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Musician turned math major is excited about teaching in his community Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsKevin Canady-Pete ’22 has a history with the Pacific Lutheran University campus. He grew up down the street, just a couple of miles from the university. The Franklin Pierce High School graduate came to PLU intending to pursue a music education major. While he enjoyed playing music at PLU, he discovered he had a passion
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students in the social work field for decades. —Steve Hansen To read about Sorayah Surkatty ’10 and her real-world mentor, click here. To return to the Real-World Mentors main page, click here. Read Previous Evacuation drill Read Next Artifacts Day COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts
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bullied, fought, teased and pushed each other, mired in terrible social dramas. Fearing he would suffer a fate similar to on-screen high school life, Jackson dreaded high school.The teacher sat with Jackson for lunch and recess, discussing the student’s concerns and misconceptions. Jackson left the classroom with a sense of relief and renewed confidence. “It made such a difference in my life and how I viewed growing up in general,” Jackson says now of the talk. “I want to be that positive influence
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show potential employers, as well as establish connections with contacts outside of PLU. Secondly, being able to have personal connections with my professors has been the mentorship I needed to help me flourish. Leaving PLU, I have at least five references, most of which are professors, that I know will vouch for me moving forward, which is a pretty great feeling! Overall, I feel confident that my education at PLU has prepared me for my future. Tell us more about your experience with MediaLab and
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timely conversations about race, perspective and inclusion COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028
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love for the Community Garden continued. The hobby grew into a passion, and after studying plant disease with biology faculty, Rebecca decided to pursue plant pathology. They’re currently at the University of California Riverside getting their PhD. Working with the Diversity Center helped Rebecca grow beyond the garden too. Rebecca values the Diversity Center for giving them a working understanding of gender theory and social justice, which helped them incorporate equity into their work after PLU
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speaker of the Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life. Rasmussen is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York. The conference is free and open to the public – registration is requested. The keynote is in honor of the PLU’s new president Thomas W. Krise and part of the month-long inauguration celebration. This election year is marked by a still shaky economy, highly polarized political sentiments, and seemingly intractable positions on
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and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service positions in Mexico and Germany, while Ellie Lapp ’17 was selected as an alternate for a Fulbright in Spain. PLU has produced more than 100 Fulbright recipients since 1975, and was named a top producer of scholars accepted into the program in 2014-15 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For Otey, a sociology and Hispanic studies double major from Billings, Montana, the Fulbright award came as a huge surprise. She said it was a rare opportunity
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in some area of expertise manage to engage audiences that don’t necessarily know that much about their topic in a way that is accessible and exciting,” Young says. Young explains that there are a lot of barriers to intellectuals contributing to the leadership of public and social movements. “The idea of actually caring about writing for public audiences is seen as not serious and a bad use of your time. Because what you should be doing is writing for journals and writing books,” Young says
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education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11, 2024 Ethos in Action September 11, 2024
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