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-enacted the works of Europe’s first woman playwright, performed love poems of Germany’s troubadours, read the correspondence of nuns choosing to or forced to leave their convents because of the Reformation, and learned hands-on the techniques used in woodcuts and engravings by the first artists of the early modern print age. German major Alexandra Dreher articulated her appreciation for the knowledge she gained from this interdisciplinary, humanities-based approach as follows: “Learning about the

if students are struggling with either course content or procedural issues. CATs or classroom assessment techniques work well for this purpose. Note student interests and concerns. When students provide feedback, consider how you might integrate interests and concerns into lecture and discussion. Personalization of learning is a strong motivator for students. Opt for meaningful icebreakers. When icebreakers are used in a course, try to design activities to have value in addition to getting to

PLU Karate Club, the Center for Gender Equity (CGE) and Harstad Hall. The series is a longer, more action-focused version of Fight the Fear, an annual campaign that has hosted shorter self-defense workshops on campus in the past. “It’s the physical piece that is going to build the self confidence,” said Dawn Cuthbertson, gender-based violence advocate for CGE. Cuthbertson also will be teaching participants about passive techniques to self defense, such as observation, avoidance and listening to

, connect the concepts that you’re learning across your business and general courses.” “All companies can have their own set of desired skills and they can train their employees. Here, we’re not just doing that,” Nargesi continues. “We’re not training people to go be successful workers. We are trying to raise a generation of business people that care, who see the big picture and who are able to be problem solvers at an integrated level. Not just workers who repeat quantitative techniques.” That

prep, I work weekly to prepare media, reagents, and other items. Also, many of the classes I take have labs that increase my skills and techniques, which can be fostered and improved in the future.” – Makenzie What are your professors like? “I love the professors. Many of them feel like a friend I can go to and chat about my day and what I have planned next for my future. They almost always have their office doors open and are always willing to flex their schedule to meet for office hours. I also

says. “Once I had a couple of weeks to figure out where everything was and to practice basic techniques, I felt much more comfortable working independently.” The work centers on polymers — large molecules made up of smaller molecules linked together like a chain — which make up everything from nylon and polyester clothing to Teflon pans. In the future, it may improve lithium-ion batteries. Jackie Lindstrom ’22, a chemistry major and fellow student researcher, said that after the year of remote

, Macedonia conducting research in grassroots reconciliation in Macedonia. It’s in connection with his political science capstone project. “I hope to research what makes their reconciliation practices successful and trying to understand how their techniques and findings can impact the rest of the world,” Ryan said. “I am most excited to work with world leaders in peace building, and gaining a better understanding of how intractable conflicts can be resolved,” he said. Faculty Along with three PLU students

course, whose primary instructor will be MediaLab faculty advisor and Communication Professor Robert Marshall Wells, will explore subjects including film theory, scriptwriting, video production techniques and beyond. “This is the first small step in what we hope will be the start of a full-fledged Creative Media Program at PLU,” said Wells, who also serves as director of CMS. The intent is to provide students with opportunities to learn about visual media and ultimately create their own films and

opportunities for students interested in applying math skills to real-world problems. Each year she covers the modeling process and techniques, then asks students what they’re interested in. “It’s an ocean of knowledge,” she said. “You can pretty much model anything.” In her own research, Zhu uses math to understand underlying mechanisms in developmental biology, such as pattern formations in butterflies, the kind of unexpected application that opens students’ minds to possible connections—not only between

students all semester long. VOCES8 celebrates diverse musical expression and has premiered commissions internationally with their classical recordings reaching the top of the charts. They are very involved in music education through their charity, the VOCES8 Foundation. www.voces8.com Lawrence BrownleeMr. Brownlee is an American opera singer, known for bel canto techniques. An award-wining tenor, Mr. Brownlee has performed in operas, recitals, and concerts globally in the world’s finest venues