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Economics Alum Receives Award Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 24, 2019 June 24, 2019 By Pacific Lutheran UniversityTACOMA - Michael Spiedel, PLU alum in Economics and Hispanic Studies, was announced as one of Idaho Business Review's “Forty Under Forty” award recipients.Michael combined his interest in Spain and Economics by writing his economics capstone on the impact of trade policies of Francisco Franco in Spain. He found the impacts of severely restricting international trade to be

turn her attention to a much younger group of learners. Hoping to reproduce the feelings her old poster gave her, and to inspire children to get involved in science, Hay spent part of her break writing Little Bear’s Big Night Sky. What story does Little Bear’s Big Night Sky tell? It’s is a children’s story about the surprising scale and elegance of our universe. The book invites readers to wonder and think big. In the story, Little Bear and Mama Bear live in the wilderness, where they can see

The Adaptation of Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Levia Roskopf '21Creative Writing MajorIn March 2020 PLU shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “How will classes work? Will there still be group projects? Will Capstone presentations still happen? How long will it be like this?”These are just some of the questions students and faculty alike were asking. The process of teaching changed in this time, professors have found themselves altering

track after I finish my MA work there. Beyond that, I would like to do some kind of non-fiction writing/literary journalism, but also photography and social documentary film. Kajsa Swenson – Bachelor of Science in nursing Why PLU? I transferred to PLU in the fall of my sophomore year. My fellow Lutes like to tell me that I made a good choice in reference to my old school (and PLU’s rival), and I must say that I agree with them. As soon as I figured out that pursuing nursing was what I wanted to do

Washington Sea Grant Science Communications Fellowships Posted by: nicolacs / December 17, 2020 December 17, 2020 Washington Sea Grant offers two Science Communications Fellowships: one for graduate students and one for undergraduate students. WSG fellows work for two academic quarters on a range of communications projects, from writing articles for the Sea Star newsletter to developing web content. Fellows are given the opportunity to develop their portfolios as writers and communicators

University Gallery presents an invitational exhibit featuring notable, regional artists whose work utilizes the book. The show will explore the book’s long history as a vessel for stories in new and contemporary ways. “The Story Depends on the Teller: Book Arts in the Pacific Northwest” kicks off March 9, with an opening reception from 5-7pm, and continues through April 6. “This area has a strong population of readers, and is home to many writing programs, which leads to people wanting to create a book

,Lizard Boy is a “somewhat-autobiographical solo-show-with-three-actors” that follows a boy with lizard skin who fights evil and learns about love. Huertas attributes some of his triple-threat skills in performing, composing and writing to his theatre education at PLU. “Doing theater at PLU was awesome!” he said. Specifically, Huertas recalls that the study of Shakespeare and the Theatre Program‘s emphasis on language “stuck with [him] forever.” “How does this language inform what the characters are

during the second half of the University Wind Ensemble’s performance in Lagerquist Concert Hall on March 20. Written by composer Daron Hagen, the piece was commissioned by PLU, the University of Michigan, Illinois State University and Western Illinois University. The composer of operas, chamber and orchestral works, and over two hundred art songs and cycles, Hagen is currently writing an opera based on the life of Amelia Earhart for the Seattle Opera. Hagen was the subject of band director Ed

described it, he “pushed the re-set button.” He decided to earn his master’s – then his Ph.D. – in European history. And soon thereafter, he found himself back at his alma mater teaching about Martin Luther and Reformation Germany (and writing books about the subject, of course). He realizes it is an odd combination: Not many people are experts in cutting-edge computer programming and 500-year old political and religious history. He’s also aware that some people might suggest that, in studying 16th

with lizard skin who fights evil and learns about love. Huertas attributes some of his triple-threat skills in performing, composing and writing to his theatre education at PLU. “Doing theater at PLU was awesome!” he said. Specifically, Huertas recalls that the study of Shakespeare and the Theatre Program‘s emphasis on language “stuck with [him] forever.” “How does this language inform what the characters are going through? That’s something I’ve always been very fascinated by.” Huertas also used