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The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.
evolutionary biology of North American catfishes and song divergence in North American Red Crossbills. Hands-on laboratory experience is central to any biology curriculum, and we invite students to use departmental facilities for independent study and work with faculty members in ongoing research.Quick Links Darwin Day My Academic Pathway Catalog Biology Facebook NatSci Fellows Program Undergraduate Research Opportunities Lecture Slides - November 2023Culturally Sustaining STEMPLU’s Culturally Sustaining
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Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center
-old daughter. Her children are enrolled in a private international school in Windhoek. She’s excited for them to experience the same cultural education that her PLU students will experience. “We need to be culturally aware,” she said, “whether we’re scientists or just people.”
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The mission of the PLU Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU.
environment, or designing new sensors? A degree in chemistry will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue those career paths. There are many reasons why studying chemistry at PLU is a great choice. The Department of Chemistry has an outstanding curriculum, excellent faculty who teach using inclusive pedagogy, and has been approved by the American Chemical Society to offer certified degrees for over 50 years. Chemistry students at PLU get hands-on experience using research-grade
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“Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
and personal lives. 100% pass rate on the national MFT exam for our graduates – Further details about our program performance, including the number of students in the program, our graduation rate, and licensure rate can be found at: COAMFTE Graduate Achievement Data. The relationships we build with each other as a cohort of graduate students make us more culturally aware human beings and more effective therapists-in-training. Our recent student body has included… Students from a range of racial
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 1, 2016)- Performing with Pacific Lutheran University’s gospel choir hooked Josiah McDonald. The ninth-grader at Franklin Pierce High School pledged to apply to PLU come senior year, after participating in the spiritual and celebratory Gospel Experience. McDonald was one of more than…
choir plans to spread the word that all voices – faculty, staff and students – are welcome. Following the performance Feb. 20, students had the opportunity to share how the Gospel Choir impacted them and their knowledge of black gospel culture. Sidney Spray ’19 appreciated the opportunity to culturally engage with people from different backgrounds. “I think the best part about being in PLU Gospel Choir for me is it’s something that I wouldn’t have been able to do anywhere else,” Spray said. McDonald
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Showcase at Tula’s Will Feature the Jazz Sound Trio, the University Jazz Ensemble, Student Combos and Little Big Bands SEATTLE, Wash. (April 23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is…
23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is known for its energy, creativity and ingenuity. Its iconic founding fathers and mothers are revered as some of the greatest improvisational artists in modern history.No performance stage is too grand or too modest for the lively genre, but jazz music may be most at home in culturally vibrant metropolitan nightclubs. New Orleans, Chicago and
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PLU maintains an open door with a world superpower, empowering students to learn about politics and culture off the beaten path in a distinct region of the country.
Chengdu Gateway do when they arrive on Wang’s side of the globe — explore the surroundings of their temporary home. The program includes intensive study tours, during which students visit Buddhist temples, monuments, rural farms and other culturally significant sites. “The study tour at the beginning exposes you to what China is before you actually have to sit down and start studying,” said Devon Johnson ’17, a mathematics major who studied in Chengdu in fall 2015. “It helps get all your excitement
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Wendy Gardiner Associate Professor She/Her Phone: 253-535-8342 Email: gardinwl@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education Education Ed.D, Curriculum and Instruction, National Louis University M.Ed, Curriculum and Instruction, National Louis University B.S., Elementary Education, Ohio State University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Equity Literacy Teacher Education Diversity Responsive Children's Literature Mentoring and New Teacher
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STEM Education Learning ObjectivesLearning ObjectivesPLU students who complete the minor will: develop STEM content knowledge practice and develop their own teaching style and philosophy engage in critical reflection by considering issues from multiple perspectives cultivate respect for diverse cultures and ways of knowing, which will allow them to teach all students effectively using culturally sustaining pedagogy begin to recognize how culture, tradition, and training shapes our assumptions
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)-The seventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “failure” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila , and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown . “Open…
and hope which could be translated a bit into this idea of success and failure. Amy Young: Sure. Kory Brown: You just want that emotional piece in our training here because once they leave the safe walls of our institution, it’s not quite so safe. If you can get them that far, then be able to cast the line out there and pull them back in a bit, I think that’s powerful pedagogy. Jp Avila: Have they come back and mention that to you that it was important? That ability to fail, and then understand
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