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Recycling Education Outreach Intern Posted by: nicolacs / March 14, 2022 March 14, 2022 The WM Recycle Corps collegiate intern program is a nine-week internship focused on the latest strategies in engaging residents and businesses in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. The internship is designed to provide a diverse group of responsible students with experience as recycling educators. This position provides an opportunity to work with communities across the Puget Sound. Primarily in

Alumni Profile: What makes an American an American? Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Genny Boots '18PLU AlumThis is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all the “American” boxes.Except for one: actually being a legal citizen. Kim is one of the approximately 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Q&A with Kelly McLaughlin ’14 Posted by: Kate Williams / October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerThere’s not much Kelly McLaughlin can’t do, from rock climbing to cross country hiking trips to creating amazing sculptural pieces. Much of what Kelly has accomplished can be attributed to her growth and experience during her undergraduate years at PLU. What year did you graduate and with what degree(s)? I graduated from PLU in May 2014 with my BFA in Ceramics. Where

Using “Essential Questions” for Thoughtful Inquiry Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The beginning of a new academic year provides an opportunity to reflect on effective teaching practices and perhaps try something new. Consider the practice of using “essential questions” during the instructional process. Essential questions explore salient, fundamental ideas that are not confined to the content of a specific course or lesson. The

New Accessibility Checker Tool for Sakai’s Rich-Text Editor Posted by: nordgrle / March 3, 2017 March 3, 2017 By Layne Nordgren PLU’s Sakai learning management system now includes an Accessibility Checker tool you can use to inspect the accessibility level of content you create in the rich-text editor (CKEditor). This editor is embedded within many Sakai tools such as Lessons, Mailtool, Announcements, Assignments, etc. The Accessibility Checker tool interactively reports on each accessibility

From pre-med to classical singer, new faculty member Soon Cho’s positive impact on the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerSoon Cho has traveled throughout the country and world as a lyric mezzo-soprano. Today, you can find her teaching to music students 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

July 14, 2008 Professor coaching at Olympics again For Colleen Hacker, being on the coaching staff of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Field Hockey Team brings her professional and athletic careers full circle. It also marks the fourth time the PLU professor of movement studies and wellness has been on the coaching staff of a U.S. Olympic Team.“It really is quite exciting,” Hacker said. “One Olympic experience is rare, but this upcoming games is historic on many levels.” Field hockey is really where

November 17, 2008 It’s not all about grading papers for PLU profs There are a few things that tie Mark Anderson ‘71, Jon Grahe and Mike Halvorson together. One is that they are all PLU professors. But another thing is their need to jam. All play in separate rock bands and earlier this month about a hundred students, staff and whoever dared to attend were treated to them rocking out with their respective groups in the CAVE for Battle of the Faculty Bands. Well, actually it was an exhibition, all

September 29, 2010 MBA grads hit it off with giving kudos online By Barbara Clements Who doesn’t like props? That’s what Ryan Hart thought last year when he wrote a business plan for a local business award Website. Hart, 25, who completed his MBA at PLU, decided, why not try a local version of this idea? Ryan Hart (left) and Lee Pogue, both ’09, developed the Crown in Town Web site where customers can rate local businesses last year. The result, with the help of his fellow MBA grad, Lee Pogue

January 12, 2011 Who doesn’t love penguins? Professor to write about relationship between bird and humans. By Barbara Clements It’s hard to get Chuck Bergman to stop talking about penguins. And really who can blame him? They’re cute. They mate for life, and seem to care for their mates and offspring. They do amazing things to care for the next generation – be it brave the brutal weather in Antarctica or hopping up – and down- sheer cliff faces to make their nests. This Gentoo Penguin is one of