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“Practicing Courage” by Margaret Matthews Posted by: Reesa Nelson / March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 Margaret Matthews is a junior at Pacific Lutheran University who lived in Virginia and Oregon before moving to Tacoma for college. She will graduate in 2021 with a BFA with a concentration in Sculpture. She is already putting her talents to use with a class project that was selected for public display.Practicing CourageIn Mare Blocker’s 2D design course, required for all art majors, students

New Design Research Lab Opens Posted by: Reesa Nelson / November 8, 2021 November 8, 2021 The Department of Art & Design is proud to announce the creation of the Design Research Lab in Ingram Hall. A student-led project supported by faculty member Samer Fouad, Visiting Assistant Professor of Design, the space includes a design library, work tables, a printer, and various consumable resources. The lab is located in room 106 and is open during business hours during classes or by student request

PLU’s Student-Radio Station Lute Air Student Radio Produces Monthly Concerts Posted by: Reesa Nelson / August 18, 2022 August 18, 2022 By Fulton Bryant-AndersonGeneral Manager, Lute Air Student RadioLute Air Student Radio (LASR) in collaboration with PLU Instructional Technologies (iTech) announces a run of free monthly concerts in The Cave at the Anderson University Center every third Thursday of the 2022 Fall Semester. Rock, jazz, pop, ska and other genres shows are held featuring local bands

Elizabeth Reeves ‘13 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Aris MooreElizabeth Reeves’ (‘13) fondest memories of the Diversity Center are how it felt like a community. They remember the friends they made and the time they all spent together, bonding.“If you had the right combination, you would get zero homework done but it would be so funny. And so entertaining. It was just great.” The chance to meet and get to know a lot of people from different backgrounds was a

Meet Cameron Emerson ’08 Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 14, 2019 April 14, 2019 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Administrative AssistantTACOMA Wash - Life from PLU to Google Interested in a future job at a major tech company? Come and meet a Pacific Lutheran University graduate who successfully followed that career path. Cameron Emerson ’08 graduated from PLU with a degree in Economics. These days the Oregon native works out of Chicago as the Midwest manager of Google’s Cloud

National Conference on Undergraduate Research Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 16, 2019 April 16, 2019 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Administrative AssistantATLANTA, GA - Kennesaw State UniversityCongrats to students Emily Burk and Cameron Raber, from the Department of Economics, for presenting their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Atlanta, Georgia April 10-13. The conference took place at Kennesaw State University. Emily Burk’s research title

Day 1: Focus on Success & Community Posted by: bodewedl / August 17, 2016 August 17, 2016 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The first day of class should be more than just a review of the syllabus. The beginning of a new term provides an opportunity to prepare students for success and establish community in your course before diving deep into instructional activities. Here are a few suggestions for making the first day of class meaningful and successful. Prepare Students for Success Set

Exploring “GradeMark” for Sakai Turnitin Assignments Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Most faculty are familiar with the software Turnitin for its Originality Check of student papers, but it also offers a grading tool called GradeMark. On May 30, PLU will upgrade its Turnitin service in Sakai and with it receive improved access to the GradeMark tool. For student work submitted through Sakai Assignment’s Turnitin service, faculty will

How to Conduct a Virtual Class Session Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 5, 2020 March 5, 2020 By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When students or instructors cannot meet in the same physical location, virtual class sessions are one alternative to consider. Virtual meetings are intended for live communication, but some software allows meeting facilitators to record and share videos after a session ends. Be sure to communicate to students how and when to join your virtual class session

Helping Students “Stay Connected” This Summer Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer You may have noticed PLU promoting a new summer session campaign called “Stay Connected”. The campaign hopes to improve retention, decrease time to matriculation, and increase enrollments in summer session courses. A February 2015 survey of PLU students found:     86% have never enrolled in a PLU summer course.     76% plan to work over summer break.     59