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hosts will lead a series of text-centered dialogues about children’s writings from the Holocaust; what questions arise as we read these stories and think about the fate of children facing oppression, violence, and death? Co-conveners: Ilana Cone Kennedy, Director of Education at the Holocaust Center for Humanity, Seattle, and Rona Kaufman, Chair and Associate Professor of English, PLU Open to audience members of all ages and backgrounds. Olson Gymnasium Lessons and Commitments: What Can Your
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“Empowerment” a three-day conference. The Powell-Heller Conference seeks to give educators, students and community members a way to use the lessons of the Holocaust to empower themselves and those around them.Learn more about the Empowerment conference 2012 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education ConferenceThe fifth annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference at PLU focused on the Nazi plunder of Jewish valuables, along with belated efforts at restitution. There was also session on German
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Powell-Heller Conference: Empowerment March 12-14, 2014Mission: The Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference at Pacific Lutheran University teaches the history and the lessons of the Holocaust to students and educators throughout the Pacific Northwest. This conference believes that through this education and from the teachings of present day scholars we will create an understanding of mutual respect among people for future generations.Speaker BiographiesSam Brill of Valley Forge, PA is the
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hosts will lead a series of text-centered dialogues about children’s writings from the Holocaust; what questions arise as we read these stories and think about the fate of children facing oppression, violence, and death? Co-conveners: Ilana Cone Kennedy, Director of Education at the Holocaust Center for Humanity, Seattle, and Rona Kaufman, Chair and Associate Professor of English, PLU Open to audience members of all ages and backgrounds. Olson Gymnasium Lessons and Commitments: What Can Your
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accounts she was taught by her father; French by her mother: her proficiency in either was not remarkable, and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. What a strange, unaccountable character!—for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old, she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper, was seldom stubborn, scarcely ever quarrelsome, and very kind to the little ones, with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild, hated confinement and cleanliness, and loved
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participants can engage in honest and open dialogue about race and racial disparities that are systemically present in work, school and everyday life,” said Genesis Housing and Community Development Coalition President Toney Montgomery. The conference will balance lessons from the featured speakers with breakout sessions in small groups. “We hope to increase cultural understanding and respect in the community through a unique and engaging learning experience that will expand professional and personal
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ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09.Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair share of times, and in doing so was able to meet a lot of different people. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale in 2005 and excelled in basketball there, netting a scholarship to play at PLU. It was lessons both on the court and in the classroom that shaped her for
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significant role model. I have always tried to transfer the lessons I learned from him and the program to the working world and in my life.Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. John Wolfe and previously Mark Miller ’88 are the first two Lutes we’ve featured from the Port of Tacoma and Northwest Seaport Alliance. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon, MultiCare Health System, and the City of
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Partners include Lakewood-based Clover Park School District, Parkland-based Franklin Pierce School District and Tacoma Public Schools. Five two-person teams of PLU science students plan lessons with classroom teachers. The project exposes the younger kids to a type of science instruction that busy classroom teachers might not otherwise have time to deliver, said Four Heroes teacher Britni Proudman. “It gets students excited about science,” Proudman said. Ksenija Simic-Muller, associate professor of
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, Amazon Administrative Assistant, Mt. Cross Ministries High School Social Studies Teacher, Issaquah School District Case Aide, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services HRIS Coordinator, American Airlines Graduates from the last last 5 years: Their graduate programs Master of Theological Studies, Emory University School Chandler School of Theology MEd in Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, University of Puget Sound Master of Arts, Yale Divinity School Master of Divinity
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