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August 11, 2008 Modern space Throughout the summer, construction has progressed steadily on the Martin J. Neeb Center, KPLU’s new headquarters on lower campus. The 13,000-square-foot building, named for the station’s longtime general manager, will more than double the size of the station’s current home in Eastvold Hall. There, the jazz and National Public Radio affiliate has housed its main studios, jazz collection and administrative offices for 40 years. Eastvold’s studios are out-of-date and

In the Footsteps of Giants: J-term Study Away in Europe Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 Vienna, Salzburg, Leipzig, Berlin and Prague are cities rich with musical history and tradition. Vienna is often called the “Capital of Classical Music.” This one small area was the central location for many of the finest musicians of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Experiencing music in the spaces where many of these great works were first heard contextualizes the art

Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU Posted by: nicolacs / November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 The University of Washington has a new Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD). This NSF funded program is offering paid summer REU positions at UW and at a dozen other institutions around the country.  The focus is on cutting edge optoelectronics and quantum materials synthesis. Optoelectronic devices that generate, sense

How Matt Bliss ’98 turned a family tradition into Modern Christmas Trees Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 18, 2020 Image: Alumnus Matt Bliss ’98 (photo by JC Buck) November 18, 2020 By Kat BrazPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAs a child, Matt Bliss ’98 relished celebrating the holidays at his grandparents’ Broomfield, Colorado, home where the Christmas tree was anything but ordinary. Bliss’s grandfather, Lawrence Stoecker, designed his own tree, an artful cascade of concentric rings

March 12, 2012 Maria Altmann worked for decades to reclaim five family owned portraits painted by Gustav Klimt for her family, including this portrait of her aunt,  Adele Bloch-Bauer. The painting had been shown in an Austrian art museum for years. Nazis had stolen the painting after Altmann and the Bloch Bauers had fled Austria during WWll. Stolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWII By Barbara Clements The ambulance bumped along a nameless track

Dialogue expert Steinar Bryn to discuss international peacebuilding work that has deep ties to PLU Posted by: Kari Plog / February 12, 2016 February 12, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2016)- Steinar Bryn’s peacebuilding work has kept him busy in Norway, eastern Europe and elsewhere around the world, but his ties to Pacific Lutheran University run deep.The repeat Nobel Peace Prize nominee has developed and supported dialogue centers in the Balkans for

book “Modern Poetry in China: A Visual-Verbal Dynamic,” which explores the phenomenon of poet-artists in contemporary China in its final chapter. His forthcoming book takes a deeper look at their visual and poetic work. Both were the catalyst for a partnership of artists in China and Washington state — six from each area — who have created a mixed-media visual arts exhibition that will culminate in a symposium held jointly by PLU and the Seattle Asian Art Museum later this month. The artwork and

is inconsecutive, but it drives away the numbness. The person ahead of me asks the clerk to add the ice-cream cones to his bill. He pays, grabs his bags and leaves the grocery store, shaking his head in disbelief. The kids are sitting under a pine tree in the park across the street enjoying their ice cream. For this fleeting moment, they look happy. The despair of reality will sting again once the ice cream is eaten. Europe currently enjoys the longest stretch of peace in its history. The Middle

Vashon Island, WA. That’s where I fell in love with dancing, and I became involved in musical theater. Throughout my dance career I have trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, flamenco, Dunham technique, tap, hip hop, swing, salsa, West African, and musical theatre dance. I majored in dance and psychology at Bard College. At Bard, I was introduced to dance composition, and I choreographed a number of original works. For my psychology thesis, I wrote about the benefits of including dance in

civilization that, through trade and military conquest, stretches across several modern day African countries, Wonderly said. Now back at school and looking toward graduation, Wonderly plans on becoming an archaeological field technician after she graduates and to eventually join the Peace Corps in Ethiopia to get closer to the cultures she finds intriguing. Ultimately, she wants to continue doing field work and learn more about the ancient civilizations people know so little about. For now, Wonderly is