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  • Acting Provost Joanna Gregson discusses how PLU faculty members embrace their identity as teacher-scholars, and the value of “learning by doing” for students who engage in collaborative research

    Welcome Welcome https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/undergrad-research-symposium-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Joanna Gregson Joanna Gregson https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/joanna-gregson.jpg January 20, 2017 September 25, 2017 University professors often describe themselves as “teacher-scholars.” The hyphenated identity reflects the two fundamental dimensions of a professor’s work: teaching students and engaging in

  • Bridget Yaden Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7283 Email: byaden@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 103 Status:Not Teaching Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs Co-Director of the Parkland Literacy Center Director of Language Resource Center Interim Chair, Department of Philosophy Board Chair, Confucius Institute of Washington Education Ph.D., Romance Linguistics, University of

  • Philosophy of Mathematics Selected Presentations Washington College Mathematics Conference (WAMATYC), Continuity and Context in Statistics, Yakima, WA (2018) Mathematical Association of America (MAA) , Embedding Regular Polygons in the Integer Lattice,, Regional Meeting Accolades Nominated 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington, Tacoma Bremer Exceptional Faculty Award, 1999, Olympic College Exceptional Faculty Award nomination, 1993, Green River Community College

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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2015)— Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to Tacoma on Sept. 23—and Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Music Greg Youtz is playing a significant role in the international event. As chair of the Tacoma-Fuzhou Sister City Committee, Youtz was instrumental in…

    administrators to China in four summer study tours of three to four weeks each,” he said. “The purpose was to engage more American educators in the study and teaching of China, and we helped create school-to-school partnerships in the U.S. and China, focusing on both Sichuan as Washington’s sister province in China and Fuzhou as the sister city. I joined the Sister City Committee in 2008 as part of connecting that committee to the PLU project and to the Tacoma Public Schools, with whom we were working

  • Aimee Hamilton’s undergraduate course, Religion and Culture: Contemporary Religions of South Asia, gathers for a morning site visit at the Khalsa Gurmat School in Kent. Khalsa Gurmat is a nonprofit school that emphasizes Sikh history, Punjabi language, computing, art and math. The school also functions as…

    community. Sikh values of equality and non-violence are communicated through sitting together on the floor and enjoying vegetarian food. Suwilanji Silozi gets creative and incorporates soccer team pride into his head covering. Chris Boettcher (left) takes up the class challenge to participate by asking questions of gurdwara community members. Read Previous Vote! Women’s Center seeks community feedback on new name Read Next PLU Teaching Online program incorporates technology into learning, enhances brick

  • Brian Sung ’24 talks business, econ majors, Oxford adventure, and his unique PLU journey as a first-gen Chinese immigrant Meet Brian Sung, a business major from the class of ’24 at PLU. When he’s not taking international honors courses or diving deep into his double majors in business and economics , he’s all about data science and statistics through his double minors. Outside of… March 21, 2024 AcademicsBusinessInvolvementSeekerStudent VoiceStudy AbroadTrailblazer

  • Krisztina Nagy Chair, Department of Economics Full Profile 253-535-7085 nagyka@plu.edu

  • brief stop at PLU from 2000-02, when he was a visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science. A political science researcher first and teacher second, Milton says his research and teaching of bureaucracy and institutional change forced him to look at schools and education from that standpoint. Working in a middle school in 2006, Milton first became interested in the effects of government regulations on school systems, the basis of his new book. Milton’s book, The Normal Accident Theory of

  • The PLU School of Business is a community of engaged faculty, staff & administrators who provide an excellent business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal

    Learn more about earning your MBA at PLU Apply to MBA MBA Information Sessions You can earn your MSMA at PLU, Find out more by clicking below! Apply to MSMA MSMA Information Sessions The School of Business is located in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, PLU’s newest academic building. It is an environment where students benefit from personal interaction with faculty who combine a love for teaching with outstanding academic credentials and years of professional experience. A

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  • Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1…

    Pat Graney, Wade Madsen, Karin Stevens, Aiko Kinoshita, Marlo Martin, Jody Kuehner, and Cyrus Khambatta, among others. I taught ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, and creative movement in private dance studios. At one of these studios, I directed a contemporary dance company for students and an annual production of The Nutcracker. I also worked at the Seattle Children’s Home with children dealing with intense behavioral issues and in a small private school where I received training in teaching