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dancing featuring artists Sabian Pleasant and Diana Starr. Gospel Experience is a Pacific Lutheran University Campus Ministry event directed by Melannie Denise Cunningham. Cunningham’s goal is to bring people of different cultures together through gospel music and to specifically honor people who identify with black culture. “I am particularly proud of this event because of the cultural learning and experience that students gain from participating. Black students are affirmed in their culture and

June 16, 2008 Playing in the mud Outfitted in waders and armed with oranges, shallow plastic trays and pH testing kits, faculty members and alumni trudged into Clover Creek. Under the watchful guidance of environmental studies faculty, the group was learning to collect field data about the creek, which is an important watershed in this area, explained Jill Whitman, geosciences professor. It’s the same type of work students in the “Environmental Methods of Investigation” course learn to do. The

learning all month. So far this year, the group has been working on open and inside turns, and the hammerlock, bow tie, peek-a-boo, and the tunnel. They learn these moves at their weekly meetings on Monday nights. Club leaders teach new moves during the first half hour and then members are free to dance. There are about 15 active members who show up each week, but this number changes during the semester, especially around midterms, said club president and senior communication major Linnea Anderson

can earn the Superintendent Certification in 15 months and obtain their Ed.D in three years. Certified superintendents can complete the doctoral degree in three years. “The addition of this program to PLU’s other education graduate program offerings demonstrates our ongoing commitment to developing equity-minded instructional leaders and delivering intellectually challenging, collaborative learning experiences that assist students in reaching their personal and professional goals,” said Drago.Ed.D

a license transfer, which could take several more months. For now, please join me in congratulating the Friends of 88.5 on their unprecedented fundraising efforts. Best regards, Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. President and Professor of EnglishMore From President Krise Service, Learning & Community Building: A Q&A About Student Civic EngagementThe ‘L’ is not silentWhy Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters Read Previous Commencement 2016: Students will carry PLU’s mission into their post-graduate

community? Vocation is one of the special gifts that PLU offers because it connects us to our Lutheran roots and helps us all think broadly and holistically about the purposes of our work and commitments to others and the environment. Some faculty have already built vocation into their teaching and mentoring, and the institute will provide a way for us to share the good work that is already being done and to deepen it further. Right now, some students have the opportunity to seriously engage with

Therapy program in 2005 and continued in a tenured position after earning his Ph.D. at Texas Tech University in 2006, where he also began his career as a therapist. In 2009, he became the chair of the MFT program. He’s received many accolades for his teaching and counseling, including being named educator of the year by the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in 2009, and receiving a faculty excellence award for mentoring from PLU in 2012. In July 2022, Ward became the inaugural

in the spring when we have between 50 and 75 people attend.” “There are many different reasons why people come to Jewish club. Some of them want to keep their traditions alive. Many of them are in a religion class and they are interested in learning more. Many of them are just friends of ours,” Eaton said. “I think some of them only come for my freshly baked bread.” “For me spirituality is a sense of oneness and a sense of community. You are part of something larger than yourself. Whether you are

the panel. Some professors are also integrating the book into their curriculum. Lisa Marcus, associate professor of English, will again be teaching the book in her Writing 101 seminar on “Banned Books.” She wants students to recognize that Urrea’s book has been banned in Arizona as part of a push to suppress ethnic studies, particularly works that address Mexican-American history and experience. Marcus stresses that beyond the story and relatability of the characters, it is important to think

and place it in the hands of experts who would convert it from a mostly hands-off ‘museum’ into a working and teaching treasure,” said Teresa Russell, chairperson for WCP Solutions. “Happily, PLU enabled us to achieve all four. I am thrilled to be putting the collection in such capable, enthusiastic hands.” The collection originated with William O. Thorniley, who received a small printing press in 1909 at the age of 10, beginning his fascination with type. He traveled extensively for his job