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-12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community. “My goal is not only to do what I can to provide access to education for everyone, but to make sure that the community knows
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with the Makah Cultural and Research Center, he has brought PLU students to Neah Bay to learn about Makah Culture January for the last 12 years. Pine has taught anthropology for 9 years. She took a class to Neah Bay last January to learn about the heroic efforts being made by the Makah Language Program to restore their language to health. Both are faculty at Pacific Lutheran University.
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“Gateway” semester abroad programs that include study in Sichuan University in China, an advanced-level Spanish language program in Oaxaca, Mexico as well as programs in Norway, Namibia and Trinidad-Tobago. The gate swings both ways, he noted. About 235 students representing 24 countries study on campus and international scholars are always present. Campus groups focus on international issues, such as the Invisible Children Club, which looks at issues facing children in Uganda. And The Mast, the
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Program ‘s emphasis on language “stuck with [him] forever.” “I have a lot of my Shakespeare education in my head all the time (while writing music and lyrics),” Huertas said. “Would this character stick to a meter?” he recalled often asking himself while writing Lizard Boy . “Would he rhyme if he had this in his head?” (Photo: Justin Huertas/Lizard Boy) The poster for the production of Lizard Boy. +Enlarge Photo “How does this language inform what the characters are going through? That’s something
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securing a nursing career? Download PLU’s digital resource: Take control of the future healthcare— A Guide to a career in Nursing Download free ebook EducationThere is a national shortage of qualified teachers across disciplines, and the shortage is especially acute in STEM fields. In Washington state specifically, teacher shortages are greatest in STEM, special education, and English language learning classrooms. The field of teaching offers you a variety of career paths, especially if you invest in a
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come here and be in our little bubble here at PLU,” said Marisa Etzell ‘20, who works as a student volunteer at Perry G Keithley Middle School in Parkland. “We have the opportunity to serve, and I think that it’s our job as students here at PLU to recognize our privilege and use that privilege as leaders. (We’re in) a rich, diverse community with plenty of opportunities for experiential learning.” The university is working hard to eliminate that gap. CCES is an integral tool to that end, mobilizing
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their citizenship or immigration status, religion or other status. PLU protects free expression of ideas as vital learning in an educational setting. Freedom of speech sometimes protects controversial ideas and sometimes protects even offensive and hurtful language; however, it does not protect personal threats, discriminatory conduct or other acts of misconduct that violate the Student Code of Conduct, university policies, or federal, state and local laws. I want to reiterate, in the strongest
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work with a limited knowledge of schools,” she said. The master’s program at PLU “got me to buy into the reason why I’m doing this. It taught me the skills to be a great educator, and a deep-thinking, reflective educator.” Cook believes education is a pathway out of poverty for her students. “It’s so much more than learning algebra or language arts,” she said. “Education is building humans.” Evelyn Cook Principal PrepIntensive PLU program prepares future principals. Alternative Routes to
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skill set. “I went into my master’s work with a limited knowledge of schools,” she said. The master’s program at PLU “got me to buy into the reason why I’m doing this. It taught me the skills to be a great educator, and a deep-thinking, reflective educator.” Cook believes education is a pathway out of poverty for her students. “It’s so much more than learning algebra or language arts,” she said. “Education is building humans.” Evelyn Cook Principal PrepIntensive PLU program prepares future
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, Kitajo says, is perhaps the most poignant. For him, the impact of setting foot on the camp’s grounds is most powerful. “We can hold these lectures and screen films anywhere,” Kitajo said, “but to do that in combination with visiting the site and really providing context to what we’re learning about is a crucial piece and a big part of why we do the pilgrimage.” Kitajo became involved with the Minidoka Pilgrimage in 2012 as an intern at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. He
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