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exceptional leadership. Members will actively participate in women’s advocacy, sharpen their leadership skills, play key roles as peer leaders at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) and launch projects at their schools related to equal pay and other feminist issues. “Being a member of this important group leads to great things, from meeting trailblazers to gaining valuable experience,” said AAUW Vice President of Campus Leadership Programs Kate Farrar. “We look forward to
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couple, have similar programs). But the focus is to give his players a glimpse into the lives of professionals who practice what PLU preaches. “The key is to bring in successful people and reinforce what we do,” Dickerson said. And it works. He said the players learn valuable skills and build meaningful relationships through those networking opportunities. Dickerson proudly touts the near-perfect graduation rate and post-graduate success of all his former players. Despite their success after moving
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familiar or comfortable to them. PLU: You’re one of the university’s faculty members who has completed the PLU Teaching Online (PLUTO) and Blended Learning programs. How has that training set you up for success in this unique situation we’re facing? Youtz: Because of the PLUTO experience and my development of blended and online learning courses over the last five years, my Sakai websites are quite robust and serve me very well during this time. I am used to delivering content remotely and “flipping
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. The dCenter’s office hours, virtual events, and special programs also helped ease the sheltering. “The moments I missed were the tangents and long conversations with friends, so I’m thankful and appreciative of the events, so I could hop on Zoom to see my friends and talk to them. That’s what’s helped me the most.” Right now, they’re taking a break from school and interviewing for different media- and communications-based jobs for nonprofits or organizations centered in equity, justice, and
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first, but it’s well worth it. You’ll get to connect with an alum who is not only smart and experienced and interested in the same things that you are, but who is also very devoted to your success and well-being,” Dolan said. Deal hopes more alumni will make themselves available and that the university’s mentoring programs grow — opening more doors for students like Dolan who deserve a shot. “Your cost to mentor is a time investment, and it comes with high reward,” Deal said.Ready to make a
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wear masks,” says Patel. “They’re used to wearing masks and they’re coming in with good habits, so it hasn’t been an issue.” “You’ll get the occasional lapse, and you just say, in a nice way, ‘Hey, please put your mask up.’ They apologize, put their mask on, and it’s all good.” Students, staff and faculty alike understand that this will be an unusual school year. The ongoing pandemic means extra precautions, extra planning, and that some events and programs will be done differently or postponed for
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such a great fit for PLU and its creative blend of the liberal arts, professional studies, and community-oriented programs. At PLU, innovation is a direct outgrowth of our mission. Read more stories from the innovation-themed issue of ResoLute Magazine. Read Previous PLU basketball legend Van Beek ‘bled black and gold’ Read Next A Universal Language: Cassio Vianna shares a passion he discovered in Brazil with students at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for
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doing with Taproot? I got offered the teaching internship, and what I’m doing for that is helping Taproot’s resident teaching artists run their summer camp programs. I’m basically a camp counselor, but it’s a little more fun because I’m teaching something I’m really passionate about. A lot of the kids I’ve had so far want to be there, and they want to do theatre, and they want to have fun and play and use their imaginations. It’s really fun to see. The other aspect of the internship is that I teach
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brings her principles to work at state education agency Read Next PLU academic programs restructured into four distinct colleges 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and
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-health science undergraduate program into PNWU’s MAMS and DO programs. Recently, the two universities recognized this trend and created this partnership to ensure this path continues to serve students – and benefit communities throughout Washington. Did the PNWU MAMS program also support your transition to medical school? It did! For example, faculty members and program alumni help MAMS students throughout the process by reading application essays and helping with interview prep. The medical school
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