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: ‘April is amazing.’ ” “The classes April took at PLU allowed her to build on her interpersonal skills and leadership abilities,” Fitzwater Gonzales continued. “April often took on a leadership role during in-class group work. She is not afraid to share her opinion, yet she also knows how to listen to others and engage thoughtfully. Social Work at PLUThe overarching goal of the Social Work program is preparation for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, households, groups

: Flexibility for students with full-time jobs, children or other household responsibilities Preparing for career advancement while working full-time May qualify for employer’s educational benefits No travel time (can attend classes at home) Accessible from anywhere including out-of-state locations Great support during online studies (individual appointments and video calls with faculty, student support services at any time for technical or administrative issues, online messaging and social media groups

, specialized in marketing analytics and research. It is offered as a fully online program or a hybrid program with some classes that will be held on the PLU campus. The MSMA fills a critical industry gap that other business analytics programs miss. Many analytics programs only teach data analysis, and ignore research. The PLU MSMA helps students understand not only what the data is saying (vs. what it’s not saying), but to understand the research behind it. Further, the program teaches research and data

. PLU provided an environment that allowed me to acknowledge and embrace the challenges of college. The school is small and its foundation lies in the Lutheran tradition––thus there is a culture of care for the individuals and the community. If you were only here you would have surely come to visit. The classes are not overcrowded, so you get one-on-one attention with your professors. Everyone knows you by name and truly shows concern for your progress. The number of things I have been able to get

activities during the winter months. And if you don’t want to drive all the way there, there’s another magnificent volcano to explore that’s even closer to PLU – Mount Rainier. Titlow Beach (13.1 miles from campus) 8425 6th Avenue Tacoma, WA 9865 “If we have a little bit of time we’ll head down to Puget Sound,” said Jill. Titlow Beach is one of their favorite spots. They come down here to walk around and to have the occasional picnic. It’s a great way to take a break from classes and homework, according

, in that it’s 25-30 years old. Ten years ago, when ours started, there were maybe 20 all over the country; now it’s up to around 60. It’s a huge boom.” Low-residency programs differ from the potentially more-familiar full-residency programs (think University of Iowa or University of Washington) in several key ways, Barot said: In full-residency programs, students have to attend classes, much like an undergraduate situation. But participants in PLU’s innovative three-year, four-residency program—52

to think metacognitively about their learning and advocate for their learning needs. I started to draw on my experiences as a one-room schoolhouse teacher where students were self-paced and received immediate one-on-one feedback from me. I decided to eliminate the deadlines in my classes, only give mastery-based grades (students’ contracted for the grade they wanted for each unit), and to motivate students’ progression through the curriculum with gamification. Was it while you were implementing