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changed. While still performed at initiations, today the main significance of these ceremonies comes with the opportunity for communities to come together, celebrate, and communicate truths about gender, power and the past. They offer a chance for the Makonde to express, through ritual performance, the realities of their changing world and how that in turn affects their own identity (Bortolot). During initiation both girls and boys are taught how to make and perform with masks. Women however, perform

changed. While still performed at initiations, today the main significance of these ceremonies comes with the opportunity for communities to come together, celebrate, and communicate truths about gender, power and the past. They offer a chance for the Makonde to express, through ritual performance, the realities of their changing world and how that in turn affects their own identity (Bortolot). During initiation both girls and boys are taught how to make and perform with masks. Women however, perform

changed. While still performed at initiations, today the main significance of these ceremonies comes with the opportunity for communities to come together, celebrate, and communicate truths about gender, power and the past. They offer a chance for the Makonde to express, through ritual performance, the realities of their changing world and how that in turn affects their own identity (Bortolot). During initiation both girls and boys are taught how to make and perform with masks. Women however, perform

changed. While still performed at initiations, today the main significance of these ceremonies comes with the opportunity for communities to come together, celebrate, and communicate truths about gender, power and the past. They offer a chance for the Makonde to express, through ritual performance, the realities of their changing world and how that in turn affects their own identity (Bortolot). During initiation both girls and boys are taught how to make and perform with masks. Women however, perform

2023 Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research and Projects Showcase 2023 Choice Award Recipients President’s Choice Mackenzie Mayhem “The Journey of Self” Dean’s Choice G Alvarado “Through Science Comes Art” Rebecca Auman & Erin Swanson “Romantic and Platonic Interpersonal Relationship Differences in Relation to Gender and Heteronormativity” Isaac Madsen-Bibeau “How Socioeconomic Class Affects Low-Income College Students’ Interpersonal Relationships” Hailey Wharton “Soprano Sings Opera!” People’s

, The Gathering Table: Deepening Reflection on Religious and Spiritual Diversity) – a conversation as part of Gender & Sexuality Week. Thursday, October 24, 12noon – 1:15pm.  RSVP to cmin@plu.edu.  Free lunch provided. Campus Ministry Hike – In collaboration with Outdoor Rec, take an afternoon hike on Sunday October 27, 1-7pm. Contact cmin@plu.edu to sign up. All Saints’ Day Worship – during Wednesday chapel, October 30th, 10:30-11:00am.  A time of honoring and remembering the saints in our lives

Laila’s Story – Trinidad & Tobago Social Work (Women’s and Gender Studies and Peace Corps Prep minors) – Class of 2019 What she would like other students to know: My time in Trinidad and Tobago was by far my most challenging and rewarding semester during my time at PLU. I experienced so much, both good and bad, and not only learned a lot about a beautiful new country, but also about my self. As a white person traveling to a country of black and brown people with a complicated and painful

, interdisciplinary resources, and language needed to examine identities and examine expressions of power. Native American and Indigenous Studies Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Hispanic and Latino Studies Global Studies Interdisciplinary Programs Co-curricular programs These featured centers at PLU support student learning and engage in conversations regarding diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Pride at PLU International Student Services The Wang

of those grades that could result in dismissal from, or delay in, the nursing program. (Examples: A- vs. A, no dispute; B vs. A, can be disputed; C- vs. C, can be disputed.) 5. Grounds for grade disputes should arise from documented incidents of discrimination and/or harassment based on race, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or disability∗∗, and/or arising from non-compliance with established PLU and/or School of Nursing policies

of PLU’s most distinguished programs remains an inspiration. By Sandy Deneau Dunham Women’s Center at 25 Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice through education, counseling, mentoring and even celebration. By Sandy Deneau Dunham Jehane Noujaim Jehane Noujaim has received seemingly every illustrious award and accolade available to an independent filmmaker. The Harvard