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Classroom Technology Updates – Fall 2016 Posted by: Jenna S / August 23, 2016 August 23, 2016 by Layne Nordgren Reike Science Center – Leraas Lecture Hall Over the summer I&TS User Services teams upgraded several classrooms to include smart podium technology, added new computers to some classrooms, upgraded computers in some classrooms to Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2016, and upgraded TurningPoint 5 clicker software to TurningPoint Cloud 7. Read on for more details. Classroom Podium

Major Sakai Upgrade in August Posted by: berlinma / March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022 Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 12 to version 21 on Saturday, August 20, 2022. While almost all content and tools will transition seamlessly with the upgrade, instructors should expect differences in Sakai’s user interface and anticipate new features. Instructors are encouraged to proactively explore Sakai 21 by attending a Preparing for Sakai 21 workshop and/or using the Preview Course in Sakai 21 form

Using EDpuzzle for making engaging video lessons Posted by: Jenna S / March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017 EDpuzzle is an online tool that enables an instructor to add interactivity to educational videos. Instead of having students simply watching a video assigned for a class, EDpuzzle lets them engage with the content they watch while they watch it. Using this platform, it’s possible to add annotations, audio notes or interactive quiz elements to a video found online, such as documentaries or other

AWIS Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / February 26, 2024 February 26, 2024 Seattle AWIS awards scholarships to several undergraduate women who are majoring in science, math or engineering fields at colleges and universities in Washington State and will enter their junior or senior year in the Fall. Scholarship winners are selected based on academic achievement, financial need, motivation to pursue a science-based career, and a record of community service. Seattle AWIS has awarded scholarships

Renewable Energy Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / October 29, 2024 October 29, 2024 The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation expects to award eighteen or more scholarships in 2025. Each scholarship is a cash award of $3000, $5000 or $7000 with no strings attached. Applicants must ​be undergraduate or graduate students studying and preparing for careers in support of renewable energy and the decarbonization of our energy systems. There are no constraints on fields of study which can include

New piano chair looks forward to a new chapter at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 21, 2011 October 21, 2011 After more than 25 years performing piano, Oksana Ezhokina opens a new chapter of her life as an Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of Piano Studies at PLU. Ezhokina performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall as a guest artist in 2000 for the very first time and says she was immediately taken with the school and the collaborative environment. “It was the spirit of the faculty, the

Ron Gerhardstein joins PLU music education faculty after extensive career Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 1, 2015 April 1, 2015 Ron Gerhardstein joins PLU music education faculty after extensive career As a music educator for the past 18 years, Ron Gerhardstein has taught instrumental and vocal music in both public and private settings in Washington, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Now, as a new PLU faculty member, he’s imparting his knowledge to music education majors who wish to follow in

Regency Voices on KING FM’s NW Focus Live Posted by: Reesa Nelson / November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019 Liederabend: An Evening of SongTune your radio dial to 98.1 FM or listen online this Friday, November 8 at 8 PM as the PLU Regency Voices ensemble performs live on air for KING FM’s NW Focus Live weekly radio program. Regency Voices has assembled a program featuring the music of Johannes Brahms. See below for roles and to learn more about the performers.Soon ChoMezzo-SopranoOksana

and much more interested in getting down and dirty in the trash (after donning thick leather gloves of course). Comments before the sort ranged from “I don’t like the looks of this lab,” to “eew,” to “Oh great, this is one of my favorites.” The students even learned a few things during the sort. Yes, paper that has been stained by food can be composted. You can recycle milk cartons and potato chip bags. You can’t recycle plastic bottle caps or plastic forks. McConathy also reminded students to

December 1, 2009 I never thought I’d start a Unicycle club (and people would actually come) By Steve Hansen In the summers, Tyson Bendzak’s dad used to ask kids who came home from college if they brought their unicycles to campus with them. He’d taught a majority of them how to ride in elementary school. When it came time for Tyson to head to PLU, he thought of the question his dad asked everyone else. Tyson Bendzak started a unicycle club on campus – the L.U.N.I.C.Y.C.L.E.R.S. (Lutes with a