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MSK experiences from Kallan Campa and Delaney Salter! Thinking about getting a master’s in kinesiology? Connect with PLU today!Ranked by Niche as the top Kinesiology department in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of Science in Kinesiology at Pacific Lutheran University combines a rigorous academic experience with real-world, impactful applications designed to address critical gaps in kinesiology training and practice — read more about the learning

critical thinking, theory building, research methods, statistical analysis and using psychology in human context. The Bachelor of Science degree also is an excellent degree option for students with an interest in pre-medicine (including [psychiatry), behavioral health, cognitive neuroscience, or neuropsychology. Read Previous PLU’s Lathiena Nervo discusses her work and being named one of the “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America” Read Next Q&A with Biology Major Brandon Nguyen ’21 LATEST POSTS

and racial division in our communities. Think & Drink is sponsored by Humanities Washington, a statewide organization that coordinates events and programs to engage people in critical thinking and dialogue. Sociology of FamiliesLearn more about Teresa Ciabattari's recently published bookCiabattari said Think & Drink events offer a shared space for diverse people to come together in community and engage in tough conversations. So far, she has participated in two events — in Yakima and Spokane

trusted colleagues. This is an experience that most undergraduates at other universities are not afforded, and it gives our students unique skills and advantages heading into graduate school or on to the job market.” To learn more about how you can support PLU students visit plu.edu/advancement.PLU Department of PsychologyThe psychology major at PLU is unique in that it offers both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree. For both degrees, students develop skills in critical thinking

and a multi-modal approach to working with MLL students. These strategies utilize visual thinking, and what the students already know and wonder about to facilitate meaningful conversations. One of my favorite things that I did with my students was introduce new “words of the week.” My students had various home languages. I would introduce a new word in one of these languages during carpet time and ask them to try using it throughout the week. It became a norm in the classroom to embrace these

—including critical thinking, writing, communication, mathematics, and technology—at more advanced levels of aptitude. Through civic engagement, knowledge and insight no longer exist in the life of the mind; they become coalesced in mindful and caring community involvement. By conjoining the academic knowledge and skills necessary to address community needs, students deepen and extend their learning. Additionally, individuals who are active volunteers have 27 percent higher odds of finding a job than

a couple months out of undergrad how much he enjoys reading and talking about books, especially in a university setting where his peers share his passion. And, in hindsight, his training as an EMT connected with the study of teaching; both professions are fundamentally about helping people.  “Once I got to graduate school, I discovered that I absolutely adored teaching,” Schaumberg said, “and that being in this collaborative discussion-based environment, thinking about important stuff, talking

family scenes. Rather than centering on the community connections, De Wilde’s centers on the heroine’s development and portrays her becoming somewhat kinder. But the warmth that sustains McGrath’s movie proves unnecessary for de Wilde.In de Wilde’s adaptation, gone are the bright and warm lightings, which are replaced with a dark setting. The holiday reds and greens are dimly lit by candlelight in the dining room. Familial warmth is visually and thematically gone. In McGrath’s Emma, the rooms are

.” For Zeebuyth, the ambiguity and challenges that can be part of working at an organization as large as Amazon often lead to the creative puzzle-solving process he enjoys. He prides himself on being “someone who can help clear a path,” but it’s thinking about the long game that excites him the most. “Certainly there’s a tactical side to communication, how you craft messaging, and why you’re crafting messaging the way that you’re crafting it,” he explains. “But I also love thinking through the

so much time doing so many different things, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how these things relate, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about creativity, and that too is an outgrowth of all these crazy pieces of my life,” said Greg Youtz, professor of music. In the dead space between high school and “higher learning,” potential itineraries sprawled like naked ledger lines in front of the road-bound youth, and he drafted an itinerary fueled by existential restlessness, and