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commissioner and chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Library system since 2012. He has nearly 20 years of experience developing and implementing innovative educational programs and leading large-scale operations that provide digital skills training, community-based learning and educational advancement for children, families and adults. Bannon was one of the first queer leaders on campus and was active in drama. He also was a member of the PLU swim team. Read Previous PLU Chinese studies chair
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Fort Lewis College in Colorado. The PLUS Year supports students affected by the pandemic by allowing them to delay some of their courses, labs, and experiential learning opportunities by providing them with up to two additional semesters of coursework tuition-free. The PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee Program ensures tuition for the 2022-2023 incoming class of first-year and transfer students remains the same throughout their undergraduate years, eliminating the passage of the rising cost of tuition to
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Wild Hope Center, and we look forward to learning from him and celebrating his commitment to human and ecological flourishing,” said Faculty Fellow in Humanities and Wild Hope Director for External Relations Samuel Torvend. In 2019, Steves was featured in PLU’s ResoLute magazine and shared insights about the political and spiritual benefits of international travel. “The whole idea about traveling is to get out of your comfort zone, and to gain an empathy for the other 96 percent of humanity
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The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation provides support for faculty, staff and students at Pacific Lutheran University who demonstrate unusually inventive, original and creative approaches to advance the mission of the university. The award is granted both in recognition of achievements and in support of proposals that advance knowledge; enhance teaching and learning; build a stronger, more vibrant university culture; improve administrative practice and/or demonstrate
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The IHON Oxford ProgramBy Michael Schleeter Established over nine centuries ago, the University of Oxford is one of the world’s oldest enduring institutions of higher learning. And, for the past four years, PLU has been sending students in its International Honors (IHON) Program to study with both PLU faculty and Oxford tutors during their J-terms and spring semesters at Regent’s Park College—one among the thirty-eight colleges and six permanent private halls, of which the university consists
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World Beliefs, and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Farhang Hesami* 4:35pm – Examining Predictive Value of Measures of Adulthood in Interpretation of Adults Living Arrangements, Dannie Vashchenko & Duvan Vaca-Trujillo** 4:45pm – Directionality Effects and Exceptions in Learning Phonological Alternations, Stella Wang*** 4:55pm – American Attitudes and Actions on COVID-19 as the Pandemic Progressed; A Look into Perceived Risk and Health-Protective Behaviors, Iliana Benitez & Mia Solorio*** Capstone project
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disciplines Love dancing, paint, doodling, music, acting, writing, building, and more Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in Community for Creative Expression, students will be able to: Articulate what creativity means in their own terms, as it relates to their chosen academic field of study Identify diverse ways to engage in “everyday creativity” in order to cultivate creativity as a lifelong practice or vocation Demonstrate critical reflection on personal identity and social justice through
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mangoes and avocados of my life. I also was dripping sweat at all times and covered in mosquito bites and homesick a lot. And I wouldn’t trade it for the world. My advice to you is take each day at a time and lean in to all the experiences that are open to you. Even on bad days, when you are sticky, sweaty, crying and homesick, you’re learning and growing so don’t be afraid of it. What surprised her about studying away: It surprised me how easy it was to feel at home in a new place. Especially since I
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Developing and Nurturing Purpose in the Academic Life at PLU and in the WorldThe success of the Wild Hope Center for Vocation is due, in large part, to the work of faculty mentors who engage students with questions of meaning and purpose—in the classroom, in casual conversation, through collaborative research, and in more formal Wild Hope events. Through a year-long seminar with seven colleagues across the university, faculty are invited to consider the idea that purposeful learning shapes
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. Articulate learning objectives. Either in a separate category or within the purpose section, help students understand the pedagogical benefits of composing the types of writing that you are assigning (beyond simply getting a grade). Use para-textual elements, such as bold, underlining, bullets, and numbers to help writers remember key steps and parts of the assignments.
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