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Mission: “Educating caring, skillful generalists to be ethical agents for global and local change.” The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Social Work is dedicated to educating individuals
complex, interconnected, and interrelated. Therefore, social work education is strengthened and enriched by a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective on social problems, social issues, and social inventions. It encourages a commitment to informed social action to remove structurally-based inequities and the use of a multi-method, evidence-informed approach to social work practice in order to meet a wide range of individual, family, group, organizational, and community PLU’s MSW Program
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Chair, MSW Program | Department of Social Work | rogersat@plu.edu | 253-535-8773 | Anissa T.
University of Utah; MA in Counseling Psychology at Ball State University; and BA in Psychology at the University of Utah. She has held faculty and leadership positions in social work at Plymouth State University, University of Portland, and CSUSB. Dr. Rogers’s research primarily focuses on health and mental health issues of older adults, with emphasis on LGBTQ+ populations and cross-cultural comparisons of health practices. Dr. Rogers has published three textbooks: Human Behavior in the Social
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Students who graduate with a B.A. in sociology and enter the job market directly will find themselves competing with other liberal arts students, but with an advantage--knowledge of key social
if applicants can easily adapt to organizational life in the private sector. In particular, this means the ability to work well with others as part of a team. Employers value graduates who have a keen understanding of the impact of cultural, racial, and gender diversity in the workplace, and who comprehend the global nature of business and industry. During the job search, B.A. sociology graduates should stress their work and internship experience, analytical skills, oral and written communication
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Is your department looking to hire someone who requires a Visa to work at PLU? Are you interested in bringing a scholar from another country to do research with your department at PLU? Please review
VisasVisiting Scholars and professors are a valued part of the PLU community. The Wang Center is here to provide assistance with initial campus logistics, as well as support with immigration services. The broad purpose of the Exchange Visitor program is to promote international educational and cultural exchange in order to develop mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. PLU is authorized to support the following categories on a J-1 Visa: Professor, Research Scholar
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News for Pacific Lutheran University.
Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” Innovation Studies is excited to announce this year’s Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture, an event taking place on Thursday, March 16 from 4-6pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the AUC. This year’s panel features a bioethics discussion with University of Washington professor Tim Brown and… March 13, 2023
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News for Pacific Lutheran University.
Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” Innovation Studies is excited to announce this year’s Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture, an event taking place on Thursday, March 16 from 4-6pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the AUC. This year’s panel features a bioethics discussion with University of Washington professor Tim Brown and… March 13, 2023
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How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times 1:45 – 3:30 p.m. | March 7 | Chris Knutzen, Anderson University Center Who: Mónica Guzmán, Bridge-Builder, Journalist,
social inequities, climate crisis, and existential dread. In Saving Time, Jenny Odell offers different ways to experience time, pulling from pre-industrial cultures, nature, and geological time scales, that provide a respite, a source of meaning, and a more humane way of living. In her expansive, tailored talks to students, creatives, and communities, Odell shares powerful presentations that combine sociology, ecology, geology, economics, and cultural history to create a truly unique argument for
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Global Studies majors will: Articulate the complexity of global issues and of solutions to global problems. Apply the approaches and methods of multiple disciplines to analyze specific global issues.
Global StudiesGlobal Studies majors will: Articulate the complexity of global issues and of solution
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It’s not just that the world has changed. It is changing. Every day. And the people who best understand how it’s changing – and the complex reasons why – will be the ones who find success.
spring semesters, that includes many study-away opportunities. The chance to participate in more than 25 international and domestic study/travel programs lets you immerse yourself in a country, culture or discipline that you never imagined – and get credit for it, too. PLU’s goal is that through a J-term study-away experience, students are able to: Learn about cultures and cultural diversity in the United States and abroad Develop intercultural skills Recognize global issues and processes and their
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Plenty of experiences come to mind when thinking about first-year students settling into college life: making new friends, living on campus, exploring newfound independence. However, Pacific Lutheran University also wants to introduce students to a more outside-the-box opportunity in their first year on campus: studying…
shorter January Term and summer programs. A diverse array of international and domestic options await, with internships, research, language immersion and cultural exploration as foundational elements that vary from program to program. “Study away in and of itself is a huge confidence booster for most students at a time of personal growth, independence, maturity,” Grover said. “It really put students out of the classroom, changes their perspective on the topic that they’re learning just by being
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