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The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble Keeps Particularly Busy Posted by: Marcom Web Team / November 6, 2014 Image: Members of PLU’s Choir of the West pose in Red Square in October 2014. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 6, 2014 Conductor Dr. Richard Nance Returns From Sabbatical to a Full Schedule of Performances and ToursBy Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 7, 2014)—It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned
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choices of majors, life partners and careers. “The idea came about because lots of schools do a Day of Service where the whole campus shuts down and does something in the community,” said Professor of Economics Lynn Hunnicutt, director of the Wild Hope Center. “That idea resonated with our steering committee, but we wanted to explore what we’re about, and vocation is a foundation of what we are.” Wild Hope Fellowships Applications are now open for up to five paid student fellowships with the Wild Hope
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said. “To make a difference we need white people who are willing to carry the banner on race.” By the end of the program, PLU student Yannet Gudeta Urgessa ’16 said she believed DiAngelo followed her opening pledge. The sociology major said she appreciated that DiAngelo’s presentation challenged people to be uncomfortable. “There are certain things in our society that we sugar-coat to make comfortable,” Gudeta Urgessa said. “Some truths are hard, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t reality.”RECENT
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band.” I’m really glad in retrospect I did it that way. That would be advice I’d give any current student — look forward and prepare for your desired career, but don’t feel like you have to immerse yourself in it as an undergrad, because you have your entire life to do that. Read Previous Lutes sing their way through the Southwest on Choir of the West tour Read Next PLU faculty members Lisa Marcus, Michael Halvorson and Amy Young discuss the word ‘symbol’ (podcast) COMMENTS*Note: All comments are
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preparing students for post-graduate service work, Wiley and the cohort see potential for growth. They hope to see a diverse applicant pool and establish an extensive support network and community for students on campus. “Our goal is to reach a broad swath of PLU’s population and build a more enriching and diverse experience for the group,” Wiley said. To attract more applicants, Wiley is committed to strengthening on-campus partnerships with faculty and student leadership. Through more exposure, Wiley
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-A student (with the exception of a B in typing class), and even earned the title of university fellow in the political science department her senior year. She received a scholarship and assisted professors with lecturing and grading papers. "There has to be a structure, a framework that we pursue diversity and equity in, and a sense of cohesiveness about how we put our programs together, so we are supporting students in the way that we want them to be supported, and also that we are attracting
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for a long period of time. This job gives me opportunities to do lots of different things, develop lots of different forms of expertise and learn a lot of new skills. Is this the particular legal field you’d hoped to enter when you were a law student? I thought I was going to be an environmental lawyer. I went to Vermont Law School specifically because of its environmental law program. What I didn’t realize was how well an environmental law education dovetails with education law work. You learn a
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experience that prioritizes one-on-one learning in a practitioner-focused environment. Participants will choose between two concentrations, Applied Sport Psychology and Applied Exercise Science, and every student will pair with a faculty advisor to complete an applied, evidence-based final project before graduation. “We just have incredible faculty right now that, quite honestly, are unmatched. I mean that sincerely,” said Dr. Colleen Hacker, a PLU Kinesiology professor and medal-winning Olympics mental
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was very stressful. I, like my coworkers, lacked lab experience due to the pandemic and everything was intimidating at first,” engineering major Sandy Montgomery ’23 says. “Once I had a couple of weeks to figure out where everything was and to practice basic techniques, I felt much more comfortable working independently.” Jackie Lindstrom ’22, a chemistry major and fellow student researcher, said that after the year of remote learning, the in-lab experience was invaluable. “I am more appreciative
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experiencing in-person school for the first time. When the pandemic hit in 2020, Chief Leschi had a three-year plan to ramp up and launch digital learning. “We did it in three weeks,” Leavens says. “We got really creative.” Every student received a computer to facilitate online learning. The school hosted a drive-through distribution where students received a Chief Leschi tote bag filled with pens, pencils and curriculum materials. Part of the key to the school’s success was having staff spend time
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