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  • which she’ll graduate this summer. Recently, the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy named her the 2008 Student of the Year, an honor given to only one student in the state. “It’s pretty humbling,” Montgomery said. Selected by her peers and professors, the nomination letter hailed Montgomery’s academic excellence, clinical abilities, leadership skills and unique contributions to the program, including promoting multiracial issues, her compassion and her ability to make others feel

  • with Chinese Studies backgrounds to serve on their staffs. Education and Academia Chinese Studies is an expanding academic area from K-12 to the university level. Teaching and research opportunities will expand to meet a global need for trained China specialists. Government Imagine yourself as a diplomat or on staff at a United States embassy or consulate in China, or as a liaison officer in Taiwan. State and Commerce Department positions are increasing locally and nationally as our relations with

  • to strengthen their writing skills and/or practice; they can explore broader aspects of the writing life, such as publishing internships or teaching opportunities; they can immerse themselves in research for a specific writing project; they can contribute to the cultural and literary life of their own communities. Each participant designs their experience with the support and oversight of the Outside Experience coordinator. Here’s a sample of what some RWW students have done for their Outside

  • 2021, this project gives business students an opportunity to understand, identify and reflect on areas of structural inequities in business and society, and learn to advocate for positive change. 100 Voices Project: This project focuses on gaining valuable insights from prospective employers and industry’s expectations of 21st century skills. At the same time, it gives faculty an opportunity to examine and reflect on the appropriateness and relevance of social issues embedded in the business

  • environments with a focus on understanding issues related to inclusivity and diversity in STEM. This summer we have an exciting portfolio of research projects for REU students to join, led by a supportive and collaborative group of faculty mentors who are committed to building students’ knowledge and skills in educational research – as well as provide a rewarding and fun summer experience in the lovely Palouse! Deadline for applications is February 21, 2023! Please contact Dr. Erika Offerdahl

  • Training Information & Technology Services (I&TS) is here to help you gain the skills and knowledge you can build on for the rest of your life. And we’re committed to providing you with the help you need for using technology at PLU. There are a number of ways to learn the technology you need for your courses and work at PLU… Online Tutorials and Quick-Starts – Are you the do-it-yourself type? Consult the quick-start guides and online flash tutorials on a variety of topics. I&TS Workshops – A

  • By Genny Boots ‘18 and Kate Williams ‘16 Soon Cho is from many places. She was born in Seoul and has lived in Houston, Philadelphia, and Federal Way. Most recently, she spent the last ten years teaching at Texas State University in San Marcos, and Baylor University, but returns home to the Northwest to teach high voice at PLU. What is your background? I began my musical training as a pianist and a violinist and never had aspirations of being a professional classical singer (I was a pre-med

  • AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED EDUCATION Applications now being accepted. FALL 2023 TEACHING PARTNERSHIP WITH PLU ALUMNI AND NAMIBIAN EDUCATORS: Affirming PLU’s commitment to educational partnerships, the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education in collaboration with the Office of Alumni and Student Connections, is in the second year of two-year project to support collaborative opportunities with PLU Education Alumni and Namibian educators. The Uukumwe (togetherness) Pilot Fund aims to

  • VALEDICTION LECTURE BY SAMUEL TORVEND, PROFESSOR OF RELIGION Crumbs from the rich man's table In this public lecture, Dr. Samuel Torvend will narrate how a student’s crisis significantly shifted his teaching and research. Livestream (3/3 at 7 p.m.) Crumbs from the rich man's table: How a poor, single-mother Lute changed my lifeValediction Lecture by Samuel Torvend, professor of religion Thursday, March 3, 2022  |   7:00 p.m. (PST)   |   Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center

  • simultaneously planning for and adding new and innovative programs Taking care of our beloved Parkland campus by making much needed investments in our teaching, learning, living and gathering spaces Building on a sound fiscal model; ensuring that PLU will be here for another 128 years And daring to envision a PLU that stands firmly on its traditions of excellence and the ideals of Lutheran higher education, and is fully equipped to welcome and prepare new and future generations for purposeful lives When you