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  • local school and complete a robust set of courses aligned with PLU’s program requirements (Education students) Learn about this young democratic country with a focus on a historical perspective of Namibia from colonization to democracy Engage with indigenous people, cultures, and the country’s unique geography on study tours, through rural homestays in the villages of northern Namibia and visits to Namibia’s renowned national parks and game reserves Create your own batik art in a 3-day workshop in

  • religious and historical tradition of Lutheranism, this does not and cannot mean that we all have to understand these ideas in the same way. Like the non-Huguenot villages of Le Chambon, some of us at PLU may connect and identify with these ties that bind drawing on our own experiences, histories, traditions and spiritual views. Nevertheless we, as a faith community, do share these commitments even if we act on them differently. Maintaining these ties that bind will also mean being attentive to our

  • age/time, it just happened to be about an historical election that year. As divided as the campus felt politically, there were many welcoming activities and events, such as the Drag Show in The Cave. I also remember how impactful “The Vagina Monologues” and Take Back the Night were for me at that age. It felt like a time when people were not just looking at change within the country’s politics, but change in the campus culture. All of the events, for feminists and feminist allies alike, felt like

  • reshape American business.” Historical Sources and other Information Michael: “What sources did you end up using for this business history project?” Matt: “I was able to find company reports and revenue data to piece together how the marketplace grew during the early PC software revolution. But the really interesting source material consisted of interviews from early software “pioneers” who shaped the industry. Halvorson connected me to archives within the University of Minnesota that contained

  • . May be repeated once for credit. (4) FREN 404 : Postcolonial Francophone Fictions and Criticism - IT, GE Issues of identity and justice in French language literature/film from North Africa, West Africa, North America, and/or the Caribbean, with attention to historical context and aesthetic innovation. Prerequisites: FREN 301 or permission of instructor. May be repeated once for credit. (4) FREN 405 : French/Francophone Film - IT, GE The history of French cinema or the thematic study of film from

  • pandemic can be changed by people who have reliable information, make decisions that consider others, and remain hopeful and diligent. These books from the Mortvedt Library collection document historical and current pandemics, their effects, and the responses to them. Exhibit supported: The the PLU Counseling Center; PLU Health Center; the School of Nursing; and departments of History, Political Science, Sociology, and Psychology. Curator: Holly Senn, Librarian     Black History Month: Black@PLU The

  • : Visual History: Period Costume and Décor - ES A survey of the architecture, interiors, clothing, culture, and aesthetic of the western world through exposure to art, historical documents, and popular perspectives. (4) THEA 400 : Theatre Rehearsal and Performance Students perform in a faculty-directed production. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 semester hours. (0-4) THEA 425 : Running Crew II A practicum course, students work on intermediate and advanced-level running crew assignments or in production

  • town but struggles to find community in the big cities. It asks the reader to question if ambition is more or less important than community. The Underground Railroad: A Novel, Colson WhiteheadComment: One of the best historical fictions I’ve read, Colson Whitehead provides an intimate and personal account of the challenges enslaved people faced as they journeyed from plantations in the southern U.S. to “freedom” in the North. The writing is engaging and visceral, providing an up close view of the

  • 352 : Comparative Anatomy An evolutionary approach to the study of structural and functional relationships in the vertebrate body. Includes examination and dissection of major organs and organ systems using preserved animal organs and cadavers (including humans). The course emphasizes the analysis of similarities and differences across groups to assess the significance of adaptations and explore the historical and present diversity of vertebrate morphology. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 354

  • including hand-built and wheel-thrown methods and glaze application. Includes a survey of ceramic art. (4) ARTD 280 : Art Methodology and Theory - CX Explores art historical and critical methods used for the analysis of art, including formalism, iconography, iconology, economic/social contexts, psychology, feminism, and structuralism/semiotics. Relates methods to broader cultural theories from Kant to Edward Said. (4) ARTD 287 : Special Topics in Art To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time