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internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations.Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is currently co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee, and is a leader of the Tacoma hub of the Sunrise Movement of young people fighting for intersectional environmental justice. She is also the incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director. We spoke with Knapp on her award, the opportunity it provides her, and her goals for the incoming school year
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: Pathways for Restoration and RenewalMarch 9 & 10, 2022 Online, Free & Open to the PublicValerie Segrest, an enrolled member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and co-founder of Tahoma Peak Solutions, will discuss her work in the food sovereignty movement, using food security strategies rooted in education, awareness and overcoming barriers to tribal communities accessing traditional foods. Chuck and Peg Hoffman, professional artists and former executive directors at Lutheran renewal center Holden Village
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positive connections with their young students. Preschool is the place where adults can help kids lay a solid foundation for their future school success. “My staff are trained educators,” she says. But in addition to academic qualifications, she looks for people who have a passion for engaging kids in the ways young children learn best: through play, movement and hands-on learning. “When you walk into a preschool classroom, you should hear the constant buzz of learning,” she says.Lute Powered is a
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of domestic violence. Blending experiences at my internship with the issues I am passionate about, my WMGS capstone explores domestic violence in same-sex relationships. The Women’s Rights movement has taken great strides in addressing the needs of women in abusive relationships, and there are many great resources available. Those resources are very often limited, however, to heterosexual-identified individuals. My capstone delves into the reasons why. Abi McLane, Class of 2008I chose to pursue a
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Dr. Colleen Hacker Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7363 Email: hackercm@plu.edu Office Location: Olson Auditorium - 108 Website: https://sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/colleen-hacker/ Professional Biography Video Education Ph.D., Exercise and Movement Science, University of Oregon, 1992 M.S., Exercise and Sport Science, University of Arizona, 1980 B.S., Health and Physical Education, Lock Haven University, 1978 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Sport and Exercise Psychology Performance
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director Alonso Ruizpalacios “These Four Years” Film Screening April 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Studio Theater In this documentary, MediaLab explores questions of happiness and education: Is a four-year degree still the route to self-fulfillment and wellbeing? And, if college is not accessible to all, then what are the implications–for individuals and society at large– for those who do not have a four-year college education? No Labor Lost: Industries of the Labor Movement
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2017LuthergartenFriday, Feb. 10 – 10:30 a.m. – Lower campus (corner of Park Ave. S. & 125th St. S.)Throughout the world, Lutheran colleges and churches are planting Luthergartens (“Gardens”) with seeds or saplings from Wittenberg, Germany, or saplings native to one’s region in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran reform movement that gave birth to Lutheran education. PLU is opting to plant five trees native to our region, one for each of the four ELCA Pacific Northwest Synods that sponsor PLU, and one in
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creativity and meaning-making in the classroom through visual, musical, non-verbal/physical movement, and dramatic arts. (2) EDUC 565 : Elementary Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies Practice designing, implementing, and assessing lessons and units that integrate reading, language arts, and social studies content in K-8 classrooms. Introduces exemplary reading, language arts, and social studies classroom materials and examines what successful classroom managers in K-8 classrooms know and are able to
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,” Knapp continued. “If my students don’t know that I care about them as a person and as a human being, they will not care about what I know or what I am teaching. Even a brief daily conversation can enhance a student’s engagement and eagerness to learn.” Knapp recognizes that creating trust and understanding is paramount for success and yields more beneficial outcomes for his students and himself. Implementing these essential techniques becomes more manageable when a teacher appreciates their students
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opportunities for students interested in applying math skills to real-world problems. Each year she covers the modeling process and techniques, then asks students what they’re interested in. “It’s an ocean of knowledge,” she said. “You can pretty much model anything.” In her own research, Zhu uses math to understand underlying mechanisms in developmental biology, such as pattern formations in butterflies, the kind of unexpected application that opens students’ minds to possible connections—not only between
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