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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 3, 2017)- You know it’s a good class when even the professor goes home shouting: “You’re not going to believe what we learned today!” Joanna Gregson, professor of sociology, says she told her husband just that throughout her January Term course “Policing…
outside the typical curriculum in a given department, usually concern a professor’s unique research interests or offer insight into contemporary issues outside the standard course sequence. Gregson, who worked with criminology as a graduate student, thought the policing course was well suited, since police have been at the center of public discourse. Gregson wanted to create an interesting experience for students who chose to stay on campus rather than study away during J-Term — an experience that
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Upcoming events for Black History Month 2017 at PLU ! Calendar sponsored by Black Student Union . 2017 Calendar of Events FEB 1; A Visual Display of PLU’s Black History Grey Area in the AUC PLU’s Campus Ministry office will present a month long visual…
– 6pm Join the Black Student Union for our signature Black History Month Event, “A Celebration of Black History and Culture.” This event will feature performances by traditional African and contemporary Hip Hop dance groups, spoken word poetry, and the Black History Month Featured Speaker, Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn. This event promises to showcase, educate, and celebrate the shared history, culture, and accomplishments that have been attributed to those of the African diaspora.FEB 23 Literary Black
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 6, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Kinesiology welcomes to campus Sarah Klein, an attorney for Dalton and Associates, PA and sexual assault victim advocate. Klein, who was one the first known survivors of former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics team…
of Kinesiology and co-sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity, Title IX Coordinator, and the Dean of Inclusive Excellence. This series, now in its fourth year, brings experts from across the country to PLU to address contemporary cultural issues occurring in sport and exercise settings. “As a field that prepares coaches, educators and other youth sport leaders — it is imperative that we engage in difficult conversations and address the most challenging and pressing issues we face as a society
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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
, interdependence, and social justice. As a practice discipline, Nursing works to improve the health and well-being of clients and systems through analytical processes that effect change in the conditions and determinants of health. The work and praxis of nursing are manifest through multiple complex and evolving roles. Nursing strives to respond to the contemporary context of health and illness, and advance shared goals of compassionate, safe, and effective care. Health encompasses the unique and dynamic
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Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the…
conversations regarding how non-Indigenous people can support Indigenous sovereignty and advocate for land repatriation. Yet the historical and anthropological facts demonstrate that many contemporary land acknowledgments unintentionally communicate false ideas about the history of dispossession and the current realities of American Indians and Alaska Natives. And those ideas can have detrimental consequences for Indigenous peoples and nations.” ———- Wilkes, R., Duong, A., Kesler, L., & Ramos, H. (2017
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Originally Published in 2014 Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what…
earliest days of the Jesus movement to the contemporary era. As these courses make clear, sources of illness, approaches to healing, and ways of making sense of death have changed in the history of Christianity. Biblical narratives of Jesus healing the sick, the lives of medieval saints known for their miracle cures, religious orders that founded hospitals and missions for the poor, Pentecostal faith workers, twenty-first century support groups for recovery from addiction; all understand wellness and
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SOCW 101 : Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare - ES An introduction to human need and the field of social work.
emphasize political process and global social change in the development of the American welfare state and the profession of social work. Students reflect critically up on the development of social and political policies historically. Students also develop legislative policy practice and advocacy skills and examine the impact of policy implementation, administration, and governmental structure on services to vulnerable populations. Critical thinking is used to analyze contemporary policy in income
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Important text: None Major holidays: Human Light Major figures in this tradition: Enlightenment Scholars, scientists Place of worship: None Brief Summary: Humanists believe in the importance of
Brief Summary: Humanists believe in the importance of treating others well, without believing that one needs a religious reason to do so. The history of Humanism stems from different social figures arriving at or building on similar conclusions, including the Lokayata and Carvaka, Epicurus, and Enlightenment thinkers. They don’t prioritize faith in information without investigating it. Instead, they assess information using tools like the scientific method or rational thought. Modern day humanists
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The Innovation Studies program is excited to welcome Professor Junichi Tsuneoka as incoming director of the Innovation Studies minor. Professor Tsuneoka teaches design theory and practice in the Department of Communication, Media, and Design Arts at PLU. His professional work includes design projects for Nike,…
design work and process. You can reach Professor Tsuneoka at jtsuneoka@plu.edu. Research and Teaching Interests Prof. Halvorson: Where did you attend college? Can you share a few research or professional interests with us? Prof. Tsuneoka: I graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with an English Literature degree, and then I came to Seattle to study graphic design. I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle) in 2002. Since then, I have done a lot of design work for corporate advertising
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The Innovation Studies program is excited to welcome Professor Junichi Tsuneoka as incoming director of the Innovation Studies minor. Professor Tsuneoka teaches design theory and practice in the Department of Communication, Media, and Design Arts at PLU. His professional work includes design projects for Nike,…
and process. You can reach Professor Tsuneoka at jtsuneoka@plu.edu. Research and Teaching Interests Prof. Halvorson: Where did you attend college? Can you share a few research or professional interests with us? Prof. Tsuneoka: I graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with an English Literature degree, and then I came to Seattle to study graphic design. I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle) in 2002. Since then, I have done a lot of design work for corporate advertising clients
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