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capitals of Nairobi and London down. His most recent publication in this region is “The Formation of Ethnic Identity in South Omo: The Dassanech” in The Journal of Eastern African Studies, Vol 5 (1) 2011: 195-210. Other recent publications include entries in the Encyclopedia of National Dress, (Vol. 1, Greenwood Press, 2013); the Dictionary of African Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2011); the New Encyclopedia of Africa, (2nd Edition, Gale Group, 2008), and Cultures and Customs of Africa
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throughout the term and give feedback, as well as incentivize the students to do their very best work because their products would be public.”What related tool or strategy do you use that other PLU faculty might like to try in their courses?“After a great deal of conversation with colleagues and some wonderful guidance by Dana Bodewes and Layne Nordgren in Instructional Technologies, I decided to use Wikispaces. Educational use is free and students can create a wiki for their group project. I can create
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, and Sportin’ Life, the drug dealer. Hall recalls the rehearsals as grueling. “I don’t think people realize all the work that goes into it,” she said. Having a built-in support group of Lutes helped. Along with Hall and Van Mechelen, there was Novalee Richard, ’09, Stephanie Johnson ’11 and Ieisha McIntyre ’97. Johnson said that she has received huge support from her fellow Lutes, including Choir of the West members who helped her put together audition videos, and her current voice instructor (and
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jazz music. “A jazz combo is a smaller, more intimate ensemble that tends to emphasize improvisation and spontaneous interaction over more formalized, written-out music that is more native to the larger 20-piece band,” explains Deacon-Joyner. “A ‘little big band’ is bigger than a combo, (but) smaller than a ‘big band,’” he says. “This group totals from eight to 10 players, five or six wind instruments and a rhythm section. This lean, versatile instrumentation can feature both intricate written-out
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want to teach at PLU? Its reputation for musical excellence as well as the atmosphere of inquiry and service. What do you hope your students take away from your classes? Three things: A shared sense of commitment to community; tools that will be valuable for them in the future; and a value for listening. What makes you proud to be a PLU faculty member? That I am allowed a place among this tremendous group of professionals and colleagues. They are truly impressive. Tell us a few fun experiences that
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2011 Teaching Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning, Pacific Lutheran University, for Ethnic Studies Working Group: Curricular Conversations Workshop, with Melannie Cunningham, Spring 2010 Faculty Student Research Grant, Scandinavian Cultural Center, Pacific Lutheran University for “Sustainability and Urban Planning in Malmö, Sweden ”with student Emma Kane, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Kelmer Roe Grant, Humanities Division, Pacific Lutheran University, for “Selling Wind: Sámi as Witches and Witches
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automated 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflecting telescope built by Meade Instruments, and the telescope is fully integrated with an automated dome that tracks the movements of the telescope as it moves to different objects in the sky. In addition to the familiar mode of direct observations through an eyepiece, observations at the PLU observatory can also be made digitally through a Santa Barbara Instruments Group CCD camera mounted to the telescope. Those images can then be saved for further processing
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teacher. I just loved the classroom, and being able to help out 20 kids for an hour or so and then help the next group — it sounded pretty awesome to me. When I got into high school, I was part of a cool mentoring opportunity called Link Crew, where, as a junior, I got to mentor freshmen during advisory period. I was helping them transition into high school, and that really made me want to become a teacher. How did you find yourself drawn to studying philosophy? I’ve always been interested in
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support their transition and success, providing opportunities to forge meaningful relationships with peers and staff, and helping to deepen their sense of belonging in their first semester at PLU.Learn more: PLUS 100The Quigg Award funding will expand professional development, hire and train TAs, and support mixed data collection methods, including weekly feedback and regular focus group opportunities to connect with students and instructors to help co-design the future of PLUS 100.DataFest
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impact people’s lives in a positive way, but I also didn’t want to major in biology or chemistry, so I entered my freshman year as a computer science major,” he says. It was a choice that would radically change his chosen path. In his first computer science class at PLU, Gavidia learned how quickly software can scale and impact people around the world. “Just one person, or a small group of people, can accomplish so much,” Gavidia says. That moment was key for him: he realized he didn’t have to go to
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