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  • Studies with minors in Global Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. Jihan Grettenberger '12 BA in Environmental Studies with minors in Social Work and Spanish PCV in Panama (2014-2016) Jihan Grettenberger ’12 served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama (2014-2016). During her service, she worked in the Community Environmental Conservation sector, focusing on waste management and environmental education in an elementary school and with community members. Her work also included teaching English to youth

  • College (later named PLU) where she was a cheerleader and majored in education. She married Bob Klett on July 22, 1951, a marriage that lasted 64 years, until Bob died. In 1953, after teaching two years in Aberdeen, Washington, she moved to Menlo Park, California. She taught for 35 years at Garfield Elementary School in Redwood City. She spent the majority of those years teaching kindergarten. She retired from Redwood City School District in 1988. Their family was complete on July 29, 1956, when they

  • which is to increase student achievement. She stays close to teachers and strives to provide them the support they need to effectively educate Tacoma’s students. Connecting with all the players in the district – from parents to teachers, food service workers, bus drivers and custodial staff, is a part of her vision to create an aligned focus from classroom to classroom and school to school. Carla got her start in education in Denver, Colorado, where she began as a student, then became an elementary

  • PLU: Who we are & what we stand forThe world needs more PLU. It needs you and what you can bring to the world.Northwest is BestMountains, water, trees, and yeah, some rain. Here’s why we love our location.Fall on campusFall in the Pacific Northwest? Yes, please! #plufallGlobal Education: Study AwayWhere in the world do YOU want to study?Global Education: LondonStudent Courtney Olsen studied abroad in London for a semester.Global Education: ChinaStudent Bryce MacCallum shares scenes from his

  • What can I do with a Hispanic and Latino Studies degree?Descriptive text about all the cool things o

  • volunteering with AmeriCorps’s local affiliate, Peace Community Center (PCC). Goble started with PCC in September 2011, and was there through mid-July 2012. Through his role as the elementary programs coordinator, Goble coordinated the center’s tutoring program and read with students at McCarver Elementary School. He was unsure of his plans after PCC, but he wanted to stay in the area. “I hope to stay in the Tacoma area,” Goble said. “I found myself in Tacoma. I became an adult in Tacoma. I have a strong

  • more aware of how many areas and careers the concept of sport psychology can be applied to. The variety of interests in the cohort really exemplified how applicable these concepts that we were learning about (performance enhancement, resilience, effects of social interaction, equity, etc.) to many different career fields (education, military, coaching, recreation, medical, etc.)Achieving long-term career goalsThis program prepared me to achieve my long-term career goals by helping me to understand

  • Chagas disease in the Pastaza province of Ecuador. scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. However, they couldn’t have been surprised – PLU has been doing this for years. In fact, since 1975, 78 PLU students have received the award. “That PLU ranked so high testifies not only to the quality of PLU, but to the quality of a liberal arts education,” said Troy Storfjell

  • cancellation, but the technological innovations set-up in Hauge 213 made taking part in class from anywhere with a computer and an internet connection possible. “Even on the days where the university was basically closed, I was able to use the technology to have class,” said Reisberg, the Jolita Hylland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education. “The term would have been a disaster without it.” He live streamed a video feed online of the class to his students. It’s one of the many technologies made

  • , 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 for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.Anderson, who majored in elementary education at PLU and later earned a Master of Science in Education from Montana State University, says her vocation is grounded