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proficiently in a career, I don’t have many plans. I always hope to love God and people better with whatever I’m doing, though. How did a PLU education prepare you for the real world? Was anyone here particularly influential in your life or career plans? There are so many wonderful people who influenced me at PLU. I had a fantastic time senior year studying piano with Professor Oksana Ezhokina. She challenged and encouraged me. She also gave me lots of playing opportunities, such as monthly studio classes

raised in the Inland Northwest of Washington State. After crossing the Cascades, she began working toward a double major in studio art and English literature at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, with the intent of becoming a secondary educator in the field of art or English. While not attending to her own education, she spent her summers away from college teaching preschool and elementary school aged children ne arts at the Corbin Art Center in Spokane, WA. Like the children she taught, art

borrowing and making costumes. We used ticket sales to reimburse our designers. Kenzie was the main director, and I co-directed, particularly the scenes involving music. I did some choreographing and production work, which included poster design and distribution of money. How did things turn out? Ruggeri: It was successful and sold out the studio theater for the run of three days—two nights and one matinee. We also conducted a survey gauging the lessons the audience took away from the show. About a

financially or in terms of encouragement or both. The second challenge is discipline. Absolutely I love what I do, but it is most definitely work, and I have to battle my laziness. There are plenty of days when I just don’t feel like going into the studio and working, mornings when I’d like to shut off the alarm and sleep a little longer, or afternoons when the sun beckons me outside for a long walk. Or how about a 3-day weekend…? Nobody would know. There’s no boss waiting for me, no coworkers to miss me

. Independent student shows outsource everything, even borrowing and making costumes. We used ticket sales to reimburse our designers. Kenzie was the main director, and I co-directed, particularly the scenes involving music. I did some choreographing and production work, which included poster design and distribution of money. How did things turn out? Ruggeri: It was successful and sold out the studio theater for the run of three days—two nights and one matinee. We also conducted a survey gauging the lessons

borrowing and making costumes. We used ticket sales to reimburse our designers. Kenzie was the main director, and I co-directed, particularly the scenes involving music. I did some choreographing and production work, which included poster design and distribution of money. How did things turn out? Ruggeri: It was successful and sold out the studio theater for the run of three days—two nights and one matinee. We also conducted a survey gauging the lessons the audience took away from the show. About a

” their professors had been describing. “This class is taught in theory and we certainly saw that in practice,” Sorensen said. “We saw peaceful protests and we also saw people lighting things on fire. It made me think about the debates that have been ongoing for centuries over what constitutes protest that people have a right to, and what constitutes protest that is a danger to the public.” × × × A few hours after the inauguration, the groups reunited at a pizzeria to discuss the momentous day. As

, Herbert Blomstedt, Charles Rosen, Barry Tuckwell and John Williams. Dr. Gillie studied horn performance with Douglas Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received her master’s degree in 2006 and her Doctorate of Musical Arts in 2009. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at Pacific Lutheran University in 2004 as a horn player in Kathleen Vaught Farner’s studio. A lover of early music, she lectures and performs on natural horn as well as baroque horn. During her time in Madison she

our students. Our collective excellence is grounded in your every class and lab and studio and individual conference.  All of us celebrate your great work. The leadership and vision for global education of many, many faculty over more than three decades has established PLU as a globally focused university and last May earned us the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization; making PLU the very first private university in the West to be so honored. A representative from NAFSA, the

May 18, 2012 More than 850 students will graduate from PLU for the 2011-2012 academic year. Spring C