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PLU’s Academic Identity statementPacific Lutheran University seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth. We value learning in the liberal arts tradition as a foundation for thoughtful inquiry and purposefully integrate the liberal arts with our professional studies.1 We welcome students to the rewarding process of thinking with growing maturity about their purpose in life and their career

Bringing the Past to Life in the PresentIn September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in Scandinavian Area Studies, which Dr. Schroeder supervised. The exhibit encouraged visitors to interact with conceptions of the past and Nordic identities by presenting KD Williams’ fieldwork with Viking Age and medievalist re-enactors. Groups that were featured in particular

is connected either with their LC or another in-tact or affinity group (learn more about PLUS 100). Students who participate in LCs have increased community and academic support to promote student success. Learning Communities are a valuable part of the PLU experience, adding to the learning that happens in the classroom and beyond! 2022-2023 Community Directors who oversee building and communities across campus Learning Communities (LCs) Themed by Identity/InterestLutes Commute CommunityThe

GSRS 201 : Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies - AAn interdisciplinary introduction to the concepts, themes, topics, and methods that are central to the study of gender, sexuality, race, and their relationship to other identity categories. Central concepts include knowledge production, the social construction of identity, theories of intersectionality, reflecting on power and privilege, and experimenting with different aspects of praxis and activism. Open to all students

Personal Objects Personal objects can range from utilitarian items used to make everyday life easier to objects that give prestige to the user and heighten an individual’s sense of identity. The latter objects can be more modest than carved masks and sculpted figures, but this is not always the case (see the pipes in the PLU Collection). The former are often seen as merely for household use and thus less appreciated in African art (see the granary ladder in the PLU Collection). The African art

Lexy Hansen, Therapist in TrainingI believe we are a collection of our experiences, and these experiences whether joyful, painful, or somewhere in between—piece together to create our identity, perspective, and story. Together we will co-create a comfortable and non-judgmental space where you can explore and authentically express yourself. Using a systemic and trauma-informed lens, we will take a closer look at how your experiences have impacted you, uncover your unique path to healing, gain

minor at PLU you will become part of an interdisciplinary learning community committed to intellectual inquiry around pressing issues of race, identity, gender, social class, citizenship and migration. Both urgent and timely, our minor intentionally serves the growing community of Latino/a/x students at PLU at the same time as inviting all students to explore the histories, cultural productions and intellectual traditions of the largest minoritized group in the United States. Whether you are

Is it confidential?The identity of participants will remain as confidential as possible. In order to participate in the program, any participants must commit that their conversations should remain private, meaning that the discussions will not be disclosed without the other’s consent, unless legally compelled to do so (e.g., rare events such as a subpoena, etc.). The leadership team agrees to the same confidentiality standards as participants, and data about participants collected by the

Welcome Welcome https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/undergrad-research-symposium-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Joanna Gregson Joanna Gregson https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/joanna-gregson.jpg January 20, 2017 September 25, 2017 University professors often describe themselves as “teacher-scholars.” The hyphenated identity reflects the two fundamental dimensions of a professor’s work: teaching students and engaging in