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. We asked three Lutes who have each managed to study away multiple times (one even squeezed in seven different programs!) to share about their own experiences.Acadia GrahamJunior (Class of 2020). Hometown: Anchorage, AK Global Studies major, Anthropology and dance minors, Peace Corps Prep program (Youth & Development Track) Involvement: Admission Intern, Global Ambassador for Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, Outdoor Recreation guide Number of times studying away: I’ve
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about enrollment is that graduate programs and student numbers will rise (there’s discussion of going from 8% in 2012 to 10% in 2016 to something like 20-25% in 2025), even as we hold the undergraduate numbers close to where they are now, or a little larger. Since the adoption of PLU 2020 we have had a three-prong test for our graduate programs: are they consistent with the mission, are they academically excellent, and do they bring positive net revenue to the university. All nine of our graduate
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, “Identity and Material Memory: Holocaust Museums in the Southern Cone” Dr. Jan Weiss with Hannah McCann, “Creating Culturally Relevant School Routines to Support San Learners in Namibia” 2020-2022Students: Kerry Dolan, “Violence Against Indigenous Women of Oaxaca: Raising Awareness” Keisha Laguer Vandessppooll, “Representation and the Wellbeing of the Disability Community in Oaxaca” Faculty: Dr. Corey Cook, “Cross-Cultural Extensions of the Affordance Management Approach to Understanding Stereotyping
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aware of how often they pull the phone out of their pockets,” while allowing them to create study opportunities. The team behind the app includes current and former students Adam Baldwin ‘18, Colton Walter ‘19, and Nick Sundvall ‘20, and local developer and educator Peter Gruenbaum. Engineer and entrepreneur Al Herron has also been a mentor. At PLU, Mbugua appreciates the academic rigor and close relationships with professors. He found a sense of community with the debate team and he appreciates the
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. Degrees are sorted into the College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Studies, College of Natural Sciences, and College of Professional Studies. How will this change the feeling of Commencement?Since 2020, PLU Commencement has changed every year, including hosting two years of Commencements remotely. There is a profound desire among PLU community members to celebrate our graduates. This is especially true for a class that has accomplished, struggled through, learned, and realized so much
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disservice.” Swenson grills small burgers for a weekend event on campus. Sourcing local Most university chefs can’t say with certainty where the meat they cook with comes from — but no one ever said PLU chefs are like most chefs. A student worker serves dinner in the University Commons. While the rest of the university moves toward the goal of being a carbon neutral by 2020, Dining Services staffers are searching for ways to reduce their own carbon footprint. They work with a number of local companies
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anything in primary care, he added. “What I work on a lot is confidence building and getting people to the point where they trust that they are making good decisions,” Larsen said. And, he says, that isn’t a tough job with the PLU nurses he works with. “They are all bright,” Larsen said. “They are eager, they are willing, they’re gung-ho. I’ve never had a student who was questionable. I’m sure it has to do with the incredibly competitive selection process.” The nurses in training bring that passion to
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examination of human resource planning, development, and utilization in modern organizations. Topics include: recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, collective bargaining, contracts, benefit programs, relationships, and role of the human resource department. (2) EDUC 743 : Educational Finance in P12 The primary goal of this course is to help aspiring school leaders understand school finance and the systemic and political impacts on P12. Students will look at school
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children and five grandchildren, his undergraduate degree was a new kind challenge. “I felt overwhelmed. And I really questioned myself,” Brass said. “‘Is this for me? Can I do this?’ But the military instilled the will to achieve.” Brass said that first semester felt like basic training: shock and awe. But he persevered — he graduates Saturday, earning a degree in kinesiology, health and fitness promotion. “I’m ecstatic,” Brass said. “It’s hard to conceive I am graduating with a bachelor’s degree
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as a superstar. Hunt, humble as she is, never saw the whole TED thing coming. Two years ago, a friend who’d done a TEDx event encouraged Hunt to apply for the fellowship. “I didn’t think much of it,” Hunt said—“yeah; yeah; like that’s ever going to happen.” Hunt was selected as one of 21 worldwide TED2014 Fellows—which officially qualifies her as a “world-changing innovator.” As such, she not only presented at the 30th Talks conference in Vancouver, B.C., but she’s also received training and
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