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technologies. It was a huge lift, and I was so impressed by the good work they did. And our students! This was a really tough year—many of our students were caring for family, working extra hours, attending classes online, or dealing with isolation. It was tough. I was so proud of how they pushed through, created spaces for online community, kept in touch in safe ways, and kept moving forward. What are the benefits of having interdisciplinary programs? Interdisciplinary programs are where students
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educational practices, and come to education with the knowledge that my students and their families’ voices must be valued and heard. What has your vocational journey looked like since leaving PLU? I currently work as a school counselor in the Auburn School District, and as an advisor at Seattle Pacific University in their Multi-Ethnic Programs office. Working in the Auburn School District has provided me opportunities to give back to the community that I was raised in and the school system I attended
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part of the reason I really enjoyed working with second graders during my student teaching. How was your student teaching experience? I recently completed my student teaching at Lakeview Hope Academy in the Clover Park School District. It was very special. Clover Park is a very diverse district. I worked with second graders. I had a lot to learn as I changed from an observer to a full-time student teacher. I love reading and writing, and it was so fun to connect with the students through those
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to elect the largest class of environmental leaders ever to the state Legislature – altogether we flipped seven state House seats and three state Senate seats from anti-environment seats to pro-environment seats. To win these 10 seats, we knocked on over 95,000 doors, making sure voters knew which candidates would protect their community. Working with these new elected leaders, we had a historic legislative session earlier this year. The Washington State Legislature passed the strongest 100
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reopening. A status dial is to ensure that our community members can quickly and easily see which stage we’re currently in, from fully remote learning and working to full capacity with in-person operations. As public-health conditions continue to evolve over the next several months, the PLU dial will be a regular part of our guidance for learning, living, and working on campus.“I really think the PLU athletes have done an exceptional job this year to take as many precautions as possible this year to be
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“Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 By Hannah Stringer '22English MajorDr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019.Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and studied history and literature. From there, he went to the University of California and
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foundation to this balance is a nuanced understanding of business ethics. A welcome emphasis for Melanie Brisbane ‘21, a working student who has been with Boeing for 15 years. “I feel like there has been a strong focus on ethics in all of my classes and a lot of learning about management styles,” Brisbane says. “As a student with a career within a large company I feel like what I learn at PLU is very aligned with the way business is run where I work and also a good example of how things should be run
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working with students, as a judge for business plan competitions and as an organizer of E-Business Day, an event connecting students to business leaders. Dr. Chung-Shing Lee and Mr. Justin Foster '02 at the School of Business E-Business Day event in 2001. Of course, he’s a leader himself. His first start-up, the e-commerce company Liveclicker, was co-founded in 2008, and sold in July 2018. Foster also founded two leading trade groups, the Video Commerce Consortium and the Email Marketing Roundtable
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selected. Four years later, after working 30 hours a week to pay for room and board and leading numerous campus clubs and organizations, Kim left PLU with two majors and one minor.Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students The Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students advocates for undocumented students by coordinating campus trainings, connecting the community to on- and off-campus resources, and eliminating barriers to student success.Kim is just one of many students who attend
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high school and college students from underrepresented backgrounds with local internships and working with students to improve their ability to communicate professionally and leverage the knowledge and skills they’ve learned in the classroom. Born and raised in Tacoma, Whitney majored in business in administration with a concentration in finance at Pacific Lutheran University. After graduation, he spent six years traveling and living abroad while working for Russell Investments, before seeking an
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