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built his confidence for defending and promoting his ideas. “My high school education centered around memorizing facts and regurgitating information,” Bliss said. “When I got to PLU, I was exposed to all sorts of concepts and theories and my coursework was graded on my ability to articulate my own thoughts and form persuasive arguments. PLU was a good fit for me.” After graduation, Bliss worked in the mortgage business for 15 years before Stoecker’s 2010 Alzheimer’s diagnosis spurred Bliss to turn
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intercultural relationships, willing to step out of their comfort zones, committed to serving those around them, and want to use their college education to make a difference on campus and in their communities at home. Since coming to PLU, Soliai has been active in many clubs and even played for the Lutes Softball team. She says PLU has given her a stronger sense of who she is and what she believes in. “PLU has changed me,” she said. “I wasn’t the kind of person who advocated for what I believed in, but at
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to pursue, it was far enough away from Tukwila to feel like he was going off to college, but close enough to home that he could easily return for visits. Founded and run by the Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, the Act Six program identifies and rewards scholars who are passionate about learning, eager to foster intercultural relationships, willing to step out of their comfort zones, committed to serving those around them, and want to use their college education to make a difference on
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-monitoring technology, eradicate invasive species, build an outdoor education center, and work on wetland delineation. What do you enjoy about your internship? I love this amalgam of scientific research and manual labor. There are plenty of chances to read and evaluate data, but it’s also truly satisfying to learn by physically living here. It may sound sentimentalized to say this; there’s something irreplaceable about waking up in nature, working outside, and listening to the outdoors. You’d be
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Testing in the School of Nursing is a high-stakes process for students, an essential component of student learning, and a formal component of program curriculum. Testing is one essential method of assessing student learning, program outcomes, and program quality. As such it must be managed with purpose, integrity, consistency across the curriculum, and accountability for the education we provide. Testing also provides feedback to the students, which is particularly important in their mastery of
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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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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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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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Environmental Studies. He’s been honored for his efforts in advancing scientific education by NATO, an NDEA Fellowship and a Faculty Development Award from the National Science Foundation; is a member of academic scientific societies such as the American Chemical Society and Alpha Chi Sigma; and has published many peer-reviewed articles on his research. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Duane Swank works with a student during PLU's Advanced Placement Summer Institute
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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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