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(grammar and spelling). While these procedural requirements are important, I believe they shouldn’t hold the same weight as the actual content of a post. And yet, rubric criteria often weighted mechanics equal to critical thinking. It seems to me that the central goal of an assessment is to demonstrate mastery of learning objectives more than mastery of secondary processes. In short, what you say is more important than how you say it. I can already hear the arguments against this philosophy. However
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critical approach. The MSMR program’s rigorous framework provided me with both a traditional marketing perspective and a modernized view of the role of technology in the corporate landscape. This program will foster an interest in research and problem solving as well as prepare one for an exhilarant career. What was your favorite project you completed while in the MSMR program? My favorite project in the MSMR program was working with a local nonprofit financial empowerment program. My group’s topic was
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May 2, 2008 Grant supports environmental research With a $90,000 grant, the Environmental Studies Program intends to provide students and faculty members with more opportunities for research and creative projects. The program received the funding from the Wiancko Charitable Foundation in December 2007. The program’s faculty determined the money would support annual student-faculty research and creative projects, a mini-grant program, and provide for a faculty workshop in May and a summer
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they might not understand. And showing people that, you can kind of start to understand what people are feeling.” The poignant performances of his rendition of the play brought tears to the eyes of audience members ― and sparked some healthy dialogue between the cast and the predominantly white audiences in post-show question-and-answer sessions. The message he wanted to leave his viewers, Wallace said, was one of unity. “Everyone’s got their own struggle, and I wanted people to realize that we
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Turning Technologies. If your receiver is white and branded similar the photo to the right, it is compatible with TurningPoint Cloud. Request an upgrade of your laptop or desktop software to TurningPoint Cloud to be installed sometime after June 3. Create a helpdesk ticket at https://helpdesk.plu.edu. Use the request type “Software – Install/Update.” If you plan to use classroom computers with clickers after June 3, be advised that the computers will likely have TurningPoint Cloud software installed
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October 7, 2011 dCenter ’emerged’ as a resource for students, fun place to hang out For many, like senior art major Chelsea Putnam, PLU’s Diversity Center is a place to foster one’s individuality.“I really wanted to learn and gain my own individuality with this place,” said Putnam. Initially though, Putnam didn’t really understand what social justice was.“It was a culture shock for me,” Putnam said. “I came from a community that was a very small town. I lived in a very white Hispanic culture
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was entirely her own: intensely personal, purposely provocative—and encouragingly challenging. Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces White Spaces, addressed PLU faculty, staff and administration at University Conference 2014. “These are hard times,” Finney said. “It’s a time of changing demographics—but there’ve always been changing demographics. I am the changing demographic!” Finney said she
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Tacoma-area Conference for Innovation Students Submit your proposals by February 22, 2021 Posted by: halvormj / February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies Are you a current Innovation Studies student? Read on if you’re interested in presenting a paper or student project at a local Innovation conference. I was contacted recently by a colleague at the UW/Tacoma who directs their university’s Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement. Each year they
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June 16, 2008 Playing in the mud Outfitted in waders and armed with oranges, shallow plastic trays and pH testing kits, faculty members and alumni trudged into Clover Creek. Under the watchful guidance of environmental studies faculty, the group was learning to collect field data about the creek, which is an important watershed in this area, explained Jill Whitman, geosciences professor. It’s the same type of work students in the “Environmental Methods of Investigation” course learn to do. The
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critical life skills: time management, risk taking and, most of all, patience.”Spring also works at Springtide Press, runs the Elliott Press at PLU and is part of the creative duo the Dead Feminists broadsides, a series of letterpress prints highlighting historical feminists. Her work is included in collections around the globe. Spring is currently taking a year of absence from PLU and plans to return in Fall 2015. Along with her fellow award recipients, Spring will be honored at the annual Tacoma Arts
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