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  • PLU Events https://www.plu.edu/lutheran-studies/marking-500-years-of-lutheran-education/plu-events/

    : PLU Students Engage the Quest for Racial Justice Dr. Emily Davidson: Marginalized Memories, Critical Conversations: The Literature Classroom as a Space for Imagining Racial Justice Dr. Kevin O’Brien: It Doesn’t Matter If I Mean Well: What 21st Century White People Might Learn from Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Dr. Samuel Torvend: The Art of Social Protest: Contemporary Visual Images That Provoke, Inspire, and Challenge Ms. Angie Hambrick, Dr. Joanna Royce Davis and Ms. Laree Winer: Whose Story

  • Schedule https://www.plu.edu/research-showcase/schedule/

    " is a term often used but rarely defined in environmental studies. This project explores critical animal studies literature to construct pedagogical themes in how to raise attentiveness towards multispecies worlds in the context of bird-watching practices. Olivia PetersenGlobal and Cultural Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Race StudiesA Culture of Peace: Likhet, Genocide, and Affective Economies in Norway Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Wilkin, Global and Cultural Studies This research project pulls

  • Academic Programs https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/

    Degree,Study History,American History,European history,Latin American history,East Asian history Hispanic & Latino Studies Hispanic & Latino Studies Program Details major & minor Undergraduate College of Liberal Studies Hispanic Studies,Latino Studies,Latinx studies,Spanish language studies,linguistics,Spanish literature,hispanic,latino,latinx,language,languages,cross-cultural,Spanish,Mexico Global Studies Global Studies Program Details major & minor Undergraduate College of Liberal Studies Global

  • Sophomore Assessments https://www.plu.edu/music/current-students/sophomore-assessments/

    EUPHONIUM BM Performance of at least two works of contrasting styles (concerto, etude, sonata, through composed original literature). Performance quality must be at or near that of a good conservatory student. All major and minor scales (all three forms) and arpeggios. Scales and arpeggios must be played 2 octaves from (concert pitch) low E to Bb, and one octave from B to Eb. Students with fourth valve will play all scales and arpeggios for any note in two octaves minimum. Two-octave chromatic scales

  • Assessing Significant Learning https://www.plu.edu/assessment/assessment-resources/measurement-of-student-learning/assessing-significant-learning/

    want them to learn to do. Then you assess what they do, with clear criteria and standards. The assessment can be done via such things as: Simulations Demonstrations Team projects Explication activities (for example, in literature) Writing Some Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) Foundational KnowledgeHere, you just want to determine if students “understand and remember” important concepts, terminology, principles, etc. Possible Assessment Procedures: Traditional kinds of paper/pencil tests Drill

  • PLU Digs into the Merits of Meat https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2014/10/01/plu-digs-into-the-merits-of-meat/

    society. “This is an excellent opportunity to have public discussion about human consumption of animal flesh, a critically important ethical question that impacts all of our lives. It is also a wonderful and unique set-up for a debate where I have the chance to both partner with and learn alongside undergraduate students,” Emmerman said. Dr. Michael Schleeter is an Assistant Professor at PLU with a B.A. in Philosophy, Comparative Literature, and Biology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in

  • New endowed chair created https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/05/11/new-endowed-chair-created/

    of Kansas in 1981, with a major in special education and a minor in language development. He joined the PLU faculty in 1981 and since 1994 has held the rank of professor. Reisberg has contributed to the literature in special education by focusing on topics that can positively impact the lives of students with academic and behavior difficulties, among them classroom management, technology-based instructional methods, and para-educator training. He has held many roles in the School of Education and

  • Hebrew Idol https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/07/31/hebrew-idol/

    , Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible. In this class, Finitsis asked his students to tell Hebrew Bible stories in whatever way they could. What he saw was “too good for no one else to see.” With that, “Hebrew Idol” was born. As part of the class, the student videos are subject to a vote, with top selections advancing to an awards show. The show includes viewings of the top selections, guest judges portraying Hebrew Bible characters, awards, hall-of-fame inductions and musical performances. It is

  • PLU announces spring partnership with the Clemente Course in the Humanities https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/06/07/clemente-course-plu/

    the study of art history, literature and philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to more contemporary sources. The 12-week course will be offered free of charge to participants, who do not have to be PLU students — the wider Tacoma veteran community is encouraged to take part, regardless of discharge status. Participants will meet for class twice a week, and books, child care and transportation assistance will be provided at no cost. “We are deeply appreciative of the National Endowment for the

  • Department of English Welcomes New Professor https://www.plu.edu/prism/2015-department-of-english-welcomes-new-professor/

    with an M.A. in English Language and Literature, and then from the University of Louisville in 2011 with a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition. The trajectory of Dr. Rogers’ life as a student across diverse institutions shapes how he goes about his work in the classroom. As a first-gen student, he is very interested in how the university can effectively open doors not only for those who arrive well-prepared for academic work, but for everyone. As such, his writing classes focus on the important moves