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  • Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a Wang Center Research…

    realized one of her favorite parts was the data analysis. Her love of math has also been a way to serve the wider PLU community. “While completing these degrees, she also had time to be an SI (supplemental instruction) leader for precalculus in 2020 [and] to grade for multiple instructors,” said chemistry professor Dr. Andrea Munro. “She is an incredible student.” Jackie’s sense of initiative has also been developed by club activities outside the classroom. As an Outdoor Rec trip leader and Ultimate

  • In summer 2007, Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle physician, approached PLU expressing the wish to give the university a piece of African art

    instruction, “Bring the van.” On the first visit, a van was used to transport the 68-inch-long grave post; this time it was needed to transport the nine additional pieces of African art the Cobbs were giving to PLU. Each subsequent year, through 2011, the Cobbs continued to give additional pieces of African art to PLU, for a total of 32, plus the beauty-parlor sign, and continue to be interested in donating more. In summer 2007 Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle MD, approached PLU expressing the

  • In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Associate Professor Spencer…

    processing. I was lucky enough in both undergrad and grad school to have mentoring relationships that were significant and that I keep to this day. It was a lifestyle that I learned. Learning how to be a teacher not only through specific instruction and words, but just spending time with them and respecting who they were. One thing I won't forget: “more tools equals more possibilities.” The teacher who told me that was talking about regular tools: hammers, saws, welders, you name it. But what I realized

  • Confucius Institutes are a non-profit initiative of the Hanban, the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International, a non-governmental and non-profit organization affiliated to the

    Schools, and Deputy Superintendent Alan Burke from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. It highlights a brief history of CIWA, pathways for teachers, joining community, pathways for students, and sharing Chinese culture and strengthening China partnerships. View the streaming video at Hanban News. You can download the script (in English and Chinese).ConnectConnect to the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington through our blogs. Read the Announcements Blog postings for

  • by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The first day of class should be more than just a review of the syllabus. The beginning of a new term provides an opportunity to prepare students for success and establish community in your course before diving deep into instructional…

    Previous Academic Integrity and Honor Pledges Read Next Subscribe to Journal Alerts LATEST POSTS Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners March 31, 2020 Rethinking Assessment at a Distance March 18, 2020 Engaging Students During Remote Learning March 16, 2020 How to Create a Basic Online Lesson March 6, 2020

  • Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a  Wang Center Research…

    realized one of her favorite parts was the data analysis.Study Away at PLUVisit the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged EducationHer love of math has also been a way to serve the wider PLU community. “While completing these degrees, she also had time to be an SI (supplemental instruction) leader for precalculus in 2020 [and] to grade for multiple instructors,” said chemistry professor Dr. Andrea Munro. “She is an incredible student.” Jackie’s sense of initiative has also been developed by club

  • PLU alumna Becca Anderson ‘19, ‘22 is in her first year teaching biology to ninth graders at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Her classroom consists of a diverse population of students — something her recent completion of the Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program at Pacific…

    (chemistry and mathematics).” In 2021-22, Gardiner said that seven students were recruited to the NSF-funded Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching Program and awarded roughly $140,000 in forgivable loans. Anderson feels like the program’s anti-racist, equity-focused, and student-focused instruction is essential. She hopes these conversations become the norm in classes beyond her program and she’s proud that PLU is leading the way, and that she is part of it.“This program really prepares

  • Professor Emeritus Bryan Dorner passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Beloved by his students and peers alike, Bryan joined the Department of Mathematics in 1980 and retired in 2017. He earned tenure in 1986 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. “Bryan truly…

    at PLU. In particular, he was a member of the famous “Committee on Committees,” the forerunner of the Governance Committee, and the “Computer Committee” that was subsumed into the Instruction Resources Committee. He also served as a Long-Range Planning Committee member from 2007-2009. “Bryan was very kind and supportive,” says PLU Mathematics professor Daniel Heath. “He served as a mentor to me when I first arrived at PLU, and welcomed my wife and I into the math department and into his family

  • New nursing labs raise the bar When the School of Nursing ordered 10 new hospital beds for its improved nursing laboratory, the process of moving them into the third-floor space of Ramstad Commons didn’t appear to pose a challenge. But once the computerized Stryker hospital…

    is much more far-reaching than a simple remodel. The improvements will advance laboratory instruction and assure that all PLU nursing students have access to state of the art science simulation. “It will be one of the finest simulation facilities in the region,” said Terry Miller, dean of the School of Nursing. In Ramstad 317, small groups of two and three students work in the redesigned, rewired and newly floored 10-bed nursing unit. As they practice inserting intravenous tubes into the lifelike

  • PLU alum works to close state’s achievement gap Growing up, Erin Jones ’01, had no desire to become a teacher. In fact, she planned to become an international lawyer. But after visiting an economically disadvantaged, inner-city school in Philadelphia, Pa., Jones’ life plans changed dramatically.…

    , it’s lucky she did. In 2006, for example, Jones received a Most Innovative Foreign Language Teacher Award for starting a French immersion program at Tacoma’s Jason Lee Middle School. She currently works at Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the assistant director of student achievement and director of as director of the Center for the Improvement of Student Learning (CISL), a program that provides resources for parents and schools. “I work with kids of color and kids