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General of Germany (based in San Francisco) Rolf Schuette talk about Jewish-German relations at PLU. In addition to years of education and experience as a diplomat, before taking the San Francisco post in 2005, Schuette spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., the American Jewish Committee in New York and the Institute of European Studies in Berkeley. Some of his experience also includes work in Israel. “The Holocaust is still the

many believe has been an incredible journey,” Mayer said. “It can also be a study for those who are interested in the Holocaust and an inspiration for those who wish to prosper financially in business.”(This March, Mayer will be presenting and signing copies of his book at the Fourth Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference on Holocaust Education) Mayer, now 80, came to America with his parents as a 10 year old Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany on one of the last ships to leave Europe. Many of his

recognizes those qualities that they want to foster, anybody in education would want to foster that too.” As the eager elementary students left Olson Auditorium late morning, with trifold project boards and parents in tow, the somewhat nervous middle schoolers set up their projects, unsure of what to expect from their efforts. Students devised projects about everything from bridges to cookies, though one student pushed the boundaries with a project on middle school sexuality, titled “How Comfortable are

cares so much about Parkland and about education. I think we’re the embodiment of that.” Read Previous PLU benefactor dies Read Next Who doesn’t like kudos? 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning

Funniest Commercials in the World, discussed how his education at PLU contributed to, raised questions about, and provided him with a sense of vocation. Read Previous Who doesn’t like kudos? Read Next ‘No Salvation Apart from Earth’ 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU

Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education. Read Previous Desmond Tutu urges Tacoma community to “Be the Spark” that changes the world Read Next The Andersons are leaving PLU 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching

submitted it to the Bonneville Environmental Foundation in May. “We’ve gotten to a point,” Cooley said, “now it’s time to start looking at offsetting our power.” PLU is one of just four higher education institutions in the state to receive this grant. The Solar 4R Schools program works mainly with schools to increase public understanding and foster commitment to renewable energy. According the Bonneville Environmental Foundation website, Solar 4R Schools has installed 183 systems in 17 states across the

said. After telling her about his background in special education, Hijlkema told him, “Well, we have something for you to do then.” She wanted him to work more at the program level, rather than the individual child level. PLU Professor Greg Williams has been working with Sol y Luna, an organization that works with disabled children, for a number of years. “These types of kids that Sol y Luna works with… present very challenging behaviors to the people who work with them,” Williams said. “The

coordinate mentoring projects by PLU students. PLU students from an education class dealing with multicultural issues in the classroom will be going out to the schools. In turn, “fifth graders will be coming to PLU for a day, and hopefully it will put them on the trajectory of thinking about college,” he said. Eventually, Zylstra would like to see PLU known as much for its involvement in the local community as it is now known for its nationally recognized study-away programs. And the way he sees it

When college students dream up the perfect summer, it usually doesn’t involve getting up at 3 a.m. to take water samples, living out of your backpack, and sleeping in the trees. But for geosciences major Nathan Page, there was no better way to spend the last summer of his undergraduate education. Page set out on a series of research trips with four of his peers and Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Claire Todd to study waste management on Mt. Rainier. It was a great way