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  • Lutheran immigrants from Norway and has, over its history, welcomed mostly white and Christian persons into this learning community: the story of PLU is one largely shaped by people of European descent. Using critical race theory, this presentation and discussion will consider the dominant narrative of Lutheran education and ask how counter narratives that might recast or reconstruct the PLU story in ways previously unimagined. 5:00 – 6:45 p.m. – Conference Reception and Dinner – Regency Room

  • Putting the Local in Global Education: Models for Transformative Learning through Domestic Off-Campus Programs (Stylus Press, 2015), which includes not his own chapter, and those authored by six other PLU colleagues. During an academic leave during the 2012-13 academic year, he spent the fall semester in Ethiopia, completing the research and writing draft chapters for a book on the place of contemporary Ethiopian church painters and painting. Paintings cover the walls of Ethiopian churches from floor

  • New Classroom Research GuidelinesProjects are subject to review only if they meet the federal definition of research and are “designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.” The PLU HPRB defines classroom research as “the study of living persons outside the classroom as part of an academic exercise with the goal of enhancing student learning rather than yielding generalizable knowledge.” Classroom research is designed to provide students an opportunity to practice various

  • class. Introductory physics is a fast-paced tour of many conceptual and technical topics. It is helpful for students to encounter the most challenging material several times, in different ways, and in increasing levels of complexity. After speaking with colleagues Bret Underwood (Physics) and Justin Lytle (Chemistry) about the ways that they use online videos to motivate engagement with course material, I became interested in making my own videos. When I decided to create flipped-learning style

  • … satire or literary fiction. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Two rival journalists must work together to overcome the Gods in this fantasy setting. Read if you love… enemies to lover or YA. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Overlapping stories about the struggle of living in white, Christian America.  Read if you love… reflective fiction. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson A story set in the realm of Cosmere about a girl learning to become a pirate. Read if you love… fantasy

  • Welcoming First Cohort: Sarah Johnston Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 20, 2020 Image: Sarah Johnston (Photo provided by Sarah) May 20, 2020 Sarah Johnston has a passion for helping people to live their best lives both physically and mentally.She shares about how her life goals changed over the years at PLU, and what she looks forward to learning in the MSK program. What is one fun fact about yourself? I have a sister that is 6 years older than me, but people think we are twins. What inspired

  • sought-after tools needed to lead organizational change, including the skills to: Develop a clear vision Employ other change management professionals Encourage frequent communication Measure data-backed results Refine practices and processes as needed Interested in learning more about a Top MBA program in Washington state? Download PLU’s MBA Guide for more information!Download a Guide to Advance Your Career with an MBAThinking About Getting an MBA? Connect With Us at PLU!The PLU School of Business’s

  • Yellow Ribbon Program: This program allows institutions of higher learning in the United States (like PLU!) to voluntarily enter into an agreement with VA to fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed the tuition and fee amounts payable under the GI Bill. Information on the Yellow Ribbon Program On-Campus Resources PLU Counseling Center The counseling center offers free mental health counseling resources to all currently enrolled students PLU Campus Ministry Campus Ministry is open to any faith, and

  • degree is in Communications (Philippines) while my graduate degree is in Usability and User-Centered Design (UW). When I started working on my pre-requisites, I started to appreciate everything about our body. My passion and interest even grew bigger with the emergence of the pandemic. I’ve never valued the work our health workers do more than ever! Now, I’m so excited to learn and dive deeper into learning about the different defenses our body has and how medical breakthroughs evolve as they use to

  • production be strong was the limited scope of actors’ focus: not on memorization, blocking, or facial expressions, but on the soundscape of intonation, voice intensity, and diction. Nate Lovitt '22An English Writing major in a radio play? You bet! Nate has studied poetry with Professor Rick Barot and put those skills to work as The Poet reading “The Raven” for Twisted Tales of Poe. Nate noted that an interesting aspect of the show was learning to speak in meter. He said, “‘The Raven’ has a rhythm to it