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  • Jenna Serr in her kindergarten class at James Sales Elementary. (Photos by John Froschauer) A calling to teach By Chris Albert Jenna (Steffenson) Serr ’06 ’10 takes account of her flock of kindergartners. Her eyes assessing every corner of the room, she sees her students…

    case, actually far from it. With only two words she reels them in. “Class, class,” she says in a way that almost sounds like she’s singing. “Yes, yes,” they immediately respond in cadence, all eyes meeting hers. Their singular attention is placed solely on their teacher. Serr smiles. It’s time to learn and she has them right where she wants them – her classroom, at James Sales Elementary. Principal Kristen Schroeder works one-on-one with a student on reading in her office. At James Sales, the

  • Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities…

    is published by the NECU, and has its home in the Presidential Center for Faith and Learning at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, the institutional sponsor of the publication. Intersections extends and enhances discussions fostered by the annual Vocation of the Lutheran College Conference, together lifting up the vocation of Lutheran colleges and universities. It aims to raise the level of awareness among faculty, staff, and administration about the Lutheran heritage and church

  • Students need not worry about financial aid If there’s one message Financial Aid Days offered last week, it’s don’t worry. Students who already secured financial support for the 2008-2009 school year will still receive there support packages for next semester, said Kay Soltis, director of…

    support. The university’s Office of Financial Aid has expertise in navigating financial packages that keep student’s college careers a reality. Getting the most bang for their buck really boils down to working with financial aid counselors, working ahead and providing as much financial information as possible. Filling out the FAFSA is a must and the sooner the better, even if it is just initial information, Soltis said. “The more they can give us, the better we can work with the information,” Soltis

  • A group of dignitaries from Namibia visited PLU this summer. Namibian homecoming to PLU By Joanne Lisosky, professor of communication Included among the delegation of Namibian dignitaries touring the Pacific Lutheran University campus last week was a proud alumnus, Edwin Tjiramba, who delighted in sharing…

    August 14, 2013 A group of dignitaries from Namibia visited PLU this summer. Namibian homecoming to PLU By Joanne Lisosky, professor of communication Included among the delegation of Namibian dignitaries touring the Pacific Lutheran University campus last week was a proud alumnus, Edwin Tjiramba, who delighted in sharing his fond memories of PLU. “I was born in Namibia, but my future was born at PLU,” Tjiramba said with a wide grin. Tjiramba currently serves as the Communication and Marketing

  • The Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) has been offered at the Medical College of Wisconsin for over 30 years. During that time, SPUR has hosted hundreds of students who have since made significant contributions to science and humanity through their current positions as teachers,…

    Summer Program for Undergraduate Research @ the Medical College of Wisconsin Posted by: nicolacs / January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017 The Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) has been offered at the Medical College of Wisconsin for over 30 years. During that time, SPUR has hosted hundreds of students who have since made significant contributions to science and humanity through their current positions as teachers, instructors, professors, researchers, industry professionals

  • PLU sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. The recipients have been nominated and selected by their peers, signifying their high regard among those who know them well. Congratulations…

    Congratulations to the 2019-20 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients! Posted by: abryant / January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 PLU sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. The recipients have been nominated and selected by their peers, signifying their high regard among those who know them well. Congratulations to the 2019-20 award recipients! The Faculty Excellence

  • PLU’s College of Natural Sciences is excited for Bryn Nelson to deliver “From Revolting to Revolutionary: How Poop Has Transformed Science and Reshaped the World,” the 2024 Rachel Carson Science, Technology and Society Lecture, on February 21 at 7:00 P.M. in the Anderson University Center…

    an award-winning science journalist, microbiologist, and author of Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure. As a science writer at Newsday from 2000 to 2007, Nelson wrote frequently about the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, stem cell research, conservation, global warming, ecology, and the West Nile virus. As a freelance writer, Nelson has written for the New York Times, Wired, Scientific American, CNN Travel, Nature, New Scientist, The Guardian, ENSIA, and bioGraphic. Among his

  • SPIRAL (Summer Program in Research and Learning) and SPATIAL-Stats (Summer Program Advancing Techniques in the Applied Learning of Statistics) are research experiences for undergraduates (REU) aimed at providing a mentoring structure that promotes active learning and engagement in problems in statistics and mathematics. Undergraduate students…

    to conduct scientific research. The SPATIAL-Stats runs in conjunction with the SPIRAL, an award winning REU in existence for 20 years. 8-week summer research program $4800 stipend Housing and meals provided on the campus of Georgetown University Travel stipend available to/from Georgetown In residence: June 4 – July  22, 2023 Exciting fields trips to agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA), National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, etc. Applications accepted until March 31, 2023. Get

  • Biology professors win coveted Murdock grants Turning over barnacle-encrusted rocks, one by one, craning your neck to catch a glimpse of a bird or sloshing through a muddy tributary might not seem like hard core scientific endeavors. But think again. It’s research such as this…

    July 23, 2009 Biology professors win coveted Murdock grants Turning over barnacle-encrusted rocks, one by one, craning your neck to catch a glimpse of a bird or sloshing through a muddy tributary might not seem like hard core scientific endeavors. But think again. It’s research such as this that gleaned three assistant professors of biology – Michael Behrens, Julie Smith and Jacob Egge – grants totaling more than $120,000. The support, provided by the Vancouver, Wash. based M.J. Murdock

  • Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), describes a society whose members, constantly fearing the loss of personal reputation, ask themselves this question like a reprimand: What will people say? The title’s timeless alliteration also displays how words shape reputation’s near relation–memory. Soniah Kamal’s Unmarriageable (2019),…

    say” to both Alys and Darsee (130). Whereas Austen’s Pride and Prejudice presents a biting ridicule of the contest for social mobility and a sharp eye to gender restrictions in Regency England, Kamal turns her eye to England’s imperial legacy in the life and language of contemporary Pakistan. At times, the novel’s meta-references detracted from my suspension of disbelief because I was always aware that I was reading a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. All of characters know about the novel, Alys