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evergreens and views of the not too distant mountain ranges, waterfronts that are great for eating fresh seafood and kayaking, the smaller downtown life in Tacoma, and the bigger city life with Seattle being less than an hour away. It’s been great to get involved in the local community with co-workers of PLU and to find ways of making Parkland and Tacoma feel like home.” Quick Links The Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound Explore Tacoma and Surrounding Areas
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Senior exhibition, Unfiltered, opens April 24 in the University Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 21, 2013 April 21, 2013 Unfiltered, the 2013 Senior Exhibition at Pacific Lutheran University will commence with an opening reception on April 24, 2013 from 5p.m. to 7p.m. The exhibit will display 23 graduating students’ finest pieces. “[Unfiltered] doesn’t describe the art directly, because no two people are making their work about the same thing,” Taylor Carlisle, senior artist, said
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members who helped her complete the scholarly research necessary to execute the transition program. “With this idea, you have to do lots of research,” she said. “(Faculty members) can give you guidance and help prevent you from making mistakes. They know how to make sure it’s on the right track.” Where she is now: Dong is working as a family nurse practitioner for MultiCare Health System in Sammamish.Transform lives with Pacific Lutheran University’s Doctor of Nursing PracticePacific Lutheran
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with diverse voices Direct engagement with primary texts, rather than textbooks presenting summaries or simplifications. Creative assignments (i.e. the emphasis in our courses is not on tests or testing “acquired knowledge,” but rather how one uses what one learns in order to think through particular issues or problems). Some recent assignments include podcasts, blogs, taking on the personas of authors, philosophers, and thinkers from the course, and making a special issue of an academic journal
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identifying the gaps in their research. Similarly, assignments may sometimes fall into a similar trap. When we ask students to find a certain number of sources, we are signaling that what matters is the number of sources. Focusing on the process (learning from their sources, for example) rather than on the outputs or products will help shift the focus of the assignment and align it closer to the learning outcomes of a course or program. By making a few small changes, you can help students learn
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Learning Outcomes PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance The purpose and mission of PLU Music is to prepare and model for our students a lifetime of involvement in music. To that end, our goals are: To provide all PLU students with quality opportunities for making music individually from a wide selection of media; To provide all PLU students with quality ensemble experiences in an array of ensembles reflecting various media, genre, and performance ability; To provide non-performance students with
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new ideas, especially when I’m surrounded by fantastic musicians who are willing to play what I write,” he says. Vianna will play his composition along with seven other PLU Music faculty members. He is looking forward to performing with his colleagues. Vianna sees making music to be “a communal act: it enhances creativity, broadens the possibilities for collaboration, and reaches a larger audience.” He is hopeful this project will reach a broad audience due to the fusion of genres that will shine
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economics teeth on this text, which has sold over 14 million copies. It is also a leading seller in many other countries. In making this gift, Stan acknowledged that such success requires not just hard work on his part, but a bit of luck and the support of his family and the entire university. He said the gift was a “thank you to department, division, and university colleagues and university administrators for providing an environment of strong encouragement, helpful support, time flexibility and, above
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relocated to Western Washington, where she worked at Providence Hospital in Seattle while Lewis attended law school at the University of Washington. They returned to Spokane in 1975 and Wilson entered home health care, a field she says was “right up [her] alley.” She spent the next 28 years as a field nurse and in administration. “Nursing has been good to me,” Wilson said. The mother of two and a soon-to-be grandmother, Wilson is passionate about exploring new places and making a difference. Wilson
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what it’s a collaboration,” Geller said. “We are making some exceptional discoveries.” She quickly learned that smartphone apps could be integrated into conventional photography, even replacing expensive equipment. The first thing students usually learn in photography is how to get correct exposure, but with iPhoneography students can focus entirely on technique. They don’t need to worry about what their aperture, shutter speed and ISO are, or even what those are. With the technology, the students
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