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While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she…
disparities, like folks who live in the middle of nowhere and their closest doctor is an hour away and the closest specialist is eight hours away,” Chell said. “So, to see this free clinic situated across the street from a phenomenal hospital and people need to access it, was fairly eye-opening to urban health disparities.” Her passion to understand and help create health equity began while she was a student at PLU. As a global studies major and biology minor, Chell says she thrived in the
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In less than six months, Mariken Lund ’22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international…
Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 In less than six months, Mariken Lund '22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects at PLU. However, during the pandemic, she returned to Oslo, Norway
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The Institute for Shock Physics is a multidisciplinary research organization within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University. Institute faculty participants from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Architecture study the response of materials at extreme conditions. Students from…
Graduate Studies Program – Institute for Shock Physics Washington State University Posted by: alemanem / October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 The Institute for Shock Physics is a multidisciplinary research organization within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University. Institute faculty participants from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Architecture study the response of materials at extreme conditions. Students from various academic departments can carry
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Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) at PLU is an interdisciplinary major that requires three core courses (GSRS 201, 301, and 499), along with 24 hours of electives in at least four other
Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) at PLU is an interdisciplinary major that requires three core courses (GSRS 201, 301, and 499), along with 24 hours of electives in at least four other departments. GSRS majors must complete a major or minor from any other program in the university. Courses from students’ other majors and minors count towards the GSRS major. Degree Requirements36 semester hours, including: GSRS 201: (4 semester hours, offered every semester) GSRS 301: (4 semester hours
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Innovation Studies is a great addition to your major coursework because: Courses in the Innovation Studies minor teach fundamental skills like design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindset. Each course emphasizes critical thinking and the skills that organizations most want from graduates. The program prepares you…
Have you considered an Innovation Studies minor? Design Thinking Meets Social Impact Posted by: jtsuneoka / September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024 Innovation Studies is a great addition to your major coursework because: Courses in the Innovation Studies minor teach fundamental skills like design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindset. Each course emphasizes critical thinking and the skills that organizations most want from graduates. The program prepares you to tell a unique story
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PLU’s music faculty welcomes their newest hire, Cassio Vianna. The native of Brazil brings with him an extensive resume of teaching, composing, and performing jazz music. This year, he’ll begin a new journey channeling his passion into educating and inspiring PLU students as director of…
New Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna Posted by: Kate Williams / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Mackenzie Cooper '19PLU’s music faculty welcomes their newest hire, Cassio Vianna. The native of Brazil brings with him an extensive resume of teaching, composing, and performing jazz music. This year, he’ll begin a new journey channeling his passion into educating and inspiring PLU students as director of the University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos, as well as teaching History of Jazz
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A weekly meeting with program students and faculty to discuss progress, challenges, and the intersection of Indigenous approaches and the university experience.
& Indigenous StudiesIntroduces students to the scope, methodologies, and intellectual traditions of Native American and Indigenous Studies, focusing on such topics as Indigeneity, settler colonialism, sovereignty, resilience, and the intersectionality of Indigeneity with gender and sexuality. May include community-based service learning components. (4)NAIS 363Race and IndigeneityThis course examines ways that settler colonial ideologies of race have been developed and applied to Indigenous. Relying on
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Dean of education and movement studies named By Greg Brewis An educator who has a comprehensive understanding of national and state trends in education has been named dean and professor of the School of Education and Movement Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. Frank Kline comes…
May 9, 2011 Dean of education and movement studies named By Greg Brewis An educator who has a comprehensive understanding of national and state trends in education has been named dean and professor of the School of Education and Movement Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. Frank Kline comes to PLU from Seattle Pacific University where he is professor and associate dean for the School of Education. Frank Kline comes to PLU from Seattle Pacific University where he is professor and associate
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A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall…
March 9, 2014 A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall of 2014. This new program has the following statement of mission and description: The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to helping its students
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Chair of Global and Cultural Studies | Global & Cultural Studies | shah@plu.edu | 253-535-7687 | Dr.
International Development International Relations IPE Neoliberalism Urban Studies Identity Ethnic Conflict Citizenship West Africa South Asia Biography Dr. Shah joined the Department of Political Science at PLU in 2012, and Global Studies and Anthropology in 2014. She teaches classes focused on Global Development, International Relations, Africa, South Asia, and Urban Studies. Dr. Shah conducts research in Nigeria and India, where she examines the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on
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