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Conditioning. It’s “the best job on campus,” Westering says. “I love college students”—they’re not only learning from their classes, but learning how to live. Westering said she enjoys energizing those who haven’t yet made exercise part of their lives, as well as teaching those who have how to strike a balance between working out and the rest of their lives. One of her primary aims is to help busy students learn the benefits of using their bodies, both physically and mentally. “It’s not about looking a
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began setting cold type on a phototypesetting machine. In 1989, she learned to set metal type and has been a letterpress printer ever since. Spring has a Master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia College in Chicago. She began teaching at PLU in 2004 and has taught Art of the Book as well as graphic-design classes that specialize in typography. “There’s no better way to understand typography than handsetting and print type,” Spring said. “Everyone, regardless of their career path, learns some
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overall, third for best value, fifth in best school for veterans, and 15th for best undergraduate teaching among 102 schools across 15 states. Published last week, U.S. News & World Report’s college guide is one of the most widely used and recognized college-ranking publications. Its annual rankings are based on 17 measures of academic quality including but not limited to academic reputation, retention, graduation rate, faculty resources (including class size), student selectivity and financial
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The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation provides support for faculty, staff and students at Pacific Lutheran University who demonstrate unusually inventive, original and creative approaches to advance the mission of the university. The award is granted both in recognition of achievements and in support of proposals that advance knowledge; enhance teaching and learning; build a stronger, more vibrant university culture; improve administrative practice and/or demonstrate
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Greetings from the DeanGreetings from PLU’s Division of Humanities, where we have just completed another busy and productive year of teaching and scholarship. This edition of Prism will introduce you to many of the new and ongoing initiatives in the division and help you catch up on the diverse and exciting projects of our faculty. The 2016-17 school year was my first as dean, as Jim Albrecht took a well-deserved sabbatical. I wanted to be dean because I believe deeply that the work we do
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experience and interactive teaching methods are emphasized so that, by graduation, our B.S. majors are required to do their own research. Students obtaining the B.A. degree also experience the research process because we provide the context and the opportunity for hands-on work and thoughtful consideration of psychology in the liberal arts and the sciences throughout our programs of study.Research Policy GuidelinesThe Psychology Department strictly adheres to the policy guidelines for research
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Leadership Between Men and Women in the Workplace 5. Cynthia R. Waite Counseling the Incarcerated: A Systematic Review of Therapy Programs for Inmates 6. Elizabeth Kamke, Kendall MacDonald, Marissa Smith and Savannah Thacker The influence of forgiveness on friendship quality.* 7. Harley Newman First in the Family: Transitioning into higher education as a First Generation Student. Promoting Academic Self Efficacy & Teaching Strategies 8. Amaya Hoʻopiʻi-Baptista Morality, Culture, and Language: Exploring
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is one step towards training the public to consume media smartly, and gives them a helping hand to reference when they are unsure.Read full project briefMax Tucker: Lexicon App Artist Statement: Lexicon is an App idea created to improve media literacy and to function as an information resource tool. Lexicon functions as a media library that constantly updates articles and information. These articles are rated through a process of trust factors, as outlined by The Trust Project, and are rated
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learning more about joining a community of kinesiology experts at PLU, we encourage you to schedule a one-on-one phone appointment with us! You can also request more information or sign up for an online info session. We look forward to helping you achieve your career goals.Download PLU’s digital resource: The Science of Human Activity – A Guide to a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology.Request InformationContact us to get more information about the MSK program. Request more informationAttend Info SessionSign
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marriage and family therapy feel like the right fit for you? Tell us about yourself. How do your different proximities to power shape your interactions with others? (Resource: Wheel of Intersectionality) What does it mean for differences to strengthen us? Give an example from your personal life. How would you create a space in the program that feels supportive for individuals who share your identities and for individuals who have different identities? What are your professional goals post-graduation
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