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Centering the City: Lisa Woods ’92 discusses her work as Tacoma’s chief equity officer Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorLisa Woods ’92 leads initiatives to help improve systems and services as the City of Tacoma’s chief equity officer. She says her approach to this work starts with listening and continuously thinking about how best to center community voices, experiences and needs.How can centering community voices help lead to more vibrant

through the Fife school district. It has an important meaning to my family and me. I love Fife — it’s a great community. I am actually student teaching with my past fourth-grade teacher, so I have enjoyed seeing the other side of it. Fife just feels like home and that I have always been here,” Knapp said.Major in EducationLearn more about the Education programAfter completing his practicum earlier this school year, Knapp will spend six weeks in a fifth grade general education classroom and nine weeks

before each screening and a Q&A afterward, both conducted by faculty members of different programs in languages and literatures. For the Uruguayan documentary, the filmmaker Pablo Martínez Pessi will join us to introduce the film and lead the Q&A.About The Festival The Tournées Film Festival is a program of the FACE Foundation (French American Cultural Exchange in Education and the Arts), in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, which aims to bring French cinema to American

be reclaimed by students when they return to campus in the fall. Demolition plans are currently being drafted with hopes that the building will be taken down by the end of summer 2016. Read Previous Nothing but Pros for PLU’s 1st Community Debate Camp Read Next Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame 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

October 28, 2009 Alum learns that teaching fifth graders requires mixture of toughness and fun Eric

. Abrams and Holm are also working to log artifacts found at the homestead into the Burke Museum’s curatorial system. Holm says she enjoyed the hands-on experience she gained through the time in the field. “This workshop gave me a good opportunity to be exposed to sets of skills that are really marketable and vital to archaeological work,” Holm said. Abrams expresses particular gratitude for Taylor’s help and mentorship during the workshop. “(Taylor) is a really good teacher, especially in the field

internships and pursue professional development opportunities beyond PLU’s campus to continue their academic goals. The Lutes featured below represent three stories of the hard work done by PLU students and recent graduates this summer.Kendra Saathoff ’17 By Brooke Thames ’18 Since 2014, the Krise Endowed Internship Fund has provided students with opportunities to gain experience in career fields related to their studies. This year, the Krise Internship helped one student take her education from the

I have, especially when it comes to the way Latinos are racialized in our society as outsiders. Young: I’m looking forward to hearing my colleagues and hearing the other speakers. I’m also looking forward to getting a chance to talk about my work in an arena, style and platform that is completely different than how I’m used to talking about my work. Busick: I think the opportunity to reach a different audience with a message that I think is important about the quality of our education, the

deafening staccato rhythm of celebratory welcome as the President of the People’s Republic of China entered the room, followed by his wife, Peng Liyuan—a famous singer in China. President Xi Jinping and Peng were warmly welcomed by Lincoln High School Principal Pat Erwin and Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, who are, coincidentally, husband and wife. While we were waiting, President Xi had met with a Lincoln teacher and class and with the football team in the gym. President Xi was presented with a custom

hearing about PLU helped me to decide that PLU is where I wanted to be. I applied and was given an opportunity to dine at the PLU DNP table, of which I am so grateful for. Why are you passionate about nursing? My passion for nursing began in high school. I remember my business and commerce teacher asking the students in class where did we see ourselves in 10 years. I replied without reservation, “working as a nurse.” Though it sounds cliché, deep within I knew nursing was my calling. Nursing has given