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  • studies, language translators, and dosage calculators. Some apps go as far as to integrate voice recognition and camera functions to make them even more useful.”What related tool or strategy do you use that other PLU faculty might like to try in their courses?“One of our class assignments asks students to explore some of the literally hundreds of nursing software apps available and critique them for usability and usefulness. Students consider the nursing activities they see and do in their clinical

  • , Development, and Learning (2) SPED 580: Foundations and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (4) Fall Semester (September – December): Students will spend days split between a K-12 classroom and attending classes at PLU. Please consult the fall schedule for specific times. EDUC 562: Schools and Society (2) EDUC 563A: Integrating Seminar: Technology Embedded Instructional Design (2) EDUC 565: Elementary Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies (2) EDUC 566: Elementary Math and Science

  • applied and theoretical topics, and many will require students to become familiar with popular statistical software. For certain careers in statistics, a mathematics degree with a statistics minor may be sufficient. However, many statisticians choose to continue their studies at the masters or Ph.D. level, where topics become more specialized depending on the field of interest. Since statisticians work in a wide variety of fields, many students will begin to narrow their interests as they complete

  • in Marketing Science. With my passion for commerce, a year ago I decided to join the Marketplace & Commerce Ecosystem team as a Quantitative Researcher and was glad to be back to Seattle again. I now lead two international tracking studies across consumer-to-consumer purchasing and eCommerce with the goal to understand the needs of Facebook Marketplace users and prospects and the ecosystem in which they’re making choices. How has a masters degree changed the trajectory of your career? The first

  • Othello and Romeo & Juliet. When she finds herself learning about how much of these characters’ lives is unwritten, she begins to question who is the fool in these plays–and in her own life. With an M.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in Theater Studies from UC Santa Barbara, Director and Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing Kane Anderson describes himself as both an artist and a scholar. “For my first project at PLU, I wanted to find a play that

  • University to continue their musical studies. Named as one of Strings Magazine’s “25 Contemporary Composers to Watch,” Korine has received multiple commissions including works for opera, chamber ensembles, chorus, concerti, and music for modern dance. Her works have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, China, and Japan. Her musical language encompasses a wide range of influences, including classical, folk, jazz, and

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  • University to continue their musical studies. Named as one of Strings Magazine’s “25 Contemporary Composers to Watch,” Korine has received multiple commissions including works for opera, chamber ensembles, chorus, concerti, and music for modern dance. Her works have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, China, and Japan. Her musical language encompasses a wide range of influences, including classical, folk, jazz, and

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  • Wang Center’s Peace Builder Award was first given to Sidney Rittenberg, visiting professor of Chinese studies, in 2003. In 2005, award recipients included Tom Eric Vraalsen, Norwegian special envoy to Sudan; polar explorers Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft, who use their expeditions to promote understanding; and the Namibia Association of Norway, which responds to poverty and injustice by helping Namibians build skills. Last year, the award was given to Peter and Grace Wang, founders of the Wang Center

  • jewelry design, to rapid prototyping and graphic design. At PLU, an obvious use of the software is in sculpture classes. Artists typically construct a scaled-down, 3-D model of their sculpture first in cardboard or clay, but editing the model is labor-intensive, Ebbinga said. In Rhino, artists can create the model and easily make adjustments. The software can also be used in math courses. Ebbinga is currently collaborating with associate math professor Daniel Heath, who studies complex knots. The

  • June 16, 2009 Matters of Faith By Patricia O’Connell Killen, Ph.D. Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Religion At PLU, students talk about spirituality. They think about the meaning of life – human experiences of love, joy, creativity, success, suffering, death, of making and keeping commitments, of extending oneself on behalf of others. Students grapple with the meaning of integrity. They seek to find a purpose, something that is, in the words of some of my former students