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day we were working to raise the bar for the next performance. It’s not only in performances either. Each and every rehearsal in Wind Ensemble we worked and played to the best of our ability. Some of the best moments I experienced were in rehearsal. The same goes for trumpet rehearsals. This has a lot to do with the excellent leadership from Dr. Powell and Dr. Lyman. They set the tone for us in rehearsals and inspired us to be great. In trumpet lessons, Dr. Lyman was great at giving me
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prepare one for a life of “thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care.” Writing 11 years later, with continuing economic and social uncertainty, I must also report that we’ve faced serious budgetary challenges at PLU, which have had a profound impact on the humanities. Next year we will sadly not be offering degrees in Classics, German, or Nordic Studies. All of our programs have seen reductions, and this spring some colleagues are completing their final year of teaching earlier than they had
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her undergraduate degree in communication and media. In 2012, she was named UW’s Female Athlete of the Year and awarded the Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal – for the student athlete who displays performance and achievement in leadership, academics and athleticism. But she didn’t stop there. “I always wanted to play professionally,” she said. After graduating from UW, Deines found herself with nowhere to play because the United States Women’s Professional Soccer League disbanded. “It was a sad
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up just outside the gates of Joint Base Lewis- McChord in Tillicum and graduated from Clover Park High School in 2008. He was one of the first group of Act Six Scholars – a national group providing scholarships and social justice leadership training for students – on PLU’s campus. The program had profound impacts on his world view. “For somebody in my situation, getting a full ride scholarship to attend PLU made it a financial reality,” he said. “If not for Act Six, I would not have been able to
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responsibility to increase opportunities for these young men to experience leadership in meaningful ways,” Cushman said. “Their voices, concerns and stories (should) be shared and validated by the community.” Cushman says that cultural responsiveness is vital. Becoming culturally responsive, however, is a multi-step process that Cushman says “does not happen overnight.” People must check their belief systems and question the motives behind their own personal opinions and convictions. Next, they must validate
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“University”). B. Powers: In carrying out these purposes, the Corporation may exercise all powers of a corporation organized under the nonprofit corporation laws of the State of Washington, RCW 24.03 (the “Act”). Such power shall be exercised to carry out the University’s mission to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care for other persons, for their communities, and for the earth. In order to carry out its mission, the University shall have the power to: (1) confer
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learning opportunities. “It’s easy to go do a clinical somewhere and maybe follow somebody,” Richardson said. “PLU’s program is not a passive learning experience. It’s a very active learning experience. The employers out there know the difference.” Rich preceptorships and clinical placements offer graduate students — master’s and doctorate students alike — valuable experience that they can leverage into leadership opportunities after finishing their degrees. Nursing faculty take great care in screening
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receive adequate fund information, retirement investment education and performance reports. Manage and control retirement investment related costs of the Plan. Review annual compliance testing. Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, opinions, and the terms of the Plan documents. Review annual independent financial audit. Section 6. STUDENT LIFE AWARDS COMMITTEE Membership: Associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership (chair); one ASPLU-appointed student representative; a
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more purpose-driven questions (e.g., how will your planned major help you achieve your personal, social, and professional goals?). Importantly, our PLUS 100 instructors are all specialists and deeply experienced in supporting students. Most have advanced degrees in student affairs or higher education leadership. All are experts in supporting students adapting to university life and navigating new academic environments. These instructors are already the support system our students use when they have
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debate, and offers a new framework for the proper historical and ethical evaluation of religious leadership during the Holocaust. “The Holocaust and the Pope’s Dilemma” – Jacques Kornberg Pope Pius XII presided over the Catholic Church during one of the most challenging moments in its history. Elected in 1939, Pius XII spoke out against war and destruction, but his refusal to publicly condemn Nazi Germany and its allies for mass atrocities and genocide remain controversial over seventy years after
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