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“In 1993 Margie Witt, a young Air Force nurse, was chosen as the face of the Air Force’s “Cross into the Blue” recruitment campaign.
went on to earn a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Washington. Brian is a recognized leader in the government and nonprofit sectors, and has developed cross sector recognition as an innovator. He has a proven track record in developing and implementing innovative educational programs and leading large-scale operations that provide digital skills training, community-based learning, and educational advancement for children, families, and adults. Read more
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First, we are glad that you chose PLU. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – and we definitely care about you and your growth as a learner, a person, and a historian. Whether you are starting…
knew (and still do not know!) about topics like the Reconstruction era, American slavery and its legacies, the New Deal, and more. There’s always more to learn and read.” And last but definitely not least, this summer Carli took part in the Auschwitz Jewish Center fellowship which lasted about three and a half weeks. Here’s her report! “Along with ten other fellows, we began with a training in New York before departing to Poland, where we spent time in Krakow, Warsaw, the town of Oswiecim [named
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In high school, Peyton Noreen ’23 loved participating in theatre productions. Noreen’s passion for the stage wasn’t something they were ready to give up on when they enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University. It’s why they chose to major in theatre and why they’re spending the…
really rooted in the idea of introducing newer theater artists in training to theater practitioners who are already in the industry and have experience. There were two internships that I was looking at … the directing one and the teaching intern one, which is the one that I got. Both of them were really exciting to me, and they were also paid internships, so that was a big part of it too. What was the application process like, and what do you believe helped you stand out and land the internship? I
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Originally published on the PLU Library blog . Reposted with permission. During J-Term 2021, students in Assistant Professor Kate Drazner Hoyt’s Media Literacy COMA 388 explored topics such as: the role that the press plays in sustaining democracies; the different forms of online misinformation and…
is one step towards training the public to consume media smartly, and gives them a helping hand to reference when they are unsure.Read full project briefMax Tucker: Lexicon App Artist Statement: Lexicon is an App idea created to improve media literacy and to function as an information resource tool. Lexicon functions as a media library that constantly updates articles and information. These articles are rated through a process of trust factors, as outlined by The Trust Project, and are rated
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Introduction The Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) offers “Four-Week Summer Program” scholarships to non-native Chinese speaking college students worldwide to study Chinese language and
the State of Washington. Approved by UW Study Abroad Office, the program is also supported by scholarships from the UW Global Business Center and Study Abroad Office. It aims to provide UW students with high quality, rigorous and intensive Chinese language training over a period of eight weeks in the summer quarter. With various curricular and extra-curricular activities, the program will develop students’ Chinese language and literacy skills through language and cultural immersion. Students will
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Screening of Three Minutes: A Lengthening, a film based on Glenn Kurtz’s acclaimed book Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film Three minutes of footage are the only
history and memorialization of the former “Kibbutz Grochow” in Warsaw Grochow, today a neighborhood in Warsaw, was the place of the essential Zionistic training farm of the HeChalutz movement. In my presentation, I will introduce the Kibbutz Grochow project, run by the Anski Association in Warsaw, commemorating the former kibbutz. Cieśla will present the history of Grochow and address how to commemorate such sites. Convener: Beth Griech-Polelle, Associate Professor of Holocaust History and Kurt Mayer
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…
training teachers and increasing general participation in computer education, with an emphasis on girls and underrepresented minority groups. Alice Steinglass of Code.Org introduces the Hour of Code (Photo/John Froschauer) Regular blog readers may know that I work at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, but received my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington. So I enjoy going back to the UW campus when I can. But why is Computer Education Week so important? First and foremost
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Academic Year The annual period during which a student receives formal education typically consists of two semesters or three quarters.
probationary period, that provides job security and academic freedom. Transcript An official record of a student’s courses, grades, and academic performance. Transfer Student A student who moves from one institution to another and seeks to have previous coursework accepted for credit. Tuition The fee that colleges charge for instruction and training (not including other fees such as room and board). U Undergraduate A student at a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor’s or equivalent
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The Parkland Literacy Center (PLC) is an organization at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) that establishes, implements, and conducts various programs that serve the academic needs of our local
Welcome to the Parkland Literacy CenterThe Parkland Literacy Center (PLC) is an organization at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) that establishes, implements, and conducts various programs that serve the academic needs of our local community. The PLC is composed of PLU student staff as well as student volunteers. The mission of the PLC is to serve the greater Parkland community through literacy training and academic support. Currently, we provide any subject of tutoring to K-12 students within
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1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore…
still follow that stuff avidly,” Youtz says. “I wanted to be a philosopher, I wanted be a historian, I love anthropology, of course I have no formal training in any of these. “Music just kept pulling me back.” Arriving in Champagne, Youtz signed on as an able-bodied migrant laborer, picking champagne grapes along the French countryside. Following four weeks of fieldwork, Youtz hitchhiked south with burgundy-stained digits, and stumbled into employment at L’Aigle (The Eagle), a ski resort nestled
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