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, integration, or application of knowledge. Professor of Music Gina Gillie was one of the recipients of the K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award in Research for 2023.The university sponsors the Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. Their peers have nominated and selected the recipients, signifying their high regard among those who know them well.Professor Gina Gillie has

the best program. So she asked some of her colleagues.“Hands down, people told me, ‘Go to PLU. If you want people to remember where you’re from, and you want them to hold it in high regard, that’s where you go.’ So that’s where I went,” she says. During graduate school, Leavens was working full-time in Puyallup, WA at ReLife School, a co-op that draws students with social, emotional and behavioral disabilities from a number of local school districts. She was also a mom of three kids, who became

after their PLU MBA in business, nonprofit and governmental leadership.” PLU’s AACSB-accredited MBA program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. It is led by a dynamic team of faculty members who combine industry experience and educational expertise in the classroom and incorporate real-world examples and service learning experiences.The program offers optional emphasis areas in healthcare management, technology and

. Undergraduate research is an initiative at colleges and universities across the nation, and it’s also a key element in PLU’s strategic plan, “PLU 2010: The Next Level of Distinction.” Currently, three endowments for collaborative research exist: the Kelmer Roe Research Fellowship in the humanities, the Severtson/Forest Foundation Fellowship in the social sciences and the Undergraduate Research Fund in the natural sciences. Killen said the goal by 2010 is to have endowments for all PLU’s schools and

become reporters for the night—writing, tweeting, and taking photos for the News Tribune at various campaign parties around the Puget Sound, inputting data as it comes in at news stations like KOMO and Q13, and, new this year, shadowing reporters for Olympia’s TVW. There’s no easy way to capture the energy and excitement at these events—but that’s what students who are out at the election parties are asked to do. “It’s a free for all. It’s super high energy,” said business finance and economics

choices of majors, life partners and careers. “The idea came about because lots of schools do a Day of Service where the whole campus shuts down and does something in the community,” said Professor of Economics Lynn Hunnicutt, director of the Wild Hope Center. “That idea resonated with our steering committee, but we wanted to explore what we’re about, and vocation is a foundation of what we are.” Wild Hope Fellowships Applications are now open for up to five paid student fellowships with the Wild Hope

within those communities. Previous institutes have addressed a wide variety of topics, from the economics of injustice to  the effects of poverty in higher education. Smith said DiAngelo’s focus on “whiteness” and her challenge to “educated white progressives” to reject oppressive systems is pivotal to achieving change in higher education. Maya Perez '16, ASPLU (Associated Students of PLU) Director of Diversity. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) “Issues around race cannot be resolved unless people with

political science and economics. He hopes to attend law school after graduating, then work as a Foreign Service officer in the U.S. State Department — once he’s old enough to do so, at age 30. Ramirez-Ortiz chose PLU because while a smaller school, it’s also globally connected, with opportunities to study abroad and meet people from around the world. “PLU is where you can prepare to become part of the international community,” he says. He plans to take advantage of study-away opportunities, particularly

June 28, 2012 Zylstra to lead PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service By Barbara Clements The way Joel Zylstra ’05 sees it, PLU’s mission is all about reaching out, getting involved and making a difference of individuals in the nearby Tacoma and Parkland community. It is obvious that it is his mission as well. One he embraces with gusto. “The community really is a classroom for the students,” Zylstra said. “And the campus is an invaluable resource for the community.” Joel Zylstra

Using “Essential Questions” for Thoughtful Inquiry Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The beginning of a new academic year provides an opportunity to reflect on effective teaching practices and perhaps try something new. Consider the practice of using “essential questions” during the instructional process. Essential questions explore salient, fundamental ideas that are not confined to the content of a specific course or lesson. The