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Shane Santman, director of ticket sales for the Tacoma Rainiers. “This is a really exciting way to continue to be out in our community, participating in a favorite Tacoma pastime and showcasing the great things PLU is doing,” Allison Stephens, director of student engagement, Student Involvement and Leadership said. “We’re excited to connect with our incoming first-year and transfer students several weeks before we’d typically meet them on campus for orientation,” Stephens said. “What a great way for

faculty about teaching, learning, and technology. I often stumble upon great ideas that I would love to share with the PLU community. I know many of you also have ideas to share, so I have started a Twitter hashtag to facilitate this process. (Don’t know much about Twitter? Learn the basics here.) #PLUteaching is a place to share photos, videos, articles, blog posts, insights, and ideas with faculty teaching at our university. The hashtag can be used to highlight some the wonderful things going on in

June 13, 2011 Play the University Golf Course this summer! By Steve Hansen Summer is always a great time to play the PLU University Golf Course. And this summer may be the best time of all – because it will also be the last. Around October 31, 2011, the golf course will close to make way for new multipurpose recreation and athletic fields on lower campus. Around October 31, 2011, the golf course will close to make way for new multipurpose recreation and athletic fields on lower campus

Kaiser Permanente Volunteer Opportunities Posted by: alemanem / January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018 Kaiser Permanente offers three great ways to volunteer. Find out more at:  https://wa-health.kaiserpermanente.org/volunteering-benefits Read Previous Application for the ACS Scholars Program Now Open! Read Next 2018 REU Opportunity at the Colorado School of Mines LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2

The Virtues of Video Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer I recently offered a workshop on “flipping the classroom” and it has me thinking more and more about the virtues of instructional videos.  Even if you are not ready for a full classroom flip, instructional videos are a great way to boost students’ academic performance.  The key is to create 5-10 minute recordings that students can easily access.  Videos can be used for everything

Competition and a Rising Star Award from the 2015 Canada International Film Festival. And, just days before its premiere, Waste Not  also was nominated for a Regional Emmy in the Long Form Non-Fiction Category for Colleges. Co-producer Amanda Brasgalla ’15, along with senior co-producer Taylor Lunka ’15 and chief videographer Olivia Ash ’15, traveled across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to conduct interviews and field research. They spoke with citizens, farmers, activists and government

Sen. Maria Cantwell visits PLU classroom, talks with students LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers

Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

to become acclimated to the intellectual rigor associated with classes at PLU. “It was a little daunting at first, reading the book and knowing you had to find your academic voice and be prepared to think critically at the university level, but it turned out to be a great warm-up for school,” Dufault said. That is exactly the point, said Amber Baillon, associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership, and co-director of the Common Reading Program. She sees the program as a great – and fun

computer and typing stuff out and seeing it rendered onto the screen was interesting to me.” Ronquillo learned a lot from his professors, including Jeff Caley, assistant professor of computer science. He took a few classes from Caley, including Computer Organization, Operating Systems and his capstone. “Adrian is a great student; he’s like the absolute dream student,” Caley said. “What really set Adrian apart was how hard he worked.” Ronquillo sought help from his friend and fellow computer science