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teaching. “If I help parents and schools do a better job, then I’m helping her, too,” Jones said. As a result of her successes, Jones is now a sought after speaker on the education circuit. In May 2009, Jones delivered keynote addresses at conferences in Phoenix and Oregon. “They have given me the opportunity,” Jones said, “to reach a farther audience.” Read Previous Top marks for green Read Next Poetry to restore the complexity of the world COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments

in homes and classrooms. As America’s classrooms become more and more diverse, there is a growing need for teachers who are willing to navigate the cultural and social complexity of the diverse classroom. There’s also a significant need for educators from diverse backgrounds; significant evidence indicates that student outcomes are improved when they have at least one same-race teacher.A variety of career paths, especially if you invest in a master’s degreeDon’t fall for the idea that pursuing a

scholarship. These talks, intended to be published as a collection of essays, allowed each speaker to review his or her own place in the field. Bob spoke on “Pastors and Professors: Assessing Complicity and Unfolding Complexity,” drawing upon his recent book, Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany (Cambridge, 2012). Ericksen’s connections with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC continued in 2012. He is Chair of the Committee on Ethics, Religion and the

complexity of what we do. In addition to the near-term decisions we make right now around communication, also thinking about the potential long-term or ripple effects of that.” It all comes back to curiosity.  For Zeebuyth, staying curious is about the future just as much as the present.  “Looking at my career, I would like to be one of those leaders who have multiple disciplines within their remit,” he says. “I think the more that I can learn, move around, and understand how different parts of how a

. Photo by Irene Takizawa Because Hawaiʻi is seen as a tropical vacation spot, many people come and go, ignoring the complexity of the cultures and peoples who struggle daily to foster and practice their religions. For Katherine Sinclair, a senior nursing student, this course offered the opportunity to dig into the history and diversity within Buddhism. Specifically, she learned how hard Japanese sugar plantation workers fought “to keep their religion prevalent” and “how many variations there are in

the group a bit about field craft, such as map reading and rope work. Swanson said that this year’s summer research really gave him a look into the scientific process and at “least a brief look at what scientists do in the field.” Todd said this is key, since each student on her team developed their own research study on the Rainier Mount Rainier and had to deal with some data that was expected, as well as some result that were unexpected. “It will help them deal with complexity and unknowns, and

& Communications The PLU capstone project is a meaningful culmination of a student’s academic journey at PLU. It offers students a chance to embrace complexity and ask tough questions. In a display of remembrance and advocacy, Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 opened their communication capstone project with a moment of silence, dedicating 38 seconds to honor a teammate lost to mental illness in 2021. The significance of 38 seconds represented their teammate’s football jersey number and

, Seattle’s largest nonprofit developer and operator of affordable housing. “I am under no illusion that my work will solve the affordable housing crisis or homelessness,” Boyd admits. “Every day, I face questions of the ethics, strategy, politics and technical complexity of how to do the most social good with the resources available.” “I am under no illusion that my work will solve the affordable housing crisis or homelessness. Every day, I face questions of the ethics, strategy, politics and technical

, which adds an additional layer of complexity as we grapple with balance, blend, melodic contour, different harmonic languages, etc.,” Lyman says. “There are lots of intricate tempo shifts, and we had to talk through which member will be in charge of leading the way through each pivot point in the music.” The piece carries the tradition of mixing old and new styles using both tonal and atonal harmonies to decorate these tunes. Because the piece is designed to tell the story of Luther’s life, the tone

there’s a tactical side to communication, how you craft messaging, and why you’re crafting messaging the way that you’re crafting it,” he explains. “But I also love thinking through the complexity of what we do. In addition to the near-term decisions we make right now around communication, also thinking about the potential long-term or ripple effects of that.” Read our full profile of Regan Zeebuyth. The Career GamerJon Grande ’92 was an intern at Microsoft the summer before he enrolled at PLU. His