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months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas.The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with
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identifies the insects, working in and outside the lab studying the spread of West Nile virus. Blakney said it was PLU’s commitment to global citizenship, social justice and environmental conservation that helped her discover her vocation in public health. “It’s easy to get lost in numbers and statistics,” she said. “Having had that encouragement at PLU to think about social justice and environmental concerns helps humanize the numbers.” Blakney long assumed she would go to medical school. But after a
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Introduces the economy as a whole and major issues such as inflation, unemployment, economic growth, and international trade. (4) ECON 215 : Investigating Environmental and Economic Change in Europe - ES, GE An introduction to the environmental economic problems and policy prospects of modern Europe. Focus on economic incentives and policies to solve problems of air and water pollution, sustainable forestry, global warming, and wildlife management in Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and
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. (4) NAIS 230: Indigenous Creation Narratives of the Americas (4) NAIS 321: Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film (4) NAIS 244: Environmental Justice and Indigenous Peoples (4) NAIS 286: Sámi Film and the Indigenous North (4) NAIS 363: Race and Indigeneity (4) NURS 404: Healthcare Diversity (4) RELI 227: Introduction to Christian Theologies (4) (when the topic is ‘Native American Theologies’) RELI 236: Native American Religious Traditions (4) RELI 397: Indigenous Religions and Culture of the
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writing, reporting, editing, media studies and ethics. He is also the Co-Founder of and Faculty Adviser to MediaLab at PLU, an award-winning, invitation only, student-faculty research and applied internship program for highly motivated students. MediaLab students are engaged in activities that include public relations, advertising, documentary filmmaking, journalism, marketing and research, graphic design, photography and much more. Under Dr. Wells’ direction, MediaLab has earned national and
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theories, research, and policies related to the study of K-12 educational leadership: ethics and social justice, inquiry, policy, and leadership development. The program also includes two job-embedded applied projects focused on program evaluation and instructional leadership and equity impacts in P-12 schools and districts.The Ed.D program at PLU adopts a cohort model with a blended, low-residency program design. Courses will be delivered online and will require on-campus attendance once a month on
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Cosmopolitanism, Aesthetics, and Celine DionMy name is Dr. Michael Rings and I am very pleased and excited to be joining PLU’s Department of Philosophy as a Visiting Assistant Professor through Spring 2017. My research lies at the intersection of ethics and the philosophy of art and builds on my dissertation, “The Aesthetic Cosmopolitan Project,” which explores ethical and political issues that arise in contexts of cross-cultural art appreciation and consumption. This research interest informed
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represent us in Oxford seminars and tutorials, others begin to see how PLU exemplifies the best of US Liberal Arts education, in general, and educating lives for service, in particular. Additionally, the IHON-Oxford program reflects PLU’s growing dedication to what has been called “disciplined interdisciplinary.” On the one hand, students are introduced to specific disciplinary methods and questions around social justice issues like humanitarian intervention, the ethics of war, and efforts to promote
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differently. Looking back, this did help prepare me to realize that teaching in another country context would not look the same as classrooms and teaching in the US. The other (Oslo) focused on international peace and conflict studies, with programming regarding immigration, ethics, and international systems. It was interesting learning about migration from a European context instead of a US one. However, part of the YAGM Mexico program is a week long retreat on the US/Mexico border in Sonora/Arizona. We
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Point Defiance Aquarium, just a few miles from campus. This excursion, led by Assistant Professor Angie Boysen, allows students to immerse themselves in the marine environment right in our backyard. Through observation and exploration, students can study marine organisms up close and personal. As residents of the PNW, we are acutely aware of the importance of environmental stewardship. ESCI 102 instills in students a sense of responsibility towards our oceans and marine ecosystems, empowering them
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