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Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED) to talk about community-based energy solutions. PLU will also have a display created and manned by members of the Sustainability Committee that depicts the efforts on campus. “At the expo, we’ll have the opportunity to talk with the general public about the ways that PLU is taking a leadership role in the sustainability movement on college campuses,” said Rose McKenney, associate geosciences/environmental studies professor and chair of

retired in 1999 after a career in the university’s office of development and was a founder of Q Club. Berntsen said Forness loved the Northwest and PLU, and returned to visit often. He was a regular at homecoming, a longtime member of Q Club and tried to stay involved with the university in spite of living at such a distance. Not long ago Forness called Berntsen and said, “Why don’t we get our class to give $100,000 to PLU? I’ll give $10,000 if you will.” In addition to their own gifts, the two

a start. And one that PLU students have a hand in. Content Development Director Barbara Clements produced this report. Contact her at 253-535-7427 or clemenba@plu.edu for comments or more information. Read Previous Convocation – A generation of globalists Read Next Giving a people a voice, a face COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how

Explore! helps participants find their specific vocation. “All of the participants have small groups with a leader who can answer questions throughout the weekend,” she said. “Questions are more valuable when there’s a chance to talk them over. We also have student panels with upperclassmen and a staff/faculty panel where the panel members discuss their vocational development since graduation. It really opens students’ eyes – it shows them that everyone deals with these same issues.” And this year’s

receiving Fulbright Student Fellowships, three faculty members received Fulbright awards. Joanne Lisosky, associate professor of communication, received a Fulbright Award beginning in January 2011 in Azerbaijan to teach journalism at Baku University. Janet Weiss, assistant professor of instructional development and leadership, received a Fulbright-Hays Award to do curriculum work in Namibia during July. Jennifer Jenkins, assistant professor of German, was selected to participate during the summer of

at some of baseball’s best ballparks, Cheney Stadium is poised to become the crown jewel of the Northwest for all fans to enjoy.” While PLU Night at the Rainiers is an annual program, it has never been programmed or publicized to this extent. Rich Hines, director of annual giving for the Office of Development attended the game for the first time last summer. He signed up to participate in the salmon toss competition with Andrew Eisentrout ’07. When asked about his experience Hines recounted, “We

. I came here intended to study exercise. It really changed my path being up here and working with these people.” But the Diversity Center hasn’t always been the resource for students that it is today. When the center began in 2001, it had a lot of programs that resembled Diversity 101, said Eva Johnson, Dean of Student Development and Director of Student Involvement and Leadership. The intent was for students to learn about different cultures and start conversations about diversity. “We spent a

available in the model class – all with the goal of creating a 21st century classroom of collaboration between students and faculty. It not only provides space for student learning, but also an opportunity for faculty members to learn what they may be able to integrate in their own courses. The class is part of a pilot program endeavor funded and programmed by a partnership between the Provost’s Office, the Instructional Development and Leadership Department of the School of Education and Movement

will put their skills to the test at the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. They’ll sleep in the barracks and out in the field, and be assessed on their leadership ability which will be used along with their assignment preferences to determine where they’ll serve after graduation. Velásquez said he thinks he could be a good fit in any branch in the army, but he’s going to try to branch infantry and military intelligence. “Everybody that graduates from

January 29, 2014 From PLU to Sochi: Professor Colleen Hacker teaches teams, individuals to possess a gold-medal attitude. By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Kinesiology Professor Colleen Hacker knows all the Olympics predictions, all the stats for the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team. World champs. Favored to win the gold in Sochi. The ones to beat. As she faces her fifth Olympics, and first Winter Olympics, Hacker, the mental-skills coach for the U.S. team, said she doesn’t think