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to making education their career wasn’t clear, but no matter when a passion for teaching is discovered that spark must be present, the panelists agreed. “I believe the spark was already in me when I was conceived,” Gordan said, a teacher at Mt. Tahoma High School. “It’s something you are born with. It comes from within.” Although Gordan knew teaching was something he always wanted to do, for others it was far from their minds when they entered college. “I didn’t want to work in education

earned his bachelor’s degree in music education in 2004 and his master’s in leadership and development in 2007. He also attended Seattle Pacific University to earn his professional certification. PLU ensures students are matched with very, very good teachers for their student teaching experience, Scott said. “The university is thoughtful and strategic about making sure they are the right fits,” he said. In Scott’s case, he student taught under the leadership of PLU alumnus Dan Schwartz ’93, who

April 2, 2012 Austin Goble ’09, Ruth Tollefson ’09, Raechelle Baghirov 05, listen while Sallie Strueby ’11, speaks during an Alumni panel discussion on service opportunities at PLU on Thursday, March 22, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) A life of service after PLU By Katie Scaff ’13 Volunteer service is about taking what you’re learning in the classroom and making it bigger, according to four recent PLU graduates. The grads, Sallie Strueby ’11, Austin Goble ’09, Ruth Tollefson ’09, and

far north.” The Alaska Literary Series of the University of Alaska Press publishes three titles a year in poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction that has a strong connection to Alaska or the circumpolar north, making the northern experience available to the world. The event is sponsored by the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA Program at PLU. It is the Seattle-area official launch of the Alaska Literary Series of the University of Alaska Press. The readers for the event are: Joan Kane, The Cormorant

, the air was filled with uncertainty and mistrust. Furthermore, the fear of making yet another mistake (as many had characterized the Vietnam War) loomed heavily over Americans. The combination of this uncertainty and fear immobilized Americans. The Khmer Rouge carried on their bloody regime for several years before the conflict between the communists of Cambodia and Vietnam led to the Vietnamese removing the Khmer Rouge from power, and thus ending the genocide. The story of the Khmer Rouge and

Professor Lori Lee Wallace – hosted a Q&A to discuss the show’s themes, and respond to a variety of audience reactions. A majority of the questions centered around the characters of Uncle Peck and Lil’ Bit, and the approach that Wallace, Sorenson, and Schultz took in making this story unfold without trivializing the experience of child abuse, while still understanding the demands of a live performance. In response to a question about living in the “era of Law & Order SVU,” where graphic content is

,” Dornbusch said. “I don’t see any reason why we can’t win the Northwest Conference championship.” In the meantime, Dornbusch attends practices and games with his team and plans to help out with coaching. He’s also looking ahead to rehab on his knee—and beyond. “I’ll get through it and be back,” Dornbusch said. Read Previous The changing Constitution Read Next ‘Making Seafood Sustainable’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

more human-interest-related. The same word is used to describe the sports anchor who accompanies play-by-play: Color commentators give expert analysis, player history and light anecdotes.) As The Mast’s A&E Editor, I knew finding color wouldn’t be a problem. Making stories PLU-centric, Lute-focused and engaging to an impatient audience is literally my job from week-to-week. When we arrived, the first quote was from the Second Amendment Foundation’s Director of Development—“60 to 70 percent” of

founding makes her address especially inspiring. “Melannie is well-suited to serve as our keynote speaker because she organized the City of Tacoma’s first MLK Celebration in the City Council Chambers,” said Mayor Marilyn Strickland. “Sometimes the hardest place to earn recognition can be your hometown,” said City Councilmember Victoria Woodards. “Being able to ‘come home’ and keynote an event that she had a hand in making a major success is a well-deserved honor for Melannie and is a really big honor

services in 10 out of the Peninsula School District’s 15 schools. Both Speer and Shultz are motivated by their organization’s unique opportunity to make a positive and profound difference in the trajectory of Peninsula-area students. “The most gratifying part of our work is knowing that what I do ‘behind the scenes’ is making a difference in children’s lives,” says Speer, who has spent her entire career working for nonprofits, previously serving at the American Lung Association of Washington, United