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Berguson, program director for the Telemark Gateway, says both programs look beyond Scandinavian heritage and focus on the “needed element” of studying contemporary Norway. “Our courses (in Scandinavian-area studies) and study away both strive to move students from an interest in heritage to an interest in how Norway approaches disciplines like business, alpine ecology and literature from their perspective,” she said. Norway NostalgiaRead what Sonja Ruud '12 has to say about her journey abroad in

piece and then you will be asked to sightread a passage from band, orchestra, or jazz literature (depending on the ensembles you indicate you are interested in). You will usually see the posted results of the auditions by Monday morning. Audition for rhythm section instruments (guitar, piano, bass, and drums) are held on Wednesday of the first week of classes. For the first part of the audition, you will play a piece with the big band where you will be evaluated for your reading, skill on the

all-gold interior of the new synagogue is “very edgy and contemporary,” with acoustics so perfect, attendees were enveloped in sound the moment the rabbi began chanting. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The gold interior of the synagogue with prayer verses inscribed on the wall. +Enlarge Photo Natalie Mayer Story and Video The group’s time in Mainz was especially emotional for Kurt Mayer’s daughter, also a PLU student. Read Story At the synagogue’s Shabbat social hour, the group met with the head of

all-gold interior of the new synagogue is “very edgy and contemporary,” with acoustics so perfect, attendees were enveloped in sound the moment the rabbi began chanting. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The gold interior of the synagogue with prayer verses inscribed on the wall. +Enlarge Photo Natalie Mayer Story and Video The group’s time in Mainz was especially emotional for Kurt Mayer’s daughter, also a PLU student. Read Story At the synagogue’s Shabbat social hour, the group met with the head of

different things, and I was able to pursue them at PLU, knowing that I would eventually have to set them aside to focus on paleontology. I took a lot of classes to do with art, writing and literature coursework. I also played tuba in the wind ensemble and the crazy pep band PLU had back then, known as “commando band.” I’m really glad in retrospect I did it that way. That would be advice I’d give any current student — look forward and prepare for your desired career, but don’t feel like you have to

StorfjellWho: Dr. Troy Storfjell, Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, PLU Bio:  Troy Storfjell (Sámi) specializes in Sámi and Indigenous studies, where his work is largely guided by Indigenist criticism and decolonize methodologies. In his scholarship Troy works to create a place for Indigenous intellectual and philosophical traditions within the academy, bringing Sámi ways of knowing to bear on such topics as settler colonial literature, multicultural diversity and trans-Indigenous film

country on the northwest coast of Africa. Later, Wiley returned for doctoral work. She maintains connections with communities there. “One thing I learned in the Peace Corps was that relationship building and spending time with people was something I was really passionate about,” Wiley said. “And to some extent that is what cultural anthropologists do, we study contemporary human life.” Now, Wiley will help PLU students coordinate the courses they need and find internships or volunteer opportunities in

and fellow partners sipped and compared cold brews. “It’s part of Starbucks culture,” he noted. The demonstration mirrored the one that spurred Doan’s desire to learn more. “There were so many things I didn’t know about the company,” he said. So, he decided to dedicate his culminating research project in the MSMR program to his newfound passion. He regularly met with Harvey, the former Starbucks employee, who provided Doan with literature ranging from books authored by CEO Howard Schultz to