Search

love for ourselves.” It’s also a complex topic—overlapping with many other important subjects including education, healthcare and career. Lucas also points out that hair discrimination doesn’t just affect women. School and sports policies tend to affect boys more than girls, she says. She shares an example from 2018, when a Black varsity high school wrestler, Andrew Johnson, was forced to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a match. His dreadlocks didn’t comply with state rules around hair being in a

care of the Earth.” A native of the Netherlands, Tegels hails from a small town in the southeastern part of the region, called Ottersum. He developed an affinity for music early in life, learning the keyboard at the age of 13. Soon he started filling in for the organist at the local church, and from there his music career grew into a life-long vocation. Tegels earned degrees from the University of Iowa, the New England Conservatory in Boston and the Stedelijk Conservatorium in Arnhem, located in

predict that teaching in a foreign country will be a new and exciting challenge,” Palmquist said. Once he completes his fellowship, he plans to pursue a career in education – either teaching German or outdoor education. While in Europe, Palmquist plans to visit friends and family when he has the opportunities and explore Scandinavia to “utilize my Norwegian minor.” But mostly he’s excited to learn from his students what it means to be German today and show what being an American means. “A key goal of

1997. Read Previous New president arrives at Pacific Lutheran University Read Next Career Connections Opportunity Board brings employers and job-seekers together 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics

Froschauer/PLU) Read Previous PLU decides to adopt test-optional admission policy Read Next For PLU’s Mary Moller, Nurse of the Year award was a career in the making 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and

” the classroom. My students have thus not noticed a huge change in content delivery, though they do clearly miss the face-to-face time with me and their peers. The PLUTO training experience resulted in one of the most significant and positive shifts in my own pedagogy in my 36-year career. I volunteered to do it because I felt this was probably the future of academia — I just had no idea how quickly “the future” might emerge! "I am used to delivering content remotely and 'flipping' the classroom

Nicole Hargreaves ‘09 documents her move overseas on HGTV’s House Hunters International Posted by: bennetrr / October 20, 2020 October 20, 2020 By Rosemary BennettMarketing & CommunicationsNicole (Hughes) Hargreaves graduated from PLU in 2009 with a degree in communication and a minor in women’s and gender studies. Originally from Kirkland, Wash., she went on to begin her career here in the Pacific Northwest. However, after her husband Paul was struck with a sudden illness they decided to

languages, and created a positive, identity-affirming environment for everyone to grow and learn.How has your faith influenced you as you pursue your teaching career?  I am Catholic, and I have always been in religiously affiliated schools. I attended Catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade, and I have had the privilege and the blessing to be able to observe teaching in the local Catholic schools. I have always said that I want my students to be critical thinkers and social justice leaders

serving people and to be a part of someone’s healing journey,” Lopez says. “Serving my country was rewarding and I wanted a career that would be just as rewarding and fulfilling.” She chose PLU because many of the nurses who she worked with in the Reserves were Lutes and “only had great things to say about the nursing program,” she says. Once she saw that 90% of PLU nursing students pass the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Exam) on their first attempt, and learned about the university’s military

. Grahe’s legacy; however, he feels particularly proud of one aspect of his career. “I think it is the vibrant network of research that I created with zero operating budget in the case of CREP, and two tiny grants in the case of the EAMMi2,” he said. “Both of these projects offer much potential for current and future students and faculty, not only at PLU, but also for students and faculty across the world.” Dr. Chartier agrees, but also appreciates the support Dr. Grahe offers to his students and