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  • a career in singing or opera? “Life isn’t a dress rehearsal,” she said. “Do your best work every time. Be accountable. Be flexible. Be able, ready and fierce with your art.” Like Van Mechelen, McIntyre arrived at PLU as a transfer student. She graduated with an English literature major, and a vocal and religion minor. McIntyre’s mother, Nancy McIntyre ’74, also graduated with a degree in education from PLU. After teaching in various places around the country, McIntyre now teaches theater arts in

  • was one of the first leaders in the athletics department leaders to embrace community service. Westering established the team’s ongoing reading program at Tacoma’s Lister Elementary School more than 35 years ago. Lutes Recognized PLU student athletes were recently recognized by both PLU and Pierce County leaders for their ongoing commitment to community service. The men’s basketball team earned its second-consecutive Pierce County Volunteer of the Year Award. More than 175 girls and boys from the

  • Encouraging Biliteracy Through Online Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Camilla SumnerDr. Bridget Yaden, professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, served as the President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) for the very eventful year of 2020.ACTFL is a national organization of language teachers, with a membership of more than 13,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate

  • service decades earlier. Frosty Westering was one of the first leaders in the athletics department leaders to embrace community service. Westering established the team’s ongoing reading program at Tacoma’s Lister Elementary School more than 35 years ago. Lutes Recognized PLU student athletes were recently recognized by both PLU and Pierce County leaders for their ongoing commitment to community service. The men’s basketball team earned its second-consecutive Pierce County Volunteer of the Year Award

  • -generation college student, she had the opportunity through the Wang Center to work as a student teacher in Namibia and visit Hungary, and as a high school student at Henry Foss in Tacoma, she spent two weeks in Japan. “PLU helped spark more of my love for travel,” she says, “seeing the beauty of the world, seeing more cultures and meeting more people.” She earned her bachelor’s in elementary education at PLU, a master’s from Walden University, and has worked for four years at Arlington Elementary in

  • paths, including: Elementary Educator Environmental Geologist Engineering Technician Hydrology Technician Outreach Coordinator, and many more! Use PLU’s Career Services site to network with fellow Lutes, get feedback on your professional documents, and search for opportunities!Licensed Geologist How to become a licensed geologist in Washington State As with many fields, the state of Washington and many other states require that professional geologists be licensed in order to assure that the practice

  • theater productions in his early years, as well as establishing and nurturing children’s theater productions. The children’s theater productions brought hundreds of local elementary school children to then, Eastvold Auditorium to have their first live theater experience. Because Eastvold held around 1100 people, and the children productions ran for several performances, the number of students impacted by Nordie’s work annually and over the years was huge. I personally had the privilege and honor to

  • enjoys helping elementary school children with their reading. Helen, for many years, has served on the Boards of the University of Vermont Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary, the Burlington Garden Club, and Joseph’s House. Together, the Longs enjoy gardening, bicycling, cooking, travel, and reading and currently spend winters in Arizona. They also enjoy time and activities with their grandchildren. In 2015, Dr. George and Mrs. Helen Long named Pacific Lutheran University as a beneficiary of their

  • theater productions in his early years, as well as establishing and nurturing children’s theater productions. The children’s theater productions brought hundreds of local elementary school children to then, Eastvold Auditorium to have their first live theater experience. Because Eastvold held around 1100 people, and the children productions ran for several performances, the number of students impacted by Nordie’s work annually and over the years was huge. I personally had the privilege and honor to

  • popularize math for those who don’t think of themselves as “math people.”  “I want to bring more people into mathematics, generate interest, and make the interest last,” she says. Department of Mathematics Mathematics at PLU Whether your goal is to learn mathematics for an application – modeling problems in science, engineering, economics or finance; in preparation for a career in elementary or secondary education; or for further study in a graduate program, PLU will challenge, inspire and inform you