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Way of Pierce County and the Tacoma Community College Foundation. “There is a great sense of accomplishment in working as a team along with dedicated educators to provide positive learning experiences for children and youth in need of extra academic and social/emotional support,” explains Shultz. Prior to joining CIS in 2006, Shultz served in a variety of public education positions, including as teacher at Peninsula and Henderson Bay High Schools, the Peninsula School District liaison for the home

—one each in the Anderson University Center, the Mortvedt Library, the Hauge Administration Building and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, and four in Olson Auditorium. These devices act as “call for help” boxes as well as speakers to announce emergency messages inside the buildings. With the exception of the four in Olson, each device also is wired to an external speaker that now allows campus officials to send messages to students, staff and guests outdoors. PLU hopes to

a tidal wave of new chapters, with most of them being international,” Grahe said. “I imagine a future where chapters from many countries collaborate on research and service opportunities, in addition to just making new friends. At the same time, Psi Chi has also increased its focus on diversity. We need better access for all qualified students.” Grahe has taught for 18 years and is the co-founder of the Collaborative Replications and Education Project (CREP), a major undertaking with

department-wide goal and supporting each other along the way.” Overall, Thomas said, Drive to 125 went even better than expected. “I was fairly confident that together our teams could achieve 125 wins,” she said, “but I didn’t anticipate the buy-in and importance the goal would have to each of our teams and to our student-athletes.” Read Previous PLU MediaLab Student Wins International Design Award Read Next Education Career Fair Brings Major Employers to Campus—and Results in Immediate Jobs COMMENTS

primarily.” That same year, Lincoln High School and the Affiliated High School of Fuzhou Institute of Education signed a memorandum of understanding to promote faculty, student, cultural and sports exchanges, according to the City of Tacoma. Several Lincoln High School teachers and Tacoma School District administrators have visited Fuzhou for professional exchanges and to teach during breaks. In addition, a delegation from Fuzhou visited Tacoma in 2010 to guide and assist with the construction of the

effort, given this year’s success. President Krise said the partnership with the organization is a key element of integrated education at PLU. “Habitat for Humanity is one of our key partners with the Center for Community Engagement and Service,” he said just after rappelling. “Congratulations to everyone who participated in this and congratulations to Habitat for Humanity.” President Tom Krise (left) and his wife, Patty, rappel down the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma as part of the Habitat

approach to advocating for our causes,” he said. Established in 2013 and presented by the PLU Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, the Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture celebrates the life of the extraordinary public servant killed on September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. “To be invited to speak at an event that is named after Ambassador Stevens is genuinely an honor,” said Idriss. “What he represented in the way that he lived his life was a profound excitement, passion and

, PLU continues the tradition of Lutheran higher education through its commitment to the advancement of knowledge, thoughtful inquiry and questioning, and the preparation of citizens in service to the world. Read Previous PLU’s MediaLab wins 2017 National Broadcasting Society Award Read Next PLU names Peace Scholars for 2017 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

-world issues.” The project is meant to serve national interest by improving curricula in mathematics and statistics education. Simic- Muller and her team will work together to design and implement two modules to further statistical reasoning using actual transportation data from traffic stops and school administrative data from disciplinary cases. Simic-Muller will also be implementing these modules into her own. Read Previous Housing Our Neighbors Read Next (Re)Building Community COMMENTS*Note: All

activities— on the side, he’s currently teaching himself about DC motors and electronics. It’s all part of the creative process of education. “When you make mistakes, you learn,” he says. “But if you get everything right the first time, you don’t really learn anything. You get lucky, and you move on. Adaptation is another skill set.”Don’t limit yourself, he advises new grads. Setting a bigger dream and not reaching it can be more rewarding than a more manageable goal. “The harder it is to get to a