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research and best practices to offer students an edge in their professional preparation and make an impact in the future of healthcare. During this one-hour session, you will: Hear more about the M.BME program curriculum Discover our industry partners Receive information about the application requirements and admissions process Have an opportunity to ask questions Register for the session here: https://graduate.up.edu/register/bmeinfo Read Previous Paid Science and Engineering Summer Research

sports in high school. Although his former high school teachers and university classes profoundly impacted him, supporting students in their element on the field made him fall in love with special education. Later, valuable lessons in the classroom and on the football field propelled him toward his goal of becoming a teacher. Originally attending PLU with aspirations to play football, Knapp shifted focus away from sports in his senior year to delve deeper into his future profession. Knapp grew up

On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 24, 2023 Image: Siblings Sydney (left) and Jackson Reisner (right) (PLU photo/Sy Bean) February 24, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterOn the day of high school class choices, a middle school teacher noticed the normally outgoing Jackson Reisner sitting quietly, acting withdrawn.Jackson grew increasingly anxious as the morning progressed. A movie buff, the

unified sports in high school. Although his former high school teachers and university classes profoundly impacted him, supporting students in their element on the field made him fall in love with special education.Later, valuable lessons in the classroom and on the football field propelled him toward his goal of becoming a teacher. Originally attending PLU with aspirations to play football, Knapp shifted focus away from sports in his senior year to delve deeper into his future profession. Knapp grew

in Washington, with attrition and turnover at an all-time high. A recent analysis of Washington state data by Calder Center revealed that more teachers left the classroom during the past year than during the past three decades. In 2022, the teacher attrition rate was 8.91%, the highest in the previous 37 years. Turnover is also high at 19.76%, according to the report. What’s more, the current teacher workforce does not reflect the diversity of classrooms. A survey released last year by the

Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that

Pogue, who plans to become a music teacher once he graduates. “I knew this was going to be my school.” Pogue’s journey to PLU actually began when he was a student at Pasco High School and his love of music developed. The 2,400-student high school was not socially kind to Pogue, or anyone else who wasn’t a jock, and he dropped out and later earned his GED. He worked at the Seattle Symphony and then for Amazon.com for awhile. In 2009, he started up his college career again when he registered at

Former PLU Student and Instructor Andrew Milton Explores School Success in New Book Posted by: Sandy Dunham / November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 24, 2014)—Longtime teacher (and former PLU student and instructor) Andrew Milton has released his first book, centered on the regulations and social expectations that are harmful to our schools. Milton has been involved with education and schools his whole career