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  • PLU students who complete the minor will: develop STEM content knowledge practice and develop their own teaching style and philosophy engage in critical reflection by considering issues from multiple

    STEM Education Learning ObjectivesLearning ObjectivesPLU students who complete the minor will: develop STEM content knowledge practice and develop their own teaching style and philosophy engage in critical reflection by considering issues from multiple perspectives cultivate respect for diverse cultures and ways of knowing, which will allow them to teach all students effectively using culturally sustaining pedagogy begin to recognize how culture, tradition, and training shapes our assumptions

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Have you considered an Innovation Studies minor? Innovation Studies is a great addition to your major coursework because: Courses in the Innovation Studies minor teach fundamental skills like design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindset. Each course emphasizes critical thinking and the skills that organizations most want from graduates. The program prepares you… September 16, 2024

  • 34-38 semester hours depending on program M.A.E. with Teacher Certification The Master of Arts in Education with Teacher Certification Program helps prepare preservice teachers to establish a

    EDUC 563B: Integrating Seminar: Internship (4) EDUC 568: Internship in Teaching (6) Secondary Program 36 semester hours Summer I EDUC 510: Teaching Reading and Language Arts (3) EDUC 514: Management and Student Engagement (2) EDUC 520: Issues of Child Abuse and Neglect (1) EDUC 544: Sociocultural Foundations of Education (2) EDUC 556: Critical Issues in Secondary Teaching (2) EPSY 566: Advanced Cognition, Development, and Learning (2) SPED 580: Foundations and Instructional Strategies for Students

  • The Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter (’60) and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a

    and hands-on practitioners in thinking seriously about contemporary issues. In planning for each symposium the challenge is to include appropriate breadth and depth in order to stimulate the interests of a diverse audience and facilitate maximum participation in the symposium. Past Symposia focused on “Pathways to Peace: Norway’s Approach to Democracy and Development” (January 2005) and “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations” (February 2008). In non-symposium years, the Wang

  • Global studies major Cora Beeson ’24 spent four months in Indonesia last spring for a study abroad semester. Little did she know the research she conducted there would lead to a presentation at the esteemed 2024 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame’s…

    Inspired by Women: Cora Beeson’s research in Indonesia began with her Taiwanese grandmother’s caretaker Posted by: Zach Powers / April 15, 2024 Image: Cora Beeson ’24 is a global studies major who recently presented research at the 2024 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 15, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Global studies major Cora Beeson ’24 spent four months in Indonesia last spring for a study abroad

  • Our context: Highly secular and diverse in terms of religion, culture, and race. This context makes us work harder to define and embody Lutheran Higher Education because one cannot fall back on

    defining a thriving, widely-accessible form of Lutheran Higher Education today. An Education with Foundational Core Elements/Values This value-based approach to teaching and learning differs from State/Research Universities Uniquely values the importance of critical questioning Values liberal arts as a foundation for free thinking, innovation and service (a liberating education) Luther’s two theses in “The Freedom of a Christian” were that people were free and yet called to serve others We continue to

  • Explore! 2010 Draws Record Numbers By Brielle Erickson The Explore! first-year student retreat celebrated its seventh year as part of the Pacific Lutheran University experience this past weekend at Camp Berachah in nearby Auburn. Every year, about 150 first-year Lutes pile into buses loaded with…

    questions that can help identify things that they are called to do,” she said. “In college, there is a lot of pressure to have all of the answers, but here the students are the ones who get to ask most of the questions.” And ask they did. Crystal LaPorte, a Port Orchard native hoping to earn a degree in Nursing said that she was already thinking about the weighty question of what kind of mark she wanted to leave in the world. She would like to become a pediatric nurse and decided to participate in

  • Have you noticed the faintly medieval yet very contemporary banners on campus? Each one presents a core element of Lutheran education as practiced or valued at PLU: Critical Questioning, Protecting

    Dr. Colleen Hacker takes her class outdoors. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU.) New Banners on CampusHave you noticed the faintly medieval yet very contemporary banners on campus? Each one presents a core element of Lutheran education as practiced or valued at PLU: Critical Questioning, Protecting Freedom, Liberating Study, Learning Together, Care for Creation, Discerning Vocation, Service to Others, Globally Engaged. Each of the eight terms is inspired by the faculty and staff produced booklet Core

  • Careers in kinesiology-related fields are oriented toward evidence-based service of others, and professionals in these fields get to build a life helping others overcome critical physical and mental

    BUILD YOUR CAREER SCHOLARSHIP GET $5,000 IN SCHOLARHSHIP FOR SUMMER 2023 Apply for admission by March 14 to be eligible APPLY NOW Building a Career with PLU’s Master’s in Kinesiology!Careers in kinesiology-related fields are oriented toward evidence-based service of others, and professionals in these fields get to build a life helping others overcome critical physical and mental challenges as well as accomplish significant movement-related goals. Promoting healthy activity and movement can

  • When Mark Miller ’88 enrolled at PLU he planned to become a math teacher, but he soon discovered he had a passion for technology and business. He’s followed that passion ever since. His career in information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters…

    still getting down into the weeds of IT projects and puzzle-solving? Oh yes, absolutely. That’s my favorite part of the job. It’s important that I understand the day-to-day challenges of making the technology work. At the same time, I’m always working with our business leaders to identify opportunities to accomplish more with technology. I think both sides of that equation are tremendously rewarding for me. I like getting into the weeds of something like network security and thinking about how we