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academic journey filled with inquiry, challenges and the pursuit of vocation — grounded in the values of Lutheran higher education. But the learning won’t end when graduates walk across the stage the night of May 25. Roughly 700 students will gather to celebrate their achievements, and more importantly the next step in their lives of service and leadership, as they embark on new careers, graduate school and volunteer opportunities. Outgoing Lutes will carry the university’s mission with them into their

. I’ve taken numerous studio workshops too as continuing education! I think it’s super important to be a lifelong learner, and taking classes makes me remember what it’s like to be a student. Why did you decide to study art? What sparked your interest in art and how did your academic path and career develop from there? I come from a family of artists, makers, and crafters. My first job as an artist was when I was five years old and I painted trees in the background of my grandfather’s landscape

Commencement speech, I finished my application emphasizing a desire for pursuing my wild hope and a global education. Looking back on it now, I can’t believe that I ever saw myself at another college. My PLU experience: I can’t imagine condensing four years into one paragraph. My experience has been filled with adventure, laughter, hard work, and an insane amount of learning, not only in the classroom but about myself. Andrea Oliver ’13 is from Idaho Falls, Idaho. I have forged wonderful relationships

time here at PLU is that I am leaving with lifelong friends.” Bridgewater’s advice for her fellow Lutes who have yet to order caps and gowns: make the most of the time you have left. “While we are here to learn, it is also important to build relationships and experiences,” she said. Below is a collection of experiences built by other Lutes who say goodbye to PLU this week.Tori Sullivan, sociology Tori Sullivan '18 (Photo by Oliver Johnson '18/PLU) By Helen Smith ’19 Tori Sullivan first found her

in Classics, and then continue on to graduate school in Egyptology. I had an opportunity to visit Cairo and Luxor for J-Term in 2009. Visiting the tombs and pyramids, I realized that while I loved learning about ancient civilizations, I knew excavating in the dirt just wasn’t for me. That same year, my sophomore year, I had also taken my first political science class: political thought with Dr. Peter Grosvenor. After reading many of the classical political philosophers, I saw another path to

learning. Student Engagement: Equips students in their faith and thinking, promotes student ownership of learning, capitalizes on the backgrounds and stories of each student, facilitates meaningful learning experiences, and generates rich student dialogue. Curriculum & Pedagogy: Demonstrates effective teaching practices, recognizes individual student abilities and needs, develops strategies to come alongside each student, and creates relevant and tailored learning opportunities, all through a biblical

strategies to increase student interest and engagement in any course. Games and Competition: Game-based learning isn’t just for children. Games tap into the human desire for competition and utilize scheduled, intermittent rewards to keep learners motivated. Games for higher education are growing in popularity. (Check out the Educational Gaming Commons hosted by Penn State.) But, even simple, low-tech games or competitions can make learning really engaging for students. Applied Learning: Students

successful outcomes. “Your folks could be a poster child for our four distinctions,” said Wes Creel of Colleges of Distinction. PLU also was named a “best practices leader” for its First-Year Experience Program (FYEP) and Living/Learning Communities and will be featured in Colleges of Distinction social-media and website content.Other Recent PLU DistinctionsEarlier this year, PLU: was named a Best in the West University by The Princeton Review; ranked number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category

some of these new practices that you became active in education communities online and on social media? Yes, this is when I started blogging and sharing on social media about my classroom successes and challenges. It was through this process that I became an advocate for blended learning as an avenue to achieve seamless technology integration, differentiation and personalization in my science class. I also had the opportunity to work as a BetterLesson Blended Master Teacher and have my classroom

PLU biology professor Amy Siegesmund receives national teaching award Posted by: Zach Powers / September 14, 2022 Image: PLU Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund says she takes great joy in building learning communities with students that explore how the microbial world is intricately tied to our lives. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 14, 2022 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund is the recipient of the American