Search

PLU Alumnus Named National Emerging Leader in Education Posted by: Zach Powers / July 28, 2015 Image: Forrest Griek ’00, ’02 is the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary and a national “Emerging Leader” in education. [Photo Courtesy of Tacoma Public Schools] July 28, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent

Teaching with Sakai at PLU Posted by: bodewedl / August 22, 2018 August 22, 2018 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The Office of the Provost’s Faculty Resources website has a new webpage dedicated to Teaching and Learning with Sakai. Here faculty can learn more about how Sakai is being used across campus. View Real PLU Sakai Sites Ever wondered how your colleagues are using Sakai in their courses? The Teaching and Learning with Sakai site allows PLU faculty and staff to enroll in Sakai

project. Tom Pfeifle Read Previous PLU’s provost plans to improve faculty diversity, visibility and accessibility of campus research Read Next ASPLU president Ellie Lapp on student government, research and preparing for life after graduation COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world

linked to academic excellence,” Brown said during a speech at the annual Fall Faculty Conference. “It provides a richer intellectual environment, better preparing all our students to live, work and serve others in an increasingly global and multicultural society.” Currently, Brown says, PLU is making major strides in improving the diversity of its student body. This year, 42 percent of incoming first-year students are the first in their family to attend college and 35 percent of them identify as

Excellence, and it was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The New York Times named Empire of Cotton one of the ten most important books of 2015. Professor Beckert’s other publications have focused on the nineteenth-century bourgeoisie, on labor, on democracy, on global history and on the connections between slavery and capitalism. He is currently at work on a global history of capitalism. To prepare for this year’s Benson Lecture, PLU students will read selections from Empire of Cotton and study the

through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a few chimed in from different corners of the room.Wade, alongside longtime teacher Darrell Chase, calmly commanded the classroom as though he had done it for years. Yet, the 38-year-old is in his second year of teaching, and he credits his immediate success to the intense preparation at Pacific Lutheran University through the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARC) program

learning who we are and our place in the world.” Hylander said the Diversity Center helps her apply what she learns inside the classroom, outside in the real world. The focus, she said, is on action. “There are so many opportunities at PLU to think about all of these different aspects of our lives and really think critically of how to better ourselves and our society,” Hylander said. “Don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk,” she added. To see why other PLU Diversity Advocates care about social justice

,” she said. “You can get involved just by speaking up in class.” To see why other PLU Diversity Advocates care about social justice, click here. Read Previous Oil Literacy panel Read Next Crime of My Very Existence COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found

November 1, 2010 Why does Maurice Eckstein care about social justice? “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” said Maurice Eckstein. “When I came here I was forced to become aware of it.” By Kari Plog ’11 Maurice Eckstein ’11 is a first-generation college student. The recent PLU graduate, from Trinidad and Tobago, learned about social justice indirectly after coming to PLU. “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” he said. “When I came

November 1, 2010 What is ‘social justice’? And why should you care? By Kari Plog ’11 In the first floor of PLU’s University Center, students fill the overstuffed couches – some studying, some texting their friends, some just hanging out. It’s what happens at the Diversity Center all the time. The “D Center,” as it is known, is a great place to hang out. It is also a great place to tackle big issues – like power, privilege, equity and inclusiveness. It can be both. In fact, that’s the whole