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Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…
. “This semester represents a commitment to naming what is, to collaboration across divisions and departments, and showcasing the many events that challenge each of us to live more thoughtfully. These programs hold us accountable to live our stated values and invite us to reflect on justice issues on our campus, in our local community and around the world.” Topics covered in the coming semester include sexual assault, sex trafficking, environmental justice, the removal of indigenous children from
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It would take hours to describe all the ways to get involved at PLU. In fact, we make it easy to participate.
Rho – Social Work PLU College Republicans PLU Pep Band PLU Physics Club PLU Students for Life PLU Table Tennis Club PLUtonic Acapella Pre-Med Club Prism Psi Chi – Psychology Society for Human Resource Management Swing Dancing Club Triota (Iota Iota Iota) – Women’s and Gender Studies Vpstart Crow Young Americans for Liberty Young Life College Club Other Opportunities for Involvement: Associated Students (ASPLU) LASR – Student Radio The Mast – Student Newspaper Mast TV – Student Television Matrix
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PLU employees - whether faculty, administrators, or staff - are obligated to report incidents of sex discrimination, sex-based harassment, and sexual misconduct of which they become aware.
Employee Mandatory Reporting Responsibilities Under Title IXPLU employees – whether faculty, administrators, or staff – are obligated to report incidents of sex discrimination, sex-based harassment, and sexual misconduct of which they become aware. This obligation extends to all of us (except those entities who are considered confidential reporting sources) because of the University’s responsibility under Title IX to respond promptly and effectively to: + Stop the conduct + Prevent its re
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2022 - The Diversity Center and the Center for Gender Equity join to become the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability to further align the centers' values and shared intersectional work.
Transgender Day of Remembrance Event was held April 10th, 2016 – Sex + brought Author Lisa Wade to campus to talk about her newest book, American Hookup: The new Culture of Sex on Campus March 17, 2016 – The Women’s Center changed its name to the Center for Gender Equity! Spring 2016 – Tolu Taiwo hired as the first Outreach and Prevention Coordinator March 9th, 2016 – Dawn Cuthbertson hired as the 2nd Gender-based Violence Advocate Spring 2015 – Jennifer Warwick asked to serve on CDC (Centers for Disease
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Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university’s curriculum caters to those eclectic interests. One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you…
other hundreds of hit songs that have made Beyoncé a worldwide music icon. But it was just one of the questions students tackled in the Women’s and Gender Studies course titled Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “The general premise of the course is to think about Beyoncé as a social, political and cultural figure through the lens of black feminist theory,” said Jennifer Smith, PLU’s first dean for inclusive excellence. Smith co-taught the class with PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Outreach and
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The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience.
are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty
Professor Laura McCloud, ChairXavier Hall, Room 242 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
The language of instruction of all French/Francophone literature and film courses is English. No French is required if you enroll in the course at the 200 level.
literature and film. Special attention will be given to recent developments and cultural shifts within the Francophone context. The course aims to deepen students’ understanding of the dynamic nature of popular culture and its significance in shaping identities, communities, and global perspectives. It is an elective for the Global Studies major (Development and Social Justice concentration) and can count for the major in Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies and the minor in Critical Race Studies. French
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Originally Published 1999 “The Artist, the thinker, the hero, the saint —who are they, finally, but the finite self radicalized and intensified? . . . The difference between [them] and the rest of us . . . is a willingness to undergo the journey of…
soul of the humanities.In the space of the gap some students become fascinated. Fascination overcomes fear. Insight arises, capacity for discrimination develops. Students begin to notice themselves perceiving and thinking and relating differently. Such is the beginning to “an originating sense for the fundamental questions and feelings that impel us all.” That sense is in its own way a “gift come ‘unawarest.’” Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language ClassroomThe Two Desks Read
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Department of Languages and Literatures Film Festival 2012-13 presents: “The Invisible War” The Department of Languages and Literatures Film Festival 2012-13 presents a screening of The Invisible War at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8 in Ingram 100. Kristina Setchfield, Marine Corps Veteran and survivor, will…
and the Women and Gender Studies programs. “From Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem — today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a
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PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural
“Spanish” ProgramThe politics of migration in Spain, Spanglish and Latinx music, gender inclusive language in Argentina, indigenous struggles in Mexico—these are just a few of the exciting topics students explore in the PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies Program. Students in our program learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural productions from Spain, Latin America, and Latino communities in the USA
Hispanic and Latino StudiesAdministration Building Room 207-C Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
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