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specialized middle school for music.” But at the time, Ha’s teachers in South Korea didn’t value music as highly as other disciplines. “There seemed to be a prejudice, at least among some, that art and music were for kids who weren’t as good at academics,” she says. “It’s since changed, but back then a lot of my teachers thought that math and science were the most important skills to have, then language, then the arts. I showed talent in math as a young kid, and a lot of talent in language; but because
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-ZSearchTopicsEmail, Calendar, and Google AppsCommunication and collaboration tools like mail, calendar, and Google AppsWorkshops253-535-7525 • itech@plu.edu • Support infoTechnology workshops on a variety of software and topics.Classrooms, Labs, and Learning TechnologiesLearning spaces and learning toolsAdobe Creative Cloud Software253-535-7525 • helpdesk@plu.edu • Support infoSoftware for graphic design and audio/video editing.Audio Support253-535-7525 • media@plu.edu • Support infoGet audio support such as
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Summer 2013 Classroom Technology Enhancements Posted by: Jenna S / August 23, 2013 August 23, 2013 by Layne Nordgren Mary Baker Russell Center 116upgraded with Smart Board technology Summer 2013 was a busy one for Instructional Technologies staff Travis Pagel, Patrick Wakefield, and student workers as they enhanced classroom technology in six classrooms and began a new computer projector and screen replacement cycle. New podium and projectorin Mary Baker Russell 334 Smart Classroom
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Curriculum and ProgrammingThe curriculum for the Business and Economic History program at PLU is administered by the History department, and taught by the Benson Family Chair. Currently, the program consists of six courses taught on a rotating basis, providing students with an introduction to major themes in U.S. Business and Economic history, and providing greater depth in the fields of business ethics, human centered design, and the history of technology. At least two courses offered each
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sacrificing quality for quantity?” Busick asked, expressing concern with the rising trend of institutions taking on thousands of degree-seeking students. “The question that I have is, what kind of product are we actually putting into the marketplace when we have professors who don’t have the chance to know their students?” Busick said. “Know them, meaning to actually be able to teach them effectively. Are we actually developing attributes and qualities, including soft skills, that the market wants?” The
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studies is at the heart of this university, so I look forward to being an advocate for our shared work both on campus and beyond.”Literary ScholarshipJohnson earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Washington. Her scholarship focuses on Victorian women’s poetry, most recently an essay on the Victorian “double poem” in the collection Love Among the Poets: The Victorian Poetics of Intimacy published by Ohio University Press. Johnson is also the co-editor of Cultivating Vocation in Literary
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Gary Mitchell '80: A Formative Experience for Him, and for Others The way Gary Mitchell ’80 tells it, his decision to attend PLU in the late 1970s had a lot to do with the idea of being close enough, but not too close, to his Bay Area, California, home. “I didn’t want to feel like I had to come back every weekend,” Mitchell said with a laugh. So when a friend from his church returned from his first year at PLU, reporting that he had a great time, Mitchell figured he’d try it himself. The
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Django came from (then) provost and philosophy professor Paul Menzel, a big fan of the band. About thirty people showed up for the show. The setting was so charming and the acoustics of the space were so favorable for both the performers and the audience that the idea of summer jazz concerts in the amphitheater was expanded. It would be on a weekday night so PLU could procure the best musicians and not compete with their more lucrative weekend gigs. It would be in the summer when the weather was
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earned her Bachelor of Social Work from Pacific Lutheran University and obtained her master of Social Work from Boston College. Maria also completed the University of Michigan’s post-graduate certification in Sex Therapy and is also certified as a sex Therapist with the American Association of Sexual Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Maria Carrington has a private practice that focuses on sexual health in University Place, Washington. Maria has worked in the areas of aging, veterans, substance
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patrol duty, juvenile investigations, special assault and as the supervisor of crime analysis. Berger’s team was responsible for the creation of a Web site that lists were registered sex offenders live and another site that maps crime trends in various neighborhoods. During the summer, things generally slow down a bit, although Berger and his staff remain on duty, regardless. This fall, the efforts to keep the small city that is PLU, kicks into high gear again. For more tips on public safety, check
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