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Center, and the following faculty members were granted tenure: Ann Auman, Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Rona Kaufman, Jon Grahe, Teru Toyokawa, Bridget Yaden and Fern Zabriskie. In other action: The board was updated on PLU’s reaccreditation process. The self-study is due to the evaluation team in early March and the campus site visit is April 16-18. The board reviewed the activities leading up to PLU’s new capital campaign, including volunteer leadership, the campaign’s visual identity and progress toward
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family. “A name is a part of your identity,” Lorax said. “Your name should be something you identify with.” So, since he and his partner both associate with the Puyallup River, Mount Rainier, the Pacific Northwest and South Hill—and both are involved in sustainability— Lorax it was. Meet PLU’s New Sustainability Lead: Nick Lorax. (Photo by John Froschauer) “The Lorax is the spirit creature who is the speaker for the trees,” Lorax said. “It fit.” (It’s also, of course, the title character in the Dr
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, Gloria Anzaldua, Malcolm X, Aldo Leopold, Vine Deloria Jr., and Angela Davis. In addition to including more figures in the canon of American philosophy, this opening up of the tradition opens up philosophy itself. Women and minorities can be seen as philosophers. People primarily seen as activists can be seen as doing philosophy. The daily and personal matters in one’s life (family, sexuality, sexual identity) take up new significance as they are situated in the centuries long conversation that is
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different from each other. One (Tobago) held a focus on education, health, and social services, coupled with conversations about identity, race, and privilege. I spent time volunteering in an elementary school, specifically working with the “1st graders.” As the child of two public school educators, it made me think about the way that education is done differently around the world. Schools have different structures, curriculum varies depending on context, and classroom management and discipline are done
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The University’s mission is to “educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Emerging from the University’s Lutheran heritage, our mission emphasizes both freedom of inquiry and a life engaged in the world. Our location in the Pacific Northwest, and our commitment to educate students for the complexities of life in the 21st century, also shape the University’s educational identity. The University
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I am going to take exams. I decided to enroll in a Coursera course, Moralities of Everyday Life, created by a Yale psychology professor I had previously seen in TedTalks videos. The enrollment process was simple and required just my name and email information. I was given the option to purchase the “verified certificate” track for $50. This service, called Signature Track, uses typing patterns with facial recognition to confirm a student’s identity. Since it’s my first experience with a
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Americans: 500 Years of History, National Endowment of the Humanties/ American Library Association, AY 2015-2016. Margrit Mondavi Fellowship for Summer Research, UC Davis, 2012. Graduate Fellowship for Summer Research in Latin American and The Caribbean, UC Davis Hemispheric Institute on the Americas, 2009. Biography If I had to describe my identity with a Facebook relationship status it would read: “It’s complicated”. I’m a mixed-race Latina with family from Panama, Cuba, and the United States. Like
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Americans: 500 Years of History, National Endowment of the Humanties/ American Library Association, AY 2015-2016. Margrit Mondavi Fellowship for Summer Research, UC Davis, 2012. Graduate Fellowship for Summer Research in Latin American and The Caribbean, UC Davis Hemispheric Institute on the Americas, 2009. Biography If I had to describe my identity with a Facebook relationship status it would read: “It’s complicated”. I’m a mixed-race Latina with family from Panama, Cuba, and the United States. Like
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History Capstone Presentations - Spring 2019 Political, Social, Cultural MovementsWednesday May 8 - Anderson University Center 1331:50-2:10 pm - Chad Gideon2:15-2:35 pm - Michael Holman2:40-3:00 pm - Nick Hager3:05-3:25 p.m. - Jessica Mortimer3:30-3:50 p.m. - Heather Gallana3:55-4:15 p.m. - Meg Elise Barnes1:50-2:10 pm - Chad Gideon “The Social Identity of Caribbean Pirates: A Close Look at the Golden Age of Piracy, 1650-1730” 2:15-2:35 pm - Michael Holman “The Insurrection to Revolution: The
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. Cohesive Learning Community: From their first days on campus, eager, inquisitive IHON students bond through a common identity and a common curriculum. First year students get to know each other through the IHON 111-112 introductory sequence and through a series of evening colloquia designed to answer their questions about IHON and delve deeper into the questions of our courses. Many IHON students also choose to live in the IHON wing of Hong Hall, our International Living Learning Community, where we
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