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new ways.” The conference will include more than 80 presentations by scholars from many of the world’s most prestigious universities. PLU Assistant Professor of Business Mark Mulder will present a paper titled “Transformation Intersection: Global Place-based Experience and Transformative Learning Pedagogy” at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22 in Hauge Admin 214. Read Previous A thousand-plus Lutes across generations join on campus to get a ‘Taste of Home’ for annual Homecoming celebration Read Next

Colleges Hate It Heather My response: Thanks, Heather. I share the opinion of most college presidents that this proposed rating system is as bad an idea as all the other rating systems that have been tried so far (US News, Washington Monthly, Princeton Review, etc). I love to look at rankings, but I am always aware that they are wildly subjective and deeply flawed. What makes the US Dept of Education’s proposed ranking system especially worrisome is the proposal to tie Federal support for students to

How to Finance Your Master’s Degree in Education Posted by: chaconac / January 25, 2022 January 25, 2022 While your salary expectations long-term with a master’s degree in education are strong, we know it can be tough to figure out how to finance your graduate degree.Below we discuss scholarships, grants, loans, and financial aid options, all of which may help you make a graduate degree financially feasible.LOAN FORGIVENESS Loan Forgiveness Programs for TeachersOne way to fund your education is

March 8, 2010 Building peace By Chris Albert Pacific Lutheran University’s 2010 Wang Center Symposium – Understanding the World through Sports and Recreation started out by recognizing truly dedicated individual’s with the Wang Center for International Programs Peace Builder Award Thursday, March 4 at the Tacoma Convention Center. Wang Center Executive Director Neal Sobania, Peace Builder Award recipients William Stafford and Joey Cheek, and PLU President Loren J. Anderson. This year’s

preparation in specific categories. The business schools appear in alphabetical order on the lists, and are not ranked. “We’re thrilled to receive this recognition from the Princeton Review! It’s an honor to be the only MBA program in the Northwest to be recognized, and especially gratifying that the PLU MBA program is listed among the top 15 programs in two of the six categories (General Management and Global Management),” said Jim Brock, Dean of PLU’s School of Business. “It is a testament to the

variety of industries. An MBA gives you the leadership skills needed to address a significant talent gap. Tip: Interested in filling a significant talent gap? Download PLU’s MBA Guide!Download a Guide to Advance Your Career with an MBA /* especially in light of the economic downturn caused by the pandemic — getting an MBA could be a perfect

auditioning all the students and placing them in groups. “This is an excellent opportunity for our students to show leadership,” Powell said. “They are amazing ambassadors for PLU, and they make me very proud.” Additionally, on Friday evening a conducting clinic was held for six local teachers. The guest clinicians McKoin and Talley worked with them closely in conjunction with the PLU Wind Ensemble. Participants discussed conducting technique as well as rehearsal and performance pedagogy. “It is a very

recitals, listened to Burton play Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV876. And then the master teaching kicked in. (Feltsman is known for his frankness.) We caught up with Burton, recipient of the PLU Music and Bertha Gilbertson Endowed Piano Scholarships, during gap year in her hometown of Camas, Wash. What did you do right after graduation? I spent most of my summer doing Chinese translation work and researching graduate piano programs in China online. In the end, I had tennis elbow from all

. Proficiency using common computer programs, especially database and spreadsheet applications. Proficiency with computerized laboratory equipment and computerized inventory methods. Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, to set and meet deadlines, and to adapt to changing situations, priorities, and technologies. Strong initiative and ability to function independently and as a contributing team member. Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication with faculty, students, staff, and

, especially in grooming the entrepreneurial spirit, in finding his first internship at Tacoma’s Metro Parks, and then joining his current company in 1999, which was then called AppTech, before Bowman took over the company and changed its name in 2005. Bowman is also actively involved in his community and veterans’ affairs. He advocated for new legislation promoting the use of veteran and service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses as a percentage of the contracted services in Washington state government