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pastor, but a pastor who is a queer person and is concerned with social justice issues,” Rude said. “I became involved in other justice work because of my own experience of being pushed to the sidelines. That all shapes the kind of pastor I hope that I am, and the pastor I plan to be at PLU.” Rude began to feel called to serve the Lutheran church while studying religion at Augustana University, where she graduated in 2002, but at that time she didn’t think pastoral work could be a possible career
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was deeply engaged at PLU: a President’s Scholar; co-founder of Students for Peace, a multifaceted group formed to address peace and social justice issues at a local and international level; co-founder of a Community Garden on campus to promote food security; and religious relations director for ASPLU. She spent considerable energy on advocacy work involving gender and sexuality issues. But after years of activism in college, Fontana found herself feeling empty and needing to heal internal wounds
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powerful collective story to tell. LET'S GET STARTED Scroll Down THE INTRO At PLU, caring means more than kindness and consideration. It means a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. It’s a community-wide commitment to care for each other and for our neighbors both down the street and around the world. The PLU experience allows students’ ambition to blossom into purpose, their skills to sharpen into tools, and their caring to become a transformative force. In today’s world
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shape my identity, as not just a pastor, but a pastor who is a queer person and is concerned with social justice issues,” Rude said. “I became involved in other justice work because of my own experience of being pushed to the sidelines. That all shapes the kind of pastor I hope that I am, and the pastor I plan to be at PLU.” Rude began to feel called to serve the Lutheran church while studying religion at Augustana University, where she graduated in 2002, but at that time she didn’t think pastoral
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.” Tami’s latest picture book biography, Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All, celebrates the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and honors those who shaped her path. You can learn more about Tami at her website.The lecture is free and open to the public. Register for the lecture Event Details: Speaker: Tami Charles Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Date: April 15, 2024 Place: AUC CK Hall Room 214 Book Signing: After the lecture at AUC CK Hall Free and open to the public Clock Hours
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post-graduate lives and will remain connected through the strong community fabric that is ever present for all alumni who come through PLU during their college years. Below are four individual stories of students who will soon join that alumni class (Alaa Alshaibani, Theo Hofrenning, Takara Mitsui and Thomas Horn). They reflect upon their experiences with study away, music performances, social justice efforts and rigorous academics at PLU, and look ahead to the exciting experiences that
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Tongues,” co-authored by Hispanic and Latino Studies professor Tamara Williams, which highlights the importance of women’s insights in the teaching of language and the structural changes required to fully include and empower women as both teachers and students. Further expanding attention to equity and justice, Norwegian professor Troy Storfjell writes about the importance of Indigenous voices and methodologies as a challenge to traditional western and colonial academic methodologies, previewing the
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near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.”The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in
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StalkingCampus Safety is one of a number of resources for anyone looking for information or wishing to file a report. We will work with staff or students that come to us in gathering information and getting them in touch with any resources that they need, including (but not limited to) the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS), the Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Additional and more detailed information on sexual assault, intimate partner
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interdisciplinary themes, students practice the various academic conventions of writing. FYEP 102 (FD) (4): Students will engage with themes and questions related to Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability, and their intersections, via the methods and topics of a particular discipline or field of study. FYEP 102 is the first course in the PLU Diversity Requirement. PLUS 100 (1): Students will learn to identify and overcome unforeseen barriers in adjusting to college academic and social life. The Academic Study
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