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Being a Scholar-Teacher and a Teacher-Scholar https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/being-a-scholar-teacher-and-a-teacher-scholar/

Being a Scholar-Teacher and a Teacher-Scholar Posted by: alex.reed / May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 By Erin McKennaOriginally Published in 2014If you read the acknowledgements of the books that I’ve written, you will notice that I always thank some group of students for their help and insights. With The Task of Utopia, I thanked a particular class of students who were taking social and political philosophy with me as I made the final revisions on that book. While I did not teach the book itself, we

In their own words https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/05/18/in-their-own-words-two/

, but those are difficult to come by. I will probably spend some time on a medical/surgical or telemetry unit before applying for a critical care position as an internal applicant. Angela Pierce – Bachelor of Arts of social work, minor in sociology Angela Pierce ’12 is from Tacoma, Wash. Why PLU? I decided to attend PLU because of the great opportunity it presented me through the Act Six Scholarship. I felt called by the mission of Act Six and the call to be a leader on the PLU campus. As part of

Lute journeys with fellow Samish tribal members in canoe Power Paddle to Puyallup https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/canoe-story/

Sen. Maria Cantwell visits PLU classroom, talks with students LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024

Special Education Major Gavin Knapp ’23 Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School Di https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/gavin-knapp/

, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024

Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/internship-annica-stiles-iceland/

Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024

Q & A with ASPLU Environmental Justice Director https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/q-a-with-asplu-environmental-justice-director/

Directors. Their job is to represent ASPLU and DJS values during campus-wide events, such as meetings with the Board of Regents. Find out how you can get involved. Read Previous Major Minute: Sergia Hay on Philosophy Read Next Alumni mentorship helps student land dream internship in Boston LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social

Summer Internships: Environmental Studies https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/summer-internship-spotlight-environmental-studies/

Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024

PLU adds Innovation Studies minor, helps students transition from college to career https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/plu-adds-innovation-studies-minor-helps-students-transition-from-college-to-career/

a lot. It’s had different connotations at different times over the years, both positive and some negative. Through the addition of a new minor, Innovation Studies, PLU students will now get to explore what the concept means conceptually, historically and as a process that builds businesses and unlocks human potential. “We study a range of fascinating topics but our main focus is on social innovation, which is all about making the world better,” said Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair and the

Using Google Maps in the Classroom: Teaching an old software new tricks https://www.plu.edu/itech/news/using-google-maps-in-the-classroom-teaching-an-old-software-new-tricks/

innovative Google Earth topics include: Each stop includes the story of a real diamond miner. Click to view larger. The moral and social issues surrounding worldwide diamond mining and trade. Energy consumption across the globe. Glacier change over the last 50 years. Cause and effect of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Google Lit Trips features dozens of downloadable literary tours, including Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, and The Travels of Marco Polo. Google

Pacific Lutheran University premieres new original opera: Fiery Jade Cai Yan https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2016/10/18/pacific-lutheran-university-premieres-new-original-opera-fiery-jade-cai-yan/

situations of social upheaval and war. Large sections of Cai Yan’s original poems are used amongst Zhang Er’s own elegant language. In 2011 she showed a draft to composer Gregory Youtz who has long studied and taught Chinese culture in his PLU courses and written numerous works exploring the combination of western and Chinese musical ideas. Youtz was immediately intrigued and set several scenes as experiments. Both librettist and composer were delighted with the results, but unsure whether to proceed in