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December 11, 2013 Dr. William Foege ’57 told students during his visit to campus to find their passion and become a “generalist” as well. (Photo by John Froschauer) Dr. William Foege tells students to find their passion, and pursue it By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Mention poverty, and there is only one response from Dr. William Foege. Anger. “We, as a society, seem to accept poverty as if there is nothing we can do about it,” said Foege ’57, who visited campus in late
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May 23, 2014 Angie Jimenez ’14 will walk across the Tacoma Dome stage as she graduates from Pacific Lutheran University on May 24, grateful for the support of her parents, Dale Benson and the Minds Matter program. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Graduate overcomes tight budgets, ice storms and bureaucracy to pursue her dreams By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing & Communication Angie Jimenez ’14 was white-knuckling it in her car as she navigated the icy streets into
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June 11, 2014 Marissa Meyer ’04 signs one of her latest books in the Luna series, ‘Scarlett’, for a fan this spring at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Love of Sci-Fi and Fairy Tales Leads to Best-Selling Series By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development, PLU Marketing and Communications Marissa Meyer ’04 admits she’s a bit of a nerd—and comes proudly from a long line of nerds, including an uncle who converted the second floor of his house into the bridge of the Enterprise. Really
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Project, the core of PLU’s commitment to academic excellence, purposeful learning and care for other people, their communities and the earth; Named faculty chairs and endowed professorships to bring public recognition to the university and its programs as well as salary support, travel, research stipends and programming funds for faculty members; Faculty development funding to provide educational, scholarly, professional and artistic, and leadership development opportunities for faculty; and
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creative, big picture perspective,” she says. “I’m just listening for aspects of that bigger picture that can help others connect the dots.”Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Lisa Woods ’92 is the third of three Lutes being featured from the City of Tacoma. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon and MultiCare Health System.Clarissa Gines ’12 combines her passions for art and community
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Center Museum in Neah Bay. Planning for the next repatriation project is underway and will be a collaborative effort with tribal groups in Arizona.Study Anthropology at PLUAnthropology examines the politics, medicine, kinship, art and religion of various peoples and times. Read Previous PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree Read Next Lydia Flaspohler ’25 and Ryan Fisher ’24 dive into the secrets of marine microorganisms COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't
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Printmaking professor pens book on feminist history Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 6, 2016 December 6, 2016 By Mollie Smith ’17 and Mandi LeCompteThe project started during the run-up to the 2008 Presidential election. Jessica Spring, visiting instructor of art and design and Elliott Press manager at PLU, discovered a quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton that she felt summed up the election cycle nicely: “Come, come my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is
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internship or research project tailored to each student’s major or vocational interests, and general education courses offered in a unique downtown setting with community engagement and study tours: Tacoma: The Power of Place and Identity – GLST 301 (A – 4 credits) – Tacoma 101 with opportunities to learn from community members about the history and current realities of our globally connected city. Business Ethics – Dr. Sergia Hay – PHIL 225 (PH – 4 credits) Students will examine competing conceptions of
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, especially black girls, is examined in a tough-minded documentary Valerius recently produced as part of her master’s project called The Souls of Black Girls. Valerius will be on campus for a screening of the film at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Chris Knutsen Hall at the UC . Valerius will be on hand for a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but an RSVP is requested. Call the admissions office at 253-535-8716 to RSVP. The documentary has black women, and men, talking about the constant barrage
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about the scenes we’ll see this week? Tvedt: It took about three years to shoot it, and many more years to do the necessary research about the topics and finding the right places to shoot. Since it was a low-budget film, we had to do everything ourselves. I personally like “A Journey in the History of Water” which in my mind is even better, taking into consideration that it was made in the mid-1990s. Q: What project are you working on now? Tvedt: I am about to finish a 550-page book on the Nile. I
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