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Lutheran University helped prepare her for.Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, PLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program provides funding for students earning their Master of Education (MAE) at PLU that plan to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects at the middle or high school level. Scholarship recipients — like Anderson — attend monthly meetings to learn about equity in education and culturally sustaining classroom practices. The

find purpose and meaning in their life. “It helps students identify different points in the journey of questions,” Holden explained. “It shows what the process looks like.” SIL director Eva Johnson, assistant education professor Steve Woolworth and assistant philosophy professor Pauline Kaurin made up the second panel. The three related their experiences in college to how things turned out in the rest of their life, an exercise first year Erik Arnits found especially helpful. “I really liked

easy to ‘fall off track’ in college. “PLU has expectations similar to what a parent expects.” Scott always knew he wanted to be a music teacher and he wanted to find the best program. He looked at California, Oregon, the local public universities and some of the private colleges. “PLU offered the most respected music education program and I knew PLU would give me the best outcome,” he said. “I liked the student to faculty ratio – and the quality of the music education program was superior.” He

. Carey, guest editor of Washington Monthly’s college guide, directs the education policy program at New America, a think tank and civic enterprise in Washington, D.C. As a result, “colleges tried to claw their way up the U.S. News ladder by raising prices and excluding all but the most privileged students, exactly the opposite of what a nation struggling to keep higher education affordable for an increasingly diverse student population actually needed,” Carey wrote. Washington Monthly’s college

October 17, 2013 Life of the Mind: Democracy & the American Dream – for DREAMers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Pk401CS6M About the DREAM Act – and DREAMers Named after the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, a measure first proposed in 2001, DREAMers are undocumented immigrant high-school graduates who are willing and ready to pursue their educational and life goals, yet unable to do so. The DREAMers label is evocative of the familiar concept of The American Dream, and

Former PLU President Eugene Wiegman will be remembered for his passion for service, advocacy and Tacoma Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsFormer PLU President Eugene Wiegman passed away on July 1 at the age of 90. Dr. Wiegman will be remembered for his remarkable career in education, government, advocacy and ministry—and his unceasing kindness and compassion.“Dr. Wiegman was a pure joy to talk with and work with,” says PLU

home and a school system that didn’t encourage her to pursue higher education. She didn’t know the questions to ask regarding that pursuit. “It informs the research I do,” she said. Now, Chavez’s past struggles and successes will inform her talk at the annual Pave the Way Conference, where she will serve as one of three featured speakers. She will present to hundreds of educators, policymakers, and nonprofit and industry partners about the opportunity gap in Washington state. The conference focuses

Services that will help me gain knowledge in international development and management. Within the next few years I plan to continue education by attending graduate school aboard to study International Relations or Development Economics. I would ultimately like to have a career working on Africa’s economic development policies. Brian Higginbotham, Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in political science Brain Higginbotham ’13 is from Woodinville, Wash. Why PLU? I chose to come to PLU because it

national initiative works to help close the shortage gap in the nursing workforce across the country. The three foundations will match $125,000 from the national initiative to provide a total of up to $250,00 to launch the Comprehensive Gerontologic Education Partnership in Thurston, Pierce, Mason and Kitsap counties. The partnership is formed by PLU and six supporting organizations. According to Terry Miller, dean of the School of Nursing and project director, the partnership is an original approach

.” This wasn’t the only surprise for the graphic design major from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Just about every part of her time at PLU has been something of a surprise. For starters, when Walker started at PLU, she thought she wanted to major in elementary education and become a high school art teacher. Then she took a course in graphic design and a new world opened up. “I kept getting pulled toward art,” Walker said. “It just fit me.” Interning in London wasn’t something she originally sought, either. In