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have to work really hard in January.” Despite an ocean separating her from the team, Floyd had the help of fellow PLU student Jackie Stenberg ’19. “Jackie’s been my workout buddy,” Floyd said. “She keeps me accountable. She’s a lot better at planning workouts than I am.” The pair did sprints and workouts at the campus track, as well as hikes and running. They also participated in some competitive sports, including handball, a popular Norwegian team sport. “Those are always fun because it’s

. Christensen has led J-Term programs to Germany since 2006. Each year, the students explore many aspects of Germany’s past and present, including Jewish life and the Holocaust, all while staying with host families and speaking lots and lots of German. As Christensen was planning this year’s program, though, Kurt Mayer came vividly to mind—and suddenly, “host family” took on a much deeper meaning. About Kurt Mayer Kurt Mayer was born Jan. 14, 1930, in Mainz, Germany, to Joe and Emmy Mayer. The family

helping to develop policy as well as reviewing other proposed policy, thinking about how it could affect paleontological resources,” Foss said. “We work on and review a lot of environmental impact statements and assessments, making sure they are adequate for paleontology. “We’re also really big in the planning and management process of public lands. If there is going to be a pipeline, right-of-way or an energy corridor that may affect a lot of paleontological resources, I get involved and explain how

. Christensen has led J-Term programs to Germany since 2006. Each year, the students explore many aspects of Germany’s past and present, including Jewish life and the Holocaust, all while staying with host families and speaking lots and lots of German. As Christensen was planning this year’s program, though, Kurt Mayer came vividly to mind—and suddenly, “host family” took on a much deeper meaning. About Kurt Mayer Kurt Mayer was born Jan. 14, 1930, in Mainz, Germany, to Joe and Emmy Mayer. The family

to a sister school, Augustana in Sioux Falls, SD, where she finished with a major PLU didn’t have. “It was really an unselfish act,” says Shjerven. “I experienced a lot of that from my professors and mentors at PLU.” Another influence was Susan Briehl, a former PLU campus pastor and the first female pastor she’d encountered , who told her to consider seminary. This planted a seed that took years to grow. “What a gift that was,” Shjerven says, calling PLU “a community that helps people to imagine

professional, with a successful track record in major gifts investment, strategic planning, executive coaching and non-profit management. Sher earned a Master of Social Work degree from USC, a Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion and an Honorary Doctorate in Jewish Communal Service form HUC. Conference ScheduleMost recently, Marla served for the past five years as the Director of Development for the American Jewish Committee, leading AJC’s

professional, with a successful track record in major gifts investment, strategic planning, executive coaching and non-profit management. Sher earned a Master of Social Work degree from USC, a Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion and an Honorary Doctorate in Jewish Communal Service form HUC. Conference ScheduleMost recently, Marla served for the past five years as the Director of Development for the American Jewish Committee, leading AJC’s

, director of gift planning at PLU, said the group has been getting together for at least three years. Even as babies are born and lives are increasingly busy, they are all good at sticking to the every-other-week schedule, she said. “It’s half because of the games and half because of the people,” Praxel Austin said. With crying babies around, the games take a little longer to get through, she acknowledged, but “that’s part of the story of our gaming family.” Andrea Shea ’06, an academic advisor at PLU

. Private instruction; special fee in addition to tuition. Students register in MUSI 329A for 1 hour; MUSI 329B for 2 hours; MUSIC 329C for 3 or 4 hours (1 to 4) MUSI 340 : Managing the Classroom and Curriculum Classroom management, classroom technology, and assessment. Unit and lesson planning with introduction to the edTPA. 15 hour practicum required. Prerequisite: MUSI 240. (3) MUSI 341 : Music for Classroom Teachers Methods and procedures in teaching elementary school music as well as infusing the

Title: The Holocaust and the Pope’s Dilemma Who: Jacques Kornberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Toronto Bio: Kornberg earned his his B.A. from Brandeis and his Ph.D. from Harvard. His research interests include intellectual history, modern European Jewish history, antisemitism and Holocaust studies. He established the Kornberg-Jezierski Family Memorial Essay Prize in Holocaust Studies with restitution money from the Belgian occupation, 1940-45. The gift was made in memory