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academic term.   What is an online course like at PLU?In an online course, all instructional activities are completed through web-based interactions, with no face-to-face meetings occurring on campus. Online courses achieve the same learning objectives as traditional courses, but include instructional activities tailored to be most effective in the online environment. Online courses may include online lessons, recorded lectures, assigned reading, online discussion, group and independent activities, web

Joshua Cushman ’08 Joshua Cushman ’08 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/joshua-cushman-header-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Brooke Thames '18 Brooke Thames '18 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/brooke-thames-e1464106633496.jpg May 17, 2016 May 20, 2016 PLU alumnus, Tacoma teacher draws from his own tough life lessons to inspire students in similar situations TACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in

success, Sears said, because it taught him to project confidence through hard work and challenges. “Most successful people have struggled and failed many times,” Sears said. “Failure is painful and it hurts, but it teaches you the lessons that you need the most.” Teaching students how to enter the job force is Sears’ driving inspiration for most of his projects. His recently-launched company, SeriousBiz, strives to help students and new employees discover, build and navigate their careers. In addition

Clover Park School District, Parkland-based Franklin Pierce School District and Tacoma Public Schools. Five two-person teams of PLU science students plan lessons with classroom teachers. The project exposes the younger kids to a type of science instruction that busy classroom teachers might not otherwise have time to deliver, said Four Heroes teacher Britni Proudman. “It gets students excited about science,” Proudman said. Ksenija Simic-Muller, associate professor of mathematics, said the project

professionals. Failure is a key part of success, Sears said, because it taught him to project confidence through hard work and challenges. “Most successful people have struggled and failed many times,” Sears said. “Failure is painful and it hurts, but it teaches you the lessons that you need the most.” Teaching students how to enter the job force is Sears’ driving inspiration for most of his projects. His recently-launched company, SeriousBiz, strives to help students and new employees discover, build and

“First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust” Conference Schedule Free and Open to the Public. You are welcome to attend any of the lectures, please join us! RegistrationWednesday, October 24thThursday, October 25thFriday, October 26thWednesday, October 24th Opening Remarks – Acting President Allan Belton 7:00 p.m. - Video: “Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich” (Chris Knutzen Hall, AUC 214)``Lessons From Nazi Germany for Today’s Healthcare Providers``Video

Inclusive Pedagogy SeminarsWhile participating in the seminar, faculty will: continue to develop self-awareness of their social and professional identities and how they impact their role as instructor by engaging in reflective activities, gain an increased understanding of inclusive pedagogical approaches and practices by reading short articles and participating in conversations with colleagues about them, and  apply the lessons they have learned and/or skills they have developed by assessing

Welcome Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education, discusses PLU’s holistic approach to global education and its role in an increasingly interconnected world amid conflict and uncertainty. Read More Oaxaca An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico —  for the first time since her family relocated to the United States —  as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program. She opens up about her identity struggle and the valuable lessons learned abroad

Concert Band. I first learned how to play the trumpet in 5th grade, then played in the Ballou Jr. High Concert band for 3 years and the Rogers High School Wind Ensemble in 10th grade, before studying at Pierce through the Running Start Program for my last two years of high school. Now that I am attending PLU, I am busy with my three business classes, two ensembles, private lessons, trumpet ensemble, and other commitments at home and at church, which leaves very little time for leisure. However, when I

never left me. That’s what still inspires me and motivates me in my job now.” Her job now: athletic director at the University of Washington, where she oversees 20 Division I sports programs and an annual budget upwards of $100 million. And while PLU no longer offers the graduate program that helped launch Cohen’s career in college athletics, the most important lessons Cohen learned during her grad-school days are reflective of university-wide cultural standards. Jen Cohen '94 “So much of that time