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, setting a new mark at 5.34 – fourth best in the nation. She was named conference player of the year and voted by DIII coaches as freshman player of the year. She is PLU’s only NCAA first-team All- American in volleyball. “I knew she was going to be good, because she is good,” said head coach Kevin Aoki, himself a four-time con­ference coach of the year. “But she definitely exceeded expectations.” Why? “She does all the skills well,” says Aoki. “And she’s a humble player. That’s important – team

November 1, 2010 Cammocks ensure PLU remains a place for students to grow By Chris Albert There is one thing Craig Cammock ’91 finds to be true every time he encounters a Lute in the world: “They’re always a pleasure to run into.” It’s a big reason why Cammock and his wife, Carrie, support education at Pacific Lutheran University through financial support to initiatives like Q Club student scholarships, the Morken Center, the athletic fields and gifts to the economics department, which included

November 1, 2010 Why does Maurice Eckstein care about social justice? “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” said Maurice Eckstein. “When I came here I was forced to become aware of it.” By Kari Plog ’11 Maurice Eckstein ’11 is a first-generation college student. The recent PLU graduate, from Trinidad and Tobago, learned about social justice indirectly after coming to PLU. “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” he said. “When I came

, director of transfer recruitment. And that may be exactly why many on campus see the influx of transfer students as a good thing. “The one thing they do have in common – they are focused. Going to college is an opportunity they are not going to waste,” Pretty said. “And they have a depth of experience that traditional age students can’t contribute. That’s an invaluable asset to have on campus.” Take Riley Relfe (pictured), a transfer from Green River Community College. There, she was extremely involved

November 10, 2008 Reaching out at lightning speed Getting to know people outside of your comfort zone is no easy matter. But a student group of Rieke Scholars from the Diversity Center may have found a way to break down some of those walls – Speed Friendship.“We all just realized we just get stuck in our own routines,” said Hannah Pershall, student. “You don’t really branch out that often.” So a group of Rieke Scholars, including Pershall, Boo Dodson, Kevin Floyd and Joanne Nguyen came up with

March 1, 2012 In mid-February the student radio station KCCR changed names to LASR. KCCR is now LASR In mid-February the student radio station KCCR changed names to LASR. An unveiling of the new call sign took place in the Cave with Portland band, Tango Alpha Tango headlining and student group Mister Master opening. The change in name was sparked by the understanding that an AM station in South Dakota had the same name, said Katy Allen-Schmid, LASR’s general manager. “Although they probably

October 2, 2012 Unlocking the Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Gold Mask   Tutankhamun’s magnificent gold mask is surely the best-known Egyptian artwork in the world. Or is it? In fact, the piece preserves an astonishing secret: It had never been intended for Tutankhamun at all. Come listen to noted Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, PhD, the Lila Acheson Wallace Associate Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Reeves is an expert on the tomb of Tutankhamun and has served as a

requirements for controlling radiation in storage, decontamination, and control points of activity. You will perform and interpret air, water and surface radiation surveys. You will maintain surveillance over contaminated tool, equipment and storage areas. You will maintain required Shipyard and radiological control technician qualifications as directed. View the job posting here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/573611700 Read Previous Green Chemistry & Engineering Internship grant Read Next

issue it finds in your content and often provides Quick-Fix options to correct issues. A Quick-Start for using the Accessibility Checker is available in the following Sakai help document: How do I check my content for accessibility? Why Should I Use the Accessibility Checker? Students are likely to access your online course content through a variety of devices including laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and assistive technologies such as screen readers. Some content that you post online might be

exist. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to create a rubric that reflected what I valued. The first thing I noticed during my search was that most rubrics placed a disproportionate value on what I term “process requirements”. Evaluation criteria often included timeliness of responses (i.e. when were students posting and replying), quantity  or frequency of posts and responses (how many times were students posting), originality (how different was a student’s post from classmates’), and mechanics