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Jenna Serr in her kindergarten class at James Sales Elementary. (Photos by John Froschauer) A calling to teach By Chris Albert Jenna (Steffenson) Serr ’06 ’10 takes account of her flock of kindergartners. Her eyes assessing every corner of the room, she sees her students…
. “It’s little things like a high-five or a handshake or a hug that help show how much you care. “I tell them all the time – I love that you are here today.” That acknowledgment isn’t just about being at school, but being a part of the school, a part of learning. “They’re not just learning to read, but they’re reading to learn,” Williamson said, as an example. “They are going out with these new skills to open the world to them and it’s cool.” As a learning specialist Miller works one-on-one and in
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bfe90PTrXY Pacific Lutheran University Inaugural Address By President Thomas W. Krise Before we get started, I’d like to have a word with the brand new freshmen and transfer students. You are, after all, MY class. We all become Lutes together today. I have proof that…
PLU start the process of helping you discover your Wild Hope right at the start. You have already been engaged in a lively and stimulating Orientation Program for the past several days. You have already begun asking yourselves what we call the Big Enough Questions: “What skills do I have?” “How can I best matter to other people?” “What legacy do I want to leave behind?” Our professional staff and faculty members have been prodding you to take full advantage of the smorgasbord of opportunities we
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In their own words By Chris Albert Soon new PLU graduates will go out into the world. In the following, some Lutes share their stories of why they came to PLU, what their experiences have been and what’s the next chapter in their lives. More…
PLU gave me. This connection nurtured me and allowed me to find my passion. I eventually changed what I wanted to do with my life and I can thank everyone at PLU for helping me realize what I wanted to do. What’s next? Next year I am going to be attending the University of British Columbia where I will be pursuing my Ph.D. in molecular biology. The particular lab that I will be in focuses on how a cell can get what it needs from the environment and get rid of waste. When this process goes wrong
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A year of achievement and a Decade of Change Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is a great joy for me to welcome each of you to University Fall Conference as we prepare to launch the 2010-2011 academic year, the 121st year in the life of…
. Twenty-six institutions across the United States received the top grade. PLU was among them. Only one other independent institution in the West was so honored. Educating students for lives of service also means giving students the opportunity to develop their leadership capacity and skills. With that goal in mind, Dean of Student Development Eva Johnson and her staff have been working over the past decade to build a year-long program called the “Student Leadership Institute.” Last year our program
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In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure By President Loren J. Anderson Welcome to our 2009 University Fall Conference. This morning we gather and prepare to launch the 120th year in the life of Pacific Lutheran University. We do so with…
our students. Our collective excellence is grounded in your every class and lab and studio and individual conference. All of us celebrate your great work. The leadership and vision for global education of many, many faculty over more than three decades has established PLU as a globally focused university and last May earned us the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization; making PLU the very first private university in the West to be so honored. A representative from NAFSA, the
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Recent Music and Theatre graduates share their experience at PLU Theatre major Morgan Roberts ’21 and her roommate and music major Cecilia Lewis ’21 are interviewed by communication major Rosemary Bennett ’21 about their PLU experiences as performing arts majors and their post-graduation plans. Posted by: vcraker / July 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 Read Previous PLU Media Lab students win Emmy for documentary Read Next Major Minute: Tom Smith on Theatre & Dance LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on
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