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the vowels of a language that was not their mother tongue. “We have known for over 30 years that we begin learning prenatally by listening to the sound of our mother talking,” Moon said. “This is the first study that shows we learn about the particular speech sounds of our mother’s language before we are born.” Professor Christine Moon at her research lab at Pacific Lutheran University. (Photo by John Froschauer, Director of Photography) Before the study, the general consensus was that infants

Un Remedio: Confronting the Challenges of Distance Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Marie Rodrigues '20English Writing MajorWhen asked how her students are persevering in times of distance learning, Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies responded, “They inspire me daily.”Transitioning to online learning has been a lengthy process for all involved, but Professor Urdangarain is grateful to have students who remain courageous, flexible

dialogue seminars in Lillehammer, Norway, and the western Balkans. He’s been a student, teacher, researcher and acting principal at the Nansen Academy in Lillehammer. Bryn is a longtime friend and colleague of Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller, Ph.D. The two have worked together since 2004, the year Bryn first taught a class at PLU. “Steinar has been an integral part of PLU life since that time,” Feller said. “His presence at PLU represents one of the most important niches of our

successful outcomes. “Your folks could be a poster child for our four distinctions,” said Wes Creel of Colleges of Distinction. PLU also was named a “best practices leader” for its First-Year Experience Program (FYEP) and Living/Learning Communities and will be featured in Colleges of Distinction social-media and website content.Other Recent PLU DistinctionsEarlier this year, PLU: was named a Best in the West University by The Princeton Review; ranked number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category

route for teacher certification Read Next PLU’s Gospel Experience works to bridge cultural gaps and connects campus to larger community 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 scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus

-called “tuition backfill”). $1.4 million to address the teacher shortage issue. Finally, two new studies related to higher education were funded in the budget. The first is a study by the Student Achievement Council. It’s designed to objectively analyze and make recommendations about systemic overlaps and gaps in jurisdiction regarding for-profit, degree-granting institutions and private vocational schools in the state, as well as make recommendations to improve oversight and accountability of these

collaborative faculty-student ethnographic research project focuses on Washington State’s Salvadoran and Honduran migrant communities. For the past 18 months, he’s attended Pierce and King County community events with a student, from protests to celebrations. They’ve conducted interviews with Honduran and El Salvadoran immigrants on why they came (and stayed) in Western Washington and their strategies for survival. Before returning to campus in January to teach, he’ll attend an American Anthropological

? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12 in the form of a hands-on workshop and free public lecture.The seventh annual Benson Lecture, “A Learning Revolution Goes to School: The Maker Movement,” will focus on the growing trend in which creators use so-called “makerspaces” and “fablabs” to invent and create products. More specifically, speakers will discuss how the

. The Woods became the subject of an Environmental Advocacy class project for which students traveled to the Woods and wrote collaborative group projects based on the development. The project encouraged students to examine the development from multiple perspectives, including design and the social formation of community. “There’s been an educational aspect there, which led to some AmeriCorps engagement through that,” Stockstad said. “Some of our AmeriCorps members that have worked at Habitat have

Appreciation Football Game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 | 1 p.m. | Sparks Stadium, 601 7th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 Free to armed forces veterans, active-duty members and their families. For questions about any of these events please contact SFC Michael Farnum, U.S. Army, Ret., PLU Director of Military Outreach at 253-535-7412 or farnumms@plu.edu. Read Previous Documentary Screening and Filmmaker Discussion to Explore Honduran Coup Aftermath Read Next Teacher, Veteran, Mentor: Willie Stewart ’69 COMMENTS*Note