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  • Bringing the Literary World to the Classroom https://www.plu.edu/prism/bringing-the-literary-world-to-the-classroom/

    Bringing the Literary World to the Classroom“On December 1st our class had the lovely experience of Skyping with Daisy Hernández,” writes sophomore English/Writing and Classics major Hilary Vo, a student in my Fall 2015 Autobiographical Writing course. “Daisy brought light to her personal writing methods: her ‘emotional’ first drafts that she later revises as a ‘craft’ draft, where she thinks more about the reader. She reinforced the importance of reading your work out loud, something that I

  • From the grill to the gas tank https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/03/09/from-the-grill-to-the-gas-tank/

    March 9, 2009 Sludge from the grill to be recycled The gooey mess which sloughs from the grill at the UC may look like something that you’d rather just toss and forget about. But to Wendy Robins and Colin Clifford, it’s pure gold. Or more specifically, the yellow smelly gunk means that PLU will be paid $100 a year to sell its grease to the Arlington-based Standard Biodiesel, rather than pay a rendering plant $300 a year to get rid of the mess, said Robins, day operations manager for dining

  • PLU alumnus, longtime educational partner of the university named superintendent of the year https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/12/11/superintendent-of-the-year/

    Hewins ’86, superintendent of Franklin Pierce Schools located in PLU’s backyard, is WASA’s Superintendent of the Year for 2018. As a result, Hewins is a candidate for the national award through the American Association of School Administrators. The award will be announced in February at the AASA national conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Hewins has deep ties to PLU. He earned a master’s degree from the university and currently serves on the presidential selection committee, which is tasked with

  • Withdrawal from the Term https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/status-and-enrollment/leaves-from-the-school-of-nursing/withdrawal-from-the-term/

    Students in the School of Nursing may choose to pursue a withdrawal from the term if they do not have justifiable cause for a leave of absence, or their petition for a leave of absence was denied. To do this, a notification of withdrawal form must be submitted to the Financial Services and the School of Nursing. Oral requests are not acceptable. Charges will remain on the student account until written notice is received. Students are strongly advised to meet with their academic advisor prior to

  • The Edison Awards: Innovations That Shape the World https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/the-edison-awards-innovations-that-shape-the-world/

    review many of the innovations and inventors that are transforming our world. As a student of Innovation Studies here at PLU, I find it intriguing to review these diverse innovations each year and consider how they came to be. As we include different artistic, historical, ethical, and business perspectives in our coursework, it is fascinating to see how these dynamics have worked together in industry and shaped society. Many of the social innovations have made a lasting, positive impact in the world

  • Reclaiming the Southern Lushootseed Language and Culture https://www.plu.edu/prism/prism-2019/southern-lushootseed/

    Norway, Sweden, and Finland and the northwestern corner of Russia. He had identified striking similarities between the language history in the Coast Salish area of Washington State and that of his own Sami people, as languages in both areas preserved traditional knowledge while also being affected by the impact of settler colonialism. So he invited Ms. Bob to teach the Southern Lushootseed language as part of the NAIS minor. Students KD Williams (center) and Ellison Roycroft (right) prepare a display

  • Making all the green moves https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/10/20/making-all-the-green-moves/

    . He gives a lot of credit to Rob Benton, the university’s mechanic, for making that happen. Kohler says Benton has been working closely with other regional universities to figure out the best ways to reduce the impact of vehicles on campus. In terms of what it means here – Benton has been making seeking to standardize the electric fleet as much as possible, so that maintenance costs stay low and our low-impact facility vehicles can stay on the road for years. Read Previous The big oil machines

  • Learning from the floor https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/04/25/learning-from-the-floor/

    April 25, 2011 Robert Lynam ’12 and Bridgette Cooper ’11 had a front-row view this year on how laws in Olympia are really made. (Photo by John Froschauer) Learning from the floor: PLU students head to Olympia, join the front lines of public policy. By Chris Albert Under the Capitol dome in Olympia, Wash., Robert Lynam’s office is pretty much a glorified closet. Remove the computer, phone and a tattered Seahawks poster, and it would be a closet. But if you ask Lynam ’12, he’d tell you there’s no

  • The Heller Family https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-distortion-and-denial/about/heller-family/

    The Heller Family StoryThe tattooed numbers on her arm are a constant reminder of a time when the best and worst of human nature were in conflict. Harry Heller tells the story. Harry’s mother, Georgette Heller, was only 15 years old when she was separated from her family and sent into hiding with a non-Jewish family in Brussels. She did not go outside for two years – no sunshine, no friends, no freedom. There came a point when she could not take it anymore, and she started sneaking out at night

  • The Heller Family https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-synagogue-and-church/about/heller-family/

    The Heller Family StoryThe tattooed numbers on her arm are a constant reminder of a time when the best and worst of human nature were in conflict. Harry Heller tells the story. Harry’s mother, Georgette Heller, was only 15 years old when she was separated from her family and sent into hiding with a non-Jewish family in Brussels. She did not go outside for two years – no sunshine, no friends, no freedom. There came a point when she could not take it anymore, and she started sneaking out at night