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Alumni StoriesStudying the Holocaust and related themes is often a hallmark of the PLU learning experience. These alumni updates describe the long-term impact of attending the Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference, taking classes with HGST themes, and traveling to Europe to learn Holocaust history first hand.Ian McMichael, ’13 German Languages & Literature Major, Religion and Hispanic Studies MinorsIan is serving a 2nd year with Teach For America at Little Wound High School on the Pine
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Alumni StoriesStudying the Holocaust and related themes is often a hallmark of the PLU learning experience. These alumni updates describe the long-term impact of attending the Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference, taking classes with HGST themes, and traveling to Europe to learn Holocaust history first hand.Ian McMichael, ’13 German Languages & Literature Major, Religion and Hispanic Studies MinorsIan is serving a 2nd year with Teach For America at Little Wound High School on the Pine
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Education (Co-op) Cooperative education typically refers to alternating classroom learning and paid work experiences in a field directly related to the student’s academic or career goals. In many cases, the co-op is a full-time work experience that requires the student to not enroll in additional courses during the term. Co-ops may be eligible for academic credit.Volunteering Volunteers perform a service without pay to support a cause. Opportunities include one-time assistance or continual service
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Lathiena Nervo Assistant Professor of Biology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7376 Email: lnervo@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 148 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Developmental Biology, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 2015 B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 2004 Selected Presentations Manning,L.A., Ronk,H., Sewell, M.,Peifer, M., The scaffold protein Canoe and ZO1/Polychaetoid work together to
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skills. Educational trendsetters, Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins, thoroughly explore this strategy in their 2013 book, Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding. The book is admittedly geared toward the K-12 crowd, but the theories and strategies are also highly effective in higher education settings. According to McTighe and Wiggins (2013), essential questions “serve as doorways or lenses through which learners can better see and explore the key concepts, themes, theories, issues
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Dowland and a J-term group studying the intersection of religion and politics. Suzy is a specialist in social change. She works with senior leaders across the public, private, education and third sectors to solve some of the most pressing social issues of our time. Although her experience is wide-ranging; from sales & marketing to major technology upgrades, new product launches and organizational mergers, Suzy is widely recognized for her pragmatic and thoughtful approach to inclusion and diversity
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planet, and transform local communities. Known as “Tech for Social Impact,” these strategies have the potential to expand the capacity of organizations and communities to address and meet social challenges. (45 minutes plus audience Q&A) Concordia Summit, September 2021, New York City, “Evolving higher education to spark social innovation and impact locally: An applied model from Pacific Lutheran University” YouTube video featuring PLU’s George Zeno, Dr. Mike Halvorson, Dr. Mike Mulder, and alumna
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Jeffrey Stuart Professor of Mathematics Phone: 253-535-7403 Email: stuartjl@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 258 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Personal Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986 M.A., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981 B.S., Physics and Mathematics, Pomona College, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Combinatorial Matrix Theory Graph Theory Optimization and Finance Selected
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Getting to Know the Alumni – Nicole Wassynger Posted by: wagnerjc / October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 Nicole Wassynger, 2017 MSMR Graduate, loved her experiences working with real-world clients. She encourages current and prospective MSMR candidates to take responsibility for their education, ask questions, and network. What was your favorite project you completed while in the MSMR program? I’m probably the only one from our cohort with this answer, but the project we did for Mulder’s class
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pools in the 1950s. However, Winchester’s choreography itself is not the focus of the program but rather a small part that stresses rich opportunity, diversity and education for students and the community. Ultimately, the program aims to help students expand their creativity and grow as artists. “The dance concert in the spring… was one of the greatest opportunities I’ve had in university so far,” junior Dance minor Anna Wells said. Another student, junior Luke Gienger, said knowledge from previous
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