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By the time she earned the university’s highest degree, she left with more than a shiny new title. The nurse practitioner for Providence Medical Group at Hawks Prairie Internal Medicine in Lacey,
themselves. Brown says that “Fostering a safe environment for students to develop critical thinking skills and to have critical conversations” is fundamental to her approach. As an undergraduate student at University of Washington, Brown served as a tutor and was moved by the need for teachers that represented the students they were teaching. Realizing that she enjoyed tutoring, Brooke enrolled in PLU’s Master of Arts in Education program where she began her journey to become the educator she is today
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Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes By James Olson ’14 In 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of…
, a sublime conclusion to a sometimes meditative, oftentimes unsteady, and always worthwhile leave of absence. Profile Areas of expertise Classical music composition Classical music history and theory World music traditions (Chinese, Irish, and Trinidadian in particular) Chinese history and culture Educational study tours in China Education D.M.A, University of Michigan M.M., University of Michigan B.A. and B.M., University of Washington Returning to the states with the beginning of Youtz’ exotic
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Scott graduated with a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Music (with a minor in English Literature) in 1991.
taught there for eight years, helping to grow a program of around 200 string students to a program which now serves more than 1,000 students. During that time, she also coached for the Tacoma Youth Symphony and conducted the Rainbow City Orchestra in Seattle. Jerilynn now lives in Spokane where she teaches orchestra and music theory at 4-8 gifted school, as well as general music in a Spanish language immersion program housed in the same building. Jerilynn was hired as the new Sinfonietta conductor
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The University Jazz Ensemble, a 19-piece performing group, will present the concert A Tribute to Women Composers on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 8 PM.
you’re good enough, from trying to impress people with your playing, is to just really focus on serving the music. Kate Olson Overall, jazz students were able to learn a lot from these experts and had a great time connecting with them. Here is some of the feedback students gave us: Drew Zaremba I appreciated that the focus with each clinic wasn’t on the clinician’s instrument itself as well as the conversational aspect. The talk about theory, philosophy, and getting jobs was unique and very helpful
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Washington D.C. (March. 9, 2017)- The small group of Pacific Lutheran University students, standing huddled together in a jam-packed section toward the front of the National Mall, remained silent. Some shook their heads in disbelief. Others wore expressions of shock. Two couldn’t stop tears from…
“Democracy in Theory and in Practice,” with Michael Schleeter, assistant professor of philosophy. Both PLU faculty members received numerous emails from students concerning attendance of inauguration, prompting a discussion among faculty and registered students a week later to discuss Inauguration Day expectations. PLU students meet with Senator Patty Murray while studying in Washington D.C. during J-Term.× “We’re going to be walking into an epicenter,” Sill told the students, gathered in a Xavier Hall
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Professional Conference Presentations: 2022: NASPA Western Regional Conference & Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conferences - Jes Takla (with two PhD cohort members)
Critical Creativity Praxis for Liberatory Futures. 2019: NWACUHO (Northwest Association of College & University Housing Officers) Regional Conference – Levin Betron (former Hong/Hinderlie CD), Dan Murray (former South/Pflueger and Tingelstad CD), and Marco Polo Ramirez Becerra (former Stuen/Ordal CD) presented CAREfully Designed Teams: Deconstructing Bias and Creating Inclusionary RA Selection Practices. 2018: WOHESC (Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference) – Tess Matsukawa
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by Damian Alessandro. The scope of human history is vast, encompassing everything that has happened in past societies. However, when most students think about history, they usually focus on the dates and events that have been highlighted in textbooks. These events tend to include social…
since the Industrial Revolution. Of course, I loved this class because I was able to look at history from an economic and technical perspective. We studied textile looms, clocks, weapons, automobiles, computers, iPhones, and the Internet. I have found that studying how people have used new technology is both compelling and relevant to our times. More abstractly, Innovation Studies encourages general critical thinking skills and the ability to spot new patterns and trends. We look at subjects from
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Islam in America. As a former writing teacher, he feels both compelled and overwhelmed when trying to provide meaningful feedback to his many students. Seth believes that essays allow him to evaluate students’ critical thinking, but they require a substantial investment of time to evaluate. This dilemma is shared by instructors across disciplines and throughout history. Technology may be finally starting to improve this process. According to Seth, “Anything that helps me get through essays faster is
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually
the University of Pittsburgh and serves as Web Developer at PLU. He is a leader in western Washington church initiatives on climate change and divestment from fossil fuels and has lectured on this critical issue at PLU. He is the author of Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Primer. 1:30 Break 1:45 Singing Justice Dr. Paul Westermeyer, Professor of Church Music Emeritus, Luther Seminary, St. Paul Dr. Westermeyer received the Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has been actively engaged in the academy
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On a visit to a U.S.-funded mine-risk education seminar in Kayah State, Jerry White stands with fellow landmine survivors. U.S.-supported mine-risk education in Burma can serve as a platform to build trust between these armed groups, the military and the Burmese government. Photo courtesy of…
1997 Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, and author of I Will Not Be Broken. such as this that we all carry around with us, he noted recently. It’s a date, a time when life changes, and it’s up to us to decide how to respond to the event and make critical choices that will shape our future. One individual, White noted, “can make changes that have ripple effects around the world,” if there is enough determination behind that passion to make a change for the better
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