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Graduating Senior Awards:Student eligible for graduation at the conclusion of this academic year, as well as students who graduated the previous December, (for example: a student who graduated in December 2019 may be nominated for an award in 2020) and have not received a Senior award previously are eligible for the following awards. This award category can also recognize students in their PLUS year. LEADERSHIP IN LIVING PLU MISSION AWARDThis award honors a graduating student for their

Principal Preparation ProgramINSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP – With a focus on best practices, candidates will learn how to support achievement of all students, evaluate instruction and lead learning. HIGH-TOUCH – Small cohorts allow for individualized coaching, engaged discussions and meaningful feedback. BALANCE – The simultaneous internship paired with coursework allows for interns to practice theory while reflecting on leadership effectiveness. EQUITY CENTERED – Intentional emphasis on developing

violin lecturer wears more hats than a British royal: in-demand violinist and violist, co-founder of the ground-breaking Carpe Diem String Quartet, teacher, composer. She’s been invited to play at festivals from Aspen to Lincoln Center and in chamber groups throughout the U.S. With commissions rolling in, she has been listed as one of “25 contemporary composers to watch” by Strings Magazine. For Fujiwara, success is less about prime gigs and good reviews, and more about sharing music. We managed to

Doesn't sharing student information violate FERPA?No, sharing a student’s information of concern is not a violation of FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). According to FERPA, “One of the exceptions to the prior written consent requirement in FERPA allows “school officials,” including teachers, within a school to obtain access to personally identifiable information contained in education records provided the school has determined that they have “legitimate educational interest” in

International Honors Program Learning OutcomesWhat follows are two different ways of expressing the same International Honors Program Learning Outcomes: the first version is aimed at students beginning their studies; the second version is expressed in terms professors tend to use. International Honors Program Learning Outcomes:  From the Student’s Perspective Learn how different disciplines approach the same problems, and then put their methods together to get new, bigger perspective on those

becoming more data driven, affecting both the jobs that are available and the skills that are required. As more data and ways of analyzing them become available, more aspects of the economy, society, and daily life will become dependent on data… Data science spans a broader array of activities that involve applying principles for data collection, storage, integration, analysis, inference,  communication, and ethics. — National Academy of Sciences (NAS), 2018 The Data Science Minor is ideal for students