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  • By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When on-campus class sessions cannot be held as scheduled, online lessons provide an alternative method for teaching. Online lessons created in Sakai can provide faculty and students with access to all the major components of a course, including instructional content,…

    questions. This tool provides the advantage of configuring more complex settings, such as timed assessments and automated feedback. Like assignments, a link to a test or quiz can be added to an online lesson page. Instructors should specify expectations for the use of outside resources while completing the assessment – including consulting course materials, web content, peers, etc. Many types of assessment questions can be configured for automatic grading and feedback, and grades are automatically

  • University Gallery: PLU Faculty Show The Ingram Hall University Gallery opens its season with a collection of recent work by faculty of PLU’s Department of Art & Design. Each year, the University Gallery showcases work from local artists, students, emerging talents and faculty alike. The…

    pursuit of survival that all living things share. What do we choose to “graft” to our backs and bring along for the long haul? In a time of environmental and economic deterioration it is for me a question of what is necessary, and perhaps more importantly, what is not. Slow moving and awkward on dry land, the sea turtle symbolizes patience, wisdom, tenacity, and perseverance. Water (implied) is really the key here, perhaps in its promise of sustenance and a hope that it exists. The materials chosen

  • Four years ago, Assistant Chemistry Professor Justin Lytle started the “Chemistry of Food” series with Erica Fickeisen, lead baker with PLU’s Dining and Culinary Services.(Photo by John Froschauer) The right recipe for fun and learning The recipe for how Assistant Professor of Chemistry Justin Lytle…

    assembling nanomaterials – materials that are less than one thousandth of the diameter of a human hair – into powerful state-of-the-art lithium ion batteries. Here at PLU, he continues to use nanomaterials to store energy in flexible and lightweight paper electrodes. Throughout his career he’s worked with more than 20 students on student-faculty research projects. Lytle’s true calling is sharing his passion for the sciences with students.  His teaching philosophy is that chemistry doesn’t have to be

  • The PLU capstone project is a meaningful culmination of a student’s academic journey at PLU. It offers students a chance to embrace complexity and ask tough questions. In a display of remembrance and advocacy, Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 opened…

    ’24 are all members of the PLU football team. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) The presentation stressed the significance of recognizing and tackling mental health concerns. They discussed theories, like social judgment theory, to examine the link between navigating performance pressures and coping with injuries while balancing academic and personal responsibilities. Ford, Ane, and Canda created a dedicated website offering resources, including educational materials on mental health and practical coping

  • In honor of Women’s History Month, we are “commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.” ( https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/ ). This exhibit includes a short list of just a few women’s first achievements in the past six…

    in the 1960s and 1970s, and became members of their corporate boards”– Provided by publisher. Read Previous Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium Read Next Wang Center Photo & Video Contest Winners 2022 LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31, 2023 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium February 16

  • International Honors at PLU Kyle Schroeder lives in the International Honors wing of Hong International Hall. He says that IHON challenges him to think in a different manner. Four first-year students discuss PLU’s honors program By Steve Hansen Ask four first-year students from different backgrounds…

    repeating: PLU’s IHON program is both international and honors. It’s what students like about it. That is certainly true for Nellie Moran. As someone who hopes to someday work for the U.S. Foreign Service, she is very interested in the cultural and historical contexts that shape the world. “The fact that the program was internationally focused was a huge draw to me,” Moran said. “Taking classes that force me to think more globally is so beneficial for the work I want to do in the future.” Thinking

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 19, 2017)- Noelle Green ’18 says equal access to education means equal access to facilities across campus. Leaders at Pacific Lutheran University agree. The institution recently invested more than $630,000 to improve accessibility for students such as Green, who was diagnosed with…

    faculty have been a driving force behind change,” she said. Ray Orr is one of them. Orr, associate vice president for facilities management, says accessibility upgrades are a priority at PLU, even when funds are limited. Institutions across the country struggle to comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, amid aging buildings and a lack of funds to address all the needs at once. PLU is no different, Orr said. “Everyone’s trying to catch up and do what they can,” he said

  • By Thomas Kyle-Milward,  Marketing & Communication TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 19, 2018) — “Innovation” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. It’s had different connotations at different times over the years, both positive and some negative. Through the addition of a new minor, Innovation…

    . Whiteboards, art supplies, prototyping materials and communal equipment are available for use, providing an opportunity for creative growth outside a traditional classroom setting. The real-world skills students pursuing the minor gain include cross-discipline teamwork, problem-solving, hands-on learning, maximizing strengths and limiting weaknesses. “We think it’s really important for students to use their hands, to work in teams in which they build things,” Halvorson said. “We don’t just talk about

  • You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But Visiting Instructor of Chinese Xi Zhu is a true embodiment of this idea. You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But…

    majority of unearthed Chinese materials available in electronic form, Zhu can work from whichever country he likes, as long as there’s Wi-Fi.  As an instructor, Xi Zhu has prior experience teaching Chinese language and literature courses at the University of Colorado Boulder and at the UW. Still, Zhu acknowledges that he is “a rookie” among PLU’s other professors. With this difference, though, Zhu suspects there are strengths. “As a student, I feel like I can relate my study and the learning experience

  • To: All students and families From: Office of the President Date: Wednesday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. Dear students and families, My oldest son, a first-year university student, recently quipped, “Remote learning was okay for a few weeks, but I just want to get back…

    accommodate current physical-distancing requirements with no changes. Flexible classroom spaces. For classes with more students, we are planning to use flexible, larger spaces to allow for physical distancing. For the 2020–21 academic year, spaces traditionally reserved for conferences, events, and performances will transform into classroom spaces to enable appropriate physical distancing between students in all classes. Academic program preparedness. A task force made up of leaders from across the