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sacrificing quality for quantity?” Busick asked, expressing concern with the rising trend of institutions taking on thousands of degree-seeking students. “The question that I have is, what kind of product are we actually putting into the marketplace when we have professors who don’t have the chance to know their students?” Busick said. “Know them, meaning to actually be able to teach them effectively. Are we actually developing attributes and qualities, including soft skills, that the market wants?” The
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como lengua heredada celebran nuevas experiencias juntos. Read about this innovative Spanish-language course series, helping bilingual students — many of them first-generation college students — learn about Hispanic cultures and hone their dual-language skills. Read More Veteran. First-gen. Trans. Academic. Rhys Jones ’16 sits comfortably at the intersection of many salient identities: veteran, non-traditional college student, academic, openly transgender. And he feels at home with all of them at
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teach PLU students how to learn on the fly, one of many skills they bring home with them. Two of those Lutes, who credit Windhoek with their vocational paths, say the experience is also responsible for their marriage. Read More Lutes in Conflict Globally, Pacific Lutheran University alumni come face to face with the international conflicts that are defining the modern era. Some by accident, others by choice. Two Lutes share their firsthand experience from two different places in the Middle East
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readiness Academic fit (i.e. meets Major/Minor/Gen Ed or other personal or professional goals) Motivation, intellectual curiosity, prior engagement with the site or program’s academic goals Responsibility, maturity, patience, flexibility, humor, good judgement, empathy Interpersonal skills, including sensitivity to others’ diverse perspectives and experiences Desire to understand and engage with other cultures Strong Faculty/Professional recommendations Applicants must: Be in good standing Meet any
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,” Zimmerman said. “Global education and travel does that on a larger scale.” Taylor, the study away advisor, said global education provides students opportunities beyond pursuing their academic interests. “Beyond just the academics, I think students can gain a lot from study away, like learning more about themselves, gaining independence, adaptability to challenging situations,” he said. “Those are great skills coming back from your study away experience to use for whatever job you are applying for.” PLU
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skills to be an amazing scientist [video: Kyle’s voice continues over clips of students in the lab. A close up shot of a student taking notes in a grid-lined notebook. A video of a student and professor working on an experiment in the lab. A clip of students and a professor looking at topography on a computer monitor. A student codes on a computer. A student writes in blue marker on a glass surface.] Kyle: so one way that PLU prepares its scientists to do its best is through research the Natural
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,” Clifford said. “It is interesting to look at similar subject matters from alternative perspectives.” Clifford graduated with the MSMR degree last May. She said, “what I love about the program is that it provides students with a set of transferable skills that are desirable to employers in many industries and will help me have flexibility in what I do and where I work.” Read Clifford's Full StoryStudents from Around the WorldIn Fall 2017, 14 new graduate students came from different parts of the world
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253.535.8227 www.plu.edu/gender-sexuality-race/ gsrs@plu.edu Jennifer James, Ph.D., Chair The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality, and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power and resistance, offers intersectional and interdisciplinary ways to understand identities and imagine new configurations of power, and provides students with opportunities to develop skills that will prepare
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and self-confidence in mathematics, and to sharpen critical thought in mathematics. Topics selected by the instructor. Prerequisite: Eligibility based on PLU Math Placement Exam, or permission of instructor. (4) MATH 115 : College Algebra and Trigonometry - MR, NS A review of algebra emphasizing problem solving skills. The notion of function is introduced via examples from polynomial, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions. We also explore inverse trigonometric functions
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programs like PLU OR offer, and the importance of their preservation. “It provides a tremendous opportunity to teach leadership skills,” Wade said. “Those skills are transferable to whatever somebody wants to do next, whether it’s related to the outdoors or not.
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