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Three New Tools for Teaching with Sakai Posted by: bodewedl / September 9, 2019 September 9, 2019 By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Many instructors use Sakai for posting their syllabus, sharing resources, and communicating course grades. But did you know that Sakai tools can collect formative assessment data, help students manage their to-do lists, and facilitate communication through audio recordings?  Lesson Questions Instructors utilizing Lessons pages in Sakai can integrate multiple

Mount Rainier National Park archaeologist Greg Burtchard to offer students out-of-class research and internship opportunities to enrich their academic experience. Andrews approached Burtchard in 2008 with the idea and the two have worked together since. “This has been a great opportunity for students and we’re lucky to get to work with these artifacts,” Andrews said. “None of it would be possible without help from Greg Burtchard.” One or two students who show interest each year work with Andrews on

E. Benson lecture in Business and Economic History, a yearly opportunity to hear from a nationally prominent speaker on economic history and the world of business. To prepare for the event, Pacific Lutheran students and faculty from 10 courses studied Alaska Airlines and its business practices throughout the Fall semester. The students then wrote questions and voted on them, so that the most useful questions could be posed to the Alaska Air Group CEO in a conversational format, which allowed for

been recent graduates of PLU.” Furthermore, PLU recently re-established a campus chapter of Habitat, which has come and gone throughout the years. Through the chapter, students can easily get involved with work at the Woods and other Habitat for Humanity projects. The campus chapter’s Secretary and Public Relations Officer Melissa Munson ’18 recently headed “Cookies for Humanity.” With the help of fellow students, Munson baked and sold more than 500 chocolate chip cookies to raise money for

Neurodiversity Club is basically a community for those on campus who are neurodivergent. Before, we didn’t really have another space other than the OAA [Office of Accessibility and Accommodation]. So we wanted to create a place to talk about our own struggles and experiences going through college, or just through life, with different disabilities. What inspired your team to create the club? I worked with Rayleah Trice, who is also president of the Active Minds Club on campus. She had the idea of starting

Research Experience for Undergrad Students Posted by: nicolacs / October 19, 2016 October 19, 2016 The Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), is establishing a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) designed to provide undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis, processing, and characterization of biobased

disabilities.  What inspired your team to create the club? I worked with Rayleah Trice, who is also president of the Active Minds Club on campus. She had the idea of starting this club because she wanted to learn more and create a space for those of us who are neurodivergent. The [OAA] recommended that I be the president for the club and it kinda went from there.  What makes this club different from other clubs on campus?  It’s not just centered around an interest, it’s also centered around an identity and

Internship Opportunity for STEM Students Posted by: alemanem / June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021 This Summer Numerade is currently offering remote, flexible, and paid internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. You will be developing STEM content for middle school and high school students. The outcomes of this internship will provide you with experience developing project and time management, teaching, and increase subject matter expertise. This position will allow students to

October 7, 2011 dCenter ’emerged’ as a resource for students, fun place to hang out For many, like senior art major Chelsea Putnam, PLU’s Diversity Center is a place to foster one’s individuality.“I really wanted to learn and gain my own individuality with this place,” said Putnam. Initially though, Putnam didn’t really understand what social justice was.“It was a culture shock for me,” Putnam said. “I came from a community that was a very small town. I lived in a very white Hispanic culture

in this interview is Start with Why, by Simon Sinek (Penguin Books, 2011). The Innovation Studies courses mentioned here are Hist 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society and Inov 350: Innovation Seminar, offered each year at PLU. For more about the Innovation Studies program, visit plu.edu/innovation-studies. Read Previous Tacoma-area Conference for Innovation Students Read Next May 2021 Graduates LATEST POSTS Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation