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professors made my senior year so wonderful to study music and helped me realize that I wanted to keep studying piano intensively after my time at PLU. I would have loved to learn from them much longer! Other professors that stand out to me are Professor David Robbins, Timothy Strong and Paul Manfredi—they each contributed so much to making my music and Chinese education at PLU so rewarding. Read Previous Black History Month Concert kicks off 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship Read Next Musical
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Missouri and Washington public schools. In addition to teaching young musicians, Erin maintains an active role in community music. Previously Erin served on the artistic staff of Rainbow City Performing Arts and founded the Give Back Brass Band (a Seattle-based community outreach project committed to bringing people together through music and making music accessible for all populations) before founding FORMATION Wind Band with the lovely Anne Kreider-Hughes. Erin resides in Mountlake Terrace, WA with
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scientists. Experimenting, analyzing, and observing at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, they were able to assist in making scientific breakthroughs for healthier lives in every community. For Murdoch, the Fred Hutch Cancer Center Internship provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain lab experience. Read more about their experience below! Murdoch working with the Acute Myeloid Leukemia cells in a biohazard hood. Fred Hutch Cancer Center Summer Internship ScholarshipAre you interested in gaining hands-on
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for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU.“Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning
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the manager, Fernando Duran, who is passionate about making the farm healthy for flowers and workers. He told me the farm uses a quarter of the pesticides it used 20 years ago. In an effort to eliminate pesticides, Duran said, a researcher at LatinFlor found a natural biological control for a stubborn pest, the leaf miner. The scientist found the wasp is a natural enemy of the insect, attacking its larvae. He then developed a vacuum that is used to suck the dead insects off every plant. “I’m happy
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world around us. The department hosts several events each year to invite the rest of the campus and the wider community into our labs to put on some goggles and see chemistry in action. During the annual “Mole Day Eve Spooktacular” in October and “Desserts and Demos” in April, members of the PLU Chem Club get a chance to inspire a new generation of curious scientists, including those from area middles schools, who have fun making long strings of Nylon, mixing glowing slime, and investigating models
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Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Professor Bob Ericksen, Chair of Holocaust Studies The Holocaust conference sessions were broad as they were engaging – there were stories from survivors of the Holocaust, an eyewitness view of the Rwandan genocide, even
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conference receives $500 toward its next diversity initiative. In addition to the monetary award, NCAA Div. III posted a story about SAAC on its website on Sept. 2 and announced the award on social media. “Receiving this award means so much to SAAC and our athletic department,” SAAC President Amy Wooten said. “We strive to make our campus and community a safe and inclusive place, and receiving this award only solidifies that we are making strides in the right direction.” The group’s award-winning
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somebody who has to prove something or demonstrate something. There is an assumption that somebody is right and somebody is wrong and somebody has to make the case… Under “no means no,” consent is assumed. The burden of saying there was not consent is on the person who is making the (sexual assault) accusation. The passing of “yes means yes” in California is a groundbreaking step, but Sill reminded the audience that “no means no” was perhaps even more revolutionary when it was originally introduced
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,” Benita said. “I’m not proud of just playing well at nationals but of a season of being a winning team, growing the program, and making a name for ourselves.” And when I finally collapsed into bed early Monday morning, I turned off my light and smiled at the team picture next to my bed. It took my college career, late study nights with the team, dance parties on the weekend, and countless practices and workouts to make it here. And it was absolutely worth it. Genny Boots '18 (left) gets emotional in a
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