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TACOMA, Wash. (March 19, 2015)—Author, professor and cultural geographer Dr. Carolyn Finney is the keynote speaker for the 2015 Earth Day Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University on April 21. Finney’s lecture, “ This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging ,” is…
important discussions about justice and surrounding topics, O’Brien sees this as the right time for Finney to come back to campus. “This lecture will be a great way to continue those discussions, energize them with new ideas and challenge our community to do all we can to define and work toward these ideals,” he said. Finney encourages the PLU community to come to the lecture with one thing—an open mind. “I want people to come with a flexible mind, including myself,” she said. “[Students and staff
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—When Katrina Hay was a child, her grandparents gave her a poster that depicted the structure of the universe and compared the sizes and shapes of its components. That wondrous poster remained in her mind throughout her youth and became a…
can see familiar summer constellations. Drawing the illustrations is the part that took the most time. However, it was fun to create them, and it is rewarding to see my work in print. What was your overall goal in writing Little Bear’s Big Night Sky? My goal with this project is to reach out to children with a positive message about science. Astronomy is one of my favorite topics; it is what led me to study physics. It’s natural for all of us to wonder about our place in the universe and to wish
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
that Pacific Lutheran University might establish a lectureship which would, on a regular basis, bring to the campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Accordingly, the Department of History and the Schnackenberg family announced on February 8, 1974, the creation of the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, to be inaugurated during the 1974-1975 academic year. The Steen Family Symposium on April 22 officially kicks off
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Robin and Collin (pictured in 2017) were PLU students and, eventually, became spouses. Now, Collin is back as a professor. In Fall 2017, PLU’s Department of Languages and Literatures welcomed visiting lecturer Collin Brown. Professor Brown is teaching first semester Norwegian as well as Writing…
languages. I love German but it’s fun teaching Norwegian, which is a little different. The grammar in Norwegian is somewhat simpler, so in a language class you can get to talking about bigger topics quicker,” he says. Professor Brown says that he appreciates the amount of time PLU faculty gets to spend with students. “I think it’s a part of a university culture of teachers, professors and instructors who want to get to know students and to help them as best they can. There’s just a lot more one-on-one
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You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But Visiting Instructor of Chinese Xi Zhu is a true embodiment of this idea. You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But…
Special Topics in Chinese Literature in the spring. By the time PLU closes out the 2019-2020 school year, Zhu will be wrapping up his dissertation. Though he is bound to become a doctor, his heart as a student of knowledge and truth will remain unchanged. Opening Crazy WorldsA Passion for the Classics Read Previous “Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Read Next A Passion for the Classics with Professor Luke Parker LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022
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Beautiful mutants: a PLU biology class harvests for the future About two years ago, PLU professor Neva Laurie-Berry partnered with a world-class plant research center. The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo., sends Laurie-Berry’s BIOL 358 Plant Physiology class millet seeds with…
and environmentally sustainable agriculture. Laurie-Berry started teaching at PLU in the fall of 2008. In addition to Plant Physiology, Laurie-Berry’s other classes include Plant Development and Genetic Engineering and a first-year writing class focused on global agriculture, world hunger, genetic engineering and related topics. “Our central question for the course is how agriculture and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says.Before 2015, the original PLU
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Every game day, usually around lunch time, Jordan Thomas and Chad Murray sit down to have a chat. The Pacific Lutheran University men’s basketball star and the team’s head coach meet in Murray’s office to talk about anything and everything. The meeting can be as…
Student-athlete forms special bond with coach Posted by: vcraker / August 2, 2022 August 2, 2022 By Craig CrakerSports Information Assistant Every game day, usually around lunch time, Jordan Thomas and Chad Murray sit down to have a chat. The Pacific Lutheran University men’s basketball star and the team’s head coach meet in Murray’s office to talk about anything and everything. The meeting can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as an hour. Topics range from that night’s opponent to
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In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Associate Professor Jp…
Jp Avila – “Office Hours” Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / August 9, 2016 August 9, 2016 In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Associate Professor Jp AvilaOffice: Ingram 106 Email: jp.avila@plu.edu Courses taught: Upper level graphic design Topics of Interest: Design, Service, New gadgets Tip: Loves
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In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Resident Instructor of…
Steve Sobeck – “Office Hours” Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 26, 2017 January 26, 2017 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerIn our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new!Resident Instructor of Art & DesignOffice: Ingram 106 Email: sobecksm@plu.edu Courses taught: Ceramics Topics of Interest: Design
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By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When instructors want to communicate with students at a distance, one option is to create video or audio recordings. Many faculty dislike seeing or hearing themselves recorded. Others are intimidated by the process of creating recordings. However, recordings can be…
document camera. Any content on your screen can also be captured, such as digital annotations or writing, software demonstrations, slide presentations, or website interactions. Instructors can think-aloud in a video offering critical commentary, telling an engaging story, or providing an analysis of key course content. Effective instructional recordings are typically 5-10 minutes each in length. Larger topics can be divided into a series of recordings and shared in a playlist. Shorter videos are easier
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