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focuses on the ideas of interconnectedness, Native American culture and spirituality, Samish language, education and the environment. She is seeking to convey the value of interconnectedness that is specific to the Samish Indian Nation. “In Xws7ámeshqen (Samish language) there is not a word that directly explains the concept of interconnectedness. It is much more complicated than that,” Hall said. “The idea that everything is connected is too important to be described in one word. Rather it is

Musher turned author: Alumna harnesses her PLU education to recount experiences on Iditarod Trail Posted by: Kari Plog / February 22, 2016 Image: Debbie Moderow is pictured with her sled dog team (courtesy photo). February 22, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2016)- Debbie Moderow’s future in Iditarod racing started in her family’s backyard with a retired sled dog named Salt. The 7-year-old Husky was the first member of a backyard sled dog team that

Teachers tinker: Education department’s annual Benson Lecture, hands-on workshop bring spirit of maker movement to PLU Posted by: Kari Plog / March 22, 2016 Image: The seventh annual Benson Lecture on April 12 will focus on the maker movement and its impact on education. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room in the UC. March 22, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd

January 3, 2013 Montana native gets back to his roots in a new anthology on the West By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Inspired by the history of the West, Russell Rowland ’81 has made a career exploring Western identity. Partnered with long-time friend, Lynn Stegner, Rowland produced a new anthology that delves into the evolution of the Western identity. “It was an issue that I was really excited to explore,” Rowland said. “I was really surprised how many well known writers were willing to contribute

his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future.The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by poverty, violence and abuse. Cushman was one of several speakers who discussed resilience, in the seventh biennial event at Pacific Lutheran University that aimed to stimulate serious thinking on the global challenge. Cushman told attendees that his negative experiences as a child prevented him from envisioning a future in which higher education was valuable or even possible

Former State Superintendent joins PLU as interim dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology Posted by: Zach Powers / July 7, 2016 Image: Terry Bergeson, interim dean of the PLU School of Education and Kinesiology. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 7, 2016 By Donna GibbsPLU Marketing & Communications Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D.TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific

2021 DREAM – Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICISTS IN MEDICINE Posted by: alemanem / November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020 2021 DREAM – Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program:  The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program “DREAM” is a 10 week summer program designed to increase the number of underrepresented groups in medical physics by

the recent introduction of its Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) program, PLU is leaning into this area of study under the leadership of Troy Storfjell, the program’s director and an associate professor of Nordic studies. Additionally, a research project has been commissioned by the university to explore the history and heritage of the ground PLU was built upon — and learn more about the land’s historical caretakers, the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples. In a

Recycling Education Outreach Intern Posted by: nicolacs / March 14, 2022 March 14, 2022 The WM Recycle Corps collegiate intern program is a nine-week internship focused on the latest strategies in engaging residents and businesses in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. The internship is designed to provide a diverse group of responsible students with experience as recycling educators. This position provides an opportunity to work with communities across the Puget Sound. Primarily in

April 11, 2008 Education students teach internationally In January 2008, nine education students began their student teaching experience in Windhoek, Namibia, and returned to campus in the spring to complete the experience at Tacoma schools. The student teachers worked for six weeks in three Windhoek primary schools, which were some of the poorest in the area. It was the first time PLU offered the study-away experience. Primary schools in Namibian include first through eighth grades, and the