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record these stories, which is why I think our project is really important,” Kishaba said.Through their research, Kishaba and Professor Kaufman were able to piece together a timeline of migratory patterns and policies in Uruguay, discovering that a Jewish population had been present in the country well before World War II. Kishaba’s biggest takeaway is that there is value in paying attention to history. “I think this project made me realize how much of history isn’t recorded yet, and how much of that

virtual exhibit. If you’re ready to begin planning for your own study away experience and want to join the 40-50% of PLU students who study away at least once during their undergraduate education, please contact the Wang Center for Global Education. Wang Center | www.plu.edu/wang-center/ | wang.center@plu.edu | 253-535-7577 And the winners are . . . Libby Woods Category: Global Classroom Title: Granada Guided Through History “This photo was taken during a program excursion where we travelled to the

PLU music majors produce free music camp Posted by: vcraker / November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022 It’s a warm summer morning and the scent of scrambled eggs drifts from the kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church into an adjoining room where more than a dozen campers busily make beaded jewelry. Ranging from second to sixth grade, the kids are participants in the Artist Mentoring Program music camp, an operation run by Pacific Lutheran University students. This morning, the PLU counselors move from

Support for VHS Videos Playback in Classrooms Posted by: Jenna S / May 14, 2013 May 14, 2013 by Steve Sosa For over 25 years and the clear winner of the videotape format wars, VHS tapes have earned their place in history. Now though, VHS tapes are practically given away as DVDs have replaced this aging format. What this means at PLU is that what was once standard classroom technology is becoming obsolete. As of this spring, we are no longer able to purchase VHS video tape players for classrooms

New DPT program at PNWU PNWU School of Physical Therapy Posted by: alemanem / March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023 There are some great benefits to joining a new program at PNWU School of Physical Therapy. Some highlights: small faculty to student ratios, state-of-the-art cadaver dissection laboratory, simulation center, and the Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab. The Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab is part of PNWUs pro bono clinic campus where students have an opportunity to work with

September 11, 2009 Historical context Growing up Troy Storfjell held a certain admiration for the scholars he saw in the documentaries he watched. Now the PLU associate professor is one of those scholars. He’ll appear on the History Channel’s “Clash of the Gods” Series. (Storfjell’s episodes were previously scheduled for Sept. 14 and 21, but the episodes have been moved; keep visiting the PLU doorways for an update on when his episodes will air). “It was exciting to be that person,” Storfjell

Molecules Meet Materials (M3) REU Site University of South Dakota Posted by: alemanem / January 23, 2024 January 23, 2024 The Molecules Meet Materials REU site at the University of South Dakota will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during summers 2022-2024. In this program, participants pursue collaborative research projects, with a focus on chemistry at interfaces in which molecular processes occur on surfaces. The site will train students to use spectroscopy, electron

Molecules Meet Materials (M3) REU Site University of South Dakota Posted by: alemanem / January 23, 2024 January 23, 2024 The Molecules Meet Materials REU site at the University of South Dakota will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during summers 2022-2024. In this program, participants pursue collaborative research projects, with a focus on chemistry at interfaces in which molecular processes occur on surfaces. The site will train students to use spectroscopy, electron

very emotional watching our history finally represented in this way—on mainstream television!—but I was troubled by some of the assimilationist narrative tendencies in the series. When the series became available online last spring, Davidson decided to incorporate it into her class. “Many of my students had never learned anything about U.S. Latino/Chicano history, so they depended heavily on the documentary series to provide them with a historical context to better understand the literatures that

. In the Spring of 2020, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen  was teaching two classes of Early Christian History. When the pandemic struck, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen took her sixty students and moved them all to a distanced format immediately. Her main goals were to be in contact with students and to be extremely transparent during the entire process. This meant she took seriously the university’s concerns about what the pandemic would mean for classes, and gave her students plenty of warning before moving forward in