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leadership of Rev. Rose Mary Sánchez-Guzmán) in El Paso, Texas, a church that views its work with visitors to this area as “a reverse mission trip, where the border and its people will teach and minister to your group.” Before embarking, our group read and discussed several readings — from literary, sociological, and political perspectives — about the border and immigration. The goal of this immersion experience was to help PLU students and faculty members to deepen their understanding of the liminal
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focused on queer identities and hurtful words surrounding them, said dCenter director Angie Hambrick, who teamed with Lace Smith, then with Student Involvement and Leadership, to turn those ideas into art. The first posters, which appeared in 2012, featured students tearing up phrases including “That’s so gay,” “Lame,” “Retarded,” “Ghetto,” “Fat” and “Illegal.” “We then decided to expand the words,” Hambrick said. “We really wanted the campaign to be about individual choice—words that they’re hearing
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; these days, 120-170 teachers come to PLU each year for the multiday institute. Swank offers a few explanations for the program’s longevity (and popularity): “We’ve had leadership interested in maintaining the program. Presenters are always interested to come—with 8, 10 or 12 in a class, they can work closely with participants,” Swank said. “It just comes down to people.” Maybe not surprisingly, he credits people for his own longstanding involvement, too. “I just like working with the AP teachers
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about this Lute poet who acquired more than a master’s during her MFA studies. Read More MBA to CFO Anna Loomis ’14 spent the past 15 years with MultiCare, the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington state. She wore many hats, culminating in her role as CFO the last four years of her tenure. Read about her decision to enter PLU’s MBA program and the skills she gained en route to senior leadership. Read More 'Building Humans' Teaching can be the toughest job you’ll ever
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PLU mission of inquiry, leadership, service and care. “The reason I’m interested in my dissertation and the research involved is because it is inquiry into an area of Lutheran history that is not widely studied––in Scandinavia or here. The Lutheran Church is becoming more and more global, so that means you have a Lutheran tradition that’s being reinterpreted by different communities and cultural backgrounds. Especially in this five-hundred-year anniversary of the Reformation it is important to say
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discusses her book on the fostering and adoption of indigenous children in the postwar world for the 41st Annual Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture. 7 p.m., Anderson University Center–Regency Room. MARCH Monday, March 2: Women, Leadership and Vocation: Vulnerability. Participants in this workshop will watch Brené Brown’s TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability” and listen to a panel of PLU women share their experiences feeling (and embracing) vulnerability in order to further their personal and
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completely independently,” says Mulder. “Much of the business ecosystem is fueled by collaboration with colleagues, customers, and our communities. Team collaboration, and opportunities for team leadership, abound in business classes. It’s a critical foundation in our curriculum and one that sets a PLU graduate apart from others.” Business major and men’s golf standout Ryan Pearson ’22 says that team projects have helped bring principles he’s read about to life — dating all the way back to his first
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publication of the results, subject to the adequate performance of other academic duties. Faculty are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject, but should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter which has no relation to their subject. Faculty are citizens, members of learned professions, and officers of an educational institution. As citizens, faculty are free from institutional censorship or discipline. As scholars and educational officers, faculty
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Scholarship, you must remain eligible for the Washington College Bound Scholarship in order to continue receiving the 253 award. If I accept work-study, am I obligated to work?No, but remember that work-study is part of your financial aid package to help meet your educational expenses (and in some cases, reduce the amount you might need to borrow in student loans). In most cases, students use their monthly work-study paychecks to pay for their indirect, ongoing personal, miscellaneous or transportation
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School and a BA in History from the State University of New York at Binghamton. After working for many years as an attorney, she reinvented herself as a Holocaust educator, beginning by guiding in the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. She spent seven years working in Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies’ Educational Technologies Department, where she developed online courses taken by students all over the world, edited and contributed
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