Page 93 • (1,373 results in 0.021 seconds)
-
PLU Career Resources & Vocational ExplorationLet us help you explore your vocation! Vocational discernment is a life-long educational process that often intersects with choosing a major and a career. Sometimes your vocation is fulfilled through your work, sometimes through your activities outside of work but almost always results in service with others. Vocational exploration involves thinking, acting and reflecting. Here are some opportunities and resources to help you begin the journey
-
Section 1. BACKGROUND Copyright law, current thinking and practice related to intellectual property rights, and even local computer use policies are constantly changing. Given this swirl of law, practice, and policy, engaging in scholarly or instructional activity while maintaining academic integrity and respecting the property of others can be quite a challenge, indeed. An exhaustive statement on copyright law is not possible here, so some general concepts and rules of thumb are presented
-
. Sklar. "Mathemalchemy: A Playful Pandemic Project." MAA FOCUS 2021: 20-23. Jessica Sklar. "Math, Art, Abstraction: A Conversation with Bronna Butler." Math Horizons Vol. 28:3, 2021: 8-11. Jessica Sklar. "Gardner Gems with Bronna Butler." Math Horizons Vol. 28:3, 2021: 35. Sklar, J. and Edgar, T. "A Confused Electrician Uses Smith Normal Form." Mathematics Magazine Vol. 89, 2016: 3-13. "Thinking outside the box: application versus discovery in Saw and Cube." Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on
Area of Emphasis/Expertise -
Yamamoto Sensei, the consultant and advisor to Tamana Band, to discuss Japanese teaching styles. “He is very philosophical and responses to questions can be a bit of a winding path. I really enjoyed this thinking journey with him,” Gerhardstein remarked. “At one point he said ‘perfect preparation and attention to small details are the key to success.’ I have heard this before but it meant more to me coming from someone in a different culture. Attention to detail is evident in literally everything that
-
of the students who will take part in this premiere were even born yet when these things became part of PLU history. It’s important for them to know this past, too.” Asked how it happened that Fanfare, Fantasia and Finale was written so long before the anniversaries it was meant to celebrate, Kracht said, “I had been thinking about these two significant creations—Dr. Meyer’s march and the Mary Baker Russell Music Center—and realized their fiftieth and twenty-fifth anniversaries, respectively
-
Spotlight on Recent Graduates Elle Sina Soerensen '20My name is Elle Sina – I am Sámi, born in Tromsø in Northern Norway. I mainly grew up in Norway, but I also lived in Vancouver a couple of times during my childhood as that is where my mom’s family lives. When I was thinking about university I wanted to go somewhere that would bring me closer to my Canadian family, which is why I ended up at PLU. My decision to attend PLU was a last-minute decision, but I am beyond grateful I chose to do so
-
factors like the number of users and geographic interference. Thousands of students nationwide compete in the contest every year. The students spent Thursday to Monday, figuring out what problem to address based on their team members knowledge, researching models (including looking at White on YouTube, frame by frame), testing their models and then writing 10 to 20 pages explaining their model and how they came up with it. “It’s a lot of thinking and sitting,” said Kyle Burns ’11, whose team took on
-
university. He encourages those people to contact the university, if for no other reason than so PLU can “express our gratitude” to them. And it isn’t simply the older generation that is getting involved. Jillian Foss ’10 thinks the same way. Jillian knows she’s unusual – most 2010 graduates aren’t thinking about making a will, let alone a deferred gift to their university. But after she finished PLU, she had a little money left over from what was given to her by her grandfather, and decided to make a
-
water, including drought, floods, population growth, and pollution, are resulting in new and innovative thinking. From Canada to Texas, and from Washington, D.C., to the Gulf of Mexico, the team discovered stories of drought, water mismanagement and water scarcity in unexpected places. During research and production of the film, the students conducted dozens of interviews, meeting with citizens; farmers; activists; officials from the United Nations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the
-
experience and a reference letter. “A short time later, I was told that the winners would be announced on a certain day by phone,” Sipe said. “Once that day came around, I received a call from Chef Thomas Keller inviting me to compete!” Erin McGinnis, director of PLU Dining and Culinary Services, said she’s thrilled that Sipe has been selected for this opportunity. “He is so passionate,” she said. “He writes about food; he thinks about food; and when he’s off, he’s thinking about how to perfect his food
Do you have any feedback for us? If so, feel free to use our Feedback Form.