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  • . Students may turn in Reduced Course Load Authorization Form if they are facing any of the following reasons to be considered part-time: Illness or Medical Condition. Initial Difficulties with English Language (first semester only) Initial Difficulties with Reading Requirement (first semester only) Unfamiliarity with American Teaching Methods (first semester only) Improper Course Level Placement Concurrent Enrollment To Complete Course of Study in Current Term (graduating students only) Report change of

  • ‘classical’ music long form. Outside of music, other disciplines may find this useful. For instance, a forensics class my analyze the structure of a speech or debate. English students could study the recitation of a soliloquy, sonnet, or epic Greek poem, not only for form but its presentation style. Political Science students may have need for an annotated recording of a political speech.”What advice would you have for someone interested in trying this strategy or tool?“My advice is, if you can use it

  • educational currents migrated to America and eventually shaped Lutheran institutions of higher learning down to the present. Signs of liberal arts education are everywhere in the curriculum of Pacific Lutheran University. Seven language departments cover languages strategic for the Lutheran intellectual tradition. Great classic literary, theological, and philosophical works are studied in English, Religion, and Philosophy classes. The social sciences offer sophisticated theory and ideas about practical

  • can follow the story with English supertitles on a screen above the stage. The annual production comes together with a collaborative effort between students and faculty. Sheila Bristow, PLU’s opera coach, and Brown are joined by Theatre faculty member Kathleen Anderson for costume design and head of Stage Services, Art Giddings, as Technical Director. Faculty work alongside student designers: Erika Hagen and Tasha Smith (makeup and hair), Casandra Gramstad (lighting) and Emily Stenson (set). “It’s

  • . Read Previous Activist spotlights struggle of children, women Read Next English professor receives prestigious award 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 A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty

  • May 9, 2008 Norwegian film takes top honors At the second annual Hong International Film Festival, the Norwegian film took top honors. In fact, it swept all five award categories. The festival featured 10-minute films created by students in 300-level foreign language courses in their target language (with English subtitles). This year showcased 12 films in German, Spanish, French and Norwegian around the theme “Ways of Seeing.” “It’s basically a way to get student to look at what could be

  • another Minnesota winter. Hegland will be accompanying geosciences professor Claire Todd as the pair spends 40 days, including Christmas, studying deglaciation in the Antarctic. In English, this means studying how ice has melted in Antarctica over the millennia. The temperatures last time Todd travelled to the frozen continent hovered just around zero degrees Fahrenheit. And surprisingly, the elevation is just about 2000 feet above sea level. Hegland worked at much higher elevations when he was on a

  • the issues plaguing Mexico, but it’s also very lighthearted — which was Urrea’s intent. “I sat down to write a book that would make me laugh,” said Urrea. “Humor is a virus that affects everyone in humanity. It’s hard to not like someone and not welcome someone if you’ve shared a laugh with them.” After sharing some laughs with the audience — between stories about his mom and grandma sneaking the family pet, a parrot, across the U.S. Mexico border, and his dad trying to memorize an English

  • . “That’s what I’d encourage for students. Really follow your bliss.” Foster is now the co-owner of a community supported agriculture program, Zestful Gardens. Joining Foster were Stephen Alexander , who majored in anthropology and manages an offshore team in New Delhi, India for Russell Investments; Andrea Sander ’05, who majored in political science and English and is currently an attorney for Microsoft; and Kevin Anderson ’80, who majored in religion and is the president and CEO of Wesley Homes, a

  • means almost a quarter of the 24-member court chose Pacific Lutheran University. It also means at least one ready-made set of familiar faces as Queen Marissa Modestowicz and Princesses KayLee Weist, Ji Larson, Nina Thach and Kaetlynn Brown adjust to their first year on campus. And while they all have almost-matching sashes and tiaras, their reasons for choosing PLU are as individual as they are. Larson settled on PLU after a trip to China, where she met an English-speaking alumna. “Ever since then I