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  • Austin Goble ’09, Ruth Tollefson ’09, Raechelle Baghirov 05, listen while Sallie Strueby ’11, speaks during an Alumni panel discussion on service opportunities at PLU on Thursday, March 22, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) A life of service after PLU By Katie Scaff ’13 Volunteer…

    April 2, 2012 Austin Goble ’09, Ruth Tollefson ’09, Raechelle Baghirov 05, listen while Sallie Strueby ’11, speaks during an Alumni panel discussion on service opportunities at PLU on Thursday, March 22, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) A life of service after PLU By Katie Scaff ’13 Volunteer service is about taking what you’re learning in the classroom and making it bigger, according to four recent PLU graduates. The grads, Sallie Strueby ’11, Austin Goble ’09, Ruth Tollefson ’09, and

  • Cunningham’s life of service honored For Melannie Cunningham, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has always been special.“Martin Luther King Jr. Day is really the only day that America has where we focus on unity,” she explained. “That’s why it’s important to me.” Cunningham, associate director…

    crowd. Ever since, the Tacoma Dome has hosted the celebration, which now attracts as many as 4,000 people. At the event’s 20th anniversary last Monday, Cunningham and Bernice Griffin received community service awards from the city’s Human Rights and Human Services Department. “I didn’t understand the magnitude of what it (the award) was until I was there,” Cunningham said. Tears sprung to Cunningham’s eyes as she recalled what if felt like to stand on that stage and look out at the audience, all of

  • The PLU campus community is grateful to the nearly 2,000 Lutes who came together to celebrate and support what they love at PLU during Bjug Day of Giving on October 17-18. Together, $1.2 million was raised in support of student success and experiences. Through the…

    Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving: a PLU tradition in support of students Posted by: mhines / October 29, 2024 Image: Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Anderson University Center for a Bjug Day of Giving campus celebration on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (Photo PLU / Sy Bean) October 29, 2024 By Miranda BeiermannConstituent EngagementThe PLU campus community is grateful to the nearly 2,000 Lutes who came together to celebrate and support what they love at PLU during

  •   By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Over the past two weeks, I have been preparing for a faculty workshop on using assessment tools in Sakai. While drafting a section on discussion forums, I scoured the internet looking for an exemplary discussion board rubric to share…

    exist. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to create a rubric that reflected what I valued. The first thing I noticed during my search was that most rubrics placed a disproportionate value on what I term “process requirements”. Evaluation criteria often included timeliness of responses (i.e. when were students posting and replying), quantity  or frequency of posts and responses (how many times were students posting), originality (how different was a student’s post from classmates’), and mechanics

  • Harmony invites campus into the discussion There are a lot of people listening about how candidates are going to address issues that are important to them this election. With concerns like the economy being at the forefront of political discussion, the Harmony Club wanted to…

    and domestic partner rights in the open with an educational display and an opportunity to speak out at the club’s program “We Matter: Think Before You Vote” last Tuesday in the UC. It was the mission of the club to not only educate people about what the presidential candidates believed, but also the laws in each state – from inclusive to exclusive – and ballot measures that will affect the homosexual community. “There’s a lot of animosity and energy about this election,” said Dmitry Mikheyev, club

  • Computational science is interdisciplinary by nature, using algorithms, mathematics and computers to analyze and solve scientific and engineering problems. The DOE CSGF’s unique  program of study  helps nurture this crosscutting foundation. The result: scientists who may reside in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science departments…

    Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Posted by: nicolacs / October 30, 2024 October 30, 2024 Computational science is interdisciplinary by nature, using algorithms, mathematics and computers to analyze and solve scientific and engineering problems. The DOE CSGF’s unique program of study helps nurture this crosscutting foundation. The result: scientists who may reside in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science departments but share an interest in research using

  • Computational science is interdisciplinary by nature, using algorithms, mathematics and computers to analyze and solve scientific and engineering problems. The DOE CSGF’s unique  program of study  helps nurture this crosscutting foundation. The result: scientists who may reside in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science departments…

    Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Posted by: nicolacs / October 30, 2024 October 30, 2024 Computational science is interdisciplinary by nature, using algorithms, mathematics and computers to analyze and solve scientific and engineering problems. The DOE CSGF’s unique program of study helps nurture this crosscutting foundation. The result: scientists who may reside in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science departments but share an interest in research using

  • Computational science is interdisciplinary by nature, using algorithms, mathematics and computers to analyze and solve scientific and engineering problems. The DOE CSGF’s unique  program of study  helps nurture this crosscutting foundation. The result: scientists who may reside in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science departments…

    Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Posted by: nicolacs / October 30, 2024 October 30, 2024 Computational science is interdisciplinary by nature, using algorithms, mathematics and computers to analyze and solve scientific and engineering problems. The DOE CSGF’s unique program of study helps nurture this crosscutting foundation. The result: scientists who may reside in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science departments but share an interest in research using

  • The PLU capstone project is a meaningful culmination of a student’s academic journey at PLU. It offers students a chance to embrace complexity and ask tough questions. In a display of remembrance and advocacy, Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 opened…

    ’24 are all members of the PLU football team. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) The presentation stressed the significance of recognizing and tackling mental health concerns. They discussed theories, like social judgment theory, to examine the link between navigating performance pressures and coping with injuries while balancing academic and personal responsibilities. Ford, Ane, and Canda created a dedicated website offering resources, including educational materials on mental health and practical coping

  • In the dynamic realm of the internet, where hashtags reign supreme and viral moments unfold at the speed of a double-tap, staying in the loop is both an art and a necessity. We’ve curated a roundup of the top five most buzzworthy and unmissable Top…

    REWIND: Our Top 5 posts of 2023 Posted by: mhines / December 28, 2023 Image: PLU students cheer on the football team at Homecoming and Family Week 2023. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) December 28, 2023 In the dynamic realm of the internet, where hashtags reign supreme and viral moments unfold at the speed of a double-tap, staying in the loop is both an art and a necessity. We’ve curated a roundup of the top five most buzzworthy and unmissable Top 5 posts from 2023 from the PLU admission blog. Not one