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. “It’s little things like a high-five or a handshake or a hug that help show how much you care. “I tell them all the time – I love that you are here today.” That acknowledgment isn’t just about being at school, but being a part of the school, a part of learning. “They’re not just learning to read, but they’re reading to learn,” Williamson said, as an example. “They are going out with these new skills to open the world to them and it’s cool.” As a learning specialist Miller works one-on-one and in

PLU start the process of helping you discover your Wild Hope right at the start. You have already been engaged in a lively and stimulating Orientation Program for the past several days. You have already begun asking yourselves what we call the Big Enough Questions: “What skills do I have?” “How can I best matter to other people?” “What legacy do I want to leave behind?” Our professional staff and faculty members have been prodding you to take full advantage of the smorgasbord of opportunities we

. Twenty-six institutions across the United States received the top grade. PLU was among them. Only one other independent institution in the West was so honored. Educating students for lives of service also means giving students the opportunity to develop their leadership capacity and skills. With that goal in mind, Dean of Student Development Eva Johnson and her staff have been working over the past decade to build a year-long program called the “Student Leadership Institute.” Last year our program