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Stephen Kitajo serves on the board for the Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.
pilgrimage participants, especially those who travel with former incarcerees. Kitajo says the pilgrimage often stirs memories and brings long-hidden narratives to the surface. “Overall, there’s just so much trauma for many individuals — not just survivors, but sometimes their children and grandchildren who never understood why their parents or grandparents acted the way they did,” Kitajo said. “Those moments are probably some of the most emotional that I’ve seen on the pilgrimage, when you hear from
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Originally Published in 2014 If you read the acknowledgements of the books that I’ve written, you will notice that I always thank some group of students for their help and insights. With The Task of Utopia , I thanked a particular class of students who…
course, will be thanked in the final version, as will all the other students who have taken that class in the past and helped inspire the book in the first place. Teaching the class over the years helped me to see some important themes in this philosophical tradition. It also helped me to learn what kind of background information students needed in order to engage the tradition in an informed and productive manner. So, in this case, teaching resulted in writing and the writing was used again in
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Click to see University Center Hours Public Access Academic Year Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm Saturday only unlocked for scheduled events General PLU Student & Employee
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When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at…
lot of Filipino culture is just music and dance and sharing that.” What started as singing karaoke at family parties and listening to her parents sing in church choir was soon complemented by instruction in trumpet and conducting. Though Delos Reyes initially wanted to go into conservation—“and be Steve Irwin,” she says, laughing—it was PLU alumnus and band director at Tacoma’s Meeker Middle School, Micah Haven ’09, who pointed out that Jessa had a natural inclination to lead. “Planting the seed
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Information literacy (IL) is often assumed to focus solely on research skills, but it comprises so much more than that.
Students In our assessment of library instruction sessions, responses from PLU students have consistently demonstrated the following: Students are task-oriented when the assignment requires “finding sources.” Students remain unsure of their research and assignment tasks. Students worry about finding sources that were “right” or that would “count” for their assignment. Once students “find” sources, they aren’t always sure what to do with them. What Others Have Learned about Students Project Information
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Four years ago, Assistant Chemistry Professor Justin Lytle started the “Chemistry of Food” series with Erica Fickeisen, lead baker with PLU’s Dining and Culinary Services.(Photo by John Froschauer) The right recipe for fun and learning The recipe for how Assistant Professor of Chemistry Justin Lytle…
limonene are almost identical, except for the fact that their building blocks connect to each other in slightly different ways. The results are molecules that are structurally similar, but their scent is radically different: Pinene and limonene smell like pine and citrus. “Nature is using the same building blocks, but in slightly different configurations,” he said. This type of instruction doesn’t just happen in the chemistry classrooms of Rieke Science Center. It is also happening in PLU’s dining
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In Kwangali and Oshindonga, widely spoken languages in Namibia, “Uukumwe” means “togetherness.” For six teachers in Washington and seven teachers from Namibia, the word personifies the relationship-building that lies at the heart of education. “It was a vision that was bubbling in my mind because…
Primary, visited Clover Creek this September, she was impressed by the privileges of technology, small class sizes and assistant teachers, as well as the way Wells gave children choices about their behavior. PLU alumna Autumn Fitzgerald’10 with Brigitte Bailey her grade 3 class at MH Greeff Primary School in Windhoek, Namibia. Still, Dumeni loves the opportunity to engage in direct instruction without the potential distractions of tablets or screens, and the opportunity to simply let kids play. “I
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Pacific Lutheran University is located six miles south of Tacoma, in suburban Parkland, Washington, on a 156-acre woodland campus.
matters and is full of promise. Our commitment to improving the quality of reflection on vocation – meaning and purpose – has contributed to PLU being a more intellectually rigorous, developmentally astute, theologically rich, and world-informed environment for students. Academic terms: PLU follows a 4-1-4 calendar that consists of two 15-week semesters bridged by a four-week January Term. Summer consists of two four-week terms. Degrees conferred: Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
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Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,…
, there is a stronger motivation and passion for protecting it at all costs, and that was so cool to experience firsthand. What an amazing takeaway! How has this internship informed your future? AS: This internship has offered me incredible experience for what I want to do. The way I describe my niche is environmental journalism, and the goal would be to write about and advocate for conservation efforts. Aside from that, the experience I gained working on-site has given me countless new skills for
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20 semester hours (a minimum of 12 semester hours of upper division) to include: HGST 200 (4) HIST 360 (4) Elective courses (12 semester hours, a minimum of 8 hours upper division) No more than 12
253.535.7312 www.plu.edu/hgst/minor/ marcusls@plu.edu Lisa Marcus, Ph.D., Director The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to helping its students develop as global citizens, future leaders, and whole, richly informed persons. As the University’s statement on General Education notes, PLU offers an education not only in values, but in valuing, and asserts strongly that “life gains meaning when dedicated to a good larger than oneself.” Close
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