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NSF REU with the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Posted by: nicolacs / January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 Since the summer of 2017, the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), has established a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site designed to provide undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis

forth,” Gould said. “If you don’t leave the PLU dome, you’re not going to have these experiences.”   CONFRONTING PRIVILEGE Professor Beth Kraig said pushing students to confront their privilege was pivotal to the course’s design. That included requiring students to ride Pierce Transit buses ‒ either Route 1 or 45 ‒ to and from Lincoln for the weekly workshops. Students were encouraged to observe and interact with riders and write about their experiences. Those reflections will be included in the

registered for this course it was planned to be entirely off campus. While the course ultimately was not placed with TIES, Hammerstrom took advantage of the change to hyper-localize global education. “For me, Tacoma is a place with a history and a diversity that is us, we are Tacoma,” Hammerstrom said, “even students who are coming to Tacoma from outside the state or outside the Puget Sound Region, they need to understand that it’s not just the campus in Parkland.” Tacoma’s religious diversity comes from

award.Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students The Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students advocates for undocumented students by coordinating campus trainings, connecting the community to on- and off-campus resources, and eliminating barriers to student success. Upcoming workshops Thursday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. in AUC CK East The PLU community is invited to learn about strategies of support and best practices to work with and for undocumented students. Please RSVP to undocu

documentary film and other MediaLab projects.During a particularly hectic production period in June 2015, the team filmed more than 50 interviews in 15 locations in just 18 days, talking with high school and college students, college graduates, faculty members, parents, administrators, researchers, statisticians and economists. The filmmakers came home with more than 70 hours of original video footage and hundreds of photographs that they turned into their 30-minute film. These recent honors add to the

Two Nursing Students to National Championship with Women’s Rowing Team Posted by: priggekl / May 11, 2016 May 11, 2016 Congratulations to Carly Lange and Evan Schmidt!Carly and Evan are graduating nursing students who will be heading to the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament at the end of the month along with the rest of the PLU Women’s Rowing team. Best of luck Carly and Evan and all the members of the rowing team! Read Previous Poster Presentations Read Next Congratulations

Teaching with Sakai at PLU Posted by: bodewedl / August 22, 2018 August 22, 2018 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The Office of the Provost’s Faculty Resources website has a new webpage dedicated to Teaching and Learning with Sakai. Here faculty can learn more about how Sakai is being used across campus. View Real PLU Sakai Sites Ever wondered how your colleagues are using Sakai in their courses? The Teaching and Learning with Sakai site allows PLU faculty and staff to enroll in Sakai

Managing Student Email with Discussion Forums Posted by: bodewedl / February 22, 2016 February 22, 2016 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Living in the age of digital communication, email inboxes can demand the time and attention of many professionals. While there is no perfect remedy to managing email, one strategy faculty may consider is using an online forum for answering general student questions. The strategy is fairly simple: in your Sakai course site, use the Forums tool to create

time is used judiciously and learning is extended into asynchronous activities. Google Hangouts Meet provides faculty with a basic option for communication with students. If you are looking for increased interactivity, consider using Zoom PRO which provides hand-raising to ask questions, breakout rooms for small group discussion, polling options, and more. Instructional Technologies has created a chart that compares the two virtual meeting software. Contact itech@plu.edu to obtain a Zoom PRO

samples. Applicants also submit documentation of impact and accomplishments as education professionals. Kline said PLU’s Department of Education prepares students well for this process, as they go through intensive writing work, analyze their work through video and develop a strong content knowledge. “If you don’t know how to do a bubble sheet right, you can’t do the Scantron test,” he said. And teachers who don’t know how to work with video or can’t write eloquently aren’t sufficiently prepared