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October 28, 2009 Alum learns that teaching fifth graders requires mixture of toughness and fun Eric Pfaff had a cold, but he was staying a few more hours in his classroom at Eugene Field Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma to finish up grading some papers, talking with kids. “No, I’m fine, ” as he hacked. Besides, he couldn’t stand the thought of missing a day with his 17 fifth graders, who challenge him, tease him and inspire him each day. “This is much different than anything I’ve ever done
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“Yes Means Yes”: A New Standard of Consent (Listen to the Full Lecture Below.) Posted by: Zach Powers / December 8, 2014 Image: Kaitlyn Sill, Dec. 3, 2014. (Photo: Zach Powers/PLU) December 8, 2014 By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 8, 2014)—On Wednesday, Dec. 3, Pacific Lutheran University students, staff and faculty gathered in the Anderson University Center for the latest installment of Sex +, a yearlong campus series addressing the growing need for positive
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Granddaughter of Charleston Shooting Victim to Share About Forgiveness at PLU-Sponsored March & Festival Posted by: Zach Powers / July 17, 2015 July 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2015)— South Sound residents of numerous ethnicities, political persuasions and religious convictions will gather in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Saturday, August 1 for the 5th Annual 1000 Man Family March & Festival. This year’s event will feature a special guest
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Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington Agree to Extend Deadline for Completion of a Definitive Agreement for the purchase of KPLU Posted by: Lace M. Smith / January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016 PLU and the UW have agreed to extend the deadline for completion of the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for KUOW to acquire KPLU to January 29, 2016, so that the due diligence review can be concluded. Additionally, the two universities have agreed to allow a community group time to
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some of these new practices that you became active in education communities online and on social media? Yes, this is when I started blogging and sharing on social media about my classroom successes and challenges. It was through this process that I became an advocate for blended learning as an avenue to achieve seamless technology integration, differentiation and personalization in my science class. I also had the opportunity to work as a BetterLesson Blended Master Teacher and have my classroom
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PLU digital campaign explores the meaning of the words “anti-racist,” “anti-Blackness,” “decolonize” and “BIPOC” Posted by: Zach Powers / September 21, 2020 Image: Members of PLU’s “MLMC: Words Mean Things” team include (from left to right) Angie Hambrick (co-producer), Ami Shah (discussion facilitator), Kenzie Gandy (co-producer) and Lace Smith (co-producer). September 21, 2020 “My Language. My Choice. Words Mean Things” is a dynamic digital campaign being launched this month by Pacific
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about five hours a week on top of the meetings that we do.” Growing up in Yakima, Temple enjoyed performing, but the thought of scripting, acting and shooting skits was intimidating to him at first. Henry Temple ‘21 (Photo by Jake Parrish) “I didn’t know if I could do it or not until I sat in my room and opened up my laptop,” he said. “My first two years (at PLU) gave me the confidence that I could do this if I really worked at it. I think, yes, I’ve always wanted to do it, but I hadn’t had the
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Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that
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Wild Hope Center and Campus Ministry partner to offer alternatives to culture of busyness Posted by: Silong Chhun / March 14, 2022 Image: Reverend Jen Rude, PLU pastor (left) and Laree Winer, associate director for the center for vocation (right) // photo by John Froschauer March 14, 2022 By Isabella Daltoso ’23PLU Marketing and CommunicationsCampus Ministry and the Wild Hope Center for Vocation have recently joined forces to develop new opportunities for Pacific Lutheran University students
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Therapeutic Leadership: David Ward discusses his approach to leading PLU’s College of Health Professions Posted by: Zach Powers / September 7, 2023 September 7, 2023 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorDavid Ward is a practicing therapist who says the origins of his vocation go all the way back to his childhood home. “I grew up in a family where I benefited from strong family ties, and I saw the impact of imperfect but strong relationships,” he says. Ward joined the faculty of PLU’s Marriage and
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