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with his wonderful wife and children at their home in San Diego, his favorite place to be is in the middle of a good book. 2022: Erin Entrada KellyThree Compliments: Ways to Feel Seen as an Invisible Student Before she grew up and became a published author, Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly was an underperforming student who nearly failed English and graduated high school with a 1.7 GPA. When you’re quiet and make mediocre grades, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle. In this lecture, Erin will
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: Natalie Mayer Kirsten Christensen, Professor of German, PLU Lisa Marcus, Professor of English, PLU 12:40 - 1:35 p.m. – Spiritual Resistance (Regency Room, AUC)Heather Klein, songs by inmates of ghettos-performing songs “Why was this Seder different from all other Seders? –The Gurs Haggadah and Passover in a Concentration Camp” – Rabbi Bruce Kadden In 1941, Jewish inmates in the Gurs Concentration Camp in southern France were able to celebrate Passover using a Hagaddah handwritten by one of the
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uncertainty about the future, courage may seem a strange and elusive virtue. And that is certainly true if we if we think of courage in the popular sense as a kind of “fearless and even reckless bravery.” But, there is more, for a closer look reveals that the word courage is derived from the Latin root “cor,” meaning heart, and the English suffix “age,” meaning action. In other words, courage can be properly understood as “an action that comes from the heart” and, as such, it is a nobel action
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interested in our particular topic as an English professor is in theirs,” Swenson said. “We spend our lives researching and looking, watching the food channels, reading magazines, reading books.” While students are off working, interning and enjoying the summer sun, the Dining staffers are in the kitchen testing out new recipes – it’s a year-round practice, but summer offers a special time for them to really play with food. “I think one of our favorite things to do is look at street food around the world
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fields – philosophy, religion, English, geosciences, psychology, history, anthropology, music, accounting and nursing, among others. Like the students they will mentor and teach, our new faculty members were selected from a competitive pool of candidates. We look forward to the momentum and energy each of you will add to this community. Welcome to you all! Convocation is intended in many ways to be the culmination of the Welcome Weekend and the orientation sessions that occurred earlier in the summer
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English Writing, Class of 2011. Currently a research program manager at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.“Studying music at PLU exposed me to new perspectives and ideas that I wouldn’t otherwise have encountered. I credit my music teachers with guiding me toward the person I am today. Their thoughtful wisdom and advice taught me how to openly accept criticism, see the world differently and strive for perfection. Touring with the PLU Wind Ensemble to Australia
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expecting,” she said of the individualized experience. “I took every possible class you could take in the master’s program and created extra ones.” Christina Pepin, clinical assistant professor, studied at PLU for her undergraduate (2004) and graduate (2007) nursing degrees (she also earned undergraduate degrees in biology and English at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in 2001). She never planned on being a nurse, but eventually realized she had the gift of connecting with patients on a deeper
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professor of religion, published “An Ethics of Biodiversity: Christianity, Ecology and the Variety of Life.” Joanna Gregson, associate professor of sociology, had her book, “The Culture of Teenage Mothers,” published by State University of New York Press. Charles Bergman, professor of English, published a Smithsonian Magazine cover story and essay on “Wildlife Trafficking.” Rick Barot, assistant professor of English, received an Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship. Dean Waldow
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procedure for Competency-Based Credits to award high school credits to students with demonstrated language proficiency. She was instrumental in introducing the Seal of Biliteracy in Washington State. Since 2011, Michele has partnered with the University of Washington on their Russian and Portuguese STARTALK Teacher and Student Programs. Michele has a Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics and taught Russian language and English as a Second Language at the University of Washington for a number of years and as a
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of Distinction. She also received the Martin Luther King, Jr., Opening Doors award in 2005. PLU Faculty ProfileMs. Victoria SchultzWho: Ms. Victoria Schultz, Class of 2024, Major: English- Creative Writing and Double Minor in Theatre and Publishing/Printing Arts Bio: Mr. Brandon DucusinWho: Mr. Brandon Ducusin, Class of 2024, Pronouns: he/him/his Major: Social Work and double minors in NonProfit Leadership and Art Bio: My name is Brandon Ducusin and I am a senior Social Work student attending
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