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. | Ingram 100 | Directed by Adam Zucker “Before World War Two, Poland’s 3.5 million Jews made the country the epicenter of the Jewish world. Today less than 20,000 Jews live there. Due to the Holocaust and ensuing Soviet era, Poland’s remaining Jews hid their identity from their children. With the fall of communism in 1989 a young generation of Jews began learning their long buried ancestry. The Return focuses on four women in their 20’s who face the unique challenge of trying to create an identity in a
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. | Ingram 100 | Directed by Adam Zucker “Before World War Two, Poland’s 3.5 million Jews made the country the epicenter of the Jewish world. Today less than 20,000 Jews live there. Due to the Holocaust and ensuing Soviet era, Poland’s remaining Jews hid their identity from their children. With the fall of communism in 1989 a young generation of Jews began learning their long buried ancestry. The Return focuses on four women in their 20’s who face the unique challenge of trying to create an identity in a
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News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
Welcoming Our 2018 MSMR Candidates We would like to welcome the 2018 Master of Science in Marketing Research Candidates. This cohort of nine with backgrounds in business, psychology, communications, and more is looking forward to a year of learning what it means to be a marketing researcher. Please join us… November 13, 2017 2018 Cohort
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A prestigious all-girls high school band from Japan, Tamana Girls High School, will once again visit Pierce County this June in a friendship concert with Graham-Kapowsin High School (GKHS). Their message: friendship through music. This year, the Friendship Concert performed by Tamana Girls High School…
experience full circle. Mr. Yamamoto, Dr. Takekawa, GKHS band director, Paul Bain and Tamana Girls High School Wind Orchestra director, Mr. Shinichi Yoneda believe music connects the students and their audience, regardless of any language differences. While the Japanese students are in Pierce County, the GKHS students and their families host the girls, creating friendships to last a lifetime. The Tamana Girls High School students will have multiple band practices during their stay in Washington. For most
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American Mathematical Society List of Summer REUS Posted by: nicolacs / January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 The Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) programs support active research participation by undergraduate students. REU projects involve students in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. Applicants should note that most application deadlines fall in February – March. An REU Site consists of a group of 10 or so undergraduates who
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TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…
on to earn a Master of Education (also from PLU), principal certification, superintendent certification and a Doctorate of Education. Earlier this summer, the tireless principal was named a national “Emerging Leader” in education by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The two-year Emerging Leaders program “prepares a young, diverse group of educators to help shape education policy and advocate for the whole child (the long-term development and success of children
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A happy accident landed Sandra Estrada ’20 in her “Global Human Rights” course. It resulted in research on child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, which she presented at an academic symposium at
, associate professor of history. Estrada says making that connection with a faculty member opens doors to create other connections. Sandra Estrada ’20 didn’t intend to sign up for “Global Human Rights” as her required first-year experience course. She decided to stick with it anyway. That happy accident resulted in a vocational about-face, accelerated academic growth and a valuable relationship with a beloved professor. “She’s helping me figure out what I want out of my education,” Estrada said of Gina
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Game of Thrones news for Pacific Lutheran University.
What Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Innovation By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler… May 26, 2019 Daenerys TargaryenDamian AlessandrodisruptionGame of Thronesinnovation studiesPetyr BaelishPLU
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Hour of Code news for Pacific Lutheran University.
Celebrate Computer Science Education Week By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org… December 5, 2018 Alice SteinglassBrad SmithCode.orgComputer Science Education WeekHour of CodeMelinda GatesMichael HalvorsonMicrosoftPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science
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The mission of the Office of Institutional Research at Pacific Lutheran University is to support the achievement of the University mission by providing timely, accurate, and unbiased data and
responsible for fulfilling many of the PLU’s external reporting requirements. OIR’s function also includes collection and dissemination of information and data in response to both internal and external requests. OIR supports student success though data-driven analytics to improve student retention, satisfaction, and success. OIR provides strategic research for decision support for senior administration and ad hoc research for PLU committees, departments, and individuals. OIR produces benchmarks of PLU’s
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