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management for creating “unnecessary stress.” 76 percent of job seekers describe their boss as “toxic.” 17 percent of employees say that management is “incompetent.” So, if you’re interested in being part of the solution to poor leadership and interested in facilitating organizational change in your industry, getting an MBA could be the most strategic choice for you.Tip: Interested in filling a significant talent gap? Download PLU’s MBA Guide!Download a Guide to Advance Your Career with an MBADownload
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were sufficiently positive to cause Starbucks to select coconut milk instead of almond milk as an alternative to traditional dairy products in coffee beverages.Environmental ConsiderationsThe almond industry won’t be happy with Starbucks’ choice of coconut milk over almond milk, but drought-weary California residents may view this decision as an environmentally responsible decision. The $11 billion almond growing industry will miss the boon of being picked by Starbucks, but absent the increased
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risk last year – a leap of faith, if you will – by leaving his wife and young daughter behind in Seattle, and coming to New York to look for work. He slept on a friend’s floor and braced himself for years of small gigs and waiting tables. But he didn’t regret his choice. If there is one thing he learned at PLU, it was to follow his passion. That was made even more clear his sophomore year, when his father nearly died from an aneurysm. He decided to switch majors from education, where his enthusiasm
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learn to drive—they find themselves stopped by a system that does not recognize their long-term identities or their lack of choice in becoming undocumented. Imagine that. Then imagine yourself back in high school and suddenly finding that although all of your friends were doing these marvelous grown-up activities, you could not. After recovering from the initial shock, we would want people to understand our story, to treat us with dignity and respect and to welcome us legally into the American
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work in education at PLU. “I knew the education I got there was great,” Lantz said. “I still draw on things I learned back then today.” So, when it came time to earn her principal’s credential, PLU was an easy choice. Lantz also appreciates the reasonable cost of the program, compared to some others she considered. “PLU was up front about how much it was going to cost,” she said. “They gave you the bottom line.” Students in PLU’s principal preparation program learn about education law from a
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have a choice. Rather than telling them to do X-Y-Z, I want to give them opportunities to learn and grow, and I think that’s beneficial, not just on the football field but off the field as well. For many college student-athletes, they may not have much autonomy in their daily life, for example, they may be told for when to work out, when they go to class, etc., so I think giving the team opportunities to name a drill, name a play, choose a drill, can be motivating and fulfilling for each of
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personal characteristic, choice, or origin an environment conducive to learning with adequate lighting, spaces, and resources that support student achievement of program outcomes space within the PLU campus and the SoN to engage in scholarly activities and meet with peers, colleagues, and faculty assemble, form groups, and develop communities of learners transparency in communication with faculty and staff, program changes, clinical placement, and projects a nursing advisor to help the student
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that make you an excellent choice for the Peace Scholars program. While it is not required that the letters be from PLU faculty or administrators, it is strongly suggested that at least one letter addresses your current study at PLU. Your letter-writers will be asked to write about what makes you a promising Peace Scholar and about your willingness to be open to ideas and beliefs that are different from yours. How should the application materials be submitted?The applications, including
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communities; and by modeling the skills, habits, and ethical passions required for effective democratic citizenship. The primary aim of the program is to prepare teachers to assume a variety of roles in 21st Century schools. Faculty work with students to develop understandings and skills for their work as leaders, inquirers, and curriculum/instructional specialists. Program Overview Students can apply to one of two options within the graduate teacher certification program: 1) The one-year option begins in
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Nuclear Power reactor. Mockett’s awards include a Fellowship from the US/Japan Creative Artist Fellowship, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye, was a finalist for the 2016 PEN Open Book Award, the Indies Choice for Nonfiction and the Northern California Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her novel, Picking Bones from Ash, published by Graywolf, was a finalist for the Saroyan Prize and the Paterson Prize. Her new book, tentatively titled A
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