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  • Associate Professor of Education | School of Education | kimck@plu.edu | 253-535-7775 | Dr.

    grades K-10 all core content areas in varied settings (in-person classroom, online, homeschooling, and informal). Additionally, as an instructional designer, she engaged as part of a faculty technology task force and advised 12+ university degree and certification programs. Her expertise lies in understanding educational systems and teacher development across all stages of the career-long teacher professional growth continuum, and she is passionate about technology integration for what she calls ‘in

  • Associate Professor of Anthropology | Environmental Studies | andrewbw@plu.edu | 253-535-8389 | Bradford W.

    an anthropological archaeologist, his specific research interests include the comparative investigation of societal complexity, political economy, craft production, migration, and cultural ecology. His primary methodological specialty is the study of flaked stone tool production; this approach provides a useful means for reconstructing ancient economic systems, which provide a basis for making inferences about other aspects of society including social organization and ideology. He has published

  • A Windows account refers to the username and password that allows an individual to log onto a PLU office, lab, or classroom computer.

    is generally provided to these accounts within 24 hours of ePass account creation.New Windows Accounts (Student Workers)For security of our systems, the supervisor must verify his/her student’s employment before they are granted access to computers in a particular office. To establish or change the password for a student, download the Student Employee Windows Access Form and submit it to the Help Desk on the first floor of the library.  Once the account has been modified by our Windows Network

  • Visiting Instructor | Master of Business Administration | falskotn@plu.edu | 253-535-7083 | Tom Falskow brings over 30 years of finance and accounting experience to the PLU School of Business.  Having started his career in public accounting, he audited clients across the world, first in Seattle, then travelling to Zurich, Switzerland, Oslo, Norway and finally to Anchorage, Alaska.  He served clients in a variety of industries with a major focus on manufacturing and energy.

    experienced with International Financial Reporting Standards and SEC reporting. While in Alaska he moved into the energy sector as a controller and finance manager for BP, one of the largest energy companies in the world. He enjoyed the detailed work of running a day-to-day business along with the macro-economic view that the energy sector provides. He had opportunities to widen his view of finance through roles in strategy, planning, supply chain contracting and systems integration work that helped him

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  • The Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture – Catching up to Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization Professor Yong Zhao, from the University of Oregon, will examine if education reform in the United States is heading down the right path…

    Cultural Center in the UC. Zhao’s address is based on his book, Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization. Some other questions he will examine include: Are schools emphasizing the knowledge and skills that students need in a global society? Are education systems in China and other countries really as superior as some people claim? As well as other questions. Zhao was born and raised in China, and is currently the Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global

  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | kayla.harvey@plu.edu | 253.535.7672 | After many years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the critical and acute care setting, I have expanded my practice into research in order to better understand and support families during a pediatric hospitalization.  I enjoy sharing my clinical experience and researcher insight as faculty working with nursing students at PLU. Education  PhD: University of Washington, Doctor of Nursing Science Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN): University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Primary Care/Critical Care Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): University of Florida, Gainesville, BSN Teaching Areas Lead faculty for NURS 360, Nursing Research course, Baccalaureate program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Lead faculty for NURS 702, Nursing Informatics course, Doctoral program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Pediatric clinical instructor NURS 380, Baccalaureate program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Scholarly Interests  My current research interests include exploring the psychological sequelae of the pediatric medical traumatic stress of a hospitalization on parents and young children and examining the function of the attachment system in the presence of a life-threatening event.  Current Practice Part-time faculty for the BSN and DNP programs at PLU.

    the BSN and DNP programs at PLU. Researcher working on my PhD dissertation study. Grants  Multicare Health Systems, Research project: Parent and Nurse Expectations and Perceptions of Pain Control in Children after Heart Surgery, One-year contract (private grant)  as a consultant, speaker, program development, and researcher. (2017) Publications  Post-Operative Pain and Comfort in Children After Heart Surgery: A Comparison of Nurses and Families Pre-operative Expectations. Harvey, KA and Kovalesky

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  • (served in Mozambique from 2012-2014) Colin studied Communications (journalism) and Spanish at PLU. Highlights of his time at PLU outside of wonderful experiences in the classroom and building

    Peace Corps service he worked in a small town in rural Northern Mozambique, near the border with Malawi. His work focused on two areas: 1) He partnered with the local health clinic and community groups on prevention and care activities (mainly focused on HIV and malaria, the #2 and #1 causes of death in Mozambique) 2) He collaborated with a small farming co-operative to help the farmer-owners set up systems and processes that helped them drive growth. Outside of his major projects, he worked with

  • Our curriculum provides students with the skills to contribute to a complex society that encourages justice, diversity, and sustainability at the local, state, national and international levels.

    hosted by Dr. Michael Artime and Dr. Maria Chávez. Welcome to Political ScienceThe student of politics seeks to understand how governments are organized and structured, how political processes are employed, and the relationship of structures and processes to societal purposes. Since political activity may embody and reflect the full range of human values, the study of politics includes realities of politics while at the same time asking how well political systems work, what purposes are and ought to

    Professor Maria Chávez, Chair
    Xavier, Room 102 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • noun : a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject From the Greek symp-po-sium : a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet

    are now 193 counties following a labyrinth of political systems and economic models, and a global population that now exceeds 7 billion. Just as the symposium reaches out to challenge the assumptions and understanding of the PLU campus community, so too is it intended to reach out to the broader Puget Sound Community. Previous symposia have been Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference, Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility

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    - Brandon DucusinChild Abuse Treatment and Preventative Options Through a Family Systems Lens   Brandon Ducusin 10:45am - QUESTIONSQuestions   Q&A 11:00am - 15 MINUTE BREAK15 Minute Break Time for a Break! 11:15am - Stephanie GulledgeEquity in Education: Addressing and Challenging Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Stephanie Gulledge 11:30am - Jessica Morales-GomezAddressing the Gap: Understanding America’s Zip Code Inequality Jessica Morales-Gomez 11:45am - QUESTIONSQuestions   Q&A Friday May 17, 2024