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work of repertoire in North America. They get to work with one of the world’s best-known conductors and one of the best-known composers of modern repertoire. There is great value in learning to collaborate on such a large scale and in such a visible setting. And I believe ultimately all the performers will be moved by the music and its connection to the story. The SOAC focus this year is on storytelling. What do you think this concert has to say about the art of communicating? We’re telling the

of terrorism. The “Stories We Tell” about refugees are different from the ones featured in books or newspapers. The Critical Refugee Studies Collective believes that refugee storytelling allows for new forms of knowledge to be produced. This site enables for us to share our stories and our histories — together. – from Critical Refugee Studies website   Films Huynh, M. (2015) The Boat. [animated webcomic] https://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/ ‘The Boat’ an interactive graphic novel (a.k.a. animated

reflects a “charging, churning celebration of modern-day America.” In addition to composing, Ms. McTee taught at PLU and the University of North Texas and retired as a Regents Professor Emerita after 27 years. For the benefit of PLU music students, Ms. McTee will share insights on leading musical lives and careers. www.cindymctee.com Alex ShapiroAlex Shapiro is known for melding live and recorded sounds with striking visual and physical elements. Ms. Shapiro composes genre-blind acoustic and

world or across the street for the holiday, you’re likely to use Google Maps before the end of the year. This free software is so common that most students (and faculty) already know how to navigate it; with the right lesson plan, it is easy to integrate into a classroom setting, and allows student a concrete, visual way of understanding certain kinds of information. The examples below demonstrate how using Google Maps will put you on the road to success by adding new texture and depth to a lesson

me to study science, to work for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory and to a career sharing my passion for learning science. What was it like to write and illustrate such a visual book? The story had been on my mind for several years. I wondered if it would be a story that others could enjoy. Last year, I decided to revisit it and add illustrations. It was a project that required many drafts and edits, but I enjoyed the process. Can you share a bit about the

efforts to acknowledge and nurture Pacific Lutheran University's diverse religious population.Championed by the Interfaith Working Group — an open-enrollment group comprised of faculty, staff and students interested in progressing interfaith work on campus — the new space provides Lutes a religiously neutral place to practice faith and spirituality. The room, located in Anderson University Center 205, lacks any visual religious symbols but contains a cabinet that provides various articles of faith for

masterpiece, you won’t have the tools and experience to create it,” he said. “If you want to be a mover and shaker, you need to just start doing it.”PLU Theatre DepartmentLearn more about majors and productions Read Previous Endowment helps Lutes pursue science internships Read Next Lutes, local inmates share storytelling experience COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS

, prayerful viewing of the illuminations on the page. In an increasingly visual culture, where the images we view are fast paced, this technique invites the viewer to slow down and see the image. Workshop participants will identify symbols that represent the divine within themselves, and use them to make collages, drawings or poems. We will ask ourselves, as visual thinkers and makers, how do we communicate our ideas effectively, with intention to the world, and yet, still create an opening for our

oppressive checking on her throughout the evening disrupts her community connections, conversations with Mr. Weston and Mr. Knightley, and results in a severing of their friendship after the failed proposal.The visual element of their interactions in the carriage during the proposal lends itself to a binary understanding of their relationship. Their physical movements conclude in both Emma and Mr. Elton staring out opposite windows after she refuses him, a physical action that is carried out through the

their experiences working in student media at PLU. Miranda and Morin will present together on incorporating digital media in a newsroom’s online presence to maximize audience interactions, both on social media and on the news site itself. “We’re presenting on how to properly pair visual media with your online presence,” Morin said. “We’re going to talk about what worked for us, and what hasn’t worked for us, and how we’ve overcome our issues, and how you need to know your audience to do all of that