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foreign languages—particularly the “soft” ones such as Spanish and French—while men gravitate to the “hard” languages (German, Russian) and other academic subjects such as science and math. In the larger university setting, most foreign language departments have traditionally been split between (mostly male) tenured and tenure-track faculty members engaged in original research in literature or literary theory, and (mostly female) non-tenured lecturers and teaching assistants responsible for the
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, joy and boredom), with a goal of asking how existentialism engages these ideas relative to the question of human meaning. As an introductory course we will survey specifically the major thinkers of this tradition and illustrate how existentialism connects to other areas such as religion, psychology and literature. (4) PHIL 248 : Innovation, Ethics, & Society - ES A history of innovation, problem solving, and creativity in the global economy, emphasizing the ethical considerations that arise as a
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:30 pm Performance Northwest High School Concert Band and 6:30 pm Performance Northwest High School Symphonic Band Free Admission / No Tickets Workshop Clinicians:Tonya Mitchell-SpradlinDr. Jonathan HelmickBetsy McCannTonya Mitchell-Spradlin Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music. In addition to conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, overseeing the graduate wind conducting program, teaching courses in wind band literature and wind conducting, she
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May 18, 2009 Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next chapter in their lives. Go HERE to see a complete schedule of Commencement events and activities. Allison Cambronne – Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature & Global Studies (Development and Social Justice Concentration) with a Business
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.” “Howard Thurman wrote, ‘Don’t ask what the world needs; ask what makes you come alive and do it, because what the world needs is more people who have come alive.’ I came alive when I saw what I thought I’d never see in Egypt: people on the street coming together as a collective to demand a just and dignified life.” Professors and students alike left the auditorium moved and thankful for the filmmaker’s visit. “She was so personable and inspiring,” said English Literature major Allison Groseclose. “She
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. Bridgewater is the student speaker at Commencement 2018. All three Lutes will travel to Guinea to serve in the Peace Corps after graduation. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Hrabowski is a renowned civil rights activist, who marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Birmingham Children’s Crusade. He’s also a determined advocate for equity and access in higher education — President Obama appointed him to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African
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stakeholders. Purposes, advantages, and limitations of standardized and other assessment tools are explored. (2) EDUC 429 : Diversity Responsive Children's Literature Explores diversity responsive children's literature and why these texts are imperative for all readers. Emphasizing identifying, selecting, and evaluating high-quality, diversity responsive books across genres and formats (e.g. novels in verse, graphic novels, print/digital) as well as strategies for advocacy and use in K-6 classrooms. (2
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: Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Bio: Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen’s scholarship explores themes of social ethics in patristic and Byzantine literature, including economics, healthcare, dying and death, and the function of pain and suffering as a form of religious identity construction in martyr accounts. Additionally, she has published articles on Lutheran Higher Education, on teaching religion and healthcare, and ability/disability identity in the
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in the activity. Students will increase the awareness, knowledge and behavioral skills necessary to support a lifelong commitment to movement and physical activity. Literature (LT) Students will use relevant interpretive strategies to pose critical questions about literary and/or cinematic texts. Students will identify and explain how the formal elements of language and genre shape meaning in literary and/or cinematic texts. Students will draw conclusions that consider multiple perspectives and
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expected to maintain current awareness of institutional academic priorities and the state of the literature more broadly.Faculty requests and recommendations.Faculty are invited to consult with liaison librarians in their areas and make suggestions and recommendations to the library collection. Librarians assess these requests in accordance with the guiding principles and applicable selection criteria. Priority is given to materials that explicitly support the curriculum and will be continually used in
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