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lot of time thinking about creativity, and that too is an outgrowth of all these crazy pieces of my life.” With a chuckle he adds, “I would still hop a freight train, but my wife has forbidden me to do that anymore.” Profile Areas of expertise Classical music composition Classical music history and theory World music traditions (Chinese, Irish, and Trinidadian in particular) Chinese history and culture Educational study tours in China Education D.M.A, University of Michigan M.M., University of
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transitioned to social worker and family support specialist for Communities in Schools, which links community resources and public schools. That job launched her lifelong love affair with the world of education. She attended the University of Washington Tacoma to earn a teaching certificate, then earned a master’s in education from Antioch University in Seattle. She started teaching elementary school in Tacoma, then became a principal in 2008 and, in 2013, the Tacoma Public Schools early learning and Title
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the escalating interest among undergraduates in coursework dedicated to data science and analytics. The highly collaborative mathematics and computer science departments will jointly administer the new major. Beyond physical proximity, these two departments share a profound connection that exemplifies interdisciplinary collaboration that prepares students for the challenges of tomorrow by offering them a comprehensive understanding of how mathematical theories and computational methods intersect
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(1991, 1999) and two Olympic gold medals (1996, 2004). SAVE THE DATE: PLU Commencement returns to the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, May 28th at 2:30 pm. She joined ESPN as an analyst in 2005 and currently serves as one of espnW’s primary voices, providing commentary, reporting and digital features for ESPN’s women-focused brand. She appears regularly on ESPN flagship programs like SportsCenter and Outside the Lines and is the lead game analyst for ESPN’s U.S. National Women’s Team and college soccer
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Intensive PLU program prepares future principals Posted by: Kari Plog / May 7, 2018 Image: The cohort of graduating principals at the School of Education’s Principal Intern Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 18. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) May 7, 2018 By Debbie CafazzoContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (May 7, 2018) — William Peterson took a non-traditional path to the principal’s office.After earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a teaching credential, he jetted off to Ecuador where he
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‘How was your summer?’ Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 10, 2014 September 10, 2014 When I ask our students what they did over summer break, I am consistently impressed by their motivation. This summer, Nellie Moran ’15, an Economics and French major, worked for the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C., during which time she met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. During her internship, Moran learned the ins and outs of voter registration and working on voter
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is used to prevent corrosion, deposit nanoscale interconnects in computer chips, and to interface electronics with neural circuits. Electrochemical technology is an area of rapidly growing importance and commercial activity, but almost no graduates have the requisite skills. To address this need, we started the first and only MS program in the US dedicated to electrochemistry. The core program consists of 6-months of accelerated, immersive coursework (including foundational theory, team-based
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Film and Media Studies. Courses, which will be available for registration April 16-27, launch in fall 2018.The new concentration consists of up to 44 credit hours in core communication courses, as well as classes in theory, criticism, research and media production, all of which aim to engage students with interests in various types of media, including television, narrative and documentary filmmaking, advertising and marketing, and more. Amy Young, department chair and associate professor of
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, music composition theory and conducted the Concert Chorus. “The music department in those early days was small and my father brought his teaching skills to composition classes, choral conducting and other diverse classes,” Fritts said. Fritts founded the Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders in 1979, and says he has been dedicated to the design and construction of high-quality pipe organs ever since. His company was commissioned by former music professor David Dahl to develop the Lagerquist Hall organ
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July 27, 2011 Wild Hope Project finds a permanent home in the Center for Vocation at PLU Wild Hope Project finds a permanent home in the Center for Vocation. At the end of this year, the Lilly Endowment’s $2.5 million, eight-year funding of the Wild Hope Project came to an end. Does that mean the Wild Hope Project is ending? Absolutely not. University funding of this innovative program continues. Lynn Hunnicutt, associate professor of economics and director of the Center for Vocation. (Photo
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