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  • Anissa Rogers, Ph.D, MA, MSW, LCSW Chair, MSW Program she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8773 Email: rogersat@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 144 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Social Work Education Ph.D., Social Work Gerontology, University of Utah , 1997 Masters, Social Work, University of Utah, 1997 M.A., Counseling Psychology, Ball State University, 1993 B.A., Psychology and Spanish, University of Utah, 1990 Areas of Emphasis or

  • Why Study Sociology?Sociologists study social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure and development of individuals, communities, organizations and societies. Few disciplines have such broad scope and relevance. As a student of sociology, you will move beyond the world that is taken for granted. Sociology provides students with distinctive ways of looking at the world in order to generate new ideas and assess the old. Coursework

  • John Knox, 2018) draws on recent research on illness-related trauma and the insights it provides on what it’s like to be undone by cancer and other serious illnesses. I use trauma research to call for an expansion of the stories we tell about cancer as well as about faith, and I explore places in the Christian story that make space for those undone by serious illness. When we acknowledge and make space for being undone, and acknowledge that God is in those spaces as well, we can catch glimpses of

  • – virtually all persons – form part of an interdependent web in which life and health are sustained and supported: “A cobbler, a smith, a peasant — each has the work and office of his (sic) trade, and yet they are all alike” (“To the Christian Nobility,” 1520). As one contemporary philosopher writes, “The test for vocation was not ‘Are you doing something religious?’ but ‘Are you serving … the real needs of your neighbor?’ ” (Tom Christenson, Who Needs a Lutheran College?). Lutheran higher education takes

  • musical styles: from classical to popular music, from traditional Christian hymns to Brazilian jazz, from folk to jazz fusion. I received a Bachelor of Music degree from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, where I studied Brazilian Popular Music and arranging. After years performing, recording, and composing in Rio, I moved to the U.S. in 2009 to attend Western Oregon University, where I received a Master of Music degree. In 2014, I moved to Greeley, Colorado, to pursue a Doctor of Arts

  • and the Indigenous North (4) NAIS 321: Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film (4) NAIS 361: Storied Survivance (4) NAIS 363: Race and Indigeneity (4) NURS 404: Healthcare Diversity (4) RELI 227: Introduction to Christian Theologies (4) (when the topic is ‘Native American Theologies’) RELI 236: Native American Religious Traditions (4) RELI 397: Indigenous Traditions of the Pacific Northwest (4) (when not used to satisfy the Northwest Language and Worldviews requirement) SOLU 101: Southern

  • . The more support we have, the better it would be.” Other opportunities for students to get involved include the sock drive organized by the university’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes in support of the Tacoma Rescue Mission, and the PLU’s men’s basketball tournament on Nov. 25 and 26 in Olson Gymnasium. Tickets cost five dollars, and the money raised will support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Another campus Thanksgiving activity is Operation Thanksgiving Dinner, hosted by the Association of the

  • Broker Peace Våre Røtter: Our Roots Attaway Lutes Archives © 2018 Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights Reserved X Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Vimeo VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1 – WINTER 2018 SENIOR EDITOR Kari Plog ’11 WRITERS Kari Plog ’11 Christian Caple PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Rustin Dwyer CONTRIBUTORS Claudia Berguson Tim Sherry ’67 Joshua Wiersma ’18 COURTESY PHOTOS Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Jonathan Nesvig ’67 EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Simon Sung ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF

  • Scholarships Schiller Endowed ScholarshipThe Schiller Endowed Scholarship began in 1979 by John and Aleen Schiller. Professor Schiller served as a sociology faculty member, department chair and dean during his tenure at PLU and was the professor who was instrumental in bringing the social work undergraduate major to PLU. This award is “stackable” meaning that it does not have a negative impact on other financial aid. Eligibility criteria: junior standing, majoring in social work; overall GPA of

  • PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree PLU has added a  Master of Social Work  (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills… September 20, 2023 Master of Social WorkSocial Work