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and grow. More often than not, the individual that made the mistake already knows what they did wrong, so my goal is to encourage them to find the solution rather than tell them the answer right away. By giving players the opportunity to attempt and try new techniques, they begin to understand and develop skills necessary to perform at their best on a game day. Why is autonomy important for the student-athlete, especially in team sports? Autonomy is just giving them a chance to have control to

just troubleshooting over and over again. He gave me the opportunity to take control while also providing helpful solutions at times. I did most of the lab work myself hands-on, so now I feel very prepared with chemistry techniques. I had a great time in Dr. Waldow’s lab, and it really pushed me to do all I was capable of in chemistry. Working in these labs also cemented for me that research is the right place for me and my career.Major in ChemistryLearn more about the chemistry programDo you plan

techniques and principles of psychology to help athletes optimize performance, meet fitness goals, or recover from injury. 7. Strength and Conditioning Coach—develop fitness plans for athletes designed to promote long-term muscle health, natural movement, endurance, and mobility and work alongside other coaches to monitor athlete health and performance. 8. Kinesiology Research Lab Assistant—conduct experiments, develop new biomechanical prototypes, and contribute to ongoing research and studies in the

in Eatonville, Wash., to Poland for a year to study orchestration, twentieth-century techniques and counterpoint with Penderecki. “The experience was life changing in a myriad of positive ways and set me well on my path toward a career in music. Were it not for PLU’s excellent music department, this important opportunity would never have presented itself,” she explains. After her year in Poland, McTee graduated with a BA from PLU and received her Masters in Music from Yale School of Music and a

orchestra also will premiere December: A Meditation on Advent, composed by PLU Professor of Music Greg Youtz. All on-campus tickets are already sold out. More information available at plu.edu/christmas. Swing Club Holiday Dance  Dec. 9 | 7 p.m. | Chris Knutzen Hall Join the PLU Swing Club for their annual, end-of-semester dance. The evening will begin with a basic lesson in swing techniques and social dancing to make sure you can dance the night away. Free admission. More information available on

awareness. “I didn’t really know what I was getting into!” Jore says. “I think the biggest challenge was that we were learning a lot of different techniques in class while we were working with Heritage, so we had a lot of new things to learn at the same time we were doing the project.” The project required Dixon and Jore to use a wide variety of research and analysis methods taught in the MSMA program. The students were prepared, and their individual strengths proved to be an ideal match for their

to ask questions, and to be charitable, and to try to understand what people are saying, more than putting out what I think,” she explains. “I use Twitter to explore what other people think and to try out ideas.” Dr. Shanks Kaurin brings her professorial techniques online with her. “It’s a lot like what I do with my classes when I walk in and say, ‘Here’s what I was thinking about today. What do you all think about this?’” Although opening up philosophical conversations to the internet at large

taught – though most only taught one semester of Acting for Non Majors. It was not long before the department realized they wanted to keep her on to teach for BFA students. The wait lists for her classes were long and students were bringing her techniques to rehearsals and other acting classes. She had begun making her impact and could not be more thrilled. In total, she taught eight semesters of Acting I and Acting II along with Directing, Voice, and Auditions. During this time she was also given

newest faculty member Kate Olson. Other master class leaders were: Greg Yasinitsky, Composer and Professor, Washington State University Patty Darling, Composer and Professor, Lawrence University Brad Goode, Professor, University of Colorado Boulder Drew Zaremba, Professor, University of Northern Colorado Topics covered specific to jazz included what it means to be a jazz musician, what a jazz composer does, best practices and techniques in jazz, and using a metronome to assist in developing your jazz

ethics, medical skills and theory, research theory and techniques, and foundations of personalized medicine. These courses are not just designed for medical school, they are designed to fit students interested in a variety of health science fields. Did the PNWU MAMS program also support your transition to medical school? It did! For example, faculty members and program alumni help MAMS students throughout the process by reading application essays and helping with interview prep. The medical school