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  • , education, environmental justice, Hispanic Studies, history, Native American Indigenous Studies, philosophy, political science, and religion. Congratulations to the Environmental Studies Class of 2022! Capstones are May 24, 2022 from 2-6pm in Morken 103. 2:00pm, Shifting Narratives: A Brief History of the United States Environmental Ethics at both the National and Local Scale Aaron Pantoja The relationship Americans have had towards the environment is characterized by a dualism: we as humans are

  • collaborative projects that involve the many facets and talents of our university. This year, the Religion Department is hosting a year-long event, The St. John’s Bible Project (www.saintjohnsbible.org). As part of that project, the University Jazz Ensemble will team up with the University Chorale and Professor Douglas Oakman to present selections from Duke Ellington’s monumental Sacred Concerts that he composed and performed between 1965 and 1974. The performance will be accompanied by projected

  • that underlie mezzo and macro level practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 510. SOCW 525: Anti-Racism, Diversity, & Equity in Social Work Practice (4)In this course, human diversity is broadly explored and defined to include race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and ability. The course content looks critically at privilege and the ways in which a society’s cultural practices and structure may oppress, marginalize, and alienate some while

  • characters have been my friends, my professors and supervisors, and most importantly, my family. I have never felt alone at PLU as professors and staff have welcomed me into their lives, my friends have supported my endeavors, and my family has been my rock through it all. What’s next? After graduation I will be teaching special education in an elementary school in the Clover Park School District in Tacoma, Wash. Riley Hoyer – Bachelor of Science in biology, minor in religion Riley Hoyer ’12 is from

  • silent. Some shook their heads in disbelief. Others wore expressions of shock. Two couldn’t stop tears from streaming down their rain-soaked cheeks.“We Americans have always been a forward-looking, problem-solving, optimistic, patriotic and decent people,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), delivering remarks at the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The crowd of more than a quarter million people listened quietly. “Whatever our race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, whether we are

  • responses to poverty and social justice concerns, the concentration incorporates the approaches of multiple disciplines such as anthropology, economics, literature, history, and religion. Required of all students in this concentration: GLST 357: Global Development (4) Other Offerings ECON 313: Environmental Economics (4) ECON 333: Economic Development (4) ENGL 216: Topics in Literature: Emphasis on Cross-Cultural Perspectives (4) (When approved by GLST chair) FREN 211/311: Francophone Africa in Global

  • hopes, dreams, and life situations. It takes away the “othering” of the poor and brings up questions of not only class but also race, sex, religion, ability, and power. This book shows the intersections of identity and the difficult decision that many are forced to make in order to obtain This book is enjoyable to read, has won many awards, and can provide for rich and interesting discussion that will benefit incoming first year students. It aligns more with PLUs mission statement than any book I’ve

  • intellectual rigor as it was about religion. With his fellow reformer, Philip Melanchton, Luther established the German pattern of secondary and tertiary education upon which the American system was modeled in the later nineteenth century. Professor Luther’s Reform of both faith and education came about as a result of his asking troubling questions, for which he got into trouble. Luther and Melanchthon have shown us that colleges and universities are, and must remain, places to ask troubling questions, to

  • Psychology, Seattle Pacific University March 10, 2016Jennifer Howell, Ph.D."Avoiding Information Prevalence, Causes, and Remedies"Ohio University December 4, 2015Azim Shariff, Ph.D."Religion: How Social Psychology Can Help Us Answer the Big Questions"Department of Psychology, University of Oregon November 6, 2015Sherry L. Willis, Ph.D."Cognition and Aging: The Good, Not so Good, and Potential Plasticity"Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington September 11, 2015Melissa

  • working for the United Nations. RACHEL ESPASANDIN Hometown: Vancouver, Wash. Major: Political Science, with minors in Religion and Conflict Resolution. Graduation date: May 2014. Peace-building experience: Espasandin participated in PLU’s Alternative Spring Break trip to a remote village in Nicaragua, where a team partnered with a nonprofit to install a clean-water well. That might not sound like a typical peace-building activity, but Espasandin says it absolutely is. “A lot of conflict can erupt if