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were placed near the same grade level as children their age, even though they lack many basic skills, Greenaway said. Ashley Mitchell ’08, a social work major who tutors twin 15-year-old boys, said the biggest barrier she’s come up against is teaching reading comprehension. “The biggest obstacle has been that they’re given chapter books, but they don’t comprehend what they’re reading,” Mitchell said. “They were forced into this age group, but they are not equipped for high school.” Other tutors

be together on Friday nights to do our prayers together,” Eaton said. Four years later all that has changed. Thanks to Eaton, the Alijah Jewish Club has been rebuilt. Having graduated with an undergraduate degree in nursing last month, Eaton leaves behind a club with a healthy membership base. “Now, there are six Jews on our leadership team and about 20 others who regularly attend Shabbats and other meetings and activities,” she said. “We also have big events at Hanukkah in the fall and Passover

encore performance by national recording artist and event headliner Crystal Aikin '97.The renowned gospel singer was born and raised in Tacoma, and graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a degree in nursing. Aiken performed on Black Entertainment Television’s first all-gospel talent show, “Sunday Best,” in 2009. She competed with some of America’s best gospel singers and won the first season, scoring a contract with Zomba Gospel — the largest gospel label in the world. “PLU is a part of my

explore how deep currents of religious themes shape great literature, she returned to college to earn a Ph.D. in history and historical theology.  Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Llewellyn Ihssen began teaching at PLU in 2005 as an adjunct professor. Many of her courses focus on the intersection of medicine, economics, social ethics, and religion — a favorite course was “Health and Healing in Christian History.”  Religious philosophies and theologies “shape people’s ideas of the body, and care

on track. Perry was able to prepare himself for a successful career by teaching himself how to edit while working at PLU’s student-run television station KCNS. He tailored his coursework and his internships to help him reach his goal. To this day, Perry still credits his professors, specifically Bea Geller, associate professor of photography and digital imaging, with helping him craft his coursework. “The coursework from Bea not only gave me a technical foundation, but an eye for the subject

February 22, 2008 Activist spotlights struggle of children, women For Stephen Lewis, a defining moment in his career came five years ago in a pediatric ward of a Zambian hospital, he said in his keynote address, “Time to Deliver: Winning the Battle Against Poverty and Disease in the Developing World” on Feb. 21. Then a United Nations AIDS envoy to Africa, he toured the ward, noticing every bed and crib was filled with three, four and five babies, most infected with AIDS and clinging to life

unique music programs and administrative processes, teaching and going to concerts on campus (the department puts on more than 140!), Paul manages to find time to explore his new town with his family.What was your first impression of PLU?While I had heard good things about PLU over the years, my first real encounter with the school was at last year’s Christmas concert in Portland.  I was impressed by the high level of music making by everyone on stage, ensembles and soloists.  Wow!  And then the

AAPM Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program Posted by: nicolacs / September 24, 2021 September 24, 2021 Interested in applying your physics or engineering knowledge in medicine? Want to make a clinical impact this summer? We provide opportunities for excellent undergraduates to gain experience in medical physics at leading clinical and research institutions. A large menu of mentor-defined projects is available and Fellows select their mentor according to their mutual interests. Fellowships are

have taught in the University for a cumulative of 71 years. The collective 100 years represents each artist/teacher with more than 50 years of devotion to the visual arts, which began in high school, intensified in undergraduate work, became truly refined in graduate school, with MFA’s in studio art and continued for 30+ years of exhibiting and teaching. Dennis Cox’s career has involved drawing, printmaking and watercolor; his work focuses on the human figure, people and the human condition with a

helping others learn, but also to help others teach. The value of the group-effort is that we are all responsible for each other. Students end up teaching just as much as the conductor or director.” In Japan, the band director comes to shape the music at the end after the girls have had individual practice, learned their music, had group sectionals and warmed up on their own. The group culture of students in Japan is in contrast to the individual culture of things in the U.S. Gerhardstein sat with