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are different from your own. I’m from a very rural place (my graduating class was 39 students), so coming to PLU in general and then going to downtown Tacoma for J-term on the Hill, which is even more urban, was a little bit of cultural shock for me. It was very similar to other study away experiences in that I went to a different community to able to learn from them and how to work with them. Every study away experience has had some kind of aspect of service to it, which I’ve really loved because

exclusionary pedagogical practices in foreign language classrooms. In general, the “success” of a certain method is largely determined by that method’s hegemonic status within the profession. As a result, institutional adoption of a specific method —regardless of its biases and limitations— tends to perpetuate its “success” and discourage resistance or the adoption of alternative methods. The past two decades have been dominated by two major methodological approaches: 1) the direct or “immersion” method

mural in The Cave and received the Sustainability Fellowship to design and propose a sustainability course as part of PLU’s general requirements. “My liberal arts education equipped me to be a well-rounded, conscious citizen and taught me the skills to do something about it,” said Rousseau. After graduating in 2012, Rousseau was determined to continue her personal education by investigating issues surrounding unsustainable agricultural systems. To do this, she set out to gain hands-on farming

since the Industrial Revolution. Of course, I loved this class because I was able to look at history from an economic and technical perspective. We studied textile looms, clocks, weapons, automobiles, computers, iPhones, and the Internet. I have found that studying how people have used new technology is both compelling and relevant to our times. More abstractly, Innovation Studies encourages general critical thinking skills and the ability to spot new patterns and trends. We look at subjects from

general mental health, or other things. No matter how small or how big the care form was, it always felt really good to send out that email and get a response saying that I helped a student. My favorite thing was being able to connect with students and help them. How did you find working with other students and your peers in a professional environment? I first started giving advice to my friends, which is a very different thing. In my role in the Dean’s office, I had to be very professional and more

resources, and how to choose literature for elementary choirs. Nicole Laborte, who spoke with our students last semester, will return to discuss teaching strategies and tools for teaching virtually. Guy Kovacs, principal at Kalles Junior High School in Puyallup, will speak on how to find teaching jobs and ace an interview. He has been recognized as Middle School Principal of the Year and is loved by his students and staff. PLU alumna Helene Beck will present on teaching elementary general music

, Struck reflects on her personal and educational experiences at PLU in our Q&A with her.How did you discover your passion for chemistry? When PLU went online, I took organic chemistry after general chemistry and loved that class, because it’s about figuring out different types of puzzles. I know organic chemistry is the class everyone is supposed to hate, but it’s my favorite, and I will die on that hill. Honestly, I knew chemistry was right for me after taking organic chemistry and having a ton of

programs that earned the university its honor. In general, “PLU has made a conscious decision to talk about “study away” rather than “study abroad,” Sobania said. “We do so because the south Puget Sound is so richly diverse that one does not need to travel more than a few blocks to have a cross-cultural experience.” Many of those cross-cultural experiences happen right on campus. For instance, more than 230 international students study on-campus, representing 24 countries. On-campus groups also focus

security. “We need to be teaching our kids these languages,” Yaden said, adding that the language learners taught by the certificated teachers in the program may hold key government jobs in the future. But for Park, it’s simply a headstart on teacher training. “Mostly, I want to know how to improve as a teacher in general and as a world language teacher,” she said. “I think people forget that learning a new language is about the same as learning a language that is spoken at home, it just takes time and

knew he wanted to study music, but he wasn’t interested in teaching.“At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” Lindhartsen said. “But through my involvement with LASR (PLU’s student radio station) I was able to explore the music community and learn about careers outside of composition, performance and education.” He credits conversations with music professor Greg Youtz, an inspirational songwriting and production course, and his experience