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Jennifer and James “Jym” Kinney talk about their paths to PLU, and beyond, just before graduation on May 24, 2014. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Navy vet realizes his dream of becoming a math teacher By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing & Communications For Jym Kinney ’13, ’14,…
almost always was the oldest person in class, except perhaps for his professors. But the students in the Education program accepted him readily as one of their own, and made him feel part of the cohort. In fact, they often looked to him for advice. “For the students, it was really no big deal, to have this old guy in the class, coming in with his walking stick,” he said. Teaching science or math had always been of interest to Kinney, even in his youth. “I always wanted to be a teacher. I just didn’t
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Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…
new program—and a new way to teach—that includes eight wide-ranging blended or hybrid courses this fall that combine in-class and self-directed online learning: • BUSA 302: Business Finance • BUSA 308: Principles of Marketing • COMA 360: Public Relations Writing • ECON 111: Principles of Microeconomics: Global and Environmental • ECON 322: Money and Banking • EDUC 394: Technology & Teaching • MUSI 120: Music and Culture • PHED 100: Personalized Fitness program In addition
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In the face of massive environmental change, many people may feel that there is nothing much that can be done. But environmental scholars like Dr. Sarah Robinson-Bertoni are striving to challenge people to take action and not lose hope. Robinson-Bertoni is a visiting assistant professor…
Learning to Pay Attention to the Environment and Religion with Professor Sarah Robinson-Bertoni Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Dr. Robinson-Bertoni and her class at the Squaxin Island Museum May 6, 2020 By Monique Otter-Johnson '21Theatre MajorIn the face of massive environmental change, many people may feel that there is nothing much that can be done. But environmental scholars like Dr. Sarah Robinson-Bertoni are striving to challenge people to take action and not lose hope.Robinson
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International Honors at PLU Kyle Schroeder lives in the International Honors wing of Hong International Hall. He says that IHON challenges him to think in a different manner. Four first-year students discuss PLU’s honors program By Steve Hansen Ask four first-year students from different backgrounds…
really appreciates the fact that her IHON classes bring together so many students from other majors and disciplines. It’s not just that she’s being introduced to new people. She’s being introduced to new ideas, and new ways of examining those ideas through the lens of different disciplines. “Because there are so many majors in the IHON classes, you see issues from different points of view,” she said. “When we talk in class about something we read, the [perspectives] are totally different – sometimes
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JBLM’s Lt. Col. Celia FlorCruz Speaks Feb. 17 as Part of PLU’s “…and Justice for All?” Spring Spotlight Series By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—Lt. Col. Celia FlorCruz has blazed such a major trail in the military that…
, groundbreaking career: She graduated from West Point as part of only the third class to admit female cadets; She flew helicopters as a Medevac pilot in Operation Desert Storm; She commanded a medical unit at Fort Drum in New York; and She now serves as the Soldier Readiness Officer of the U.S. Army’s largest division, the 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where she also runs SHARP, the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention program established there in 2012. Not many people, though
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. This semester, several courses illustrate how the university’s curriculum caters to those eclectic interests. Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you ask…
. Cornerstones offers a cohort-based liberal arts curriculum, in which students take a sequence of linked courses their first two years, and then five additional courses of their choosing across the university to complete the program. “How to Build a Starship” is a second-year experience class, so the same students will take the fall and spring sections. The second section of the class will be taught by Scott Rogers, assistant professor of English. “So we have this ship, presume it’s actually built,” Rogers
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PLU ranks fifth on the Peace Corps’ recently published list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 14 Lutes currently volunteering with Peace Corps in countries around the world. Dr. Katherine Wiley, PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator and anthropology professor, credits…
volunteers focus on cultivating global citizens in addition to promoting scholarship,” said Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen. “I am proud that so many graduates of these esteemed institutions leverage their educations to make the world a better place. They bring critical skills to communities around the world and gain hands-on, life-changing experience along the way.” *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Giving Back Through Graphics Read Next Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a
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The PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is currently recruiting students to join their program in Fall 2022. Please consider the following program highlights: PhD students take classes at the Graduate Center building diagonally across the…
of CUNY that are located throughout the 5 boroughs of NYC for their thesis research. Students are mentored by world-class researchers and enjoy access to state of the art facilities and instrumentation at the campuses and in central and collaborative research buildings such as the Advanced Science Research Center or at the Belfer Building that is jointly operated with Weill-Cornell Medical Center. Students receive a guaranteed 5-year, $30,000 per year Science Scholarship, full tuition waiver, and
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There are some great benefits to joining a new program at PNWU School of Physical Therapy. Some highlights: small faculty to student ratios, state-of-the-art cadaver dissection laboratory, simulation center, and the Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab. The Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab is part of…
interview (next interview days are March 24th and April 29th). If accepted, you would be in the second cohort. If you have any questions or would like to talk to any of our students in the inaugural class, please contact PNWU School of Physical Therapy admission at 509-249-7888 or admission@pnwu.edu. Read Previous ACS Scholarships, including new DEIR Scholarship – due April 1 Read Next MSOT Accepting Apps 2023 LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science
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Pacific Lutheran University’s soon-to-be Art and Design graduates will be featuring artwork in the upcoming senior exhibition, “What We Art,” opening April 22 in the University Gallery. Art admirers can join the artists and faculty for an opening reception April 22, from 5 to 7…
exhibiting and graduating with a BA or BFA in Art and Design this May. The exhibition will show a variety of artistic mediums including book arts, graphic design, painting, printmaking, letterpress, photography and ceramics. Students are expected to produce a significant body of work that reflects their best independent work, not just class assignments. Students submit a body of work, and the best of the best will be displayed. In some cases, students have been preparing for a full year. These students
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