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analytical reasoning, growing in their written and oral communication skills, and the ability to read and discern meaning from complex texts.  “I’m really excited about the pre-law minor because it will bring more pre-law students to PLU,” she said. “I’m an environmental studies major, which is interdisciplinary, and the pre-law minor is set up to be like that too.” Whalen’s passion for nature stems from an early age when her parents gifted her a book on animal law. Around that time, she decided she

that landed her in a communications role at ESD 113. It was memorable — but not necessarily in a good way.“I was so nervous,” she remembers. “My internet died during the Zoom interview.” She was prepared to just chalk it up to experience. But a short time later, she got the call every job seeker hopes for. “I started on my 24th birthday. It was a great birthday present,” Hall says. That was in 2020. She’s now a communications specialist at ESD 113, a Washington state agency that helps ensure that

is very good at one-on-one talks and working with individual students, was just great,” he said.  Kop’s interest for science grew when he took science courses through the Running Start program while he was a student at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. As part of Running Start, Kop attended Tacoma Community College, where he majored in astronomy and took courses that interested him. But by the time he got to PLU, as a transfer junior, Kop was ready to take on a challenging schedule as an upper

annual dance festival which is still being produced today, and toured to Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Brooklyn, NY, and Vancouver, B.C. During this time, I developed a passion for collaborating with composers and incorporating live music in my choreography. I presented a dance piece at Meany Hall in collaboration with the University of Washington’s choral department and was commissioned by the Everett Chorale to choreograph an original work. I also danced for many wonderful local choreographers including

student, you will need to declare yourself as a Theatre major or minor by December 1st, 2021. If your Theatre major/minor is dropped during your time at PLU, the Award will be revoked. Once you receive an Award, you will never have to audition for it again. Have more questions that aren’t answered here? Please reach out to the Chair of Theatre & Dance, Tom Smith, at smithtt@plu.edu.Ready to Apply?Apply to PLU as a first year studentApply to PLU as a transfer studentApply for a Theatre Scholarship Read

sound effects which was quite a lot of fun for Hanne. The stakes were raised from a typical film production because in audio-only scenarios like this radio play, there are no visuals to help with audience enjoyment or comprehension. Peyton Noreen '23Peyton, who survived this year partly thanks to the always interesting, never boring meals at Cross Cultures, co-directed Twisted Tales of Poe with faculty member Jeff Clapp. A theatre major, this was their first time directing a full-length play and

series in February 2012,” Professor Call recollected. The Series’ mission is to bring established writers to campus so that students have an idea of what it is like to be a professional writer. In more recent years, the Series’ goal has expanded as the three directors increasingly integrate the values of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability (DJS) into the Series. As an example, Call spoke about a time when she collaborated with PLU Professor Scott Rogers to invite acclaimed poet, memoirist, and

credits Loren Anderson, former university president, for his role in setting campaign priorities and meeting campaign goals. “President Anderson’s vision and leadership quite literally transformed the university,” Tilden said. “The relationships he built with alumni, regents and friends of the university, time after time, resulted in generous support both for the mission of the university and for the campaign. “From major bequests such as the one from Karen Phillips to a new graduate’s first gift to

majority of that time. “We really appreciate this method of branding it, and so we decided to go ahead and utilize their tools to help students understand their role in preventing violence on our campus,” said Stephens. “We’ve gone through different versions of how we do prevention, but when the bystander education version of prevention came about, it resonated with me a lot.” Stephens says that previous prevention work around the country hasn’t changed the sexual-assault numbers. Many colleges and

lost their jobs, homes and savings during the Great Recession, cultural products created during this time work to distance the middle and upper classes from the working and lower classes by emphasizing class as a cultural distinction versus an economic distinction. We use data from the popular television program Duck Dynasty. We content code each instance of social class defined by economic position and social class defined by cultural tastes and behavior. We pay special attention to overlap