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is now available on the SURP website. The application deadline is midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Friday, January 8, 2021. Letters of recommendation for up to two references are due by midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Friday, January 15, 2021. While they are planning to hold an on-site experience in 2021, they are monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and assessing the safest way for students and staff to conduct the program next summer. Read Previous Summer Health Professions

to honoraria, travel and conference opportunities may accompany awards. First place award recipients in the open competition will have an opportunity to present their publication at the annual ANS Winter Meeting as well as other national meetings. Applications are due by March 8, 2023, at 5:00 pm ET. Students must apply electronically at NEUP.gov. No hard copy applications will be accepted. Additional information and resources can be found on NEUP.gov under Student Resources. Read Previous

in the 21st century. Next up are two master classes specifically for our Guitar students. International recording and performing artist Gohar Vardanyan was a featured guest performer and teacher at the 2017 PLU Guitar Festival, and participants are still talking about her Technique class and amazing performance. We are lucky to have her back to visit us virtually. In fall 2020 Christopher Mallet joined us as a panelist in a roundtable discussion on Racial Equity in the Classical Guitar World and

will be teaching English part-time and also working to engage the community through different activities, workshops and games. “Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to teach abroad,” Walton said. “Through the course of my time at PLU, this desire was refined. “Through the school of education, I realized my passion as a teacher extended beyond the classroom to a love of developing individuals. The Fulbright grant is focused on this idea of development, as it relates to individuals, relationships

literary interests with my management job,” Krise explained. “I think any teacher will tell you that we wind up learning as much from the classroom environment and the students as students learn from us. That’s part of the happiness of teaching, you just learn a lot doing it,” Krise said. “It’s fun to do what you’re trained to do and like to do and [what’s] worth while.” Read Previous PLU welcomed into CFA Institute University Recognition Program Read Next Farewell Reception COMMENTS*Note: All comments

Education Coordinating Board. And then I also do some work in the K-12 system, including teacher discipline litigation. What might an average week in the office for you include? Hmm, it varies. There really is no average week for me. Large institutions deal with a variety of problems and they have varied calendars throughout the year, so my average week is about as varied as the average week at a college campus. All the different things that are happening on college campuses are coming through my office

, who first met Dr. Wiegman as a first-year PLU graduate student and would go on to become Tacoma Public Schools’ first black principal and a school board member.“Gene was instrumental in bringing the teacher core program to PLU,” remembers Stewart. “It was a program for folks with a bachelor’s degree who wanted to switch careers and earn a master’s in teaching. In particular, it was designed to prepare people of color and others to be outstanding teachers in the inner city and urban communities

is half-hidden away in a gorge in South Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) Read Previous New collaborative program aims to help district grads address Tacoma’s teacher shortage Read Next Military To Medicine: Air Force, Navy veterans become nurses after second chances at college COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU move-in day 2024 September 4, 2024 PLU

of culturing our microorganisms. From a small 1 mL portion of a growing culture, we could grow dense cultures in only a matter of weeks!” “Additionally, using methods like optical density scanning allowed us to visualize how our cultures grew over time, which was amazing to watch,” continued Fisher. Read Previous PLU Department of Anthropology completes repatriation of materials to the Nisqually Tribe Read Next Beyond pedagogy: from Tacoma to Namibia, a partnership reframing teacher development

stand on stage in front of hundreds of fellow graduates and send them off. While at PLU, Alshaibani has served as president of Active Minds — a club that advocates for mental health services on campus. She also has volunteered with America Reads through the Center for Community Engagement, where she met a Pierce County school social worker that sparked her interest in the field. “I knew I didn’t want to be a teacher and I liked the school social worker there,” Alshaibani said. “I loved what she was