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Expanding Chinese Language CapacityThree months before President Hu Jintao of China made his historic visit to Washington State and met with Governor Christine Gregoire in April, 2006, a group of 60 business, education, and community leaders and policy makers met to explore the possibility of reaching a “tipping point” for interest in expanding Chinese language capacity in the U.S. and Washington State. The group set a goal of “10% of students in Washington State learning Chinese by the year of
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PLU and Peace Corps Alumni Panel To mark the the official launch of the Peace Corps Prep Program at PLU, there will be a panel presentation by PLU and Peace Corps alumni – Colin Hartke ’08, Taneesha Jenkins ’10, Annē (Hoblitt) Linn ’08 and Bonnie Nelson ’08 – on the topic of, Local and Cross-Cultural Engagement: Challenges and Opportunities. Former Ambassador Chris Stevens served in the Peace Corps in Morocco.About the Panelists Colin Hartke with a coworker for the farming co-operative
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CS-STEM ScholarsSTEM majors in their junior year of their undergraduate program who are interested in pursing a teaching career in middle school or high school are encouraged to apply to be a CS-STEM Scholar. CS-STEM Scholars are provided with: Advising and mentorship as undergraduate students Support in developing their abilities to teach in culturally sustaining ways through monthly CS-STEM Equity Seminars Support in preparing for the content test needed for admission to the PLU Masters in
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Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students Announcement Posted by: Thomas Krise / May 2, 2014 May 2, 2014 It is my pleasure to share with you the news that Dr. Joanna Royce-Davis will join PLU as Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students on Friday, August 1st, 2014. Joanna comes to us from the University of the Pacific, where she most recently served as Dean of Students in the Division of Student Life. In her 15-year career at the University of the Pacific, she has served
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about global business and international business, but we take them abroad outside of the country, we have them get that firsthand experience”. In this video, Juanita Reed, the MBA Program Director talks about the different learning opportunities provided by Pacific Lutheran University.Veteran and HR Professional Dorcas Cluley Recommends the PLU MBA ProgramVeteran and corporate human resources professional Dorcas Cluley ’18 shares a bit about her career and why she recommends the MBA program at
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May 11, 2009 New endowed chair created A new endowed chair has been created in the School of Education and Movement Studies – The Jolita Hylland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education honors Jolita Benson. It has been funded by Dale and Jolita Benson through The Benson Family Foundation of Portland, Ore. The inaugural appointment to the Jolita Hylland Benson Chair is Leon (Lenny) Reisberg, professor in the Department of Instructional Development and Leadership in the School of Education
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Theory & Analysis II A continuation of MUSI 135. Further study of the materials and syntax of musical expression through an examination of harmonic and melodic analysis, composition, part-writing, figured bass, non-chord tones, small formal structures, secondary functions, etc. Prerequisite: MUSI 135 or consent of instructor. (3) MUSI 151 : Keyboard Musicianship I Beginning skills in piano and general musicianship in a group piano setting, including reading in treble and bass clef, building
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Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities Originally published in 2005 For two weeks of March, 2000, in the vast jungle along Mexico’s southern border with Belize, I joined a team of biologists and hounds in chasing and capturing a wild jaguar. I was in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar. It took… May 26, 2022
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Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities Originally published in 2005 For two weeks of March, 2000, in the vast jungle along Mexico’s southern border with Belize, I joined a team of biologists and hounds in chasing and capturing a wild jaguar. I was in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar. It took… May 26, 2022
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Why Study Philosophy?Philosophy involves inquiry about the most basic and compelling questions of life. German philosopher Immanuel Kant once summed up these questions in this way: “What can I know? What should I do? What may I hope?” In doing philosophy, people learn to clarify questions such as these and to evaluate beliefs held about them. They examine the reasons given for personal lifestyles, for public policies from just about everything from war to welfare, from criminal justice to
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