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with your values. When you lead with your values, and you figure out what’s most important and can create community and connection around that. It helps every step of the way, especially in stressful times.” Earn your Master of Business Administration at PLUPLU’s MBA program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. Mark Mulder, Dean of the PLU School of Business, on his spring volunteer experience with Tulip Town: “It’s been
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, teaching two semesters of World History at Brooklyn College (BC). She writes, “Teaching World History has been one of the most challenging and enriching aspects of my graduate school experience. My students come from incredibly diverse backgrounds and bring so much to the classroom. I get to learn about historical topics that I do not cover in my own work and I have such a broader understanding of global historical trends now. Brooklyn has also been incredibly supportive—we (the other teaching fellows
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also opportunities for students that only plan to take one class. “We like to say that Innovation Studies is not just a minor,” Halvorson emphasized. “It is also a vision for working together and strengthening our local, regional, and global communities. Whether or not students complete the minor, they will hopefully feel the impact of the program, which is bringing thought leaders to campus, connecting with local businesses and non-profits, and providing opportunities for inspiration outside of
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of LearningEncouraging Biliteracy Read Previous Teaching during a Global Pandemic Read Next The Adaptation of Learning LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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psychology with minors in politics and government as well as religion. The MSMA program relates to my undergraduate studies because we delve deep into psychographics and geodemographics, which leads to a more comprehensive view of the human experience. The MSMA program gives students invaluable experience working with a variety of companies, as well as making sure that students form connections with professionals in the industry. [After just six months in the program], I [had] already done consulting
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testament to creativity, problem-solving, and dedication. Many of us don’t realize that art or math works aren’t typically creations of instant genius. Instead, drawing the perfect nose or proving a new mathematical result may take hours, days, or years of learning, effort, and repeated attempts. Sklar was inspired to work on the project by her interest in humanistic mathematics: “The notion that mathematics is, at heart, a human endeavor.” She also got involved as part of a lifelong mission to
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Washington state, the CROWN act was signed into law in 2020, sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). Nationally, the CROWN act is now state law in 20 states, and city law in many others, but a federal CROWN act is needed, Lucas says. “If the United States can undo these wrongs after many centuries of oppression, other countries will follow suit,” she writes. Lucas’ capstone also notes that hair discrimination is a global issue. “Hair for women in general is of value,” Lucas says. “It shows our
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the minor but is also a general education course open to all PLU students. Professors from the history, English, German, religion, social work and Hispanic Studies departments worked together to create the course to allow students to investigate the intersections of dehumanization, violent oppression, cultural destruction, and war. “We wanted to highlight the interdisciplinary and global focus of Holocaust and Genocide Studies beyond studying the history alone,” remembers PLU English professor and
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are taught to treat all of our resources with respect,” she said. “We recognize that when we consume meat that it has a spirit, for example. “He said as Indians we are taught not to mistreat or disrespect resources because if we do then things like global warming happen.” After going through that entire explanation process, Hall and her elder worked through a new phrase: sqw’ó7 tse mékw’-stáng. Hall said this directly translates as “united the everything.” In other words, everything is together
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4 Alumni Stories from the PLU Master of Arts in Education Program Posted by: Catherine Chan / February 24, 2021 February 24, 2021 If you’re thinking about securing a career in the critical field of education, then we invite you to meet four of our alumni and discover why they chose PLU’s master’s degree in education.Like many other fields, the education field is facing challenges today — budget cuts, teacher shortages, the global pandemic of 2020 — but every single day, the educators working in
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