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entire curriculum for the Ph.D. was a Friday afternoon seminar/introduction to the department/introduction to the field. Each week, the faculty member in charge of the class would pick a topic that was “hot” in communication, and ask two other faculty members to discuss the topic from their respective theoretical or methodological or practical standpoints—for instance, “activism” or “engagement” or “campaigning” or whatever. The idea was to let graduate students see how scholars approach a topic and

serve as the first president of PLU’s Mortar Board chapter, an organization that emphasizes the advancement of the status of women. I then chose to attend a law school that is named after Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Meeting Justice O’Connor, who revolutionized the field of law for millions of women, was an empowering experience, to say the very least. Thomas Kim '15 with former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and former Arizona State Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor. (Photo

my students walk away excited about how this can help their students be engaged and excited in school,” he said. “It takes learning away from being able to pass standardized tests to being able to use skills in a practical way.” School-based makerspaces also level the playing field for use of technology by students, he said, making expensive equipment more accessible. Some Tacoma schools are already partnering with FabLab, a local makerspace in downtown Tacoma, to expose local K-12 students to

from voters. They need supermajority support of 60 percent for approval. Dani Gapsch, a junior business major from Vancouver, Washington, said PLU often hosts field trips from nearby Franklin Pierce schools, and it is likely that many of them will come to the university down the road. She said that’s why students at PLU should cast their vote in support of local kids. “The Franklin Pierce School District has such a presence on PLU’s campus,” she said. “The students of today are the possible PLU

program is to foster a generation of people who will serve as proponents of peacebuilding. It helps students find their niche in the field, St. Clair said, and refine the track they take to fulfill their vocation. “(The students) do gain a deeper appreciation for complexities and the roles that the people in the community play,” she said, including recognizing that it isn’t their role isn’t to drop into international communities to save people. It’s to listen and help, she said. “(Students) are

in the trenches and practice the art of teaching and leading from day one. Is there a PLU experience, course or faculty member that stands out to you as profound in shaping your passion for education or the direction you took in the education field? On one end, I competed in Track and Cross Country for PLU. This experience taught me how to endure and essentially compete day in and day out for results. Our work as educators is not done at the end of the day; you often don’t get long-term results

of her favorites shows him smiling just after arriving in Afghanistan. He rarely smiled in photos, Mary recalled; he specialized in silly faces.Honoring veteransMary and Paul Bradshaw will be on the field ahead of PLU’s annual Military Appreciation Football Game on Nov. 5. Visit to read more about this event and the university’s Veterans Day Celebration.“It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years,” she said. The Bradshaws are now considered Gold Star parents, part of a group of families who lost

major Todd Hoagland '16. (Photo: Angelo Mejia '17) By Genny Boots ’18 Juggling academics and athletics can be a tricky balance for student athletes. Todd Hoagland knows that life well, having worked hard on and off the field. He finishes his standout college soccer career and his undergraduate degree in sociology in a few weeks, and heads to a graduate program in the fall. Hoagland will be attending Seattle University to earn a master’s in criminal justice in hopes of working in the FBI crime

time doing these critiques. We try to do them regularly enough that nobody has gotten so far a field that he or she cannot come back into the fold and recover in some way. Part of it, I think, is that if we’re super pressed for time, I wonder if we’re less likely to try to figure it out or just abandon the project. Kory Brown: Abandon or fix it for them? Amy Young: Exactly. I think that’s true. I think as a faculty member, it’s hard to hold yourself back and I’m also a parent so I think about this

Summer 2021 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Washington State University Posted by: alemanem / January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 Are you completing your degree in Physics, Astronomy, or a related field?  If so, Washington State University is now accepting applications for the Summer 2021 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) The Department of Physics and Astronomy will offer paid summer research internships through our NSF-funded REU program where students will explore how