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Ron Gerhardstein joins PLU music education faculty after extensive career Ron Gerhardstein joins PLU music education faculty after extensive career As a music educator for the past 18 years, Ron Gerhardstein has taught instrumental and vocal music in both public and private settings in Washington, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Now, as a new PLU faculty… April 1, 2015 Faculty

offers a unique 10-day faculty-led immersive international experience as part of the BMBA 509 “Global Business Perspectives” course to provide you exposure to the global nature of business and how culture influences commerce. This popular program is embedded in the MBA, meaning the costs are covered by the MBA program. Faculty plan two or three destinations each year for students to apply to. During this trip, you’ll visit local businesses, large corporations, public utilities, and political

rehearsals, enhancing your musical skills and experience. Skill Development: Improve your technical abilities through daily sectionals and an optional master class with distinguished members of Carpe Diem. Affordable Participation: Enjoy a low entry fee, making this opportunity accessible. Performance Broadcast: Receive a live stream link to the final performance. Masterclass Participation: Up to 9 students will be selected for a public masterclass based on a recorded audition submitted by the

pre-announced quizzes must be taken on the scheduled date, at the scheduled time. A student may take any exam or test one time only. It is the responsibility of the student to be prepared for all testing. Please see the excused absence and make-up procedures below. • Public communication about test questions is a violation of the Academic Code of Conduct and the rules governing this violation will be upheld. This includes discussion in public venues or on social media. In the event that a student

envelope from his counselor, Karin Thompson, who had called him into her office weeks before to write a mystery essay. He didn’t know it at the time, but that essay was part of his ticket to any public university of his choosing — tuition free. Belton chose Washington State University, where he earned a bachelor’s and eventually a master’s degree in business. The day he got the news that college would be a reality, his parents were moved to tears. “I think it was one of the few times I saw my dad cry

his senior year, Belton opened an envelope from his counselor, Karin Thompson, who had called him into her office weeks before to write a mystery essay. He didn’t know it at the time, but that essay was part of his ticket to any public university of his choosing — tuition free. Belton chose Washington State University, where he earned a bachelor’s and eventually a master’s degree in business. The day he got the news that college would be a reality, his parents were moved to tears. “I think it was

works for American Alpine Club, managing the organization’s national volunteer network of more than 70 chapters and conducting climbing events across the country. He also gets to advocate for what he loves. “I’ve spent time in Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office, I’ve spent time on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.,” he said, working to protect public lands at the local, state and national level. It’s one of the reasons he believes that the Outdoor Rec program at PLU must go on. “It’s an outlet for people

populations. Chávez, chair of politics and government and associate professor of political science, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish speaker who didn’t learn English before beginning school. She was raised in an immigrant household in the Southwest and experienced many of the obstacles fellow Latinos face every day in the U.S. Like many who come from a similar background, Chávez was the first in her family to graduate from college, despite the barriers she faced. She came from a home and a

four forms of scholarship: Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Integration, Scholarship of Application, and Scholarship of Teaching. As stated in the PLU Faculty Bylaws, “Professionally active faculty demonstrate accomplishment in scholarship. Scholarship may take any of the four forms described below, all of which involve interaction with peers in ways that benefits students, colleagues, communities, disciplines, and faculty themselves. The university values all of these kinds of scholarship