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  • How First Gens thrive Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2018 Image: First in the family group photo made up of staff, faculty, and students at PLU, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2018 By Nicole GonzalesResidential LifeI am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S.Navigating college

  • has forced me to re-evaluate some of my thinking about teaching. Reading my group member’s reflections are also really interesting. It’s a great way to get a different view point on a subject or problem. It also makes me feel connected to my colleague.” Questions? Please contact the Dean of Inclusive Excellence Jen Smith (jennifer.smith@plu.edu).Inclusive Excellence Resources for Teaching

  • sources of news and information on reproductive justice and healthcare access, such as the Guttmacher Institute, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rewire News Group. In turn, we must attend specifically to the ways in which this ruling intersects with histories of white supremacy, homophobia, and anti-trans culture and policy. Take a look at the following articles and video resources to learn more: Michelle Goodwin’s recent op-ed in The New YorkTimes explains the Court’s misreading of the ways

  • you aren’t familiar with. Gathering this basic information will give you a holistic understanding of the source you are working with. Who Author: is the author an expert in this field or do they have experience writing about this topic? Publisher: who is publishing or promoting this source? Is it paid for buy an advertiser, focus group, or private entity? What Subject of the source: what is this source trying to tell you? Is it written to inform, persuade, or entertain? Where Medium: where is this

  • Contemporary LGBTQ Literature 2008: "Charles Busch." The Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature 2008: "Thinking Inside the Box." Playscripts Blog "Broadway Musicals." The Nineties in America, Salem Press "Terrence McNally." The Nineties in America, Salem Press "Design for Living." The Nineties in America, Salem Press "Group Theatre." The Nineties in America, Salem Press Accolades 2021 Faculty Excellence Award in Advising Winner: Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre Page to Stage contest Official

  • incredible new work, and count us among this great group of performing organizations,” Nance remarked. Ešenvalds will be in Tacoma for three days of rehearsal and performance. He will be a helpful guide in striking the right balance between choir and orchestra, giving advice on technical elements, and inspiring the students to their highest level of expression. The Nordic Light Symphony will form the second half of the concert. The University Symphony Orchestra will open the first half with a 22-minute

  • commissioned for them. In 2012, The Lyric Brass released a CD “American Music for Brass Quintet” which includes works by Gwyneth Walker, Charles Ives, David Snow, and a new work written for the group by Sy Brandon. Read Previous Sacred concerts highlights faith and music Read Next Celebrated composer and PLU alumna Cindy McTee visits campus LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU

  • find ways to improve organic transistors for possible use in biological and medical applications. He acknowledges that while his research may not lead to any “earth-shattering contributions” to the chemistry world, the field of science moves forward on the backs of many minor discoveries. “It’s hard for one research group to really make a major kind of contribution, but trying to help the field progress toward more effective batteries, which hopefully will help us move away from the effects of

  • come to see me, it’s like wanting to become a poet, they may want to have a backup plan,” Youtz laughed. “Like teach or maybe drive a forklift.” Of the 700 students involved in PLU’s music program each year, maybe 160 of those are actually music majors. Within that group, there are maybe five composition majors. Many go on to attain master’s or doctorate degrees and end up teaching at universities. Or some may decide to keep the degree as a hobby. For Youtz, composing has always been in the

  • to know the students on sight. Tonight’s entertainment will include former PLU music professor Mark Taylor, who plays sax with the Victor Noriega Trio. McEntire, who plays sax, can’t wait for the music to start after the group picks a table near the stage that dominates the restaurant. There are many Northwest and PLU links to the jazz world – from sax player Cliff Colon ‘01, to jazz musician Jeffrey Berghammer ’02. Although there isn’t a vibrant jazz scene in Tacoma, as say compared to Seattle