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  • PLU Admission Blog in Education https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/education/

    Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at… May 20, 2024 AcademicsEducationMusicStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy Abroad

  • Expanding the Mind in German Studies https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/expanding-the-mind-in-german-studies/

    (Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt), and religion (Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul Tillich), to name a few. Beginning in our intermediate-level German courses and continuing through our upper-division literature seminars and our cultural history sequence, the German program at PLU incorporates the study of many texts, artworks, treatises, and other cultural products from several humanities fields, enabling students to approach the study of the German-speaking countries from an

  • Sharing Passion for Scholarship: The Kelmer Roe Fellowships in the Humanities https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/sharing-passion-for-scholarship-the-kelmer-roe-fellowships-in-the-humanities/

    to academic projects. They get excited to work together and excited to share what they learned.”Some projects lead to journal publications, some to books or presentations, others become new courses here and abroad. In 2015-16, English Professor Wendy Call collaborated with Hillary Vo, a writing major, to study the ways places can influence writing and writers. Using Kelmer Roe funds, they spent much of the summer traveling to places like Mt. Rainier and writing about their experiences. This led

  • Student Ambassadors https://www.plu.edu/admission-first-year/student-ambassadors/

    AllOffice InternStudent CallerTour Guide  Acadia G. Anchorage, AK Alisha N.London, England Alissa O. Portland, OR Ally P.Lynwood, WA Alondra M. Kent, WA Amanda E.Auburn, WA Anna F.Standwood, WA Anita C. Burien, WA Annika I. Beaverton, OR Annika P.Plymouth, MN Ashlee N. Waipahu, HI Ashley S.Portland, OR Barbara G. Dupont, WA Bay F. Monroe, WA Bethany L.Puyallup, WA Cailey C.Huntington Beach, CA Cas H.Port Orchard, WA. Cassie P. Vancouver, WA Cecilia L. Tacoma, WA Chloe B.Happy Valley, OR Claire

  • Oliver de la Paz https://www.plu.edu/mfa/staff/oliver-de-la-paz/

    Oliver de la Paz Poetry Biography Biography Oliver de la Paz is author and editor of several books and serves as the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA. His latest collection of poetry, The Diaspora Sonnets, was published by Liveright Press (2023). It was a winner of the 2023 New England Book Award and was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award. A founding member of Kundiman, he teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the Low-Residency MFA Program at PLU.   Mentor.  Workshops and

  • Religion Department Welcomes Jon Kershner https://www.plu.edu/prism/religion-department-welcomes-jon-kershner/

    , he resigned his role as Pastor and began a Ph.D. in Theology with the University of Birmingham (UK), spending a couple months each year in England. In 2013, he completed his Ph.D., which explored the apocalypticism of eighteenth century Quaker proto-abolitionist, John Woolman (1720-1772). Since 2012, Dr. Kershner has taught theology, Quaker Studies, and peace and justice issues at Earlham School of Religion in Indiana, Barclay College in Kansas, and University of Lancaster (UK). He has published

  • Rick Barot’s poem “The Galleons” is published in The New Yorker magazine… https://www.plu.edu/provost/news/rick-barots-poem-the-galleons-is-published-in-the-new-yorker-magazine/

    Artist Trust of Washington, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and Stanford University, where he was a Wallace E. Stegner Fellow and a Jones Lecturer in Poetry. He is also the poetry editor of New England Review. Please join us in sending congratulations to Professor Barot! photo credit: Mara Barot Faculty profile "Next Stop: Spring," by Jenny Kroik *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous CIC appoints Lynn Hunnicutt new Assistant Director of NetVUE Read Next PLU’s Center for Community

  • Jennifer Beller https://www.plu.edu/understanding-the-world/staff/jennifer-beller/

    moral reasoning of competitive populations in America today with her work being featured on Nightline, CNN, ESPN, Fox News, the BBC TV in Manchester England and as part of a winning national news documentary award. She has worked with the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Military and Air Force Academies, the Idaho Supreme Court as well as most major sport governing bodies including the NCAA, NAIA, National Federation of High School Activity Associations, and the National

  • REWIND: Our Top 5 posts of 2023 https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/rewind-our-top-5-posts-of-2023/

    admitted? First, a big congratulations! And, make sure to read up if you need help locating your PLU student ID number. Next on the most popular post list is FAQ: What is January Term? What perfect timing because when students return in 2024, they will start the January term or J-Term (with many taking PLU’s unique J-Term study abroad classes!). Curious about campus life? The last two posts on our Top 5 list give details on college living: What’s in our room: Take a tour of Tingelstad and Preparing for

  • Past Programs https://www.plu.edu/confucius-institute/past-programs/

    China and the U.S. Summer Programs in China Coordinated by the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington and sponsored by Hanban, the Chinese Bridge Summer Camp is a 2-week program for American high school students to experience Chinese language and culture by traveling abroad. Confucius Classrooms Confucius Classrooms are local institutions, based in U.S. schools, which stimulate and support innovative teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture. Confucius Classrooms adopt flexible