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September 1, 2009 Class Acts The everyday triumphs, joys and challenges of eight dedicated educators – all Lutes – at a single bustling middle school. Who would want to teach hormone-laced, boundary-pushing, in-your-face, preteen and teenage students? The teachers at Cascade Middle School, that’s who. Their number includes eight PLU graduates who have shown an uncommon passion for teaching, for making a difference in the world and, in some cases, for becoming surrogate parents to students in a

programming has taken on many of the aspects of popular movements, including charismatic leaders, shared ideologies, educational activism, and millions of users who have had their own experiences of making and using software. It is a powerful and inspiring story.” To learn more about the Code Nation project, or purchase a discounted copy, visit www.thiscodenation.com. Read Previous Benson Summer 2020 Research Fellowship Team Read Next Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced LATEST POSTS Recording of

him to keep him going. And Mike (Farnum) also kept in contact with him.” Farnum is PLU’s Director of Military Outreach, and he encouraged Kinney and helped keep him on track to graduate, even during his hospital stay. Kinney credits Farnum, as well as PLU’s Yellow Ribbon program, which paid for the tuition and books, for his success in the program and for making his dream of becoming a math teacher come true. And of course, his encouragement from his wife, Jennifer. Kinney, 47, laughs that he

done giving back to their country. It’s an outlet, I think, for the veterans to pass along what they have learned and to feel like they are the future of this country’s Army and making us better prepared to lead soldiers."- Jessica Mason '18 Mason helps organize monthly meet-ups for participants, where they talk about four-year plans, balancing school life with social life, homesickness during deployment, and how to keep up with your family during field training. For veterans, Farnum said, the

explained. Shortly thereafter, Vice President of Student Affairs Joanna Royce-Davis asked Campus Ministry to create an on-campus food pantry. Rude asked Melannie Cunningham, PLU Director of Multicultural Outreach and Engagement, to spearhead the project. Cunningham founded the pantry, originally known  as the Blessing Corner, in Spring 2018. Since then, she’s done everything from strategizing around national food insecurity trends to making grocery store runs in order to keep the pantry stocked

good and evil.  Although Professor Collin Brown believes everything about dead language is important, the main lesson he wants his students to learn from the Dead Languages’ Society is that, “people in the past were not stupid. Human experiences in the past are just as important as the modern human experience.” He adds that he would like students to see how people long ago handled many of life’s challenges. “Like, how do you deal with death? How do you deal with making sense out of a world that is

.” Sharlene also highlights the relationships cultivated in the center by recognizing the wonderful tutors that volunteer their time week after week, supporting and empowering students. The Parkland Literacy Center offers a small glimpse into the extraordinary things PLU students are doing in Parkland, but it also reminds us of all the incredible people living in this community. PLU’s mission encourages this kind of engagement, but it is not always easy. These students are making it happen by building a

part marketing, part outreach and part behavior change. “The students in the Sustainability Office were shocked,” Cooley said. “It completely changed how the sustainability office operates.” It also reaffirmed to the three campus leaders that their efforts in approaching sustainability in a multidisciplinary manner worked. “When one group breaks the mold, everyone else is like ‘Hey, we can do this,'” Smith said. This past spring, those involved with reDesign House began to examine how other

are paid for through a combination of sources; PLU identifies funds annually in its budget to meet specific ADA goals). The ultimate goal: campus-wide ADA compliance. The university is making progress toward that goal. PLU’s recent investment funded several projects — many of which were completed over the summer. About $525,000 paid for modernization of elevators in Tingelstad Hall, Green’s former residence hall. One of the reasons she relocated to South Hall was the unreliability of the elevators

in a timely fashion. Bernice Monkah ’13 is from SeaTac, Wash. As I was making my final decision it wasn’t a question of why, but why not? And I couldn’t find any reason to not attend. My PLU Experience: My experience here at PLU has been filled with many memories and just like they say, the years have gone by fast. It has provided my with the chance to grow in my values through building relationships and letting some go. I have enjoyed working at various jobs on campus, attending lectures and