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, the basketball program maintained its elite level for the better part of the 1940s and ’50s, finishing as the national runner-up in 1959 and in third place in ‘57. That same year, the football team put together a run that resulted in three consecutive WINCO (Washington Intercollegiate Conference) championships. Individual highlights included football’s Marv Tommervik’s selection as the first All-American in school history in 1940 and three-time All-American John Fromm’s three national javelin

-year students in the 18-19 and 19-20 academic years with 30 or fewer credits participating in PLU Short-Term, Gateway, or Featured programs. Wang Center Research Grant The Wang Center gives yearly grants to students and faculty who are interested in completing an international research project. Loren and MaryAnn Anderson Wang Center Student-Faculty Research Award Supports full-time PLU students who are working with their faculty to conduct advanced research in a global context. Grants in the range

By Mollie Smith ’17 and Mandi LeCompte Jennifer Rhyne first came to PLU in 2005 when her husband, Jim Brown, was offered a job as the chair of voice studies in the Department of Music. In her first few years, she taught a few flute students, but as the years went by her responsibilities eventually grew to include instructing theory classes and directing the flute ensemble. In 2015 a full-time, tenure-track position for a flute and theory professor opened, and a national search ensued. Rhyne

music theater major for a time. I ended up getting my degree in Music Education and taught high school and junior high for a year before starting a graduate program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I started teaching on the voice faculty at PLU as an adjunct lecturer in 1989, immediately after finishing my Masters in Music at CU. I also taught voice lessons and began directing the Opera Workshop in 1994, which I directed for the next ten years. I auditioned for regional opera companies and

/LinguaFolio/index.php?linguafolio_index 9. Sustaining Quality: How can we create an enduring program? An Introductory Guide (pages 42-44) Alignment across grades and schools Professional development for teachers Partnering with Heritage Language Communities Monitoring effectiveness over time Interspersed throughout: what’s currently happening in Washington State to expand Chinese language opportunities? Note: This workshop was originally developed under a State Innovations grant from Longview Foundation

ResourcesAn abundance of online programs are available to support teaching online – but more options are not always better. The PLUTO team generally recommends that faculty focus on using Sakai and Google Apps for developing online lessons to reduce the need for students to learn several different platforms and applications. Faculty should consider whether the benefits of a particular technology outweigh the time and effort for students (and faculty) to manage yet another learning tool.Additional