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picture stereotypes paint of students who are commonly viewed as “underprivileged,” especially students of color. However, Cushman also says it’s important to confront the real-life systemic problems that negatively affect education. He believes these issues should be highlighted in the classroom and discussed on a deeper level — something he strives to do in his own classroom. Cushman uses real-life situations to influence how he educates his students. He once prompted a discussion in his classroom

break the instant-gratification loop that continuously checking for new notifications brings by making students aware of how much time they’re spending on their phone and helping them focus on tasks. Does it work? Yes, Mbugua says, because it’s already made a noticeable difference with his own phone habits. “I take time to respond back to people on texts, like maybe a couple hours,” he said. “I would say I use my phone a good amount on the daily, but now I can go without it. I’ve been able to go a

seller, and I was blown away. “The Joy of Lettering” is my follow up to the success of my first book. It has a little something for everyone, whether you are an experienced artist or someone just starting to learn. … We wanted to create something fun, novel and accessible for everyone. Q: What classes at PLU helped you realize what you wanted to do? A: I have an interesting perspective when it comes to this question, mostly because I didn’t study art at PLU. At the time, I was studying political

speak to that other than living in rural areas … and I felt that would be an opportunity to address health disparities, kind of merging health equity and cultural humility,” Chell says. “Also growing up in South Dakota, I felt pretty ignorant to the native nations in my home state. So, I knew it would also be an opportunity to learn a lot more about these marginalized communities.” Chell worked as a health systems coordinator providing a variety of support to the program. This wasn’t the first time

-income and having little financial support from my family. I probably will not get over those barriers until I get a real-world job, but I lessened my barrier by working three jobs to support myself and helped out my parents by taking out loans so that the out-of-pocket cost would be manageable. 5. Why did you want to study social work? I always knew I wanted to be a resource and help out others –it was just a manner of which profession to do that in. I was originally a psychology major and switched

work right. We want to find the best way to get everyone around the table and create a safe space for a meaningful conversation that promotes real change. Like most colleges across the country, increasing diversity is one of the top challenges facing PLU. 31% of our incoming first-year students this year are students of color, compared to about 24% in 2011; Of those first-year students, 2.64% — only 17 students – are black. For the student body as a whole, 2.63% — 84 students – are black. We must

the national park, and he worked with other archaeologists as part of the Nisqually-to-Paradise National Historic Landmark Project. In essence, Charles and others were attempting to survey and recover an old government road built in the park in its earliest days. Charles considered the internship the perfect opportunity to take those “real anthropological tools” he learned in class and use them in the field. “It’s something I’d never had the opportunity to use before this internship,” he said. The

and photo opportunity for audience members. Admission is free. Read Previous A pathway of self discovery Read Next The Real World (with a safety net) COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences

Francisco. “Liz handed me a stack of typed pages, and said to me, ‘You might find this interesting’,” Pressman said. Perle had handed him a stack of journal entries and documents from the children that Pressman, at first, did not believe were real. “It read like a piece of fiction; it was not very believable,” Pressman said during the Q&A after Wednesday’s screening. “She handed me a plastic bag full of the kid’s passports and German immigration papers, and that’s when I started to believe.” Pressman

studies and adds a permanent mathematical modeling course that challenges students to use mathematic tools to solve real-world problems.  “It is really awesome to pair with other science majors to give more math background to support those concepts,” said N. Justice, assistant professor of mathematics. “Such double majors will be set apart and stronger in the job market.” Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the applied mathematics major pairs well with other natural sciences majors such as computer