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year from PLU with a degree in elementary education. Once Meyer returns from her fellowship she plans to pursue a job teaching ELL. “I know that this assignment will allow me to grow into a more effective instructor by helping me develop a greater sense of cultural awareness and sensitivity, which is an especially necessary trait for teachers of English,” she said. This won’t be her first time in southern Africa. She spent a J-Term in Namibia. “I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to

him to PLU, his experience here, and what’s next in his life. The physics major, also shows off his capstone in the video above – a trebuchet. Why PLU? I came to PLU because I wanted to be a Lute! The sense of community at PLU was head and shoulders above every other school I visited, and I wanted to be a part of this community. I was also drawn to the fact that at PLU you have access to professors who are truly invested in your education and who even show up to events around campus like concerts

institution in the West to receive the honor, he said. “It’s a big deal,” Anderson told the assembled students. But in many ways the programs and opportunities behind the award are only truly of value if students engage in what is available. In this world, a person with a college education is privileged, he said. If 100 people represented all the people in the world, only one would have that level of education. It is with that in mind, Anderson charged the gathered students with three challenges. Be the

, processing, and application of complex electronic and photonic materials. For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit: http://uwmemc.org/education/programs/reu/ Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer research program sponsored by the University of Washington’s (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI). It supports a select group of undergraduates to participate in authentic research in solar, energy storage, and grid technologies under the mentorship of UW’s world-class faculty

, processing, and application of complex electronic and photonic materials. For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit: http://uwmemc.org/education/programs/reu/ Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer research program sponsored by the University of Washington’s (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI). It supports a select group of undergraduates to participate in authentic research in solar, energy storage, and grid technologies under the mentorship of UW’s world-class faculty

Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn July 9 PLU’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be hosting a virtual edition of The People’s Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race.The People’s Gathering is an annual professional/personal development experience and

.” This wasn’t the only surprise for the graphic design major from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Just about every part of her time at PLU has been something of a surprise. For starters, when Walker started at PLU, she thought she wanted to major in elementary education and become a high school art teacher. Then she took a course in graphic design and a new world opened up. “I kept getting pulled toward art,” Walker said. “It just fit me.” Interning in London wasn’t something she originally sought, either. In

Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / March 6, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 6, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2015)- Tears were shed, laughs were had and ovations were given in response to the stories of Ela Stein Weissberger.Weissberger visited Pacific Lutheran University on March 5 for the Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Her speech in the Chris Knutzen Room was

on our world. This year, the 10th Biennial Wang Symposium comes full circle, with a focus on “Healing: Pathways for Restoration and Renewal.”“Even as I was planning the 9th biennial symposium two years ago, I was already thinking that the next symposium would be on a topic that would bring forth ideas and practices about how to bridge polarization,” said Tamara Williams, Ph. D., executive director for the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.  The topic of healing soon took on

shut Read Next The Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture – Catching up to Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization 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 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the