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knowledge-based economy.” “High quality, accessible education is more and more crucial, and, yet our educational pipeline is leaking at every joint,” Anderson said. He shared a frightening statistic, that only 18 of 100 eighth grade students in the United States will earn a bachelor’s degree within 10 years of being an 8th grader. “Eighty-two students are being left along the sidelines,” Anderson said. For the 18, the future does look bright, he said. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree correlates to doubling

April 10 in the Anderson University Center. Following a brief welcome from PLU Athletic Director Laurie Turner, Patricia Krise shared her thoughts on NCAA Div. III and PLU. Krise, wife of PLU President Thomas W. Krise, played Div. III volleyball and basketball as an undergraduate student at Hanover College in Indiana. One of the key components of Krise’s message was the idea of playing a sport “for the love of the game,” a fixture at the Div. III level, where athletics-based scholarships are not

), “Storm Cloud”  (Prof. Tyler Travillian), “Noah’s Ark” (Prof. Adela Ramos) and “Wall of Jericho” (alumnus Tim Chalberg)—went all out with creative and comical costumes. They posed probing questions and offered witty remarks about the videos throughout the evening. 2014 Hebrew Idol host Tommy Flanagan ’14, right, interviews the creators of the film “Envious Girls” on the red carpet. The first student video, Evasion, was about hate crimes. The student creators based its visualization on a ’70s mystery

each week on campus. Colleges are then put into categories based on how much landfill is generated per capita, which schools have the best recycling rate and which schools have the least garbage and recycling. Recyclemania began at PLU in 2011 as a way to share waste-diversion processes nationally and to get an assessment of the success of these practices. “We have a campus community that really cares about recycling,” said Nick Lorax, Office of Sustainability Lead at PLU. In the past three years

honor by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree-advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning projects. The recognition from the Princeton Review identities PLU as one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States. The education services company chose the schools for the sixth annual edition of its “Green Guide” based on data

Education and Kinesiology, and his work revolves around the importance of paraeducators and their process. In Gerlach’s words, “paraeducators are vital to student achievement.” Retiring after 35 years of teaching at PLU, Gerlach leaves behind a legacy here and nationally. He has spearheaded paraeducator programs at PLU and wrote two books based around his principles. Supervising Paraeducators in Educational Settings, which he co-authored with Anna Lou Pickett, and Let’s Team Up! A Checklist for Teachers

Lucia. The tradition, most strongly celebrated in Sweden, honors a young woman who stood up for her beliefs and her family in the face of persecution. At PLU, the Lucia is chosen based on an essay and interview process where they show dedication, a sense of service and optimism. This year, the celebration takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, followed by a reception at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15-16: Women’s basketball PLU hosts the Pacific Northwest Tournament in mid-December

work to propel our country beyond its racist past and present. Black lives matter. We must keep one another safe from violence. There is much work for us to do. At our university, in our communities, and in our world. Sincerely, Allan Belton President P.S. — This summer, our community members are also invited to join the PLU Common Reading group as we read The Hate U Give, an award-winning young-adult novel by Angie Thomas based on the police shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California. More

take away the ‘will I or won’t I get in’ worries.” Officials from PLU and TCC signed a memorandum of understanding solidifying the partnership and agreeing to work together to administer the partnership through the 2024-25 school year, with an option to extend the partnership at that time. Nursing and Running Start students are not eligible for automatic admission at this time. The agreement between PLU and TCC is based on an automatic admission partnership model developed by PLU that was piloted

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