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juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as a gallery assistant, Museum of Glass associate, and gallery exhibitions manager for the next seven years.All of which helped prepare Gines for her new role beginning in 2019 as the Tacoma Creates program coordinator within the city’s Office of Arts and Culture Vitality. Tacoma Creates was the first voter-approved Cultural Access Program in Washington State. The initiative intends to increase access
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revealed to them his newfound passion for the subject.Crenshaw said he’s developed an interest primarily in family or immigration law, and has been able to immerse himself in a world he hadn’t even considered before. In addition to his classes, he secured an internship at Tacoma Pro Bono, a free legal services and aid organization for Pierce County residents. As an intern, Crenshaw’s primary responsibility is to assist clients in filling out their intake forms and providing information that will allow
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A Passion for the Classics with Professor Luke Parker Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 Image: Professor Luke Parker and Simone May 7, 2020 By Katie Hogan '20Business MajorIn a world that is so hyper-focused on economic success and finding the “right” career, many students tend to think of their education solely in terms of concrete professional goals. In my conversation with Visiting Assistant Professor Luke Parker in the Classics department, though, I heard many times that education should be
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Faculty Innovators Four examples of how PLU professors across campus help drive the university forward — inside and outside of the classroom. Posted by: Zach Powers / June 6, 2022 June 6, 2022 Innovation in the classroom: “I do, and I understand”If you search for the CV of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renzhi Cao, Ph.D., you’ll find a list of published research papers longer than Foss Field. He says it’s a great feeling when a new piece of research is published. But what he finds most
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of Regents. Her PLU beginnings, however, weren’t without some uncertainty. “When I first came here, a little more than 30 years ago, I came from a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, in the shadows of race riots of the late 60s and had not done a lot of traveling outside of the Midwest,” Long, who is African American, told an attentive on-campus crowd at PLU’s Day of Vocation in 2016. Long is a firm believer that being pushed out of your comfort zone — the discomfort of new surroundings, new challenges
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I can do more in digital arts and started to explore more mediums such as graphic design, 3D modeling, and animation. My work is still very new and I still have a lotto discover as an artist. ARTIST STATEMENT My artwork is formed around the strengths and beauty of people through photography, animation, and graphic design. When I was younger, I used to throw myself into the world of superheroes and animated films. I would envision myself living the stories of characters such as Goku from
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classes across campus (or online!). Tweet a picture of student projects or an instructional video you created for class. It is an opportunity to give colleagues a peek into a world that can sometimes feel solitary. Or, if you find a great resource that your colleagues may benefit from, pass it along using the hashtag. Many online content providers allow readers to easily tweet out a link without leaving their website. Look for the Twitter bird to share your find, but don’t forget to tag it so it will
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July 7, 2008 A summer job that doesn’t suck By Steve Hansen Of all the potentially tedious summer jobs, here’s a new one: spending hours on your knees, rolling over one boulder after another, just to see what’s underneath. For Stephanie Agoncillo ’08 and Melissa Youngquist ’09, this was a coveted gig. And when Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens is doing the rock-rolling, all the better. Students and faculty take their summer research projects into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
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, setting a new mark at 5.34 – fourth best in the nation. She was named conference player of the year and voted by DIII coaches as freshman player of the year. She is PLU’s only NCAA first-team All- American in volleyball. “I knew she was going to be good, because she is good,” said head coach Kevin Aoki, himself a four-time conference coach of the year. “But she definitely exceeded expectations.” Why? “She does all the skills well,” says Aoki. “And she’s a humble player. That’s important – team
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for parents to send their kids to college.” There were also only three buildings on campus. The school was co-ed with one side of the residence hall for boys and the other for girls. Every day they’d go to chapel – something she really enjoyed. Everybody got to know each other and she still stays in touch with friends. Dakan has enjoyed seeing the university grow. That is evidenced by her support of the Eastvold renovation. “The campus is beautiful with all those new buildings,” she said. The
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