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advised current and future students, “Best effing professor I had at PLU. The end. You want someone who cares about your education? Take his classes.” Tom was honored with the Faculty Excellence Award in teaching, but the larger testaments to his profound influence are seen in the numbers of students who have sought him out as undergraduates and those who have continued to correspond with him long after—decades after—they’ve graduated. And the evidence of Tom’s influence on his colleagues is seen

, and expansion of knowledge and truth. This tradition is grounded in the traditions of the most ancient Western universities. The Lutheran Reformation promoted transformative ideas about the freedom of conscience, interpretation, and inquiry—ideas that contributed to the development of a Lutheran higher education tradition. Institutions in this tradition, such as Pacific Lutheran University, affirm the rights and responsibilities of all academics to search for truth. This search requires the rights

institutions, such as the economy, education, and criminal justice. Prerequisite: SOCI 101 or consent of instructor. (4) SOCI 336 : Deviance A general introduction to a variety of nonconforming, usually secretive, and illegal behavior, such as corporate crime, drug dealing, prostitution, industrial spying, child abuse, and suicide, with emphasis on the conflict of values and life-experiences within a society. Prerequisite: SOCI 101, SOCI 201, or consent of instructor. (4) SOCI 378 : Consumption An

the novel and an analysis of the card game, I invite student engagement in this conversation particularly for visual and conversational learners in the classroom. This project has the capacity to encourage pedagogical conversations on gender norms and the implications of class and socioeconomics. By providing students with a space to discuss and learn from gender and class norms, I will open up conversations about an education system which often commits erasure of these crucial topics. I aim to

Guitar Styles” (2014), “The Guitar Style of Charlie Christian” (2015), “The Guitar Style of Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto” (2016), and “Playing Modal Jazz” (2017). Most years Howland has also written and premiered new original solo and ensemble pieces for improvisation. In 2017 Howland began directing the PLU Guitar Festival Orchestra in a jazz piece to promote hands-on jazz education and appreciation in the community. He has arranged works by Jeff Beck, John Coltrane, Angelo Debarre, Duke

the Native American & Indigenous Studies Program by offering introductory level courses in Southern Lushootseed. In addition to counting towards majors and/or minors in these fields of study, our courses can fulfill General Education Requirements, such as the Cross Cultural Perspectives (C) requirement, the Literature requirement (LT), and in some cases, the Alternative Perspectives in Diversity requirement (A). If you intend to major or minor in one of our programs, the sooner your start, the

according to the art critics (Abiodun 22) – Kelsey Barnes ’16, Anthropology & Art History Sources Abiodun, Rowland. “African Aesthetics.” Journal of Aesthetic Education. Vol. 35, No. 4 (2001): 15-23. Drewal, Henry John, John Pemberton, Rowland Abiodun, and Allen Wardwell. Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought. New York: Center for African Art in association with H.N. Abrams, 1989. Fakẹyẹ, Lamidi Ọlọnade, Bruce M. Haight, with David H. Curl. Lamidi Ọlọnade Fakẹyẹ: My Life and My Art. Holland

over 175 people in the crowd from the university and the community, Aust said that it was a very rewarding experience. Although only a Junior, Aust already has big plans for his time after college. “My future plans are to teach English abroad and God-willing, I will be able to bring debate education wherever I go. Because debate is an agent for change and advocacy and the most underprivileged people need those skills the most.” All-age debate: Climb the Mountain and T.O.H. Karl support students at