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month for the next 8 years. The ROTC program at PLU has prepared him for a life in and outside of the military and he will take full advantage of the lessons learned. Igor Strupinskiy, 2014I graduated from PLU in the Spring of 2014 with a double major in Economics and Finance. Immediately after, I began working for Russell Investments, an institutional investment management firm headquartered in Seattle. I initially joined the company in a position supporting multi-asset portfolio managers on the

American and Mexican history as well as environmental history. He previously taught at Dartmouth College and was a postdoctoral fellow at Mexico’s National University (UNAM). His research on the urban and environmental history of Mexico has appeared in numerous journals. His book, A City on a Lake: Urban Political Ecology and the Growth of Mexico City, was published by Duke University Press in 2018. His talk was titled: “What Environmental History Can Teach Us: Lessons for Building a Just and

doubt, the greatest journey takes place internally—we know it, and our alumni tell us all the time. To help you process your experience, we recommend that you start a blog or keep a journal of your time abroad. Keeping a record of your cross-cultural experiences encourages you to think about, interpret, and analyze cross-cultural situations. Learning how to do this is one of study abroad’s most valuable lessons, so take advantage of the opportunity! Here are eight tips for getting the most out of

entire year of the required entering coursework might increase opportunities for the PLUS 100 to fit into fall term. This course is taught by staff and administrators. Does that result in students devaluing it? Are these instructors qualified? We hope students will value the course because it will provide them with pathways to success at the start of their experience at PLU. The course is built around practical, day-to-day lessons (e.g., how to use Sakai, how to access faculty office hours, etc.) and

to teach history lessons to my middle school students! Their continued support is a testament to the quality of education I received at PLU.” Martin Gengenbach '05Martin is an archivist at the Gates Archive, where he oversees the processing and preservation of physical and digital materials. The Gates Archive is the trusted custodian of the personal and philanthropic archival collections of the Gates family. At PLU he majored in History and Religion, with a minor in Women’s Studies. After

demonstrate possible ways for teachers to integrate outdoor education value into their lessons and classrooms.I would like to thank all of my capstone professors and mentors: Dr. Ramos and Dr. McKenney for their tireless organization and work, and Dr. Kim and Dr. Schneidman for sharing their expertise in their fields. My faculty mentors embody the PLU mission of thoughtful inquiry, service, and care. Additionally, to my family and friends that helped and encouraged me, I could not have done this without

demonstrate your knowledge and skills related to the complexities of teaching. (2-4) EDUC 564 : The Arts, Mind, and Body An exploration of methods to facilitate creativity and meaning-making in the classroom through visual, musical, non-verbal/physical movement, and dramatic arts. (2) EDUC 565 : Elementary Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies Practice designing, implementing, and assessing lessons and units that integrate reading, language arts, and social studies content in K-8 classrooms. Introduces

comprised of females for some of the lessons. The drill team can be a combination of male and female participants. Hygiene team participants are encouraged to jump in with a drilling team to gain the unique experience of drilling the well. Likewise, drilling team members are encouraged to help with arts/crafts and story time with the children when this is offered by the hygiene team.WHO IS OUR NONPROFIT PARTNER FOR THE WELL WATER PORTION OF THIS TRIP?Our primary nonprofit partner is Living Water