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doing student teaching in a local high school. After that I hope to teach high school history. Casey Church, Bachelor of Arts in mathematics education with a minor in history Why PLU? I had an inkling I wanted to into education in some way, and I knew PLU was a good school in that regard. I really liked the vibe of the small cramps, as well as the location nestled between the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains. I had heard positive things about the music on this campus and had a desire to try to

girl, but when she started high school, it began to hit home just what being an undocumented student meant. A driver’s license was out of the question. So was applying for student loans. The thought of paying for a college education seemed impossible. “I couldn’t apply for financial aid, so it just seemed out of reach,” she said. But when the Minds Matter tutors came to her school to offer any sophomore, free of charge, an intense three-year tutoring program—with the caveat that they must show for

Rebecca Crust ’19 Posted by: juliannh / February 17, 2022 February 17, 2022 By Tony ColvilleIn high school, Rebecca Crust (19’) volunteered at a community farm in Seattle which increased access to fresh produce for the local neighborhood.“I was just, you know, a kid out of high school who really liked gardening.” Naturally, as a first year biology student and PLU Rieke Scholar, they found themself drawn to the mission of the PLU Community Garden, which was managed by facilities at the time

the future. Key questions to address are ‘how would you use this degree in your future career’?, ‘how will you make a difference in your community, or society, or the world’? In the case of graduate nursing programs, explain what you will do with your degree that will benefit others. If you are pursuing a nursing degree, assess your personal goals that align with a specific career in nursing. Do you see yourself as an RN, or do you have a goal to bring innovation or reform to current systems in

taught English and expanded his linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge. Returning to the U.S., he started teaching Spanish at Highline Public Schools’ Raisbeck Aviation High School in Tukwila. His passion evolved into something else: a desire to become not just a bilingual educator, but a bilingual educational leader. That goal led him to Pacific Lutheran University’s principal preparation program. The program helped him land a job in the Lake Washington School District as an elementary

March 6, 2014 PLU Hosts Annual JROTC Fitness Contest PLU Marketing & Communications Dozens of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from 12 high schools left blood, sweat—and possibly even a few tears—at PLU on March 7 after the annual JROTC Physical Fitness Competition. High-school cadets competed in physical challenges all morning, rotating between events such as the Army Physical Fitness Test (two minutes of pushups and sit-ups, plus a 2-mile run), “Move Heavy Stuff” and a

including Frank Kline, Dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology; Terry Miller, Dean of the School of Nursing; and Matt Smith, Dean of the Division of Natural Sciences.  In addition, President Thomas Krise and his wife, Patty, hosted a dinner in honor of the Namibians at Gonyea House. But it was Edwin Tjiramba’s powerful connection to PLU that made this global homecoming an uncommon treat. He first arrived at PLU in 1990 through an educational program initiated by the Lutheran Church in the newly

Pogue, who plans to become a music teacher once he graduates. “I knew this was going to be my school.” Pogue’s journey to PLU actually began when he was a student at Pasco High School and his love of music developed. The 2,400-student high school was not socially kind to Pogue, or anyone else who wasn’t a jock, and he dropped out and later earned his GED. He worked at the Seattle Symphony and then for Amazon.com for awhile. In 2009, he started up his college career again when he registered at

The Value and Benefits of AACSB Accreditation Posted by: Julie Winters / December 17, 2019 Image: Reflections in the glass railing in the Morken Center at PLU on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. (Photo/John Froschauer) December 17, 2019 What is Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) accreditation and why should you choose a business school with this accreditation? Simply put, AACSB accreditation is the benchmark of quality for business education across the globe.The

expanded … well … exponentially. “I thought it was fascinating seeing how everything is connected through math,” Ball said. When Ball first came to PLU, he wanted to major in engineering, but after taking physics and giving thought to his life after college, he decided engineering wasn’t for him. Ball is now enrolled in PLU’s graduate education program, working to earn a master’s degree in secondary education. He hopes to teach high-school math first and eventually become a college professor. “It came