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  • Greetings from the Dean 2018 Posted by: Matthew / May 7, 2018 May 7, 2018 By Kevin J. O'BrienDean of HumanitiesEach year, the PLU Division of Humanities puts together a collection of stories into Prism, offering a few reflections of the great work our faculty do in classrooms and beyond. This year’s stories will introduce you to a new Philosophy professor, a Nordic Studies professor who returned to teach at his alma mater, and our new Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center. You will get

  • as director of the Rainier Writing Workshop—and as the new Poetry Editor of the prestigious New England Review. Read More Art of Diplomacy An exhibition celebrating Norway’s constitution, 1814-2014: Red White and Blue–Norwegian Constitution, American Inspiration, held its exclusive U.S. premiere at PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center and remains on display through Sept. 28. Read More SIGNS, SIGNS, EVERYWHERE A (PLU) SIGN In today’s crazily competitive college market, you either go big or go home

  • methodologies. Emphasis will be placed on developing evidence-based practitioners that critically utilize the scientific literature in their professional endeavors in Kinesiology. (4) KINS 505 : Inclusive Leadership The course is designed to explore cultural factors that influence people and human interaction. Specifically, students will study the role of diversity and the experiences of people with marginalized identities in United States sport organizations. The various ways that people may differ and how

  • programs that earned the university its honor. In general, “PLU has made a conscious decision to talk about “study away” rather than “study abroad,” Sobania said. “We do so because the south Puget Sound is so richly diverse that one does not need to travel more than a few blocks to have a cross-cultural experience.” Many of those cross-cultural experiences happen right on campus. For instance, more than 230 international students study on-campus, representing 24 countries. On-campus groups also focus

  • Critical Perspectives of Volunteering Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 3:40-5 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center To mark the 3rd anniversary of PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Program, there will also be a panel presentation by PLU and Peace Corps Alumni – Lucas Gillespie ’16, Jihan Grettenberg ’12 and Colton Heath ’14 – on the topic of Critical Perspectives on Volunteering from 3:40-5 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Lucas Gillespie '16 BA in Environmental Studies with minors in Global Studies and

  • Wang, USC Aiken Exploring Chinese International Undergraduate Students’ Cross-cultural Adjustment to US Colleges and Universities during the Covid-19 Pandemic Ningsheng Huang, Dunwoody College of Technology Exploring the Outcomes of Adopting OER Materials in Sociology online classes Ting Jiang, MSU Denver (Virtual Presentation)Abstract - Panel 1A: Chinese Americans amid Covid 19 (Administration Building 101)Yan Xia, Ph.D., Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cixin Wang, Ph.D. Associate

  • regions with a deep educational partnership with Pacific Lutheran University. They develop lifelong transformation and establish a cultural exchange between campuses in both places, she says. The Gateways punctuate PLU’s educational mission that was established in 1890 by Norwegian pioneers — a commitment to the values of Lutheran higher education. Two of the most important Gateways connect PLU to its heritage — programs in Telemark and Oslo, distinctively different locations in Norway. Claudia

  • social life of the nonhuman primates. (4) ANTH 102 : Introduction to Human Cultural Diversity - ES, GE Introduction to social-cultural anthropology, concentrating on the exploration of the infinite variety of human endeavors in all aspects of culture and all types of societies: religion, politics, law, kinship, and art. (4) ANTH 103 : Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory - ES, GE Introduction to the ideas and practice of archaeology used to examine the sweep of human prehistory from the

  • directs its diverse, integrated elements in a person-centered manner toward assisting person to achieve health, quality of life, well-being, and/or quality of death. Person Person represents the client—the central focus of informed caring—and may be an individual, family, community, population, or system. Person includes spiritual, cultural, social, psychological, and bio-physical dimensions. These dimensions are brought by person into any interaction. Person is not only at the center of care, but is

  • directs its diverse, integrated elements in a person-centered manner toward assisting person to achieve health, quality of life, well-being, and/or quality of death. Person Person represents the client—the central focus of informed caring—and may be an individual, family, community, population, or system. Person includes spiritual, cultural, social, psychological, and bio- physical dimensions. These dimensions are brought by person into any interaction. Person is not only at the center of care, but is