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, special recognitions and honors Discoveries and breakthroughs in research Publications, news media coverage and book releases Keynotes, presentations and panel participation at far-reaching conferences and events Notable projects or community service MarCom works to share your accomplishments on a wide range of platforms, to maximize audience reach and disseminate through the most appropriate, efficient channels. Examples of possible content channels include: Provost website, newsletter or other

Rabbi Bruce Kadden https://www.plu.edu/tikkun-2015/staff/rabbi-bruce-kadden/

is it Anyway?” “Interfaith and Interfaithless Marriages”; “Why January 1 is Special: Even Jesus was Circumcised on the Eighth Day”; “What Jews and Christians Should Know About Each Other: An Important Primer on the Two Religions”; and “A Christian’s Guide to Passover.”

People’s Gathering fosters timely conversations about race, perspective and inclusion https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/11/01/the-peoples-gathering/

dive into difficult conversations about race relations in the United States.“The consciousness of this country is shifting,” says Cunningham, who works in the PLU Campus Ministry office and partners with the university’s Center for Graduate and Continuing Education to produce People’s Gathering events. “Where we are right now in our nation’s history and our national rhetoric, we need to learn how to talk about race. Most of us learn about race on our own, and that can be really difficult.” Each

Lifelong Parkland/Spanaway resident Kirsten Kreis leads Pierce County Navigator Program at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/12/06/kirsten-kreis-leads-pierce-county-navigator-program-at-plu/

, to walking across the stage in Olson Auditorium at her Spanaway Lake High School graduation. Kreis has thrived in the community for years, and now she serves as the business outreach director in PLU’s School of Business. “Working at PLU feels so natural and fitting, a sort of coming home feeling,” says Kreis. “There’s definitely a strong pull to serve the community that gave me so much support at an early formative age.” In January of 2022, Dr. Mark Mulder, dean of the PLU School of Business

Martin Luther comes to life – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/11/15/martin-luther-comes-to-life/

Making Marty is no easy task. Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, was busy this fall working on a special project: 17-inch statues of Martin Luther. These colorful gems were hidden around campus as part of PLU’s Marty’s Reformation Station, which celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Students with the Marty App participated in a scavenger hunt for facts about Martin Luther. How long did the process of creating Marty take from start to end? Ebbinga: From start

Hello from the School of Arts and Communication Dean – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/12/12/deanletter/

Dear SOAC Alumni and Friends: I welcome you to our first-ever Alumni Magazine of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University – Acclaim. There is much to celebrate regarding our students, faculty and alumni. As a professional school, we remain committed to providing our students with an exceptional education and to building and enhancing our community through the study, practice and understanding of artistic expression. Some highlights include: Robust growth in Artistic

Music of Carnival: J-Term 2020 Study Away in Trinidad https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2020/01/03/music-of-carnival-j-term-2020-study-away-in-trinidad/

fact a deep part of cultural identity—both personal and societal,” said Dr. Youtz. This course introduces students to the role of music (and allied art forms) in Trinidadian history and culture, and the ways that education promotes both unity and diversity of cultural expression. Trinidad is a post-colonial society with heritage communities from Africa, India, China, Venezuela, Portugal, Lebanon, France and England. Carnival music and masquerade were expressions of creative resistance by enslaved

Dance 2013 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/04/01/dance-2013/

student choreographers include Avelon Ragoonanan, Elizabeth Maloney, Kelsey Roberts, Helen Garman and Miranda Winter. The guest choreographer is Carla Barragan. She has choreographed a modern work based on a tale from the First Nations Peoples of the Pacific Northwest, entitled Raven and The Man That Sits on the Tides. Barragan received her MA in dance education from Teachers College Columbia University in New York and her BFA in dance from SUNY Purchase in New York. In 1990, Barragan launched her

Decorated veteran and PLU staff member Steve Shumaker on PLU’s upcoming Veterans Day Celebration https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/10/31/steve-shumaker/

aren’t affiliated with PLU are going to feel comfortable and included in if they attend? Absolutely, we welcome the entire community to come and see our way of showing appreciation to all veterans who served. PLU has strong ties with the Parkland community and we look forward to sharing this day and this event with them. Capt. Alan Schrader, Naval Base Kitsap commanding officer, will be the special guest at the celebration and give a short talk. What does a captain coming to campus mean to the

Wild Hope Center for Vocation awarded grant to establish new faculty/staff institute https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/06/21/wild-hope-center-grant/

community? Vocation is one of the special gifts that PLU offers because it connects us to our Lutheran roots and helps us all think broadly and holistically about the purposes of our work and commitments to others and the environment. Some faculty have already built vocation into their teaching and mentoring, and the institute will provide a way for us to share the good work that is already being done and to deepen it further. Right now, some students have the opportunity to seriously engage with