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program began, Chengdu was an area of the country where few Westerners traveled, he said. The region currently offers preservation of older Chinese mentalities, he added: “It’s a little bit slower and it’s a little bit more authentic.” #LutesAwayView social media posts by Lutes who are making a difference all over the world. While students are immersed in the culture, they learn about the history and politics of the region. Manfredi said a wide range of electives are offered, too, including martial
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capital projects will be fully funded, including the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts and lower-campus athletic fields. The Andersons, who came to PLU in 1992, say they are not retiring but are completing 20 years of service to the university and then moving on to new areas of professional focus and service. MaryAnn Anderson, 52, calls their decision, “a Wild Hope moment.” “We are living true to Mary Oliver’s line of poetry: ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and
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study it,” she told Zellner at the time. From then on things would change. He became a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, participating in marches, protesting the injustices of segregation and taking part in organizing the Freedom Riders of 1961.The Freedom Riders were an organized group of civil rights activists who rode buses into the south to test the new Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial segregation in restaurants and waiting rooms in terminals serving
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. To the last question, the answer is a resounding “yes,” says Farnum, and the rest of the veterans interviewed last week. Between the educational benefits provided by the G.I. Bill and through PLU’s Yellow Ribbon Program, which picks up the rest of the tuition costs for vets to attend college, the decision is absolutely a “no brainer,” Farnum said during some downtime between classes at the UC last week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNiQCHa93o8 “Hey, if I can do it, anyone can,” said Farnum, 46
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why we live in such a state and will provide students with the tools to consider changing it.” In addition to completing the thoughtfully curated classroom-based curriculum, criminal justice majors also will be required to apply their learning in the field by completing an internship. PLU has a long history of students interning at local criminal justice-related organizations and agencies. “Our decision to require an internship reflects our department’s commitment to supporting students to apply
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www.plu.edu/change-makers.Before her freshman year began in 2019, Soliai was able to meet with other Act Six Scholars for training. Soliai credits this time in helping her cement her decision in pursuing social work. She was hesitant to choose that as her major because of the workload. But other Act Six students stepped in and encouraged her by sharing their own stories of being part of the program. The support offered by Act Six helped Soliai navigate those first months of school. “I think it definitely
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about this Lute poet who acquired more than a master’s during her MFA studies. Read More MBA to CFO Anna Loomis ’14 spent the past 15 years with MultiCare, the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington state. She wore many hats, culminating in her role as CFO the last four years of her tenure. Read about her decision to enter PLU’s MBA program and the skills she gained en route to senior leadership. Read More 'Building Humans' Teaching can be the toughest job you’ll ever
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results) and digital pedagogy. The Basics of Digital Pedagogy Evaluate: Selecting a digital tool or platform should be the result of careful consideration. Be aware of why this particular medium is appropriate for your pedagogical goals and how it will help you to meet them. It is also crucial that you know who makes this medium and how their work is funded so that you can make an informed decision before endorsing a particular tool or platform. If a tool or platform is not readily available either
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important in establishing and maintaining these relationships, Waite’s subjects told her. A wide-ranging conversation during a professor’s office hours beats email, precisely because of the opportunity to go off-topic. Classes, of course, played a crucial role in making these connections. Waite’s own experience followed a similar pattern. “I never set out to look for a mentor,” she said, but her professors “simply took an interest in my academic success, and I took an interest in them.” She took three
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Provides a hands-on, minds-on course designed to help pre-service elementary teachers learn to teach science to students in grades K-8 in ways that are consistent with what is known about science education and the physical, emotional, and cognitive development of children. The course will focus on inquiry learning and sense-making driven by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that serve to guide curriculum and instructional development in the state of Washington. (4) EDUC 370 : Professional
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