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  • The Rainier Writing Workshop is selective. We are looking for motivated adults with established writing and reading habits, and who want to raise their work to a new level.

    unique experience that is RWW.”We admit writers of various aesthetic dispositions, from a variety of personal and professional backgrounds, from all parts of the country. Writing that deeply inquires into the world and the self, that is thoughtfully utilizing craft, that is beautiful and complex and passionate – this is what we look for in the work being done by our participants. Literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are the main emphases of the program, though many of our alumni have published in

  • Mycal Ford ’12 has spent the year teaching in Taiwan on a Student Fulbright Fellowship. Mycal Ford ’12: A journey of discovery leads this Lute to China and Taiwan By Barbara Clements University Communications Mycal Ford eyed the skewer of fried scorpions he held at…

    travelled to Lhasa, Tibet, where he watched devout Buddhists make a pilgrimage to a city and prostrate themselves in a circuit around the temples with prayer wheels, especially at the Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites in Tibet to Buddhists. Prayer flags would snap against the wind, along with the Chinese national flag. Centuries old streets, would intersect with more modern boulevards.  Smells of spices, dust and exhaust fumes would compete for dominance. “I was just transfixed by the place,” he

  • To conclude our Spring 2022 course in “Whose Nature? Diverse Perspectives on the Outdoors” (ENGL 234), environmental literature students composed creative nonfiction essays and crafted video

    Major Minute: Environmental StudiesClick the image below to read this year's newsletter Videos from Prof. op de Beeck's Environmental Literature course (ENGL 234).To conclude our Spring 2022 course in “Whose Nature? Diverse Perspectives on the Outdoors” (ENGL 234), environmental literature students composed creative nonfiction essays and crafted video presentations. They modeled their talks on the research-informed essays in Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s book World of Wonders.  Each student chose an

  • Sigma Tau Delta strives to: Confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies; Provide, through its local chapters,

    New Honor Society Enters LutedomeEvery year, nine thousand students worldwide join Sigma Tau Delta, an English Honor Society founded in 1924. This international group of readers and writers engages in formal and informal discussions about literature, fosters literacy education through outreach programming, and celebrates the impact of words on culture and experience. In the 2014-2015 academic year, Sigma Tau Delta made its way to PLU. PLU students and faculty have joined a conversation that

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  • It’s not just that the world has changed. It is changing. Every day. And the people who best understand how it’s changing – and the complex reasons why – will be the ones who find success.

    consists of seven interdisciplinary courses that explore contemporary issues and their historical foundations through an integrated and multi-national approach. For more information, go to the International Honors home page. Global Study On-Campus. PLU offers eight foreign languages, cross-disciplinary majors in Chinese Studies, Global Studies, Scandinavian Area Studies and Environmental Studies, and courses and programs which integrate international and global perspectives throughout the curriculum

  • Austen is the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16. Her debut collection Every Dress a Decision was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

    Elizabeth AustenAusten is the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16. Her debut collection Every Dress a Decision was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She’s also the author of two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone and Where Currents Meet. Her poems have been featured on The Writer’s Almanac and Verse Daily and in Poetry Northwest, Bellingham Review and Willow Springs. She is noted for her engaging public performances of poetry and has been featured at Poets House in New York

  • Professor Emeritus | The PLU Chinese Studies Program | youtzgl@plu.edu | Born in 1956 in Beirut, Lebanon, Gregory Youtz received his B.M.

    . 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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    of government scientists and engineers, students will engage in… IMOD Summer Research Opportunity for Undergrads The Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD) focuses on optoelectronic and quantum research primarily in the areas of chemistry, physics, and engineering. Our goal is to transform quantum optoelectronics by developing atomically-precise semiconductor materials and additive manufacturing processes. Students who… Seed Internships 2025

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    IMOD Summer Research Opportunity for Undergrads The Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD) focuses on optoelectronic and quantum research primarily in the areas of chemistry, physics, and engineering. Our goal is to transform quantum optoelectronics by developing atomically-precise semiconductor materials and additive manufacturing processes. Students who… October 17, 2024