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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2016) Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator. In 2016, Anderson was named the Montana Teacher of the Year and received a Presidential Award…
strategies filmed and showcased on their website."PLU is where I learned how to learn… It was in college that learning became authentic and meaningful. It felt like my learning had a purpose. In retrospect, it wasn’t the teaching concepts or philosophies that have gotten me to this point of my career, but the modeling of building relationships."- Jessica Anderson '07What is #MTedchat, your involvement with it, and what impact has it had on the education community in Montana? #MTedchat is a participant
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Psychology Student Research Conference May 18, 2023 4:00-6:30 pm Rieke Science Center - Lobby
of Different Durations of Yoga & Weightlifting on Mood & Self- Satisfaction”* Hannah C. Cecil, Kasidy L. Javernick & PJ Morales “What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie? Individual Differences and Horror Movie Enjoyment” Bailey J. Smith “Romantic Attraction: Influencing Factors in Heterosexual Relationships Depending on Gender” Tina Cao “How Social Comparison and Expectancies Impact Self-Efficacy on a Puzzle Task”* Brianna L. Christiansen, Zachary L. Gong, Isabelle J. Phillips “Anthropomorphism in
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Sonja Schaefer Studied Away in Beijing, China Fall 2014; Argentina/Antarctica J-Term 2014 Environmental Literature Class of 2016 Majors: Economics and Chinese Studies International Honors
speak intelligently about the middle class in China, how the grandparents are so involved in children’s upbringing, and how much scholastic pressure children receive. Additionally, I was memorizing 40 new Chinese characters four times a week. By the end, I could talk to my host family about the Cultural Revolution in Chinese while sitting around the dinner table dexterously using my chopsticks to eat delicious home-cooked Chinese dishes. I developed strong relationships with everyone in my program
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General Manager, The Amazing Society | Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation | Jason Robar joined Microsoft in 1994 to make Windows a better gaming platform.
Jason Robar General Manager, The Amazing Society Biography Biography Jason Robar joined Microsoft in 1994 to make Windows a better gaming platform. In the Developer Relations Group, he was responsible for establishing relationships for Microsoft with almost all game publishers and developers worldwide. In 1999 he joined Microsoft’s game division and worked towards expanding the role of Zone.com in supporting online gaming. In 2000, he joined Go2Net to help lead Playsite.com to be a cross-device
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Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…
professional growth. 12 p.m., Anderson University Center Room 133. March 4-6: The 2015 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Children’s Voices: The Holocaust and Beyond. This annual high-profile event kicks off Wednesday, March 4, with a free public screening of the Emmy-nominated film 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, which chronicles the courageous and intricate work of Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, an American couple whose commitment to saving Jewish children led them to
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Jenna Serr in her kindergarten class at James Sales Elementary. (Photos by John Froschauer) A calling to teach By Chris Albert Jenna (Steffenson) Serr ’06 ’10 takes account of her flock of kindergartners. Her eyes assessing every corner of the room, she sees her students…
other and we care so much about the kids,” said Gretchen Saunders ’04, kindergarten teacher. “I’m not afraid to go to anyone for help. I trust all of my teammates.” Trust is a big part of an effective education, Schroeder said. Many of the students, and even parents, have had a hard time believing anyone cares about the education of the children at James Sales. It can be a struggle to develop and maintain relationships, if the students and their parents don’t see continuity. It’s really apparent
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Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce the winners of The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation, established by alumna and regent Carol Quigg, whose endowment funds the awards. The Quigg Awards provide support for faculty, staff, and students who have demonstrated unusually…
connection between a PLU student and a student residing in the Parkland area, emphasizing positive relationships’ powerful and restorative nature. For PLU students, it will be an opportunity to understand the surrounding community, as many are not from the area. For Franklin-Pierce students, it will be an opportunity to see beyond their worldview and understand that there are possibilities for them, such as higher education. With support from Quigg funding, the program organizers can support the initial
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On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…
.” Feller calls these eight women the Cohort of Awesome. But they all insist they’re simply part of a larger campus mission. We’ve talked to all of them. We’re going with Awesome. NPCM: PLU’s Service Club of the Year PLU’s Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management (NPCM), a group of students, staff and faculty dedicated to promoting peace, creative conflict-management skills and community relationships, received the university’s 2014 Service Club of the Year Award. Founded in late 2012 by
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Launched in 2017, the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that address complex science and engineering problems critical to stewardship…
NNSA LRGF connects professors and students working in fields relevant to the DOE lab system with laboratory scientists, fostering collaborative research relationships. The program will strengthen these university-laboratory links through an unusual and exciting provision: fellows will work and study in residence at one or more of four approved DOE NNSA facilities for a minimum of two 12-week periods. Longer stays are highly encouraged, up to or including pursuit of thesis studies at a chosen site
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Launched in 2017 and having onboarded its first class in fall 2018, the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that…
science and engineering problems critical to stewardship science. The DOE NNSA LRGF connects professors and students working in fields relevant to the DOE lab system with laboratory scientists, fostering collaborative research relationships. The program will strengthen these university-laboratory links through an unusual and exciting provision: fellows will work and study in residence at one or more of four approved DOE NNSA facilities for a minimum of two 12-week periods. Longer stays are highly
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