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Tyler Travillian will remain with us, continuing to sustain and expand this vitally important program for PLU. In the 2018-19 year, Tyler will be joined by Dr. Eric Thienes, a PLU alum, to ensure that our existing Classics majors have all the classes they need to finish their program. A time of transition is a good chance to take stock, and I want to call attention to three particular strengths of the program that Eric and Tyler, along with our former colleague Rochelle Snee, have built. First

, for instance, has completely transformed my teaching. They’ve trusted me enough — and vice versa — that they build and teach my classes alongside me, and it’s helped de-center whiteness in ways that I don’t think I could have ever done without them. That work has been so joyful, frankly, and transformative. Maya: Yes, I agree. Trust is important. By the end of my time at PLU, all the students who were a part of The Collective had been pretty involved in the Diversity Center, had very strong

-demand training that leads to great paying positions. For those wanting to have a fulfilling career that allows so many different options in business, nonprofits and government, as well as the potential to personalize your own path and become an expert. That expert status leads to exciting careers in a data driven age.5. We encourage hands-on, experiential learning.At PLU, we are of the mind that not all learning should happen in a classroom. While classroom time and courses are important, we provide

hopes that they too realize that discovering your vocation isn’t always a linear process — there are setbacks, false starts and plenty of learning opportunities along the way. His hopes set on running a business, Thorpe’s first job after graduating was with Enterprise Rent-A-Car as part of its management training program. Not his dream job by any means, it nevertheless paved the way for his eventual transition to SuperGraphics. “I’m definitely not passionate about renting cars,” Thorpe said. “But I

interested in. I knew that I would have a chance at getting an associate’s degree while I was in the military through the language training program. That was definitely one of the motivating factors, as a first-generation college student. Do you feel that language acquisition has helped you in the transition to becoming an undergrad student? Absolutely. The military language school is no joke, so that honed my work ethic. Also, I am able to use my language skills in my research as a history major — it

not have that luxury. When she left, Ford felt like a failure abandoning the group. Years later, she heard from the leader of the group that the Kenyan community was doing well. She thinks her brief time with the group, and the training and support she provided, were just what they needed to stick together long enough for them take the next step. “You just never know what your impact is going to be,” Ford explained. “Maybe it was small … but maybe my work with the youth group helped them get to

at a street market than out of a catalogue, where prices were jacked up by 300 percent. Her staff were “voracious” learners, and quickly trained up. But she often found that doctors and nurses went right from the American equivalent of high school, straight into a specialty for the next six years. There was very little general medical or science training. There were also the cultural differences. Doctors were expected to take one look at a patient, and know instantly what was wrong. To simply say

progressed and, in the end, at conference, I felt I had a good chance.” “Jay came in this year after a strong first season, and continued training in the off season,” said Allison Kolp, who served as PLU’s interim head coach while Johnson took a year off because of illness. “We were able to push Jay in practice further than we did last year and increased his distance in the pool significantly. Jay knew what he needed to do this year, and he was able to swim smarter races, which comes from experience

personal stories that made this problem so important and personal for me. Read Previous Composing for the cannery: of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes Read Next First Aid/CPR/AED/BBP training 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton

U.S. defeated Canada in overtime, with only one day on the ice before the tournament started. “They had a confidence and a belief and tenacity and sense of mission of purpose,” Hacker said. “And I think that overcame all the traditional impediments that would keep a team able to perform on the world stage in a sold-out rink 24 hours later.” So why does Hacker stay at PLU, especially when she has a full-time job training history-making Olympic athletes?  “I must get asked that about 400 times a