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December 23, 2014 From Pacific Lutheran University to you and yours, have a warm and happy holiday season! Read Previous PLU Contingent Faculty Withdraw Election Petition Read Next Novelist Leslye Walton ’04 Nominated for Prestigious Morris Award COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU
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students at colleges and universities across the United States. Provost Patricia O’Connell Killen, who is also Siburg’s advisor, nominated him for the award. “Timothy’s strong academic record and his involvement in music and his local congregation made him a strong candidate for an FTE fellowship,” she said. “Even more, his dual interests in religion and economics, especially in the question of how religious organizations are resources for communities’ economic and civic empowerment, made him stand out
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questions or provide feedback directly to the president. Below is the follow up email that was sent out to all staff after the meetings:Colleagues, A big “Thank You” to President Belton and all of you who were able to attend the PLUSC-hosted conversations with the president. In case you missed it, here were some highlights: Communication: Getting word out across campus in a consistent and timely fashion is a struggle. Discussion on how to better do this, both for employees and students, is ongoing (and
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PLU nursing students help vaccinate nearly 1200 people at on-campus event Posted by: Zach Powers / February 11, 2021 Image: PLU’s Olson Gym (pictured) and Field House were used for a vaccination event on Thursday that administered around 1200 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) February 11, 2021 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn Thursday, February 11, around 1,200 people received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination at a one-day event in
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you new to the concept of MOOCs, see the info-graphic to the right for an overview of the concept). After making the resolution to participate in a MOOC this January, I found myself unsure of how to get started finding one. After a bit of searching, I decided to select a course from the options provided by either edX or Coursera. Both providers have websites that host online courses created by faculty across the globe, though edX is a non-profit partnership and Coursera is a for-profit education
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presidential election: American forces were there to help provide security for voters and to protect the election process from disruption by Taliban fighters. “We would always joke on a regular basis, ‘Oh, we are going to preserve democracy today,’ but on that day, I really felt like we had,” Shumaker said. “That was a really special day for me.” While he was deployed, Shumaker’s second daughter was born. “It was harder on my wife, but she got through it,” Shumaker said. “She was one of my heroes.” Second
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here to my generic online online discussion rubric for you to use or improve. I would love to hear your feedback on this topic in the comment section below. Do you agree or disagree with this philosophy of grading online discussions? How would you improve this discussion forum rubric for future releases? Originally posted 9/25/2013 in the PLU Instructional Technologies Blog *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Are we there yet? Guiding students with course goals and objectives Read Next
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graduated from PLU with degrees in education. For the next 15 years, Keith taught English in the Federal Way School District, while Clarice taught music in the Highline School District before becoming a stay-at-home mom. When a 10-acre spread became available next to the family ranch, the Swansons jumped at the chance to go into the business and embrace a new way of life. “We’d taught for years, it was time to try something else,” Keith Swanson said. “This way our five kids could run around, and they
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students.” She credits her communication professors with giving students the chance to explore and work in all forms of journalism, from newspapers to radio and television. “Not all schools provide opportunities for all three,” she said. Her time at PLU prepared her to excel at her current position: the 2008 Pulliam/Kilgore Freedom of Information intern at SPJ’s national headquarters in Indianapolis. There, she learned about freedom of information issues facing journalists today, interviewed powerful
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activities. (Photo by Brynn Olive) Explore! is much more than just an overnight getaway for students, though. In fact, the retreat would not even be a reality without a grant from the Lily Foundation, an organization that provides grants to universities to encourage exploration of the concept of vocation among students. When PLU received the grant, it was entitled “Wild Hope,” and out of that concept came the idea for Explore! What exactly is vocation? During Friday night of the retreat, campus Pastor
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