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About Valerie Fischer
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Entries by Valerie Fischer
Journey to a Master’s Degree—
September 14, 2021 in Meet the MS Graduates /by Valerie FischerAnnie Gumm in Her Own Words Annie Gumm MLC ’03 teaches grade 6, upper-grade English, PE, and choir at St. Mark-Watertown, Wisconsin. She earned her MS Education from Martin Luther College in 2021. Here’s her story in her own words. Three reasons she decided now was the time for her master’s program: I was asked […]
Meet Chelsee Earley: Finding the Right Fit at MLC
May 3, 2021 in Meet the Graduate Students /by Valerie FischerChelsee Earley knew what she was looking for. As she researched online master’s programs, she wanted a personal experience, one where she could really interact with the professors. Her friends had told her that their programs were impersonal—just a matter of “checking boxes.” She wanted a relationship with her professors and peers. She also wanted […]
Meet Professor Rachel Feld: Tech Guru and Self-Professed Geek
March 1, 2021 in Meet the Faculty /by Valerie Fischer“My favorite thing about teaching technology to teachers is telling them that they don’t have to use technology for every last thing. Good teaching is still good teaching.” Coming from a teacher of educational technology and a self-professed tech geek, that statement might be a little surprising, but it demonstrates the pragmatic wisdom of Professor […]
Two New Graduate Degree Programs
February 11, 2021 in Graduate Studies News /by Valerie FischerThis program is designed for teachers who want to serve learners with special needs in WELS schools. The program provides Minnesota licensure in Learning Disabilities both as a stand-alone license for existing WELS teachers and an add-on for MLC undergraduates completing their ABS (Academic Behavioral Specialist) license. Graduate students in this program follow a prescribed […]
The Gut Family: Master’s Degrees and Life with the Master
January 8, 2021 in Meet the MS Graduates /by Valerie FischerKyle, Justin, and Kayte Gut (pronounced ‘goot’) went to school together at MLC about 20 years ago—graduating in 2000, 2001, and 2002. They found themselves at MLC again just a couple years ago, all of them enrolled in the graduate program. When they realized they would all graduate at the same time and could receive […]
Meet Rev. Dr. Michael Smith
November 18, 2020 in Meet the Faculty /by Valerie FischerIn the spring 2021 semester, Dr. Michael Smith will be teaching MLC graduate students from his office in Hong Kong, where he serves as academic dean and professor of Greek and New Testament at Asia Lutheran Seminary (ALS). Over the course of his life, Dr. Smith has belonged to four Lutheran denominations: LCA, LCMS, ELS, […]
Prepared for the Office
September 16, 2020 in Graduate Studies News, Meet the MS Graduates /by Valerie FischerIt took three calls and two master’s degrees before he felt ready to step into the role of principal. Phil Gustafson BS ’09, MS ’16, MS ’19 was assigned to St. Mark in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, when he graduated from MLC in 2009. In his 11 years of ministry there, he served as assistant principal […]