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Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology in Dehra Dun – dedicated to high quality and independent research to address the most significant ecological and social issues of our times, working in close partnership with local communities and social movements. In 1991 she founded Navdanya, a national movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources – especially native seed – and to promote organic farming and fair trade. For last two decades, Navdanya has worked with local communities
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more aware of how many areas and careers the concept of sport psychology can be applied to. The variety of interests in the cohort really exemplified how applicable these concepts that we were learning about (performance enhancement, resilience, effects of social interaction, equity, etc.) to many different career fields (education, military, coaching, recreation, medical, etc.)Achieving long-term career goalsThis program prepared me to achieve my long-term career goals by helping me to understand
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. Expansion of the program would include continuing to offer the program for all incoming first-year students and providing student teaching assistants for all sections. It would also involve investing in the professional development of instructors and TAs to emphasize the social justice outcomes associated with increased retention rates, particularly for historically marginalized students. By expanding the program, organizers hope to support the PLU community by connecting students to resources to
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Research Grant. Her hope is to apply her research toward a master’s degree, and eventually doctorate, in religion. Her research project is centered on the early Reformation church ordinances that created the first state-sponsored systems of social welfare. “I am primarily interested in how theological context of each particular city influenced the social reform that it’s government enacted,” she said. She’s excited to be in Germany again. A few years ago she studied abroad there and is looking forward
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Guiding Principles, Vision, Mission, and PhilosophyGuiding Principles:Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing embraces core values of: Compassion and kindness Competence Diversity, equity, and inclusion Excellence Respect and integrity Service Social Justice VisionPacific Lutheran University School of Nursing will be a nationally recognized program dedicated to improving healthcare for all by improving health equity and eliminating health disparities enacted through transformational
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, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual (see below for definitions and end of page for references). With these 6 dimensions in mind, students collaborate to practice and think about wellness individually and as a community. This includes transitioning to college in a way that develops healthy habits around mindfulness, exercise, substance use, healthy eating, building community, time management, and mental health. The Wellness House fosters an environment of holistic wellness, encourages students to
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Roe Projects2004: Samuel Torvend & Matthew Tabor, “Religious Responses to Hunger and Poverty in Western Washington” 2005-6: Patricia Killen, Roberta Brown, & Asha Ajmani, “Early Washington in the Letters of A.M.A. Blanchet, Bishop of Walla Walla and Nesqually, 1846-1879” Eric Nelson & Steve Erbey, “A Troubled Look: An Investigation of the Eye and Face in Ancient Medicine and Literature Doug Oakman & Ronan Rooney, “Q, Literacy, and the Galilean Jesus Movement in Social Perspective” 2006-7: Bridget
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knows the business from his years preparing rose beds. He left his job in 2000, he said, after new owners took over the farm and “began to drive it into the ground.” Now he’s director of the Fundación para el Desarrollo Social Sustentable, or FUNDESS (Foundation for Sustainable Social Development), where he’s heard the complaints of hundreds of sick workers. “Everyone has headaches,” said soft-spoken Norma Mena. Now with FUNDESS, Mena formerly studied flower workers’ exposure to chemicals
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Gender Equity, Hernández focused on combating gender-based violence and promoting equity. They felt at home at the center: “sometimes when I was stressed, I wanted a place to be myself,” Hernández says. “The center meant a lot to me.” Hernández’s work focused on domestic violence, stalking awareness, and sexual assault awareness and they gained experience in social work, nonprofit work, and providing trauma-informed care.Center for Gender EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and
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fell perfectly into place for me to join as a Religion major, and I couldn’t be more thankful! Final Video Presentation Paul the Tentmaker: The Social Status of Paul Sarah Glasco Personal Profile: A devout friend, daughter, and student are the first words that come to mind when I think about who I am. Everyday I feel blessed to live in the Pacific Northwest and experience the beauty of nature here every single day. I love to experience new adventures everyday, and I am lucky enough to have people
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