE ENGL 396 Studies in Literature, Race, and Ethnicity - IT, GE ENGL 397 Literatures of Genocide and the Holocaust - IT, GE FREN 101 Elementary French - GE FREN 102 Elementary French - GE FREN 201 Intermediate French - VW, GE FREN 202 Intermediate French - VW, GE FREN 203 Topics in French