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will put their skills to the test at the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. They’ll sleep in the barracks and out in the field, and be assessed on their leadership ability which will be used along with their assignment preferences to determine where they’ll serve after graduation. Velásquez said he thinks he could be a good fit in any branch in the army, but he’s going to try to branch infantry and military intelligence. “Everybody that graduates from

October 2, 2014 PLU Line Cook is Set to Sizzle at National Competition Jason Sipe, an MBA student and line cook at the Anderson University Center, has been selected to compete in the first-ever ment’or Young Chef Competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)  By Taylor Lunka ’15 and Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Most days, MBA student Jason Sipe works as a line cook at PLU’s Anderson University Center. But on Oct. 30, he’ll take his considerable culinary skills to the swanky

opportunity to encourage change in the future.” Assistant Professor of Biology Romey Haberle, chair of PLU’s Sustainability Committee, hopes the Fellowship will provide students such as Scott with an exceptional learning opportunity while allowing them to contribute to campus sustainability—and make some money. “Fellows are gaining research experience; getting paid; and developing the key soft skills of writing, oral communication, collaboration and working across disciplines and into the community

traditional musical theatre, Lizard Boy is a “somewhat-autobiographical solo-show-with-three-actors” that follows a boy with lizard skin who fights evil and learns about love. Huertas attributes some of his triple-threat skills in performing, composing and writing to his theatre education at PLU. “Doing theater at PLU was awesome!” he said. Specifically, Huertas recalls that the study of Shakespeare and the PLU Theatre Program‘s emphasis on language “stuck with [him] forever.” “I have a lot of my

your gut. And that’s the hope for the course — not just impressive karate moves (though you are welcome to join the Karate Club full time), but to give people basic defense skills and the confidence to use them.Learn self defense and martial arts   The five-week self defense course continues through October every Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. Email advocacy@plu.edu to learn more. The PLU Karate Club meets 7-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in the Columbia Center. Cost is $20 for students and $40 for

students transition from college to careers. Shared experiences will create a supportive community space that will help students connect through study groups, social events and professional development opportunities. The research will measure students’ sense of belonging and the impact of program resources over time. Curricular engagement will include a transitions course, linked introductory courses and supplemental instruction. Students will learn skills such as resume writing, scientific

graduate school. That faculty-student relationship is vital to empowering undergraduates by giving them replicable, real-world skills. “Something that’s exceptional about Waldow is that he has the utmost confidence in the students’ ability almost from the start,” said Hannah Hazel ‘20, who worked with him this past summer. “He lets us make decisions from the beginning … and he was always there to provide guidance when we felt lost. That gave us the opportunity to succeed, but more importantly it gave

students, positions them as experts, and aims to empower them. The grant will also provide induction support to the scholars during their first year teaching, as a large percentage of teachers leave the profession in their first years.  “We will ground our teacher preparation in culturally sustaining principles,” said Wendy Gardiner, PLU’s Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education and a co-collaborator of the grant proposal. “Doing so ensures our STEM teachers have the knowledge and skills to

Systemic Racism.” Simic-Muller explains the project will be geared toward equipping future math teachers with skills to understand and navigate race and institutional racism within their field. “One of the goals is to develop statistical literacy,” she says. “Another goal is to develop consciousness of these issues for future teachers with the hope that they will be able to deal with issues of race and racism and to use a curriculum that brings up some critical issues pertaining to race or other real

, music composition theory and conducted the Concert Chorus.  “The music department in those early days was small and my father brought his teaching skills to composition classes, choral conducting and other diverse classes,” Fritts said.  Fritts founded the Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders in 1979, and says he has been dedicated to the design and construction of high-quality pipe organs ever since. His company was commissioned by former music professor David Dahl to develop the Lagerquist Hall organ