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Conference. He’d heard rumors that a trip to one of these camps meant death. His parents and grandmother stay silent in the living room and his brother hides. “Raids were the order of the day,” the now 85 year-old man told the assembled crowd at the Third Annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference on Friday. One day, a S.S. soldier bursts into his room screaming “Jew out. Jew out,” pointing a rifle to his head.  “I knew if I complied it would be the end of my life,” Wagenaar said. So, he did what had

F8 Developers Conference that it would be opening its Messenger Platform API for the development of chatbots, mini programs designed to interact with customers on a one-to-one basis without the need for a human being actively managing the conversation in real time. Think of interacting with a brand or organization just as you might have a text message conversation with a friend—with that friend’s ability to parse text and respond to inputs ranging from simple yes/no questions and multiple choice

Rethinking Assessment at a Distance Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Considering how to assess students at a distance may seem daunting. Many faculty have always relied on specific assessment practices and believe in-person assessment is the best way to assess student learning. However, the principles underlying good assessment practices are relevant to both online and face-to-face activities. Assessment at a distance may

PLU’s new Community YouTube project showcases original programming, cross-campus partnership Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 4, 2020 Image: The cross-campus project PLU Community YouTube has five weekly shows: Mindful Mondays, PLU Reads, Warm Line, Diversity Deep Dive and Physical Fridays. May 4, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2020) — Five dynamic new weekly shows headline PLU Community YouTube, a new venture that leverages original programming to

from Parkinson’s disease, an elderly Ali’s hands shook as he lit the Olympic flame in front of a world audience. “It took real guts to reveal that vulnerability to the global community,” Jhally said. Titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Men’s Role in Ending Violence Against Women,” the conference attracted an international pool of approximately 250 registrants, including nearly 100 PLU students. Friday’s workshops and presentations focused on what men can do and highlighted innovative approaches

, discussion boards, and tests.  Other courses posted little detail up front, and may mostly utilize lecture videos and reading.  I was pleased to see some courses provided reading material for free, while others listed traditional text books to purchase.  Having already earned three degrees, I found myself disinclined toward courses that had more rigorous work expectations and expensive textbooks.  I love to learn just for the pleasure of it, but I think I need external motivators (i.e. cost or credit) if

Mark Hernández ’20 has been an advocate, storyteller and student leader at PLU Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterAs a first-year student, the initial adjustment to life at PLU was challenging for Mark Hernández. They’d attended a high school that was over 90 percent students of color. PLU, which is around 40 percent, felt daunting. “I was so culture-shocked at not seeing people who looked like me,” they say. “I was

Jared Wright ’14, discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14, political science and global studies double major, arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement

How to Create a Basic Online Lesson Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 6, 2020 March 6, 2020 By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When on-campus class sessions cannot be held as scheduled, online lessons provide an alternative method for teaching. Online lessons created in Sakai can provide faculty and students with access to all the major components of a course, including instructional content, activities, and assessments. While a fully online class is best designed through the PLUTO

you to join the MSK program at PLU? I did not want to end my time at PLU during the COVID-19 pandemic.  I was determined to end it on a high note and thus decided to pursue the MSK program! However, I am thankful for the time away from school because it gave me the time to rethink my options.  I was planning on taking a gap year and do something related to Occupational Therapy.  However, I was not finding anything that really sparked my interest.  Then I said to myself why not continue your time