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) support student learning and success by sharing our own passion for sociology,” Leon-Guerrero said. “Their capstone highs and lows are no different than what we’ve experienced in our own scholarship.” Leon-Guerrero noted that one theme within Packard’s findings surprised her. “His subjects reported that they were never formally trained on how to manage their emotional labor,” she said. “Landon was critical about the lack of preparation and training for emotion management and questioned the long-term

2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea, among other accomplishments. McCarthy stood at the head of Dr. Colleen Hacker’s class this month and told students about classification requirements in the Paralympics, exhaustive nonstop training and her experience serving as a representative on the Athletes’ Advisory Council, which broadens communication between the U.S. Olympic Committee and active athletes competing in the games. But mostly she talked about using failure as a catalyst for

didn’t cater to moms like her who wanted trendy, healthy footwear for their babies. “I had no training in podiatry, in fashion, in design. I just knew the shoes were good for my kid’s feet and I would want to buy them. It was just about the product.” – Cause Haun ’93And quality is what swiftly landed See Kai Run shoes, named after Haun’s son, on Nordstrom’s shelves not long after the company launched in 2004. “I’ll never forget that moment,” she said of getting the phone call from the luxury retailer

resource management and a review of examples of HR practices in P-12 school systems. This course extends what building leaders know and understand about HR and looks at it through a district and superintendent role. There will be an examination of human resource planning, development, and utilization in modern organizations. Topics include: recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, collective bargaining, contracts, benefit programs, relationships, and role of the human

Yulin Rittenberg Founders, Rittenberg Associates, Inc. Bio: Sidney Rittenberg went to China in World War II as an idealistic young GI, after training by the US Army in China Area and Language Studies at Stanford. After his honorable discharge, he spent many years helping to train Chinese journalists in English, and working on the translations of major documents, including the “Collected Works of Mao Zedong.” He was the only American citizen to be admitted to the Chinese Communist Party, until his

Namibia’s capital city. One of them continues to teach as originally planned, the other took a slightly different path. Both credit Namibia for the direction of their vocation. And they aren’t alone. Many students carry lifelong lessons with them after returning from Windhoek, says Jan Weiss, assistant professor of education. An educational relationship that started with a grant-funded teacher training program involving PLU faculty members has evolved into a deeply immersive experience for PLU students

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your experience base. And that doesn’t just happen by what you learn in the classroom, it happens by who you sit next to.” – Eva Frey It’s why Elizabeth Barton, psychologist and associate director for training and outreach in PLU’s Counseling Center, stresses that representation alone isn’t enough. “We have to articulate that experience,” Barton said. “Just being is not the same as advocating and sharing that story. There’s such power in finding like-minded people.” When I was at PLU as a student