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PLU is to get the word out. In marketing language, we have an extraordinary product; now we need to promote it as effectively as possible. You might think for a minute about how many ways we might get the word out. It’s not just having a first class website (which we do now) or handing out good looking fliers at college fairs (although of course we do that) but it’s also by getting our faculty and staff better known in the region, the country and the world.  We need to support faculty teaching and

 GivingTuesday campaign page and support PLU mental health resources. Read Previous Timely Research Read Next Makaela Whalen ’23 adds a pre-law minor to full schedule as she prepares for law school LATEST POSTS PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Yaden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Modernizing Mental Health September 6, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of

. You don’t get that at a big university and especially not in NYC,” Chrissy says. The couple’s message? “We want to tell our Lutes to stay home, stay hopeful and stay healthy. We got this!” Read Previous Renzhi Cao innovates in the classroom Read Next PLU’s Lathiena Nervo discusses her work and being named one of the “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America” LATEST POSTS PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Yaden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Modernizing

were placed near the same grade level as children their age, even though they lack many basic skills, Greenaway said. Ashley Mitchell ’08, a social work major who tutors twin 15-year-old boys, said the biggest barrier she’s come up against is teaching reading comprehension. “The biggest obstacle has been that they’re given chapter books, but they don’t comprehend what they’re reading,” Mitchell said. “They were forced into this age group, but they are not equipped for high school.” Other tutors

know that success isn’t always about landing the job that makes you the most money, but is also about exploring your interests, discovering your talents and pursuing your life passions. PLU is about that, too. #6 Small classes where the profs actually teach At PLU, you’ll have very few large lecture classes, and all classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants. That’s good news if you are a student who wants to work close-up, hands-on, with your professors and fellow classmates. While

over the course of four years into confident human beings who go out and change some aspect of the world. She said PLU’s faculty are an important piece of that. She told them in her speech last week that teaching is one of the most honorable, influential careers. “You matter,” she told them. “Every day, you make a difference in the lives of students with whom you engage.” As the melting pot of students continues to change, Brown is confident she can help faculty do the same. “Recognizing the need

the world,” Frey said, adding that optimum access to teaching, learning and living spaces is necessary to fulfilling the institution’s mission. “Renovations and repairs that are ADA-compliant serve everyone. It means that all students have access to space and, ultimately, to the diversity of voices that speak in the classroom. That’s the positive.” Shared knowledge is key to the process, Orr stressed: “It takes all of us to figure it out. I need the input, understanding and communication amongst

Society Endowment has been active on campus. George Long graduated from PLU in 1966 with a degree in biochemistry. He went on to work in pharmaceutical research across the country, teaching in universities and making a home and starting a family in Vermont. Although Long studied biochemistry, the endowment is interdisciplinary. “I think this was something that he wanted to be connected to science,” Hagen said, “but also to society.” This summer, three students were chosen for work across the natural

approach when speaking with people. You don’t get that at a big university and especially not in NYC,” Chrissy says. The couple’s message? “We want to tell our Lutes to stay home, stay hopeful and stay healthy. We got this!” Read Previous Largest-ever PLU student cohort participated in rigorous mathematical modeling competition Read Next PLU alumna is helping educators nationwide adapt to teaching from a distance COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

explore how deep currents of religious themes shape great literature, she returned to college to earn a Ph.D. in history and historical theology.  Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Llewellyn Ihssen began teaching at PLU in 2005 as an adjunct professor. Many of her courses focus on the intersection of medicine, economics, social ethics, and religion — a favorite course was “Health and Healing in Christian History.”  Religious philosophies and theologies “shape people’s ideas of the body, and care