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  • By President Thomas W. Krise Sept. 8, 2014 We are delighted to welcome you all to the 2014 University Convocation!

    and learning. We define diversity and sustainability broadly; we engage diversity of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, but also diversity of world-view, religion, national origin, age, learning style, and even political philosophy. We see sustainability as environmental stewardship but also as a commitment to ecological, social and economic justice aimed at creating a culture of sustainable and responsible citizenship on campus and in our surrounding communities. We pursue Diversity

  • Spring, 2022 This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge…

    humanistic engagement with literature, faith traditions, the history of ideas, and language are essential for the thriving of all human communities. Kevin O’Brien, Professor of Religion, served as Dean from 2016-2022. Photo, with Pancake, from Prism 2021 Prism 2022The Pragmatism of the Liberal Arts Read Previous The Pragmatism of the Liberal Arts Read Next Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman

  • Example #1 As your instructor, it is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, written work, and our one-on-one meetings.

    , including discrimination based on sex characteristics, sex stereotypes, pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, as well as sexual misconduct. Students have the option to speak to someone confidentially by contacting PLU’s Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services; Pastor Jen Rude in Campus Ministry; and Magdalena Stickel, PLU’s Confidential Advocate.  Example #2 As an institution of higher learning that receives federal funds, PLU is required to abide by Title IX

  • Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen. Manka Dhingra’s (D-45)…

    lot of her policy work right now has to do with mental and behavioral health, and sponsoring a bill from high school students on banning the pink tax (a term used for gender-based price differences applied to identical products). She’s also working on mental health competency, or forensic competency, so finding ways to improve our criminal justice system for people who have mental health issues and are being convicted of a crime, and making sure they are getting treatment as well as standing trial

  • 7 courses, 28 semester hours distributed as follows: IHON 111 - 112: Origins of the Contemporary World 8 semester hours Normally taken sequentially in the first year.

    concepts of justice and natural rights; capitalism and imperialism; the experience of war; narratives of progress and their critics; and globalization, sustainability, and the environment. (4) IHON 253 : Gender, Sexuality and Culture - H2 Uses multicultural, international, and feminist perspectives to examine issues such as socialization and stereotypes, relationships and sexuality, interpersonal and institutional violence, revolution and social change in the U.S. and in other selected international

  • DJS Fellowships provide an opportunity for students of any discipline to participate in furthering diversity, justice, and sustainability efforts on the PLU campus.

    and the original care takers of the land PLU is on. I am passionate about Indigenizing colonized spaces.”Waste Diversion EducationElizabeth Elliott (PLU ’22) assessed PLU’s current waste diversion education and offered suggestions to a cross campus group on reengaging Move Out as a waste diversion education. FINAL REPORT Elizabeth Elliott (PLU ’22) Hometown: Kent, WA, USA Major: Science, Technology and Society Major; Women’s and Gender Studies Minor “I chose the Waste Diversion Education project

  • ....an experience I'll carry with me through my entire writing life and it's shaped me in ways I'm only beginning to understand.

    Prose about Alzheimer’s Disease, Holly J. Hughes, Kent State University Press, 2009. Fire On Her Tongue: An eBook Anthology of Contemporary Women’s Poetry, edited by Kelli Russell Agodon & Annette Spaulding-Convy, Two Sylvias Press, 2012. The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World, Brenda Miller and Holly J. Hughes, Skinner Press Books, 2012. Becoming: What Makes a Woman, Jill McCabe Johnson, University of Nebraska Gender Programs, 2012.

  • Politics at PLU: Where do current students stand in the upcoming election? By Katie Scaff ’13 From healthcare and environmental issues to education and the general state of politics, the issues PLU students are concerned with are almost as diverse as they are. Some are…

    should be is simple. It’s discourse and deliberation. Our federal government has become so polarized that they fail to talk about anything.” Princess Reese ’14 Anthropology and women’s and gender studies double major Princess Reese ’14 cast her first ballot in the primaries this year and has been eagerly awaiting the chance to vote this November. “It feels really good to have my first election,” Reese said. “I’ve been heavily following politics since like ninth grade.” Reese is active within PLU’s

  • Pacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen.…

    type of policy work does Senator Dhingra and your office work with? She has a very wide variety of policy that she works with. A lot of her policy work right now has to do with mental and behavioral health, and sponsoring a bill from high school students on banning the pink tax (a term used for gender-based price differences applied to identical products). She’s also working on mental health competency, or forensic competency, so finding ways to improve our criminal justice system for people who

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University political science major Jeremy Knapp ’21 swears he has not desire to run for office, but his resume speaks of someone with great political aspirations nonetheless. The junior turned 21 on March 4, and he already…

    trans teen who died last year, and other victims of anti-trans violence. It passed on March 5, the day Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Nikki Kuhnhausen Act, which limits the ability of defendants to mount a defense based on discovery of a victim’s actual or perceived gender or sexual orientation.) PLU: What kinds of things have been especially eye-opening for you? Knapp: One of the things that’s been really eye-opening is realizing how much goes into what gets brought on the floor and how the floor