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housing field, which combined service and a physical outcome that people can see and experience.” Today, Lloyd puzzles over how a regional labor shortage has constrained building and pumped up housing prices, two key factors contributing to a shortage of affordable housing throughout the state. Even when affordable projects are funded, “We produce fewer units when they cost more,” Lloyd says. “When the public starts to see and feel the impacts of the housing crisis, that’s when they become engaged in

wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history…[The author,] Honey Meconi, draws on her own experience as a scholar and performer of Hildegard’s music to explore the life and work of this foundational figure.”–back cover Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder (PS3545.I342Z6455 2017) Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls–the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote

the profound experience of belonging with her. But even as Arthur struggles with social norms by being at odds with Regency masculinity, as a white Englishman he is able to mask his otherness. Meanwhile, Georgiana, the mixed-race daughter of an enslaved Black woman and a white slave owner, cannot pass as white. Charles proceeds to persuade her to be painted, saying “maybe you could tell me how you’d like to be seen” and wins her consent with the following stipulation: “You will paint my portrait

Brown, the chair of our voice program, invited Stephanie Blythe to campus in February to work with six of our voice students.  Ms. Blythe is one of the most highly regarded and respected mezzo-sopranos in the world today. The event provides our students with an incredible learning experience, at the same time advancing our reputation in the local community and the world of opera. It is gratifying to see such a small and mundane action as sharing budget information with faculty leading to an event

citizen of the world. Ramstad Hall, also on the square, houses counseling and testing. At first, you will be reluctant to spend any time here, but once you have cried for an hour during the tragic and beautiful experience of giving a voice to your deepest thoughts and beliefs, with the walls around you painted a calm sea green and the rain pouring down outside, you will come to know it as a place of comfort, of support, and of discovery. We’re walking on the side of Eastvold on a sort of “backroad” on

Administration (MBA) program, a highlight is the required (and included) 10-day International Experience. Mulder describes it as “an opportunity to use the world as a classroom and meet with industry executives to learn about business best practices all over the world.” In the past decade alone, business students have traveled to places like Chile, South Korea, Singapore and China. In the years ahead, faculty members are planning learning programs in Peru and Germany. As this tradition of global learning

at PLU is a rigorous program with opportunities for specialization in an area of interest. It is characterized by a strong performance component, relevant coursework, and time practicing teaching skills in area K-12 schools. Classes are small and are taught by full-time faculty. PLU’s music education faculty members all have significant experience in K-12 schools.Biology at PLU Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world. To learn biology is more than just learning

. I would also say that many of us are thinking about how to keep the special character of a residential liberal arts college community as vibrant as possible.  In my own experience, there’s a tipping point around 4,000 or so above which the community changes character and feels a little more city-like and less intimate. *Note: All comments are moderated PLU must focus on value and try to find a way to deliver and maintain value rather than trying to cut the cost of operations.I would argue that

academic year. It’s distinctive to PLU and characteristic of our collaborative, generous, and spirited culture. That culture is a product of all of the diversity of talents in this room. It takes a wide variety of skills, abilities, outlooks, and world views to create the PLU experience for our students. Everyone in this room is a key player—the facilities and grounds keeping teams are the Department of First Impressions and they help us all have a magnificent and beautiful campus on which to work; our

rehearsal and then sang for the evensong service.  What a unique experience!  We were able to rehearse more and have the chapel to ourselves following the evensong, which was even more of a treat, had dinner and then boarded the bus and headed off to London! × London, England June 4thToday was the first day in London.  It gives us a free day to see what the city has to offer, and everyone has a chance to venture off and see what they want to see.  We get to use the Tube (subway system), and sights