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February 1, 2013 Real-World Mentors For decades, Pacific Lutheran University has built a reputation for sending talented, proficient students into the workplace. Their success is proof that challenging academics – hours spent in the classroom and laboratory, the practice room and concert hall, the playing field and court – all while working closely with professors, will indeed produce results. By the time PLU students receive a diploma, they are fully equipped for success in the world. A PLU

is a junior coach now and training to achieve the highest level of figure skating. Skaters have to pass three tests to move up levels: the “freestyle” test, which incorporates jumps and spins; “dance,” usually performed with a partner; and “moves in the field,” which focuses on turns. Lee is now working on the dancing test, having already received gold medals on the other two. Lee’s next competitive season begins in May. Until then, she continues to train at Sprinker and is working on an ice show

Urban Space in Interwar Berlin.” The prize recognizes the best article published in any historical field by a woman who is normally a resident of North America. Loberg’s article was chosen from a pool of more than 100 nominations. “I feel very honored to receive this recognition from an organization which has done so much to advance not only the work of women historians but also new ways of understanding history,” Loberg said. Loberg, now a history professor at California Polytechnic State

White. “The opportunity to be that person for someone else wanting to go into the business field, especially someone coming from a nontraditional background, is really exciting to me.” White says she hopes to apply her MSF to a career in the non-profit sector working on finance and operations. “My dream job would be to work for Fisher House,” White explains. “They are a military nonprofit that provides housing for service members and their families who are injured or dealing with some sort of

certified in the subjects they hope to teach. 31:10- What students need from the PLU Department of Education to be effective teachers in diverse communities and why Bergeson aims to diversify the education faculty. 35:45- Why Kinesiology is such a unique and exciting field of study. Terry Bergeson, interim dean of the PLU School of Education and Kinesiology, in the KNKX Public Radio studio at Pacific Lutheran University (photo by Zach Powers/PLU)× PLU Audio Subscribe on ItunesListen on SoundCloud Read

students following a strong recommendation from the university’s Admission and Retention of Students (ARTS) Committee.These new procedures allow prospective students to choose whether to provide standardized testing scores as part of the application process, and will be put into effect in time for the incoming Fall 2019 class.“Going test optional means PLU is taking a giant step toward leveling the playing field for applicants, living our mission by working to ensure that a college education is

support students to become nurses and to pursue advanced nursing practice roles,” said Haley. “I am grateful to join PLU’s mission to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. What a perfect description of the work nurses strive to do daily with patients, families, and communities. PLU nursing faculty, staff, students, and alumni make a difference in the world, and I am honored to join them in this work.” Haley is a leader in the nursing education field. She

Faculty Spotlight: Catherine Ha Posted by: Lace M. Smith / August 16, 2019 August 16, 2019 By James CarpenterGuest WriterDr. Kyoungnam Catherine Ha is an accomplished researcher and professor in the field of marketing analytics, with publications and honors in the U.S. and abroad. But when she was young, her aspirations were in a different direction.“Believe it or not, I wanted to be a pianist,” she remembers. “When I was in elementary school, my piano teacher even recommended me to a

involved – whether it is in student government, in the classroom, or on the ultimate Frisbee field #10 There is no place like the Pacific Northwest We admit it – there are plenty of rainy days here. Still, students have year-round opportunities to get outside to bike, climb, surf, kayak, hike or ski – like at Mount Rainier National Park, just up the road from campus. The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor Mecca. Go on your own, or let the student-run organization Outdoor Rec make it happen. Novice or

choir, handbells, and the bucket band, the organizers created a program that embraces diversity by highlighting music from different cultures. Oliver-Chandler hopes that their presence will inspire other BIPOC students to pursue music. “As a Black individual, it’s really important to me to educate other students of color,” Oliver-Chandler, from Lakewood, Washington, says. “The music field is predominantly white, so I think it’s important for children to see someone like them who is making it in that