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Q&A with Kelly McLaughlin ’14 Posted by: Kate Williams / October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerThere’s not much Kelly McLaughlin can’t do, from rock climbing to cross country hiking trips to creating amazing sculptural pieces. Much of what Kelly has accomplished can be attributed to her growth and experience during her undergraduate years at PLU. What year did you graduate and with what degree(s)? I graduated from PLU in May 2014 with my BFA in Ceramics. Where
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, and problems that reside within the content”(p.5). For example, an essential question in a music course might ask “Why is the enjoyment of music and bodily movement central to the human experience?” rather than asking “How are music and dance similar and different across cultures?” Exploration of essential questions should optimally occur in a spiral fashion, where students engage with the question repeatedly and adjust their thinking as new information is introduced. Students can introduce their
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, Marketing Strategy, in Fall 2016 was my favorite. We worked closely with a nonprofit organization to evaluate their current marketing situation and develop new ideas for how to achieve certain business objectives. I’m more interested in the strategy side of things myself, and being able to work with a real client was awesome. So for me, this project covered a lot of things I was already interested in gaining more experience and expertise. What are you up to now? Right now I work in Digital Strategy and
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overcome them. Don’t allow yourself to stop being the artist you are. No matter what else, do your art.” Read Previous How I Learned to Drive – a vehicle toward empowerment Read Next Louis Hobson ’00 shares experience and advice at PLU workshop LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship
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, five days in a row – two shows back to back on Saturday.“[The experience is] insane! But it really helps that the cast get along so well; it’s important to know you’re being supported by your fellow actors, and I see that every night in rehearsal. It’s awesome,” Heath says. Purchase tickets at the campus concierge in the Anderson University Center or call 252-535-7411. Tickets are $8 General Admission, $5 for alumni and senior citizens (55+) and $3 for students. Read Previous “The Boys Next Door
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movement.” McNeillie comes to PLU via a choreographic exchange. At the end of April, Brown will go to Central Washington University to share choreography with their students. “Ariella and I are very different choreographers in process and style,” McNeillie explained. “This is such a wonderful opportunity for both our programs to gain experience with various ways to approach the creative process.“ Tickets for Dance Continuum are $8 General Admission, $5 Senior Citizens and Alumni, $3 PLU Community
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. Clearly, music has profound meaning to Whatley. “It represents all the things we experience and feel in life,” Whatley said. Whatley chose orchestra over band in middle school and started playing the double bass in sixth grade. Whatley said there was only one other double bass player in the orchestra when he started at PLU. Which is kind of why he chose it in the first place. “As a kid, it was, ‘This looks the most unique, so it is going to make me stand out,’” Whatley said. Whatley also plays piano
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thinking. What has your experience been so far? I absolutely love being a Lute. I feel like I belong here and love working with my esteemed colleagues and teaching fine students. Any advice for those in music? “Have courage and sing like you love to sing.” That is the best advice I received from one of my voice teachers. When she gave me this advice, I was working too hard to please others and trying to do everything “right” and forgot why I was singing in the first place. I believe this advice is
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worked for six months in the industry; but my call to be a musician [fortunately] prevailed. I love languages. I also like to walk, which is when I get my best ideas. Coffee has been my morning drink since I was four or so; needless to say, I never quit! What’s your experience been like so far at PLU? My first interactions with students, staff and faculty have been the best possible. I see in our students a sincere desire to expand their worldview and to succeed. I feel truly blessed to join the PLU
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. To share in that journey with students is one of my greatest professional privileges and joys—I can’t think of a more rewarding experience as a microbiologist.” Siegesmund regularly teaches microbiology, introductory biology, cellular biology, and immunology at PLU. Her current research focuses on student metacognition and learning; the use of self-assessment to increase metacognition; and student theories of intelligence, learning, and failure. Siegesmund is an alumnus of the National Science
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