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Gerlach, who is retiring in May after 35 years of teaching at PLU, recognized the obstacles today’s teachers face and decided early on in his career to highlight paraeducators as a key to teaching.“More than ever before, children need to see adults working well together,” Gerlach writes in his book Let’s Team Up! “This comes from respecting and recognizing each other.” Paraeducators are school employees who work under the supervision of teachers, and their jobs are usually instructional. One big
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MediaLab, which has received national recognition for its work, including one Emmy Award and three consecutive Emmy nominations. Read Previous The Limited Gift of Water Read Next Benson lecturer poses question COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June
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leading us down this hall,” Youtz commented. Robbins, who’s been at PLU for 45 years, is stepping down as Department of Music chair, a position he’s held for the last 33 years. Dave came to PLU in the summer of ’69. He had cast a wide net in his job search but hadn’t found a fit. Then he got a call from Maurice Skones, the then current chair of the Department of Music, with an invitation to interview for a teaching position. He put him off and asked him to call back if the position wasn’t filled in a
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instilled in him the values of respect and care for each student, regardless of their background. “Every student deserves an equal opportunity and to have the same rights that everyone else does. Students can be supported in school and be afforded the best opportunities for their teachers to learn how they learn,” Knapp said. For Knapp, student teaching is a symbiotic relationship. Teachers ought to learn about their students as much as they teach them. Building rapport is essential in a classroom
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is the first in her family to earn a Ph.D.—and the only African-American faculty member on tenure track in UC-B’s College of Natural Resources. “And it’s 2014,” she said. Following a State of the University address by Pacific Lutheran University President Thomas W. Krise, Finney explored the intersection of diversity, justice and sustainability (“DJS” at PLU), three pillars vital to PLU’s mission of educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people
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-olds in Chengdu, China, coaching youth soccer, and teaching yoga; applying for graduate studies in nutrition and naturopathic medicine, to prepare for a career as a health coach Oni Mayer’s career ambition, “to offer accessible, affordable, and sustainable health care services with a combination of western and eastern medicine,” is an expression the values of the PLU community as he sees them. “The conversations and people at PLU forced me to grow as a human and as a future health care provider
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launch a fundraising effort for a competing offer. The alternative community buyer will be given until June 30, 2016 to put forth a competing offer subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in the APA. The alternative buyer must be qualified under the rules and policies of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold the license of a non-commercial educational broadcast station. On November 12, 2015, the two universities announced PLU’s intent to sell its broadcasting rights and
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Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024
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focused on the children. When she received her award last week, several of the children who attended the first celebrations –now in their late 20s – spoke about their memories of Cunningham and the event. “They still remembered,” Cunningham said. “That makes me feel like we did it.” Cunningham lives her life with purpose, and she always knew she wanted to serve others. She’s currently working towards her master’s of business administration and the next chapter in her life: helping people understand
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November 12, 2012 “The Other Side of Immigration” examines the impact migration has on the families that stay behind. “The Other Side of Immigration” By Katie Baumann ’14 PLU welcomed Roy Germano to campus this fall as part of the 2012 Department of Language and Literature Film Festival Series, to show his documentary, ‘The Other Side of Immigration.” This film explores why so many Mexicans leave their homes to migrate to the United States and explores another side of the issues surrounding
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