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this is her fifth year in the profession. “I learned about really becoming a good writer at PLU. I had some really good professors who really pushed me,” Hanson said. While at PLU, Hanson studied English Language Arts. This prepared her well for the National Board Certification, she said. “The content part was not hard, and it was not hard because I had that content background.” To teach in Washington, applicants must complete a bachelor’s degree, acquire teaching credentials and pass numerous

exploration. The titles chosen for the collection cross genres and feature diverse authors from around the world. The curation of the collection focuses on award-winners and bestsellers from the past five years, paying special attention to diverse voices. The collection will be held on the first floor of the Mortvedt Library in order to better showcase these materials to our patrons. The books will function on a first come, first serve basis and will not be eligible for renewal. This is to ensure the

January 25, 2008 Activist fights against poverty and disease Stephen Lewis, a humanitarian, diplomat and human rights activist, will visit Tacoma for the Wang Center for International Programs’ symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” slated for Feb. 21 and 22.Lewis is the former United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. He will deliver the keynote address, “Time to Deliver: Winning the Battle Against Poverty and Disease in the Developing World,” on

support to these able and dedicated leaders. PLU is blessed in a special way each year by the work of our remarkable cadre of academic program leaders and deans. This year we will be searching for new deans for the School of Arts and Communication and the School of Education and Movement Studies. During these important transitions, Professor John Hallam from art, along with associate professors Mike Hillis from education and Karen McConnell from movement studies will be serving as acting deans. We

February 22, 2011 Want to volunteer? Start here. By Chris Albert On the first floor of Ramstad, at the end of the hall is a small office where big things happen. It’s the Volunteer Center. Sara Main ’11, pictured, and Hannah Reece ’12 are the directors of the Volunteer Center. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A lot of students want to volunteer, but they don’t know how to get started,” Hannah Reece ‘12, co-director of the Volunteer Center. “We just want to get students out into the community beyond

Helping one bowl at a time Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 4, 2016 Image: on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 4, 2016 By Elizabeth Perkins '17Student Coordinator Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Art & Design and Hospitality Services & Campus Restaurants are helping raise money for the hungry, one bowl at a time. PLU’s annual Empty Bowls event will be on Tuesday, November 15, from 4-6 p.m. in the Anderson University Center. The event, which is part

McIntyre ’74, also graduated with a degree in education from PLU. After teaching in various places around the country, McIntyre now teaches theater arts in the Seattle Public School District to middle school and elementary age children. “I like to say I walked across the stage twice,” she laughed. “My mother was pregnant with me when she graduated.” McIntyre auditioned on a whim. “I figured, why not?,” she laughed. And she was glad she did. “It was such an awesome experience, working with so many

December 1, 2009 Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.”Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated from PLU, signed up for the intensive non-profit training provided by Teach for America and is now teaching fifth grade in a low-income school in Tulsa, Okla. No doubt he’s encouraging his students there to hop on a bike and ride

an adjunct professor at Spelman College.PLU Dean of Social Sciences Michelle Ceynar, a co-organizer of the event, says that Mason’s talk will cover issues that PLU has been working to address. “Dr. Mason’s book, as well as her extensive experience in this area, will inform PLU and the wider community about what experts have learned to be the best practices for supporting and encouraging disadvantaged students throughout their academic careers so that they experience higher education as a place

such as Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Bob Hope and The Carpenters performed. “There wasn’t the Tacoma Dome or any kind of big venues anywhere,” she said. “So they came to PLU and played down at memorial gymnasium and Olson gym at the time.” And she watched the renowned Joffrey Ballet perform — twice — in Eastvold Auditorium (now the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) during the group’s few summer residencies at the university. Ringdahl also has been around for some important