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July 7, 2008 An affinity for social change. A dedication to activism and aiming for real change in the world has been a characteristic of student leadership on campus for decades. Saying yes to life’s opportunities, fighting for what you believe in, avoiding the tyranny of the majority and standing up for what’s right – that’s the collective advice that four former student body presidents have for today’s students. Students today are as dedicated as ever to social justice. It’s environmental

for “the real world” to start learning about those industries, or how to generate content for their portfolios.Through the Center for Media Studies (CMS), launched last September and housed within PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, special-topics courses in film, television and creative media will be offered beginning in Fall 2015. The first new class, Creative Media-COMA 387, will be a 2-credit, full-semester course—open to any major—when registration opens April 13 for Fall classes. The

,” Haberle said. “We hope to see projects proposed that will connect the individual student interests with larger initiatives and commitments that the university has regarding attaining our Sustainability goals.” In 2007, for example, PLU signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The pledge contains numerous sustainability goals, one of which is becoming carbon-neutral by 2020. Two students will be selected and funded for the 2015-16 academic year. Students are permitted

Graduate Studies Program – Institute for Shock Physics Washington State University Posted by: alemanem / October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 The Institute for Shock Physics is a multidisciplinary research organization within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University.  Institute faculty participants from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Architecture study the response of materials at extreme conditions. Students from various academic departments can carry

.” Dr. Vianna was invited to give a clinic in the composition/arranging category. Vianna’s clinic, “Brazilian Choro for Jazz Big Band: A Guide for Jazz Composers and Band Directors,” covered an old Brazilian instrumental style that is becoming more popular among American jazz musicians in recent years. Due to a lack of quality material for jazz big band in the style, Vianna shared his experience writing his own arrangements and helping students learn this exciting music style. Faculty participation

PLU alumna is helping educators nationwide adapt to teaching from a distance Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 14, 2020 Image: Jessica Anderson ’07, Montana’s Teacher of the Year in 2016, has been helping fellow teachers transition to distance learning in her role as Manager of Learning & Development for Virtual Instructional Coaching for an EdTech company. April 14, 2020 By Lisa Patterson ‘98Marketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (April 14, 2020) — Jessica Anderson ’07 is

stirring current events,” explained Diversity Center Director Angie Hambrick. Organized by the PLU Women’s Center, the PLU Diversity Center and the Office of Community Engagement and Service, the community forum included personal stories, a spoken-word performance, a prayer led by University Congregation Present Ruthie Kovanen and a moment of a silence for unarmed African Americans who have been shot and killed in the United States. Diversity Center Director Angie Hambrick opens the Dec. 4 forum

-enacted the works of Europe’s first woman playwright, performed love poems of Germany’s troubadours, read the correspondence of nuns choosing to or forced to leave their convents because of the Reformation, and learned hands-on the techniques used in woodcuts and engravings by the first artists of the early modern print age. German major Alexandra Dreher articulated her appreciation for the knowledge she gained from this interdisciplinary, humanities-based approach as follows: “Learning about the

A passion for dance, a call to teach Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 4, 2015 September 4, 2015 For Ariella Brown, dance has always been her passion, but not always her full-time job. While working behind a desk during the day, and carving out time in the evening to dance, she realized those few hours would never satisfy her. She made the decision to get an advanced dance degree with hopes of someday teaching at the university level. In graduate school, she taught students who wanted to

TESOL online certification is a comprehensive qualification that provides English teaching theories and methods and equips individuals for effective instruction in diverse settings, be it traditional classrooms or online platforms. Structured to offer a well-rounded educational experience, TESOL certification empowers individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel as English educators. Graduates emerge as highly qualified English teachers ready to impact the field as language