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require instructors to revisit their learning outcomes and find new ways to collect evidence of learning. Online Assessments Many assessments can be designed for completion or submission online, including: Tests and quizzes using the Sakai Tests & Quizzes tool Presentations recorded and submitted through Sakai Forums or Assignments A quick check of comprehension using Sakai Lessons questions Short (< 3 min) oral responses posted to Forums, Assignments, or Tests & Quizzes Collaborative papers drafted

them in a different, new direction: sound design. Hanne was in charge of designing the foley work and soundtrack for the production. The most interesting part of the process for them was researching and experimenting with different foley sounds. In typical filmmaking, foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds that are layered on top of the visuals, as not every sound can be recorded straight from the source. Many hours of work went into determining the methods and tools to perfectly reproduce

. “I’m going to do whatever I need to do to make this work,” she said. “I’d never had the courage to audition before now, but I’ve awakened this talent, and I’m going to keep going.” Read Previous New piano chair looks forward to a new chapter at PLU Read Next WATCH: Drum Taps: Nine Poems on Themes of War 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 Music Announces Inaugural Paul

for the lively genre, but jazz music may be most at home in culturally vibrant metropolitan nightclubs. New Orleans, Chicago and New York City are often cited as the country’s most well-known sites of historic, quintessential jazz clubs, but Seattle, just 40 miles north of Pacific Lutheran University, has been a West Coast Jazz haven for nearly 100 years. On Sunday, May 3, PLU faculty and student jazz musicians will pilgrimage to the Emerald City to showcase their chops at Tula’s Jazz Club in

acoustics and intimate setting, it seemed fitting to host an annual concert series. Organized by former jazz studies director Don Immel, the first official Jazz Under the Stars concert series premiered July 8, 1999, with Seattle jazz trumpeter Jim Sisko and his group. Joyner took over the reigns when he came to PLU in 2001. Since assuming the role of JUTS producer, Joyner’s strived to introduce new talent while also featuring a few encore performances by previous artists. This displays the abundance of

the media and ad campaigns critique and dispute the details of the plans, the real challenge starts in 2009 and will depend on whether the new president makes health care a top priority. There is already a health care reform proposal sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, waiting for the new president. The Healthy Americans Act, a bi-partisan bill, is radical when compared to the Republican candidate’s reform plan and seems to go further than plans promoted by Democrats

standpoint of getting the dish on the people who write these extremely popular, yet often marginalized, novels – that’s another story. So far, Gregson and Lois have interviewed more than 45 romance authors, agents, reviewers, publishers and editors – from New York Times bestselling authors to those who are on the cusp of publication. She has delved into all the subgenres of this type of commercial fiction – historical romance, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, inspirational romance. Even Amish

who write these extremely popular, yet often marginalized, novels – that’s another story. So far, Gregson and Lois have interviewed more than 45 romance authors, agents, reviewers, publishers and editors – from New York Times bestselling authors to those who are on the cusp of publication. She has delved into all the subgenres of this type of commercial fiction – historical romance, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, inspirational romance. Even Amish romance. (Really.) When Gregson started the

, for their communities and for the Earth. The key to the successful convergence of those ideals, Finney said, is that we all have to talk about them—really talk about them.“I’m thankful we’re actually making a conscious decision to talk about DJS,” Finney said. “But don’t think for a second we all define DJS the same.” Finney’s personal exploration of DJS began as a child, when her parents worked as caretakers on a vast New York estate, and her family lived in its garden cottage. “The first time I

Michael Farnum. Tuesday, Nov. 11: All PLU faculty and staff members, alumni and students with military ties are invited to submit photos for the Veterans Photo Gallery Wall at Kreidler Hall, which will be open for viewing following the Veterans Day Celebration. (Submit your photo to CTSC@plu.edu.) Wednesday, Nov. 26: PLU will host approximately 120 active-duty Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers for a Thanksgiving meal. These soldiers are new to JBLM; some are away from home for the first time and are