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  • Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) is one of the largest districts in Washington State serving approximately 28,000 children in preschool through grade 12. The district has 36 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, 11 high schools and four early learning centers. TPS has nearly 5,000 employees and is one of the largest employers in Tacoma. Update: In the fall of 2023, the Franklin Pierce School District joined the Seed Teacher program. Read more about their engagement in this collaboration. Read Previous

  • you’re relying on “the universal language of music” is a unique one.  “The kids just loved it,” she adds. “They ate it all up. Their engagement was so on fire for whatever I put in front of them.” To plan the curriculum, Delos Reyes met with N/a’an ku sê principal Lionel Samuels, who had been teaching choir and marimba to older students and felt it was vital to present music to younger students, as well. A semester wasn’t enough time to teach students how to read music, so Delos Reyes focused on

  • Updated October 2022 The university’s approach to in-person versus remote work reflects our priority for fully serving students, as well as our acknowledgement that our roles and responsibilities vary significantly across campus, and that supervisors are best positioned to determine the appropriate level of in-person engagement for particular positions. To create the community our students expect, employees should generally plan to work on campus. In those instances where work functions can be

  • Alternative Spring Break: US/Mexico Border Immersion ProgramIn March 2015, I partnered with the Center of Community Engagement and Service to lead an Alternative Spring Break centering on immigration and the US/Mexico border (in Texas and New Mexico). Seven students, representing many different backgrounds and majors, along with one recent alumna, and student facilitator Carly Book, participated in this immersion program. Our group partnered with the Iglesia Luterana Cristo Rey (under the

  • media, on the PLU website—and in a brand-new K-12 downloadable teachers kit. Once the first posters came out, word spread quickly. They landed on impact boards all around campus: in residence halls, at the dCenter, at the Center for Community Engagement & Service, at the Women’s Center, on faculty office doors and in the library. Devrin Hoefer ’14 You Will NOT Hear Him Say, ‘That’s So Gay’ Read More View The Whole Campaign Click on the photos to see each poster. ML/MC images uploaded on social media

  • Pundits: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement , Young’s talk focused on academia’s widely held inability and disinterest in sharing scholarship with the general public. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Maria Chávez, Bradd Busick and Amy Young speaking at TEDx Tacoma on Saturday, March 21, 2015. +Enlarge Photo “We need to think about how our work is relevant to audiences outside of our fields and outside of our campuses,” Young challenged. “If academics want to make public arguments and do scholarship

  • Congregational Engagement . Upstairs, you’ll find a great room with comfortable seating — complete with a cozy fireplace — suitable for social gatherings and meetings. Downstairs conference and training rooms are equipped with computers and video screens where students, alumni and potential employers can connect through video conferencing or in person. The space was designed with alumni and students in mind. Make it your own. Explore the world with PLU alumni Namibia Travel Seminar April 15 - 26, 2020 Alumni

  • readiness Academic fit (i.e. meets Major/Minor/Gen Ed or other personal or professional goals) Motivation, intellectual curiosity, prior engagement with the site or program’s academic goals Responsibility, maturity, patience, flexibility, humor, good judgement, empathy Interpersonal skills, including sensitivity to others’ diverse perspectives and experiences Desire to understand and engage with other cultures Strong Faculty/Professional recommendations Applicants must: Be in good standing Meet any

  • peers to research, prepare, and present a strategic plan for a new innovation; By studying innovation, business, and the emerging global economy, students will be preparing themselves for future employment, study, and creative engagement with PLU’s core mission: to creatively inquire, serve, lead, and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the earth. Innovation Studies Curriculum The Innovation Studies minor combines PLU’s unique offerings in the liberal arts and the professional

  • to PLU, Daniel most recently served as Vice President of External Relations for Lutheran World Relief, an international relief and development organization with programs in approximately 35 countries, serving more than 7 million people annually. As the chief fundraising, donor relations and constituent engagement executive, Dan set the strategic direction of all external-facing efforts and guided LWR through their three most successful revenue generating years to date. Title: Understanding