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gifts for scholarships for students and support for academic programs and activities have enabled the university to excel in ways that it otherwise could not afford. Endowment gifts are particularly important in support of academics and mission, as they provide a steady stream of resources that the university can use to invest in its “intellectual capital.” “Endowed gifts are one way that the university ensures that it can carry on its mission in the world,” former Provost Patricia O’Connell Killen
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because it’s our dinner-table conversation,” Anderson said. And after the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida, during which a single gunman claimed the lives of 17 high schoolers, Anderson was numb. The reaction was striking because of her family’s strong involvement in the education world. “I noticed I was desensitized to what was going happening” she said. “It was a major red flag for me.” Anderson read the stories of the 17 victims, all students close to her age. She realized she had to do
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BOEING Engineering Internship Program Summer 2022 Posted by: nicolacs / January 14, 2022 January 14, 2022 At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with
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music program and our country very well. It was also a wonderful opportunity for our students to hear groups from other countries and to interact with fellow singers from all over the world.” In addition to the Grand Prize, PLU took home gold awards in the Sacred Music and Mixed Choir divisions. PLU’s Chamber Singers (eight singers from the Choir of the West) won Gold in the Vocal Ensemble division. Both PLU choirs were selected to perform in the Grand Prize competition with five other choirs. The
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Jessica Crask ‘17 Posted by: juliannh / February 22, 2022 February 22, 2022 By Annika AmbergWhen Jessica Crask ‘17 found the Diversity Center, she found what made her a Lute. The Center provided a sense of home, friends, and fun, and through it, Jessica found relatability with non-traditional students, practical life skills, and a drive to make the world a better place.Due to financial challenges, college wasn’t originally the plan for Jessica. “College wasn’t really a conversation in my family
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A Christmas Invitation at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 6, 2015 Image: A PLU Christmas, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (Photo/John Froschauer) October 6, 2015 PLU's 125th Anniversary will come to a spectacular crescendo December 11, 2015, with a televised broadcast, a performance by opera star Angela Meade '01 and a world premiere by an acclaimed Hollywood composer-all in one very special concert. It may just have turned to fall, but it’s starting to sound a lot like
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world and also in the lives of every PLU student. Whatever stresses we go through, whatever difficulties we have as a minority group, we always have this solidarity. Let there be peace in this life and in your world.” Read Previous The finish line Read Next MediaLab wins Emmy 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 PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike
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comprised of many musicians, artists and teachers who honed their skills while incarcerated. This collision between captivity and creativity culminated at Brundibar. Brundibar was exploited as Nazi propaganda, used as false evidence of the Nazi’s ethical treatment of those they imprisoned. Weissberger can be seen playing the cat in a 1944 recording. Weissberger has spent her adult life traveling all over the globe to be involved with productions of Brundibar, reminding the world of the importance of
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Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree William Foege ‘57 returns to PLU for annual Rachel Carson lecture Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / February 4, 2020 Image: World health icon and distinguished alumnus Dr. William Foege ‘57 will return to campus to give the annual Rachel Carson Science, Technology & Society Annual Lecture. February 4, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that world health icon
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Holocaust Distortion and Denial. Events will include presentations by two of the most prominent Holocaust scholars in the world, Dr. Yehuda Bauer and Dr. Christopher Browning. The conference will close with a panel featuring research projects by student recipients of the Kurt Mayer Summer Scholarship. The annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education provides educators, students, and community members a way to use the lessons of the Holocaust to empower themselves and others to challenge
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