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selections from greats such as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, mixed with newer big-band charters. Aug. 14 The Jazz Sound Trio with Special L.A. Artists Ginger Berglund & Scott Whitfield The Jazz Sound Trio is comprised of PLU faculty members David Deacon-Joyner on piano, Clipper Anderson on bass and Mark Ivester on drums. In this performance, the trio will back Scott Whitfield, one of the world’s greatest jazz trombonists, and his wife, Ginger Berglund, the newest addition to the

, which helps students learn more about careers in the natural sciences. So far, Holland has had three mentors. The mentors’ experiences provided multiple perspectives, which Holland appreciates. He meets with mentors on Discord or online hangouts like Zoom. “These programs are underutilized,” he says. “It’s like a roommate. You can jibe with them or not—and if you do, you develop a good relationship.” Holland’s favorite experiences so far involve PLU’s small class sizes. “You get special attention

group, and current scholarship.”Grad students receive lots of mentorship Her advisor connected Carli with a gender history working group at the Center of Jewish History where scholars and grad students gather once a month for bagels and to read and comment on one of the group member’s paper. In Carli’s words, she has “become a part of a wonderful network of scholars and have learned so much!”There were many academic highlights in Carli’s first grad school year, but a special favorite was being

Special Topics in Chinese Literature in the spring. By the time PLU closes out the 2019-2020 school year, Zhu will be wrapping up his dissertation. Though he is bound to become a doctor, his heart as a student of knowledge and truth will remain unchanged.  Opening Crazy WorldsA Passion for the Classics Read Previous “Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Read Next A Passion for the Classics with Professor Luke Parker LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022

to list what l do because such a list is too quickly embraced or dismissed as part of a basic skills orientation. Certainly the pragmatically minded can make a case that the abilities I ask my students to enact constitute useful skills for getting on in the world. Conceiving teaching humanities that way, however, yields too easily to the reductionistic instrumental reason that permeates all too much of our society today, including higher education. At the same time, purists who conceive the task

which to work and live. I attribute much of this great spirit to our tradition and continuing commitment to the ideals of Lutheran higher education. As I like to say, Martin Luther—Professor Martin Luther—not only made Lutheran universities better, he made all universities better, even Catholic and public universities. In many ways, the superb American system of higher education—with its firm commitment to academic freedom, its rigorous questioning of all received opinions, and its belief in the

doing this year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Anderson: Before the pandemic, I was working on building out professional development for our 85 instructional coaches, getting ready to start a hiring round, and planning for the design and launch of new certification courses for our coaches. I was also working on finishing up my dissertation for a Ph.D. in Education and TA-ing masters courses for MSU-Bozeman. PLU: As schools began closing to keep communities safe, how did your job transition

. State Department security marched through the streets into our seats. The typical “uniform” for any given match was a classic American get-up – jeans, tennis shoes, and the jersey of our family member. Face paint with “USA” and the number of our special player were often worn on the cheeks of mothers and (wives)WAGS, but I have to say the men of our group stayed away from anything remotely resembling makeup. As our troop of families made our way into each match, other U.S. fans would cheer us on

Lutheran University helped prepare her for.Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, PLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program provides funding for students earning their Master of Education (MAE) at PLU that plan to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects at the middle or high school level. Scholarship recipients — like Anderson — attend monthly meetings to learn about equity in education and culturally sustaining classroom practices. The

the same. As an education major, Patterson decided she wanted to start a first-year education program to teach first-years about the meaning of recycling and sustainability. Sustainability is part of what makes PLU, PLU. Sara Patterson ’14 found a passion for educating about sustainability. “Education is the start of every single positive change you can make,” Patterson said. “There’s so many opportunities to reduce your impact.” Patterson’s experiences with sustainability will come full circle in