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Lucia is chosen from an essay and interview process. Applicants show their dedication to service and demonstrate Luther’s core elements of higher education. The chosen Lucia is granted a $1000 scholarship. This year’s scholarship was awarded and the students were celebrated, even though the celebration had changed.In addition to planning such events, Dr. Schroeder has also prioritized community in less formal but equally important ways. That includes “checking with people, I make phone calls now a

is an important distinction because while students are away from the PLU campus we are required to be active and engaged in the communities that surround us in the world. As stewards of the world, armed with new knowledge about people, places and cultures, that information that we learn is brought in to the classroom as a great tool for discussion and collaborative learning. Taking classes in the liberal arts is a gift—we are required to expand our interdisciplinary knowledge. No PLU graduate

. Technical difficulties can be mitigated by providing students in advance with a troubleshooting guide and process to follow if technical problems arise. For advice on planning virtual meetings, please contact pluto@plu.edu.  *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Three New Tools for Teaching with Sakai Read Next How to Create a Basic Online Lesson LATEST POSTS Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners March 31, 2020 Rethinking Assessment at a Distance March 18, 2020

entrepreneurial in whatever they are most passionate about. Perhaps one of us will receive an Edison Award in the future–who knows! Innovation Studies PLU’s Innovation Studies program is designed to introduce students to core principles in innovation and entrepreneurship. Students culminate their work in a seminar that invites them to form teams, identify a substantial problem or emerging opportunity, and create a proposal to address it. The program is currently enrolling minors and planning new events. We

honors three public school teachers from Michigan who lost their jobs because they refused to pay union fees.PLU Graduate Assistantships and TEACH GrantsBoth of these options help students round out their education. The PLU Graduate Assistantship allows students to join in on academic and administrative activities that enrich their overall graduate experience. TEACH grants supply teachers planning to work in high-need, low-income areas with the financial means to finish their degrees.Culturally

continuing the positivity by planning more virtual guest visits.Music EducationFuture music teachers currently studying at PLU had two opportunities to connect with PLU Music Ed alums thanks to Dr. Linda Miller, Chair of Music Education. Hans Nelson ’11 is an assistant principal and did a presentation on classroom management and behavior issues. Nicole Laborte ’14 shared a timely and extremely helpful presentation on virtual learning and some of the tools that are in use in schools right now.There were

has been really good at helping me learn it, helping me do it on my own as I go, and giving me ideas for how to solve problems. What is most fascinating about the work you’re doing? I’m really interested in new discoveries and science planning and everything that NASA does to make breakthroughs in science. Getting to be a part of that is really fantastic. I couldn’t ask for anything better. Being able to say I helped with a mission that’s going to make history is really cool and really fun. What

Notes’ Coffee Company: A coffee house seeking community on Garfield Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 7, 2018 Image: John Gore, owner of Notes’ Coffee Company, chats with customers as he prepares their order. Gore is planning on turning Notes’ Coffee Company into a meeting place for the community, complete with live music, open mic night, board games and plenty of space for lively discussion and intermingling. December 7, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH

distributing all the meals that are being donated from restaurants, and the gifts that are coming forward to support our staff and to show appreciation towards them. Those types of things are to be celebrated as well. Read Previous Kevin Andrew explores Alumni & Student Connections’ virtual services, impact on graduating seniors Read Next The Trail Back to PLU: Alayna Linde ’10 on her path from undergrad to urban planning and environmental outreach COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments

wear masks,” says Patel. “They’re used to wearing masks and they’re coming in with good habits, so it hasn’t been an issue.” “You’ll get the occasional lapse, and you just say, in a nice way, ‘Hey, please put your mask up.’ They apologize, put their mask on, and it’s all good.” Students, staff and faculty alike understand that this will be an unusual school year. The ongoing pandemic means extra precautions, extra planning, and that some events and programs will be done differently or postponed for