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that optometry is (or is not) the right path for you. Shadowing is more than “following an optometrist around,” but instead provides an opportunity to begin the learning process that will extend throughout your education and your career as an optometrist. It is also important that you consider what you’ve learned during your time shadowing. When you complete your application, you will need to be prepared to discuss your experiences with optometry in detail as well as communicate that information
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social order. As stability returned in the Middle Ages and then growth in the Renaissance, this memory of Rome became the basis for education: the ideal citizen mastered what the old empire had bequeathed. In fact, the first universities based their curricula around the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy) as outlined by Plato and Cicero. The Early Modern, or Neo-Classical, period adopted Classical models even more closely, but with a
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sophistication, the scholarly tools and methods of the discipline; identify and pursue a question or problem independently, using the library and other sources. Demonstrate their mastery of factual and conceptual frameworks within the field of religion Majors are required to publicly present their study and research in an engaging and persuasive manner Demonstrate all Knowledge Learning Objectives expected at the upper-division level Be able to discuss their education in Religion in relation to the Values
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athletes. “We feel like our students are students first,” said Cohen, who earned her master’s degree in sports administration at Pacific Lutheran University. “For me, this is all about education.” And Cohen walks the walk. During a recent tour of Husky Stadium, she gazed up at what the football staff calls the “3.0 wall,” bragging about running out of room to showcase photos of all the football players with high grade point averages. “It’s really special,” she said. “I love that we can be successful in
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& Student Connections and the Wang Center for Global Education is offering an educational travel seminar to Namibia with an optional excursion to Sossusvlei. Join Paula Leitz, PLU professor emeritus, and Steve Leitz, retired principal, on a guided tour through Namibia’s amazing and varied landscapes, see wild animals in their habitat, and experience the culture, traditions and languages of Nambia’s people. Open to PLU alumni, families and friends. Registration is open now and is limited to 15 attendees
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they have traditionally focused on the two audiences separately. Our staff members have done a lot of research that shows what we are doing is a major culture change in higher education — and it is long overdue.” “The connection and advice alumni can offer to current students is a valuable way for them to give back and have a direct impact on student success,” said Jessica Pagel ‘08, co-director of Alumni & Student Connections. The Career Trek to Alaska Airlines is one example of how we’re bringing
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Languages’ Society comes from his fondness of learning dead languages when he was in college. Brown earned his Bachelor’s degree in German at PLU in 2010 before moving on to a graduate program at the University of Texas in Austin. There, he earned his Master’s in Germanic Linguistics in 2014 and then continued his education to receive his PhD in Germanic Studies in 2018.When Brown enrolled at PLU, he initially focused on studying German. Not long after, he met the woman who would later become his wife
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guidance of people like retired senior advisor for academic success Rick Seeger, by getting involved in campus organizations and even working in PLU’s Conferences and Events, PLU became his home. He and his co-workers would organize groups hosted on campus. “We were the ‘go to’ people,” Akuien said. “That was the first time I felt at home. That’s when I felt a sense of belonging.” And this place as home may not end just yet. He’s considering getting his Masters in Education. What he’s learned is that
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student who took advantage of getting a variety of experiences, many of them not associated with formal courses—what I call a student who went the ‘extra mile’ to get the most out of her education.” Hunt didn’t just get an education at PLU; she also got a lot of support. “PLU has been so phenomenal through so much—beginnings, endings and hardships in between,” Hunt said. Health, Hardships and Healing Hardships don’t come much harder: In the summer of 2009, Hunt was diagnosed with cancer. “It was a
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in meaningful ways through various clubs, organizations or volunteer groups. How did studying Biology at PLU help prepare you for medical school? Sitting among other medical students from Ivy League schools or “big name” universities was at first a little intimidating, but I soon realized that my undergraduate education was in many ways superior to that of my peers. At PLU, not only were the courses intellectually challenging, but the courses were exclusively taught by faculty (instead of TAs
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