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Hong Kong and Chengdu who had done study away in Chengdu and they were very eloquent about how much their experience in Chengdu helped them decide on career paths and lifelong learning. After a little culture shock, our current students here now say they’re very happy and engaged and diving into the fascinating life of this capital of the famous Sichuan province: home to one if the great cuisines of the world and full of people noted all over China for being laid back and friendly–in a very PNW

become salient to you in your journey as a university professor?PM: Teaching language is such an experience. It’s two dimensional. We are developing language skills, but on the other hand, it is the content that matters so much. We are using the language to discuss the world and questions that are relevant to us, our experience. It allows us to discuss things that matter to us. JRO: I like that concept of duality—that language is interwoven with culture. You cannot separate the two. It’s important to

printer). The prints showcase the work of several area schools as well as artists and artist teams: PLU, School of Visual Concepts (Seattle), Stadium High School, Charles Wright Academy, Beautiful Angle, Ric Matthies, Chris Sharp, CLAW, Audra Laymon, Chandler O’Leary, Maggie Roberts and Carl Montford. PLU students flock to the Wayzgoose each year, many volunteering to help promote and staff the event. Elliott Press Assistant Taylor Cox ’16 designed and printed promotional posters this year. PLU

existential-ly, PLU is investing in new media, which is exciting as an educator. At PLU, students are able to be creative; they have the resources to make visual stories, designs, films, and podcast series, among other works. What is your favorite class to teach and why? This school year, I’m most excited about my “Communication, Race, and Surveillance” J-Term class. The class will use drones… Stay tuned… In your time here so far, what have you learned from your PLU students? My students have taught me

record 975 artists applied for the awards. Both Senn, virtual reference services librarian, and Youtz, professor of music, received the maximum award of $1,500. A visual artist, Senn uses discarded library books to make sculptures and installations that explore the lifecycle of ideas. It’s an organic, non-linear process, she explains, where thoughts are born, disseminated, and then adopted or forgotten. She finds inspiration in the natural world, from the variety of books she finds and in her work as

secondary classrooms J.P. Avila, Assistant Professor of Art: Avila will use $1,000 for a Nintendo Wii to construct a cost-effective digital whiteboard and interactive screen to promote visual communication through graphic design. Matthew Levy, Assistant Professor of English, Division of Humanities and Genevieve Williams, Assistant Professor of Library: They will use a “Turning Point” audience response technology to educate students about plagiarism. Their $1,000 will be used for software, a USB receiver

they only had two buildings. He was employee #850. “Why would a liberal arts degree matter?” he asked, musing on the days after his graduation. “It got me a job!” The job was at Microsoft Press, the software giant’s in-house book publishing division. He worked there until 1993 and then set off on his own. By 2000, he had authored more than 30 books on how to master various software programs, from Microsoft Office to Visual Basic. He’s sold more than a million copies. And then, as Halvorson

. Chan’s capstone project documents the farmers’ lifestyle, struggles, culture, and significant contributions to the area’s most iconic destination—the Pike Place Market. Chan’s film will highlight a full growing season with the farmers. “Pike Place Market is such a central hub and has such an impact on our Washington community,” says Chan. “The market would not be as vibrant and iconic if it weren’t for Hmong farmers and all other Asians who were there before. I have a new respect for Pike Place

at PLU. In a different country, you’re out of your element,” Jung said. By taking her educational experience off campus, Jung had the opportunity to immerse herself in a new culture in which she learned more than she ever imagined. “A whole new world opened up to me,” said Jung. “I met a lot of people from around the world. I met people from different religions that I had never really talked to. Just meeting different people and realizing that they’re just regular people kind of opened my mind a

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