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  • My First MOOC: A New Year’s Resolution Revisited Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer In January, I enrolled in my first MOOC to learn more about this controversial form of instruction.  It was definitely valuable, both for instructional design research and as a learning experience. The course was designed around five basic elements: video lectures, readings, weekly online quizzes, discussion boards, and video recorded “office hours

  • with a new groundbreaking documentary COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11

  • A Year in AthensErika Tobin transferred to PLU in the Fall of 2012 after spending one year at Luther College in Decorah, IA. A Senior Religion major and Classics minor who plans to graduate in May of 2015, Erika hopes to attend seminary to get a Master’s in Divinity and become an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). After meeting with advisors in the Wang Center and examining all of her options, she chose to spend her Junior year in Athens, Greece with College

  • A Semester in OxfordJakob Maier entered PLU as a first year in 2011 having been accepted into the academically rigorous International Honor’s program (IHON). When Professor Greg Johnson of the Philosophy Department revealed that he would be leading a program in Oxford, England specific to IHON students, Jakob quickly applied, being a Philosophy major himself. Also majoring in English Creative Writing, Jakob is now a senior, having studied away in Oxford the Spring semester of his Junior year

  • A Semester in BøNelson Franks, a Senior Business student at PLU, insists, “If anyone asked me what they have to do in college, it’s study abroad.” Nelson completed a semester studying business in Bø, Norway the spring of his junior year. He describes Bø, the program site for PLU semester programs with University of Southeastern Norway in multiple disciplines including Business, as a small and quaint Norwegian town that is uniquely outdoorsy. He was looking for a program in business that would

  • A Semester in LondonJunior Rachel Diebel first remembers hearing about the AHA London program during a Study Away 101. Intrigued, she attended an information session about the AHA program and knew it was the perfect fit for her. As an English Literature major minoring in both Printing and Publishing Arts and Communications, the Humanities-focused academics of AHA London were exactly what she was looking for in a study away experience, “There were so many things that made it the perfect program

  • A Semester in NantesSarah Hubert, a BA Acting/Directing and Music double major with a minor in French, studied away in Nantes, France through IES in Spring of 2014. A sophomore at the time, Sarah describes how she found her program. After working with Carmen in the Wang Center, she ultimately chose to study in Nantes because it was an immersive language program in a smaller urban area with the opportunity to live with a host family, all of which equates to less English. The program also

  • Life Under Drones: A Scholarly and Research Symposium Posted by: Reesa Nelson / September 9, 2019 September 9, 2019 Life Under Drones is the first of its kind: a gathering of leaders in scholarly, military, artistic, and technology industries to assess the influence of drones on contemporary life. Taking place September 18-19, 2019, Life Under Drones will feature keynotes presentations, panels, art installations, workshops, student research, and more as leaders from an array of diverse

  • opinion, and a grassroots fight for racial equality in Mississippi LC2741.E93 2007 Black women in the ivory tower, 1850-1954 : an intellectual history Read Previous On Exhibit: Graphic Novels Read Next Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31, 2023 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium February 16, 2022 On Exhibit: Women’s History Month

  • A new space for neurodiverse students on campus Posted by: shortea / April 28, 2023 April 28, 2023 By Alex Reed '23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Last October, a new club emerged on campus: the Student Neurodiversity Club. Although small, this club is having a growing impact on the PLU community. When attending a recent SNC meeting in the first floor Stuen lounge, I was greeted by a cheerful collective of students, as well as fidgets. There was a unique sense of empathy among