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earned his bachelor’s degree in music education in 2004 and his master’s in leadership and development in 2007. He also attended Seattle Pacific University to earn his professional certification. PLU ensures students are matched with very, very good teachers for their student teaching experience, Scott said. “The university is thoughtful and strategic about making sure they are the right fits,” he said. In Scott’s case, he student taught under the leadership of PLU alumnus Dan Schwartz ’93, who

colleagues get interviewed on the spot. I am so grateful for this career fair.” PLU’s undergraduate program produces 40-50 teachers every year. Bree Van Horn, assistant director of recruitment in the Education Department, said employers look to hire PLU Education students because of the students the program attracts in the first place. “School districts recognize the quality of our candidates,” said Van Horn. “They’ve had wonderful experiences [with previous PLU students]. If you want a teaching job

in teaching.  Instead, Lindhartsen wanted to study the business side of music. While PLU doesn’t offer a music business major, it does invite students to pursue an individualized major. This track offers students the power to design and propose their own program of study. It was through that pathway, under the guidance of professors and mentors, that Lindhartsen was able to develop a music business degree. “Through my involvement with LASR — the on-campus student media radio station — I was able

career, but to study what I love,” she says. That advice led her from a PLU degree in English (with emphasis in writing) and art, to a master’s degree in art education at the University of Alabama, where her dad was a professor. She worked teaching art for a children’s museum in upstate New York, followed by a job editing, writing and doing graphic design at a small publishing company there. She was a freelance editor and designer, but found her niche in public education, working in communications

students with a cohort-based, debt-free route to obtaining their college degree and teacher certification, leading to high-impact teaching positions in their home community. (Photo by Sharon Ho Chang) Key highlights of the Seed Teachers program include: Scholarships: Scholars receive an exceptional scholarship package at Pacific Lutheran University that meets their total financial need with no more than $5,000 in loans yearly. Supportive Cohort: Scholars benefit from a supportive cohort experience

justice means supporting communities in their culture and keeping them alive and strong,” says Chan. “I’m not a farmer, I’m not Hmong, so I see myself as a middle person.” Chan is already planning ways to continue pursuing her passions. She plans to spend time this summer teaching film to high school students and she will travel to China with her sister. During graduate school, Chan plans to apply for a Fulbright grant in hopes of heading back to Trinidad and Tobago to study social work, where she’d