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The purpose and mission of PLU Music is to prepare and model for our students a lifetime of involvement in music.
goals. The teacher candidate uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop knowledge and skills. The teacher candidate engages in ongoing professional learning and reflects on practice in ways that meet the needs of each learner. The teacher candidate seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to take responsibility for student learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school professionals. Updated September 2023
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PLU President Loren J . Anderson congratulates Mycall Ford ’12 at the Spring Commencement in the Tacoma Dome on Sunday. More than 650 graduates received degrees at the annual ceremony. Anderson leaves PLU this week after 20 years of service. (Photo by John Froschauer) Pay…
assembled master’s and bachelor’s graduates to practice the attitude of gratitude, courage and wonder. President Loren J. Anderson enters the Tacoma Dome to give his last commencement address on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) Counting himself as an honorary Class of 2012 graduate- Anderson retires May 31 after 20 years of service to PLU – he acknowledged that stepping out beyond the “Lutedome” can be unsettling and and anxious times for graduates who ranged in age on Sunday from 20 to
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iPhoneography By Jesse Major ’15 IPhoneography, photography on the iPhone, is an art form that is getting more popular . Beatrice “Bea” Geller, associate professor of art and design, taught a class on this emerging medium during J-Term. She taught iPhoneography based on her first…
for past students to critique their work. The pictures from iPhoneography are currently on display in the Wekell Gallery in Ingram Hall. Geller and her students are learning this art form together. “It is nice when the professor puts you on an even playing field,” said Bradford Lum ’15, a business major and photography minor. “If the professor is on the same level, we both learn.” In the class the professor and students shared with each other what they knew about this emerging practice. “No matter
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Mycal Ford ’12 deep dives into global challenges for a living. A double major in political science and Chinese studies at PLU, Ford is now an international affairs and economics analyst who has worked for both private firms and government agencies, including the U.S. Department…
redefine any given problem. Once a problem can be redefined, a more nuanced understanding can be achieved. Naturally, this process lends itself to discovering innovative and creative ways of thinking that prioritizes solution-making. This is a tactic I try to practice in my personal and professional life every day. Read more stories from the Fall 2022 issue of ResoLute Magazine. Read Previous Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba Read Next
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The journey of a lifetime You and your roommate are about to embark on one of the most interesting adventures of your life!
hall staff in your building is trained to create a living environment that is clean, safe, fun, respectful and conducive to the studying you’ll need to do. Their job includes helping you acclimate to sharing your home. They can help you put the ideas in this guide into practice; lend a listening ear; or simply hang out with the gang and enjoy the fun activities living on-campus provides.Living in Community Learning OutcomesBy living with a roommate and/or on a floor community at PLU, you will be
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The Community for Creative Expression (CCE) challenges students to explore the meaning of creativity and innovation in our world and promotes creativity as a mechanism of expression, activism,
disciplines Love dancing, paint, doodling, music, acting, writing, building, and more Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in Community for Creative Expression, students will be able to: Articulate what creativity means in their own terms, as it relates to their chosen academic field of study Identify diverse ways to engage in “everyday creativity” in order to cultivate creativity as a lifelong practice or vocation Demonstrate critical reflection on personal identity and social justice through
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Jessie Klauder finds a swimming regimen that treats the whole student By Nick Dawson Jessie Klauder ’11 made the decision a year ago. During J-Term of her senior year, Klauder would participate in the School of Nursing’s first study away program in China, where she…
number of team practices over the years. For instance, during her sophomore year, Klauder would miss Tuesday and Thursday workouts because of clinicals. She has worked cooperatively with the PLU coaching staff in making up missed practice time. “If I wouldn’t be able to do both,” Klauder said, “I wouldn’t function as well as an individual.” So when it came to choosing China over a month of competitive swimming, Klauder was committed to her nursing studies. She spoke to Matt Sellman, himself a former
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2016) Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator. In 2016, Anderson was named the Montana Teacher of the Year and received a Presidential Award…
years. When I first started teaching, I had the goal of being named Montana Teacher of the Year. The goal wasn’t to gain recognition, but to be a really great teacher. To me, past Montana Teachers of the Year represented a category of excellence that every teacher should try to work toward. These awards are a demonstration of the hard work and effort I’ve put into my teaching practice, efforts to transform learning for my students. How will you remember the experience of being honored, along with
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On a chilly February morning, cars packed the parking lot of the Pacific Lutheran University Olson Fieldhouse. There was no basketball game or volleyball match enticing the visitors, but rather a historic event that brought visitors in that day. It was the first of many…
practice in specific specialties. The program provides an excellent foundation for clinical practice, as well as for preparing qualified graduates to enter the best graduate programs in nursing.Hobbs says the experience has forced her to elevate her people skills as she works one-on-one with patients during the clinics. “Something that we really strive for here at PLU is therapeutic communication. Something that has been really hard throughout this pandemic is making sure that people feel safe and that
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At a summer 2023 banquet launching the Uukumwe Project, Sanet Steenkamp, executive director of Namibia’s Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, advised a group of Namibian and American teachers not to hold back. “The children,” she said, “deserve for us not to hold back.” Steenkamp’s…
5th grade teacher at Wainwright Intermediate School in Tacoma, the project requires a certain humility. “Collaborative practice, sharing challenges and celebration, reflecting on our goals and growth all stem from strong, grounded relationships that require vulnerability and building trust over time,” she says. On both sides, the project has meant life-long connections and friendships rooted in a spirit of reciprocity.“Namibia is starting to feel like a second home, and my Uukumwe team a part of
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