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courses can have on the academic accomplishments of first-year student-athletes when he was coaching at Trinity University. “All the first-years came in together, got to know each other, but then got to dig into the transitions of the writing skills, research resources, time management,” he said. “The changes we saw were an increase in freshman GPA and then over the course of four years we saw an increase in team GPA.” When McAdams discovered that his new job had a similar program, he was ready to get
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eventually get into “The Miraculous Ladybug”: “Any show that has any kind of diversity that kids can pick up is just really fun to watch.” Watts gravitated towards cartoons because she particularly enjoys writing scripts for animated kids stories. “I aspire to be a writer,” she said. “It’s where my passion lies.” “Spectrums of Color” tells a cohesive story using those separate vignettes — “Autistic Alliance,” which aims to spread awareness of autism and showcase women of color on the high and low sides
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orchestral pieces start playing in their heads. Inspiration can come from just about anything, from another song, the revving of an engine or wind howling through the trees. It’s also a rather odd craft to explain. When pushed, many composers stall as they try to translate how an initial idea becomes an orchestral or a jazz piece. “It’s a lot of staring out the window for hours before you finally start writing something,” said David Joyner, PLU’s director of jazz studies. “Then you just have to reach
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for theatre and I saw the investments PLU put into the spaces,” he said. “That was a determining factor in finally applying and enrolling.” Temple graduated from A.C. Davis High School in 2017 and is now a theatre major. He spends his time outside of the classroom typing away on his laptop writing scripts for PLU’s Late Knight show, a comedy show run completely by students. “I go to school for theatre, but I have a small part-time job working on Late Knight,” Temple said. “I’ll often be writing
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budget. “It’s a vote of confidence that will allow us to support more young people in our community,” says Bridget Yaden, PLC co-director and PLU professor of Hispanic and Latino studies. “It will make an immediate impact.” When it opened in 2019, PLC offered tutoring for reading, writing, and language acquisition. Center leaders quickly recognized that more was needed. “We challenge the notion that literacy is just reading and writing,” says Scott Rogers, PLC co-director and PLU associate
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recorded a duet with her childhood hero, Gloria Estefan. She’s beloved by not just the dedicated fans of Postmodern Jukebox, but she considers the creator, Scott Bradlee, and her colleagues within the collective her true friends; And she loves performing. But it is in her writing that we find out who Aubrey Logan really is. “A singer, trombone player and a songwriter, her body of work is underscored by the integrity of a performer that is able to stretch herself emotionally across a musical landscape
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is speaking out against injustice and paying attention.” Samanta Barcenas is a PLU senior, with a double major in Psychology and English Writing. She completed this article as part of her work in the Fall 2017 Nonfiction Writing capstone. Read Previous Philosophical Discourse and Tweeting: On Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s Public Philosophy Read Next New Faculty Profile: Adam Arnold LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26
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play at PLU after finishing her B.S. degree in 2014. When she received her Master’s in Education with an endorsement to teach math, she said that it was like a dream come true. “I was earning two degrees in the time it would have taken me to receive one.” Read more about PLU alum Kailey LymanPreparing Future LeadersPLU offers a wide range of graduate programs: Business Marketing Analytics Education Creative Writing Marriage and Family Therapy Kinesiology Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice View PLU
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