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focusing on those areas we can get first-years to create a sustainable lifestyle and get in that habit right away,” she said. “I’m looking forward to meeting with former student leaders at Homecoming to learn about the issues that were important then, in particular how long sustainability has been a student concern at PLU,” Power-Drutis said. “I’d also like to challenge them to see what we are doing on campus in environmental sustainability and then join us in incorporating those practices into their
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chamber ensembles, and a one-act opera. His wind ensemble music in particular is performed regularly throughout North America, Europe and Japan. In 2001, Youtz was honored with the “Composer of the Year” award from the Washington State Music Teacher’s Association. His compositions include works for orchestra, band, choir, voice and chamber ensembles, and he is currently at work on a second opera: Cai Yan Fiery Jade based on a libretto by Chinese poet Zhang Er 张耳. Youtz’ wind ensemble music is
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. His wind ensemble music in particular is performed regularly throughout North America, Europe and Japan. In 2001, Youtz was honored with the “Composer of the Year” award from the Washington State Music Teacher’s Association. His compositions include works for orchestra, band, choir, voice and chamber ensembles, and he is currently at work on a second opera: Cai Yan Fiery Jade based on a libretto by Chinese poet Zhang Er 张耳. Youtz’ wind ensemble music is performed regularly throughout North America
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history. So did the (men’s) football team. Citing budget constraints, the administration opted to only send the football team. Colleen was incensed, and Sharon Taylor, one of her mentors and a Title IX expert, urged her to “take their asses to court.” But she wasn’t interested in taking legal action at the time. PLU ended up dropping the sport the very next year. Reflecting on her career, Colleen does regret not being more involved in the legal fight against the sexism she and her athletes were
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A Semester in ChengduComing into PLU my freshman year, I knew that I wanted to study away in China at some point during my time here. As a Chinese Studies major, I knew that learning about China, in China would be essential for my overall understanding of Chinese language, culture, and politics. Although I always saw myself studying in China as an undergrad, living and learning in Chengdu, China for four months provided me with a unique opportunity to challenge my views on the world and engage
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they crystallized in their literary and artistic work. Currently, Gerzso is working on a project that traces the reception of George Orwell’s dystopias, from the Cold War until today, and how they have been appropriated by capitalist thought; the project contrasts this reception with Orwell’s own active and nuanced interventions in the debates on the role of the State in the aftermath of WWII. His scholarly publications include: “No Useless Labor: Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis and the Importance of
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Named EndowmentsThe minimum amounts required for named endowments include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Endowed Regents’ , Harstad Founder’s, or President’s Merit Scholarship Regents’, Harstad Founder’s, and President’s Merit Scholarships are among the most prestigious awards PLU offers. These awards are given to students with exceptional academic and leadership performance and potential. A Regents’ Scholarship provides full tuition, while Harstad Founder’s and President’s
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Samuel Torvend, Ph.D., ’73 has spent his life studying religion and politics. “I wrote my senior thesis on religion and politics and I have never strayed from that,” Torvend said. The alumnus and longtime professor will be talking about, what else, religion and politics for his farewell lecture as the chair of the Lutheran Studies department. Torvend was appointed chair in 2011 by the Board of Regents, which created the department in an effort to study Lutheran history and heritage. Torvend will
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Books line the walls. Records fill the shelves. Games lean gently onfloor to ceiling shelves. A couple laugh while playing chess. The smell of coffee is paired with an upbeat jazz tune. A quintessential coffee house experience, located on the corner of Garfield and C street in Parkland. The name is Notes’ Coffee Company, although that wasn’t always this place was called. The building has been many things, a bookstore, a pharmacy, another coffee shop, and a guitar shop to name a few. But Notes
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. Ding Yingying was hosted by Center for Graduate and Continuing Education. Byungsoo Na Korea University Sejong Campus, South Korea Byungsoo is hosted by the PLU School of Business, and his research is in the area of Operations Management with a specific focus on returnable packaging in a closed loop supply chain. Yao Yuan Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College, China Yao Yuan was hosted by the Center for Graduate and Continuing Education; their current research area emphasizes reforms on teaching
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