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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 10, 2016)- Robin DiAngelo’s presentation at the 15th annual Diversity Institute began with a bold pledge. “If you remain comfortable this entire time, I didn’t do my job,” she told the audience of more than 200 educators, administrators and students at the…
Determination), Tacoma Public Schools. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Using examples from entertainment, news media, advertising and K-12 public education research, DiAngelo spent the morning illustrating a jarring truth: “the default of our society is the reproduction of white supremacy.” The afternoon centered on exploring the roots of white defensiveness and microaggressions, as well as ways to challenge racism in individual relationships, classrooms and institutions at large. Diversity Institute co
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 18, 2018) — One of the first cohorts of Pacific Lutheran University’s nascent Peace Corps Prep program will soon embark on a journey from the West Coast to West Africa. The three humanitarians — Madeline Wentz ’18, Haley Bridgewater ’18 and Margaret…
with a host family to develop relationships within the community and receive training,” Chell said. For the first three months, the Corps gauges their aptitude in specific tasks before assigning the volunteers to a particular region in Guinea. When applying for a Peace Corps position, an applicant has the option to serve in a specific region or be placed by the Peace Corps. Wentz, Chell and Bridgewater all opted for random placement. "The program provided helpful direction during my application
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 7, 2018) — William Peterson took a non-traditional path to the principal’s office. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a teaching credential, he jetted off to Ecuador where he taught English and expanded his linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge. Returning…
assistant principal, helping to create a dual-language program. PLU’s intensive one-year principal preparation program enrolls a small cohort — Peterson’s included just 15 students — that encourages collaboration and sharing ideas. It fosters the development of professional relationships with instructors, many of whom hold administrative positions in area school districts.Principal Preparation ProgramLearn more about the one-year program and apply“It makes it very realistic,” Peterson said. “They’re
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Duke Paulson ‘93 graduated from PLU in 1993 with a major in biology and a minor in psychology. While at PLU, he was on the swim and rowing teams, played soccer for a bit, and was heavily involved in Young Life. Today, he’s executive director…
role in your response? It helps to have the right team, whether the people around you or in the community. I have long-term relationships and friendships where supportive people said, “Hey, I know this is hard. How can we help you?” It’s helpful, to be honest, and vulnerable and able to say that times like these are scary. We had a first positive case, and another one soon after. Some people were advising my wife and kids to have me sleep somewhere else. But his is what we’re called to do. For
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Zach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football…
them.How do you think this type of coaching translates off the field and into the workforce or in their community spaces? They can use these mental skills when setting goals for their career, monitoring their stress during finals, and building confidence prior to a presentation. Mental performance goes well beyond just sports and I believe that anyone can utilize mental skills for life. What would you say is the thing that you enjoy most about your role? The interactions I have and the relationships
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Emily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University, Struck reflects on her…
to go to Oxford, and the Socratic seminar method and blended nature of the IHON classes made me interested. What’s your fondest memory as an IHON student? Dr. Wilkin taught a class on friendship that was super fun, even when I didn’t always agree with some of the course material. One of the final projects was completing an ethnography, which was super unfamiliar and new to me. I chose to explore how asexual and aromantic people experience friendships or romantic relationships, as people have this
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PLU and the Parkland community are familiar to Kirsten Kreis . Her roots run deep in Parkland, from learning to swim in the PLU pool, to completing her high school assignments in the Mortvedt Library, to walking across the stage in Olson Auditorium at her…
leadership experience,” Mulder explains. Kreis and former PLU business student, Ava Edmonds '23, stroll down Garfield Street discussing relationships and experiences between local business owners and PLU business students in marketing courses. Kreis’ strong ties to Parkland have significantly influenced her journey to becoming the Business Outreach Director and entrepreneur she is today. Now, she is extending her support to other entrepreneurs looking to establish themselves in the South Sound region
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Learning Communities are an integral component of the PLU experience, adding to the learning that happens both in the classroom and beyond the classroom.
participating in New Transfer and Continuing Student Communities, students will: Utilize academic and personal support resources to navigate tasks such as declaring a major Reflect on what their vocation may be as they begin to think about majors and careers Apply skills to navigate mature interpersonal relationships through use of tools and processes such as the roommate and community standards agreements Demonstrate wellness and care for themselves, their communities, and the world through the lens of
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PLU maintains an open door with a world superpower, empowering students to learn about politics and culture off the beaten path in a distinct region of the country.
option to pursue local internships or take advantage of the program’s relationships with local schools, where PLU students have taught English. Manfredi says the China-U.S. relationship is one of the most important in the world today, making PLU’s Gateway program there particularly important. He said that while the relationship between the two nations will always be complex, he doesn’t want to see the Chinese and Americans treat each other as adversaries. “If you look at a lot of reporting in the
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On Friday, September 29th, Athena Gordon had a conversation about vocation, teaching, and the importance of languages with two professors in the Department of Languages & Literatures. José Ramón Ortigas is an Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies who earned his PhD from the University of…
with students. Say cheese! A selfie with Dr. Moneyang's FREN 101 class. AG: Both of you have been teaching at PLU for at least a year now. What are you most proud of so far?JRO: For me, it’s acclimating to a different culture. Going from a big research university with thousands of students, to a small liberal arts school. I’m proud of the relationships that I’ve been able to foster with students. For me, it’s sharing a classroom with students who are motivated and engaged with the material, and
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