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community.Individual scholarships ranged from $250 to $1,000. “The scholarships here don’t come close monetarily to justify the amazing work that you are doing,” Joel Zylstra, director of PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service, told the recipients. “It is a small gesture of appreciation and a reminder to keep doing what you are doing and to stay engaged in learning with our community.” Here are the awards and recipients:The Faye M. Anderson/Van Beek Scholarships for Community/Volunteer Service, endowed

education and started looking for jobs. Those real-world skills include cross-discipline teamwork, problem-solving, hands-on learning, maximizing strengths and limiting weaknesses.    A signature feature of the new minor is the Makerspace, a dedicated area in Hinderlie Hall that allows people to gather, collaborate and stretch their creativity. Whiteboards, art supplies, prototyping materials and communal equipment are available for use, providing an opportunity for creative growth outside a traditional

experiencing in-person school for the first time. When the pandemic hit in 2020, Chief Leschi had a three-year plan to ramp up and launch digital learning.  “We did it in three weeks,” Leavens says. “We got really creative.”  Every student received a computer to facilitate online learning. The school hosted a drive-through distribution where students received a Chief Leschi tote bag filled with pens, pencils and curriculum materials. Part of the key to the school’s success was having staff spend time

they’re going. Like the frequent customer at his or her favorite restaurant, instructors can intuitively cruise to where they have been so many times before. But for students maneuvering to new destinations, the location and the directions need to be unambiguous. The beginning of the semester is right around the corner, but now is still a good time to review learning goals and objectives listed on your syllabi. If written properly, goals and objectives should underlie every instructional decision and

point. The D Center, in the words of Director Angie Hambrick, is “what you need it to be. It’s always that safe, inclusive and welcoming community.” Hambrick’s role at PLU serves to support students who are learning about identity, culture and equity. And that includes social justice issues – defined as a series of actions that promote betterment of the world and society. As part of that, the D Center has four students who serve as diversity advocates, students who take leadership roles on campus

, visiting assistant professor of anthropology. The archeology class prepared for the event by learning more about local archeology and learning the laws and rules about cultural resources in Washington. Mark Woldseth, a PLU alum, brought in projectile points, a Native American scraper, a shard of pottery, an old Lysol bottle and a mechanical calendar from San Francisco. Most people incorrectly call projectile points, “arrowheads,” Taylor said. Projectile points could have been used for more things than

values; Freedom for expression and protection of learning; A liberating foundation in the liberal arts; Learning and research within community; The intrinsic value of the whole creation; Discerning one’s vocations in the world; and Service to the advancement of life, health and wholeness. Flowing from the creation of Core Elements, in July PLU and the ELCA Office for Colleges and Universities sponsored the first-ever conference on introducing faculty and staff to the intellectually robust and world

consulting services about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and initiatives. APP provides customized services to parents, students, programs, and institutions of higher learning and its programs seek to propel underrepresented minority students along their educational journey by providing programming related to research, career and life preparation.  Mason’s visit to PLU is sponsored by the PLU Center for Graduate and Continuing Education, Department of Psychology, Division of

. Learning is our shared resource, and dialogue our tool. As engaged participants in our body politic, we must remain vigilant to protect our learning community and the values we care about and that are core to our mission.  This is not the time to debate partisan positions, nor is it the time to close one’s eyes or to stop listening.  We need more conversation across political and cultural differences.  We must come together in solidarity as Lutes who care deeply about our country, our communities, our

Greetings from the Dean 2020 Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 By Kevin J. O'BrienDean of the Division of HumanitiesWe will probably be talking about the 2019-20 school year for the rest of our lives. Prof. Kevin O'Brien speaking at the PLU Convocation, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer) In March, responding to the regional outbreak and global pandemic of COVID-19, PLU closed most of campus and moved all learning online. While doing what we could to help flatten the