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  • Introduction Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Kevin J. O’Brien, Dean of HumanitiesSpring, 2022This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge with others to form a new College of Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Social

  • Michele Crayton Professor Emeritus of Biology Email: craytoma@plu.edu Professional Education M.S., Plant Physiology/Development, Oregon State University, 1974 M.S., Biology, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1969 B.S., Biology, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1967 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Toxic freshwater cyanobacteria

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  • Award RecipientsAward for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Achievement in Social Work Zoe Bucher 2024 Award for Outstanding Performance in Undergraduate Practicum Placement Stephanie Gulledge 2024 JoDee Keller Award for Outstanding Service & Leadership in Social Work Chandra Wallace 2024 Chantel Hayes 2024

  • 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 some of these new practices that you became active in education communities online and on social media? Yes, this is when I started blogging and sharing on social media about my classroom successes and challenges. It was through this process that I became an advocate for blended learning as an avenue to

  • Media RelationsYour One-Stop Media Resource For press inquiries, expert comments and contacts, story development and assistance, art and more, please contact PLU Director of Communications Zach Powers.ContactZach Powers, Director of Communications Email: zach.powers@plu.edu Office Phone: 253-535-8410 *Email strongly preferred during COVID-19 pandemic.*

  • May 27, 2008 Hughes encourages classmates to be global citizens President Anderson, Faculty and Staff, Representative from the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs, Family and Friends, invited guests, and fellow graduates, Good Afternoon. It gives me great pleasure to stand before you today as a representative of the graduating class of 2008. I am overwhelmed and overjoyed. College…the adventure into a dark tunnel. A space filled with papers, deadlines, challenges

  • Kitsap Pumas. The Pumas came this close to the national PDL (Premier Development League) Championship title in August against the Michigan Bucks. •    Derek Johnson ’14, who led the PLU team in goals his senior year, is just starting his pro career, Yorke said, as a forward with the Sounders U-23. He jetted off to Sweden in August to finish the rest of the season there. Croft is now a goalkeeper for the professional Seattle Impact FC,  a member of the brand-new 24-team Major Arena Soccer League. He’s

  • I had at PLU were influential in that their passion for their field fostered my curiosity. I bounced back and forth between majoring in biology and math and considered chemistry as well because my instructors’ excitement was very contagious. If I had to highlight three people, Dr. Auman, Dr. Nervo, and Dave Harvey, my rowing coach, were the most influential in my development.  Dr. Auman taught my Intro BIO 225 course and was very patient with my weekly office hour visits. She helped advise me

  • settings. After graduation, some will produce imaginative writing through freelance work. Some will move into writing positions in science, law, business, or industry, and others will find themselves well prepared to pursue advanced degrees in English studies and Master of Fine Arts programs. Publishing and Printing Arts For more than twenty years Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of English has offered a way to help students translate a love of books into an exciting professional career in

  • -country flights ahead. The 1970s at PLU were a time of change, a theme I later realized would repeat itself regularly. The 4-1-4 calendar was in its first iteration, with the January term called the Interim. Students were required to take two interim courses in their four years; faculty was encouraged to teach innovative courses outside the regular curriculum and even outside their specific disciplines. President William O. Rieke came to PLU in 1975 and soon after capital construction projects resumed