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Sustainability Committee. “We’ll be able to point to the many, many things we’re already doing, discuss our future goals and highlight our achievements,” she continued. The university was among the first to offer an environmental studies major and minor, and environmental issues are addressed in courses across the disciplines. With a recycling rate hovering at 60 percent, the institution boasts one of the highest in the region. PLU was the first Pacific Northwest university to sign the Talloires Declaration
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in their full uniforms. There are rules to follow when wearing their full uniforms. They can only walk on established paths, and can’t cut through grass. And talking on a cell phone while walking is not allowed. The uniforms show that cadets are part of an honorable cause, of something larger than themselves, said cadet Kiyeon Lee, a first-year student. The military science classes are taken all four years of college, and are organized by the students’ class year. The courses are taught by
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available in the model class – all with the goal of creating a 21st century classroom of collaboration between students and faculty. It not only provides space for student learning, but also an opportunity for faculty members to learn what they may be able to integrate in their own courses. The class is part of a pilot program endeavor funded and programmed by a partnership between the Provost’s Office, the Instructional Development and Leadership Department of the School of Education and Movement
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the fall of 2012, when her program will be implemented in Writing 101 and 190 courses. She will work with the other sustainability technicians to lead 10- to 15-minute presentations, per the professor’s request, during classes in the fall and spring. Their presentations will tell first-years what sustainability is and what programs the department runs, and conclude with a conversation about what generally prevents people from being sustainable and what each student can do to be more sustainable
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eight years. As a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. at Pacific Lutheran University, Velásquez and 86 other college students in the Tacoma area are training to become members of the U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve. PLU ROTC cadets go through morning workouts. (Photos by John Struzenberg ’15) ROTC is considered one of the best leadership training courses in the country, and it’s not without good reason. To participate, Velásquez is up before the sun rises and in bed well
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?” The trip to Tennessee will be a homecoming of sorts for at least one Lute musician: Former Co-Director of University of Tennessee’s “Pride of the Southland” marching band, Powell will be conducting the Wind Ensemble. Powell, also a Professor of Music, is well-known in Tennessee, having taught conducting courses and music-education methods at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. In addition to co-directing the marching band while at UT, he also served as Assistant Director of Bands and was
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forgotten. Griech-Polelle, who moved this summer to Tacoma from Ohio, where she taught at Bowling Green State University, said she enjoys lecturing and discussing “history as a narrative, like telling a story.” “It’s fine to listen to lectures and those can be powerful,” Griech-Polelle said. “But hearing from someone that actually survived and can attest to what happened will change your life forever.” Other than scheduling lectures, teaching, and adapting the Holocaust and Genocide Studies courses
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internship or research project tailored to each student’s major or vocational interests, and general education courses offered in a unique downtown setting with community engagement and study tours: Tacoma: The Power of Place and Identity – GLST 301 (A – 4 credits) – Tacoma 101 with opportunities to learn from community members about the history and current realities of our globally connected city. Business Ethics – Dr. Sergia Hay – PHIL 225 (PH – 4 credits) Students will examine competing conceptions of
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major, Mariani loved his science courses, but he also found he was interested in a range of disciplines from economics to the humanities. He achieved his goal a few years later, earning a M.D. at the University of Washington. And while working with patients was just as rewarding as he’d hoped, his broad, multi-disciplinary interests remained, and ultimately led him into executive leadership.Mariani serves as the chief medical officer and vice president for retail health for MultiCare Health System
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kinesiology program makes this a great next step for those looking to pursue physical therapy, and for those interested in occupational therapy, there are no prerequisite courses, so anyone with an undergraduate degree from PLU will qualify.” In addition to the formal DPT and MSOT agreement with PLU for the 2023-2024 academic year, PNWU also offers scholarships on a first-come, first-served basis for those applying to the MSOT program. All scholarship funds will be applied toward the balance of tuition
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