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  • today. He has recorded and performed with jazz greats including Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Clark Terry, Horace Silver, Maynard Ferguson, Bobby Shew, John Fedchock, Harry Connick Jr., Jim McNeely, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Nancy Wilson. He is one of the founding members of the group Convergence, as well as the founder of the Greg Gisbert Syndicate, both based in Denver. Gisbert is a frequent invited guest with an array of ensembles, including the Maria Schneider and Vanguard Jazz Orchestras, the

  • about this Lute poet who acquired more than a master’s during her MFA studies. Read More MBA to CFO Anna Loomis ’14 spent the past 15 years with MultiCare, the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington state. She wore many hats, culminating in her role as CFO the last four years of her tenure. Read about her decision to enter PLU’s MBA program and the skills she gained en route to senior leadership. Read More 'Building Humans' Teaching can be the toughest job you’ll ever

  • librettist Stephen Wadsworth, who is just huge in the opera world. And it felt good to be doing this for Columbus itself. I moved there fresh out of college and lived there until I moved out here to Washington, so I felt really at home. The opera is based on the historic flood of 1913, which devastated Columbus’ Franklinton neighborhood and killed over 100 people. How do you convey that kind of disaster in music? The idea to write about the Franklinton Flood came from Opera Columbus. Stephen Wadsworth

  • prohibited by this policy is subject to appropriate disciplinary action, including immediate dismissal and exclusion from campus.Not a ContractNo part of this policy is intended to or shall be construed to limit the university’s right to manage its workforce or address student conduct issues, operate the university or to handle specific situations based on the specific facts involved. This policy is not, and shall not be construed as a contractual commitment on behalf of or to any person.

  • , sophomores, juniors, seniors with a minimum GPA requirement by specific program When should I apply? By no later than April 15th for the following J-Term How do I apply? J-Term Applications Include:  $50 Non-refundable Application Fee J-Term Application Questions Study Away Application Essays (2 required, 250 words each) Signature Document: Clearance for Off-Campus Study & Authorization of Responsibility Required Reading: PLU Need Based Scholarships are available Faculty Recommendation (1 required) Send

  • always been a goal coming to PLU that I would study away. With nursing, it didn’t really seem possible, but then I found out about the Namibia trip.” Zimmerman received a Pell Grant, which is need-based financial aid. The Gilman Scholarship, which is awarded up to $5,000 to Pell Grant recipients, funds additional study-away costs beyond what’s covered by other financial aid. Those additional costs may include airfare, meals and other out-of-pocket expenses. The scholarship aims to diversify the types

  • teach Chinese language and its pre-modern literature excited Zhu, as the two subjects need one another. “Usually with language courses you have to teach what is right and what is wrong. You have to do it this way. It is a language.” Learning a language requires a lot of memorization and repetition, with little room for one’s subjective or imaginative opinion about the language. On the other hand, teaching a literature course requires a type of analytical and discussion-based methodology not foreign

  • concepts of student development. Lace has been a facilitator for the Student Social Justice Training Institute, at multiple queer student leadership retreats and has presented at both National Association of Student Personnel Administrators conference and NASPAtech. Donna L. Gibbs, vice president of marketing and communications Gibbs most recently served as managing director, and helped establish the west coast operations, of Bluetext, a Washington, D.C.-based digital marketing and strategic

  • . AthleticsPacific Lutheran University and the Department of Athletics and Recreation prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. See the On-Campus Resources section for full details Jennifer Childress-White, Assistant Athletic Director (253) 535-7361 childrjl@plu.eduOn-Campus ResourcesPLU Athletics – The Pacific Lutheran Athletics Department is dedicated to providing a broad-based, quality program and experience for men and women who strive to achieve academic and athletic

  • professional nurses for advanced nursing roles. The M.S.N. curriculum is evidence-based and practice-oriented, and consists of a common core (theory, advanced practice roles, evaluation and outcomes research, leadership and management, and advanced health promotion), specialty didactic and clinical/practicum experiences, and a capstone course (Scholarly Inquiry or Thesis). Each M.S.N. student completes coursework leading to the Care and Outcomes Manager concentration, which may be further differentiated