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tools to provide a learning opportunity and growth opportunities for anyone who has an interest in learning about investing, Willumsen said. “We’re trying to make the foundation,” he said. Any student who has an interest in investing is welcome, he said. This club isn’t limited to finance students. “I started with a blank sheet of paper,” Swanson said, an economics major. “I would have never have gone out on my own to learn how to invest anything.” He said it has provided a broader spectrum for how

,” Nagel said. ” I’m not sure which career path I want to follow at this point but I believe that I have to start somewhere with ‘real-world’ learning. “I wanted to teach in Germany because I am not only passionate about both the culture and language, as I majored in German, but I also have familial roots there. Receiving a Fulbright Grant is an unbelievable opportunity for my post-undergrad future and it will open doors I haven’t even considered yet, nor imagined. I look forward to the growth it will

security. “We need to be teaching our kids these languages,” Yaden said, adding that the language learners taught by the certificated teachers in the program may hold key government jobs in the future. But for Park, it’s simply a headstart on teacher training. “Mostly, I want to know how to improve as a teacher in general and as a world language teacher,” she said. “I think people forget that learning a new language is about the same as learning a language that is spoken at home, it just takes time and

those that happen every year in January. Challenges and Rewards Some of the most challenging aspects of college life are, ironically, often the most rewarding. Morris says technology can have a learning curve — such as learning to convert a document into a PDF — but she loves newfound access to electronic databases and textbooks. The other challenge (which may sound familiar to many college students) concerns time management. “I haven’t taken more than one class at a time for years,” she says

scenario … to explore the dissection process and have a physical cadaver before us instead of looking at a computer. A lot of the body’s veins and arteries are not the same, so being on a computer was not as helpful for me in understanding the physical body.   This summer, work is being done to improve the Anatomy and Physiology Lab by upgrading virtual learning equipment and room ventilation. There are plans to update Leraas Lecture Hall next summer. Those renovations could include converting it to a

, learning and service opportunities connected to Campus Ministry, a vibrant student-led University Congregation, and strong congregation partners in our surrounding community. This is exactly the project we’ve been tending to this year in rebuilding and re-visioning Campus Ministry under the invaluable leadership of Interim Pastor John Rosenberg. I think it’s fair to say that we see the connection and it IS a priority.PLU embraces spiritual diversity, seeks inclusive long-term pastorFirst-year ASPLU

college; you can do this! #2 – you can do this, but you don’t have to do it alone. PLU professors are well-known for their deep care for their students and have office hours throughout the week, so you can connect with questions and concerns or just chat. And our Center for Student Success offers (free!) tutoring, studying resources, and professional academic advisors to help you navigate your college academics. 6. Join a learning community Whether you live on- or off-campus, you’ll have the

participants can engage in honest and open dialogue about race and racial disparities that are systemically present in work, school and everyday life,” said Genesis Housing and Community Development Coalition President Toney Montgomery. The conference will balance lessons from the featured speakers with breakout sessions in small groups. “We hope to increase cultural understanding and respect in the community through a unique and engaging learning experience that will expand professional and personal

field. It creates this positive cycle where they feel empowered.” Oliver-Chandler and their fellow Lutes are sharing a diverse view of music through the type of songs they have chosen for the students to learn. In the camp choir rehearsals, Oliver-Chandler is teaching the students the Polynesian folk song “Tongo.” They say the campers have been enjoying the lesson and learning the song. “A lot of music being taught is very western,” Oliver-Chandler says. “I think learning from different cultures

today, you have come together in this great PLU learning community from 32 different states, and 14 different countries.  Your membership represents the great diversity of the human family, religiously, ethnically, economically, five of you are only 20, and the oldest “real” graduate is 65, the oldest “honorary” grad is 66! You have done well at PLU!  Today, 222 of your number are graduating with academic honors, 48 of you have completed the International Honors program, dozens have participated in