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The Thorniley Collection of Antique Type, a massive donation to PLU’s Publishing and Printing Arts Program, has elevated the university’s letterpress resources.
? She had to sift through thousands of pieces in dozens of type cases to find it. A tiny word, “the” — a half-inch square among an expanse of metallic fonts. But, this wasn’t just any “the;” it was the perfect “the.” “I confess getting a wee bit fixated once I get an idea,” Spring said of her printmaking process. Thankfully, her fixation didn’t get too carried away. After moving on with her project using a less-than-perfect alternative, she stumbled upon the piece she longed for. “Of course, it was
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)-The seventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “failure” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila , and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown . “Open…
telling me it’s doing. This is what you’re saying it has. This is…, and so forth.” Then, allowing them to answer yes or no. Then, kind of feeling that yes or no as, “Oh, that’s a bad answer to that question,” or, “Oh, I should have thought more about how this would have reflected in that way.” Whereas now, I have a bigger conversation of, “I’m thinking that it should be this color, but I’m worrying about what are some other reasons that we could change the color for this.” And then having that process
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Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and
patient files have been lost or destroyed, while German privacy laws have ensured that the bulk of these records remained inaccessible to researchers. Utilizing patient files from the Bezirkskrankenhaus Kaufbeuren, formerly a notorious “euthanasia” facility near Augsburg, this presentation will offer a much-needed perspective to a field in which the analysis of process and perpetrator often precludes important questions about the victims themselves.Dr. Patricia Heberer-RiceDr. Heberer Rice is one of
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…
treat all of our resources with respect,” she said. “We recognize that when we consume meat that it has a spirit, for example. “He said as Indians we are taught not to mistreat or disrespect resources because if we do then things like global warming happen.” After going through that entire explanation process, Hall and her elder worked through a new phrase: sqw’ó7 tse mékw’-stáng. Hall said this directly translates as “united the everything.” In other words, everything is together or united. She
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 30, 2016)- One frame. That’s all it took for Kevin Ebi ’95 to get his work on a postage stamp – sort of. Ebi, a self-taught nature photographer who has made a living traveling around the world and documenting its beauty, weathered…
research for the U.S. Postal Service. The email asked if the image would be available for licensing on a stamp and sought verification that it was pure, void of any major manipulation. “A couple days later, there was a mockup of the stamp,” Ebi said, adding that the mockup came along with a 12-page contract and a vow of secrecy. The stamp licensing process is very secretive, he noted; Ebi couldn’t talk about the achievement until April of this year — nine months after he was originally notified of the
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Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University. Online and blended programs for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students extend the university’s mission beyond campus borders,
Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran UniversityPacific Lutheran University has a strong history of providing students with an exceptional learning experience. Yet across the world, higher education is enveloped in transformation, with technology innovation increasingly influencing the process of teaching and learning. As PLU moves into the future, it is possible to embrace the new while remaining grounded in the University’s history and values.Online and blended programs for undergraduate
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John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion helped inform the recipe for the most recent product for his hot sauce company.
said. “I had a pretty clear vision.” John de Mars delivers Expedition Sauce to Whittaker Mountaineering near Mount Rainier. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) “That’s been really valuable,” de Mars said. “It’s been a huge learning process with each country that’s a potential buyer.” The ultimate goal for de Mars is to create a business that will self-sustain and subsidize his adventures outside of work. “It’s a lifestyle company,” he said. His lifestyle is a perfect match for the product he sells. In
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Conveniently located in the University Center, this is where you can find the widest variety on camp
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TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…
until years down the road — it is a relentless process. When I ran for PLU it was no different. I would run a 70-mile week to race 3 miles as fast as I could. Sometimes you would set a personal record, other days you fainted from exhaustion. On the other end of my PLU experiences, I remember asking the School of Education to place me in a diverse school that would make me a better person and teacher. That happened, and it was one of the toughest experiences of my teaching career. My class was
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…
partners with Career Connections to help students gather their recommendations and craft their essays and resumes. Saathoff says working with Career Connections helped ease anxieties throughout the application process. “The main piece of advice I would give to anyone applying would be to write your essay like a story,” Saathoff said. “Make it memorable and more interesting than just listing off what your intern duties would be.” Moving forward, Saathoff’s internship with the Family Justice Center ends
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