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Jessica Schwinck – Fellow for the 2019-20 Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program Posted by: Julie Winters / April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 Jessica Schwinck, DNP, ARNP of Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA has been selected as a fellow for the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program. The Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program, a one year professional development experience, is a partnership between Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…
. The intensive, primarily field-based program within the School of Education and Kinesiology offers individuals a high-quality, accelerated route to certification in high-needs educational areas, specifically special education. Through the yearlong program, candidates gain hands-on classroom experience while simultaneously taking flexible classes that work around professional and family life. “PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school
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Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 was 18 when he returned to Colombia. Although he considered it a homecoming, it took several more visits for him to truly feel at home.
himself of the generational poverty and lack of educational opportunities he’d witnessed during his sojourns back to Colombia. “I would say to myself ‘if they are in the kind of situation they are, and I get to be here, then I really need to get it together.’” Eventually, an introductory Hispanic literary studies course — taught by Carmiña Palerm, associate professor of Hispanic studies — eliminated his indecision, and Taylor-Mosquera was back on track. “It was all about Latin American history and had
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Stephen Kitajo serves on the board for the Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.
Kitajo’s maternal and paternal grandparents were detained during the war. For the past six years, Kitajo has traveled to the Minidoka National Historic Site as part of the annual Minidoka Pilgrimage — a four-day educational journey that helps Japanese Americans reconcile their past. The Minidoka National Historic Site houses what remains of the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Jerome County, Idaho. The camp operated from 1942-45 and held more than 9,000 Japanese Americans, in concordance with Franklin
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The Instructional Technologies team is focused on providing four key services: Classroom Technologies – Computer, projectors, and smart podium equipment to project your media in class,
provide tools and services for creating, capturing, processing and producing original digital media content. To provide leadership, training, and support for using technology in teaching and learning. To foster and enhance continuous learning environments to keep pace with changing technologies. Quick Links PLU Knowledge Base Student Support Pathfinder Faculty Support Pathfinder Technology Service PaletteNews & Updates Major Sakai Upgrade in August Fall 2023 Technology Workshops Zoom for Staff
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Sustainability at PLU focuses on three key components: care for people, care for the planet, and prosperity, both now and in the future.
Sustainability: What's it all about?Much of the work on sustainability at PLU is supported by the Sustainability Committee with faculty, staff and student representation. Over the years, significant strides toward becoming an environmentally responsible and sustainable campus have been made. As we Lutes attempt to define what sustainability could look like on campus, we are fortunate to have several resources available to us. We can draw on strengths from our enthusiastic leadership, and
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TACOMA, WASH. (August. 31, 2016)- The sale of KPLU from Pacific Lutheran University to Friends of 88.5 FM was finalized on Tuesday, August 30. Friends of 88.5 FM, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization formed to preserve the local National Public Radio affiliate, officially took ownership of…
earlier this month by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the station and its assets were purchased for $8 million: $7 million in cash plus $1 million of underwriting announcements to be provided to PLU over 10 years. PLU has placed the cash in the university’s endowment to fund student scholarships, and the underwriting announcements will be used to raise awareness about educational and arts events on campus. As part of the agreement, Friends of 88.5 FM will continue to use broadcast and
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Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center
person’s mental health or likelihood of weight gain. “It’s telling you how you compare to the average healthy person,” Auman said. “Often the gut influences things we didn’t realize.” It’s not a glamorous task, of course, but it will offer a detailed look into the students’ bodies and provide an educational experience that forces them to look at the research in a new context, Auman said. “It’s important to recognize that science crosses international boundaries,” she said. The Wang Center funded gut
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Lute Faculty and Staff Support Network (FASSN) is a confidential, short-term, informal peer-mentoring program through which PLU faculty and staff can offer care to one another.
Participate in Lute FASSN Click to Ask for or Offer Support Volunteer with Lute FASSN Click to Ask for or Offer Support Meet the Leadership Team More Information What is Lute FASSN?Lute Faculty and Staff Support Network (FASSN) is a confidential, short-term, informal peer-mentoring program through which PLU faculty and staff can offer care to one another. Faculty and staff who have gone through difficult or life-changing experiences can sign up to meet (up to) three times with peers who are
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Pacific Lutheran University strives to maintain a stable, competent work force which is well-informed in all employment matters and to provide employees with reasonable opportunities for growth,
community that is dedicated to providing students a unique blend of academically rigorous liberal arts and professional programs that prepare them for a lifetime of success – both in their careers and in service to others. The contributions of all employees help the university realize its primary mission to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. The policies and procedures contained in this manual are in no way intended to be nor should they be interpreted as a
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