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point. The D Center, in the words of Director Angie Hambrick, is “what you need it to be. It’s always that safe, inclusive and welcoming community.” Hambrick’s role at PLU serves to support students who are learning about identity, culture and equity. And that includes social justice issues – defined as a series of actions that promote betterment of the world and society. As part of that, the D Center has four students who serve as diversity advocates, students who take leadership roles on campus
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, visiting assistant professor of anthropology. The archeology class prepared for the event by learning more about local archeology and learning the laws and rules about cultural resources in Washington. Mark Woldseth, a PLU alum, brought in projectile points, a Native American scraper, a shard of pottery, an old Lysol bottle and a mechanical calendar from San Francisco. Most people incorrectly call projectile points, “arrowheads,” Taylor said. Projectile points could have been used for more things than
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consulting services about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and initiatives. APP provides customized services to parents, students, programs, and institutions of higher learning and its programs seek to propel underrepresented minority students along their educational journey by providing programming related to research, career and life preparation. Mason’s visit to PLU is sponsored by the PLU Center for Graduate and Continuing Education, Department of Psychology, Division of
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: teaching. Teaching Philosophy Although I believe that part of a professor’s job is to instruct students and give them basic knowledge, a much larger part of the job is encouraging students to take an active role in their own learning. By being enthusiastic about psychology and education in general, I try to motivate students and stimulate their natural desire to learn. To achieve this goal, I try to teach students to apply the material in their own lives and become good critical consumers of
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striving to be an open, thoughtful learning community. At PLU, we do not insist that everyone be Lutheran, Christian or anything except open to learning about the world and thinking critically about it. This issue of ResoLute is full of stories about PLU’s work to nurture critical thinking and critical questioning as an inclusive, welcoming and thoughtful community. So, it’s entirely fitting that we host The Saint John’s Bible on campus and in our magazine as a symbol of the ways we welcome — and
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teaching English with an emphasis on Leadership and Life Skills in addition to augmenting her own Spanish language skills and intercultural competency. Follow her adventures, learning, and struggles on her blog! Updated June 2019 The Journey Continues Danae McGaha, ’16, an alum of study away programs in London and Copenhagen, is continuing her global education in her post-graduation life by teaching English in Budapest, Hungary! To follow along on her journey and find out more information about making
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the culture to name a few are some of the more obvious. However, I would argue that some of the deepest and most significant learning is about yourself. Who you are and how you fit in the world. A world that suddenly expands and gets smaller simultaneously. I certainly engaged in that kind of learning, however, when you accompany students on their own journey and assist a faculty member on theirs as they deliver course content in this context, you receive a type of professional development that is
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Student-athlete makes entrepreneurship look like a piece of cake Some people spent their COVID lockdown time learning to bake homemade bread or bingeing TV shows or, frankly, just trying to survive. Pacific Lutheran University junior Jasneet Sandhu spent the spring of 2021 learning to row and launching a business out of her family home.… May 25, 2022 AthleticsClubs & OrganizationsComputer ScienceCurrent StudentsGlobal EducationInvolvementStudent Life
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for participating in the program from Pacific Lutheran University. The intern is responsible for their housing, meals, and local transportation costs. The intern will receive $2,000 at the start of the internship, $2,000 after week 5, and the final $2,000 at the conclusion of the internship experience and upon receipt by PLU’s Director for Career, Learning and Engagement of a short reflection report of the internship experience. How to Apply: The application consists of: A one-page Statement of
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shouldn’t. Lutheran higher education is about striving to be an open, thoughtful learning community. At PLU, we do not insist that everyone be Lutheran, Christian or anything except open to learning about the world and thinking critically about it. This issue of ResoLute is full of stories about PLU’s work to nurture critical thinking and critical questioning as an inclusive, welcoming and thoughtful community. So, it’s entirely fitting that we host The Saint John’s Bible on campus and in our magazine
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