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, and experiences. What did students create? Basically we recorded personal narratives of our journey in a ceramic medium. I also led the discussion section of the Western China Seminar, a required course for the program. This allowed us to process what we were learning as a group and to place this information into context not only for the semester, but as a transformational event in our lives. How did you get involved with this program? This is one of those weird crossroads in life you could never

response to requests, and active anticipatory guidance as needed. A commitment to promote our culture of mentoring is maintained at all levels and across all positions in the SoN.Peer Review Peer Review Policy Purpose: Peer review fosters a continuous learning culture, development and sharing of best practices in teaching, and is consistent with professional accountability and self-regulation associated with the practice of nursing. In recognition that teaching is a dynamic and ongoing process, the PLU

majors have commented that they decided to major in math because Rachid spoke to them and encouraged them.” “Dr. Benkhalti is an ideal college professor,” wrote a recent student. “My experience taking classes from him was memorable and makes learning hard mathematical concepts attainable. I learned so much while taking the calculus series, and he motivated me to become a mathematician.” Throughout his 33 years at PLU, Rachid has been involved in a wide variety of leadership and planning committees

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and Rizelle Rosales ’18 narrated. “It was incredibly important to work with my peers. The more students involved, the more each of us were learning. More importantly, we were helping make more people aware and involved with ending the tragedy of human trafficking,” Anderson said. The two students and their faculty adviser, Joanne Lisosky, were funded by PLU’s new Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Fund to purchase equipment and travel to the Philippines in January. Every PLU student pays $10 a

include scholars and thinkers from a variety of backgrounds. ● Creating course units that directly respond to contemporary social movements, including Black Lives Matter, and help students better understand and critique manifestations of racism, xenophobia, sexism, etc. ● Working to ensure that our classes meet our students’ diverse learning needs. ● Committing to hold PLU as an institution accountable for its commitments to diversity and justice and working effectively towards that end. ● Striving to

who have died. Diwali Festival – Friday November 1st, 10:30-11:00am on KHP porch (during chapel break).  Celebrate this Festival of Lights with food, community, and learning about this holy day. Celebration of Light – Wednesday December 4th, 4:30-6:00pm, KHP.  An annual celebration of winter holidays from a variety of religious and cultural traditions.  Treats, activities, JOY!

in a K-8 classroom. Teams of students will partner with K-8 teachers to co-develop and co-teach classroom lessons. Topics include Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Standards in Mathematics, STEM-specific teaching strategies, issues of classroom equity and access, and designing assessments of STEM learning. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and completion of one of the following with a grade of C- or above: BIOL 226 or CHEM 116 or CSCI 270 or GEOS 201 or MATH 152 or PHYS 154/164

. By creating more honest and open conversations, the Humanities helps us to acknowledge our differences and then seek connections. The best part of this year has been seeing all the ways the students and faculty of PLU are advancing this work. I am energized by the learning happening in my colleagues’ classrooms, the poise of seniors giving their capstone presentations, and the discoveries shared through student-faculty research projects. You’ll learn about some of this work in this edition of

research, work, learning, or community engagement. We look forward to hearing from you! Erin Dilworth, of Citizens for a Healthy Bay, speaks to Prof. Nathalie op de Beeck’s ENGL 234: ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE – LT (J-TERM 2019) at Thea’s Park on Tacoma’s waterfront, discussing environmental challenges of industry in the tideflats, and how CHB participates in advocacy and builds relationships with local industries and businesses. - photo courtesy of Citizens for a Healthy Bay All best, Kevin J. O’Brien