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Holocaust survivor recalls the child victims While presenting a story of survival Robert Herschkowitz paused for the audience to gaze at a photo of several women and their children walking unknowingly to their death. “People will remember the scene of a photograph,” he said. “The…
October 27, 2008 Holocaust survivor recalls the child victims While presenting a story of survival Robert Herschkowitz paused for the audience to gaze at a photo of several women and their children walking unknowingly to their death. “People will remember the scene of a photograph,” he said. “The visual impact I think is most important.”Their names are unknown, said the 70-year-old Holocaust survivor, but the when, May 1944, and the where, Auschwitz Concentration Camp, are forever engraved into
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Despite the challenges of COVID-19, PLU student-athletes have returned to play. In December, the Northwest Conference Presidents’ Council announced competition could resume as long as federal, state, local and NCAA health directives permitted. Since then, PLU Athletics has initiated a COVID-19 testing strategy designed to…
their sport.” Upon returning to campus each student-athlete received a shirt that read: “Together we will.” The motto was chosen to convey a culture that encourages every student-athlete to do their part to keep one another healthy and able to play. This includes wearing masks, practicing social distancing and coordinating bus seats and roommates to limit exposure.Campus Status DialLearn more about the campus status dialThe campus status dial is a visual representation of our staged approach to
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Dear PLU Community, We are writing today to provide you with a follow up to the communication that you received on July 29, 2022. In that communication, we outlined fall protocols for both COVID-19 and MPX (previously referred to as Monkeypox). Now that more detailed…
people are at low risk for contracting the virus. Higher levels of risk are associated with some behaviors or environmental conditions; the following chart, provided by the Chicago Department of Health, offers a visual summary of risk for transmission based on activity.Stop the Spread | Stop the Stigma | Know Your Risks Activity Risk Raising for Monkeypox Transmission Direct contact with infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids Sexual or intimate contact (please note that condoms do not protect against
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TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 21, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University Director of Choral Studies Dr. Richard Nance was recently the recipient of the Northwest American Choral Directors Association Leadership award. Nance, who was awarded the “American Prize” for Choral Conducting in 2011 and 2013, has been a…
work of repertoire in North America. They get to work with one of the world’s best-known conductors and one of the best-known composers of modern repertoire. There is great value in learning to collaborate on such a large scale and in such a visible setting. And I believe ultimately all the performers will be moved by the music and its connection to the story. The SOAC focus this year is on storytelling. What do you think this concert has to say about the art of communicating? We’re telling the
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The Pacific Lutheran University MBA Program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility.
us how data affects marketing strategies in her role as a marketing consultant and how PLU’s MSMA program helped her learn how to focus on the small details to impact the big picture.Starbucks Designer Hansel Doan Talks About PLU's MSMA ProgramHansel Doan ’10 MSMA ’17 is a visual designer at Starbucks. He talks about how PLU’s MSMA program helped him prepare to launch his career in design.How Marketing Analytics Can Improve CreativityIn this video, Hansel Doan, a graduate from PLU’s Master of
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Ian Lindhartsen entered PLU with a plan. The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula began his first year with plans to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew…
offers studentsThe individualized major gives students the chance to design and propose their own program of study, charting a course through PLU’s curriculum that allows them to pursue their interests and prepare for their future. Recent individualized majors include: Music Business Global Health Business of Visual Art Movement Linguistics Digital Media Holocaust, Genocide & Indigenous Studies “It was kind of serendipitous that after not being able to really do anything vocationally, I was
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By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Considering how to assess students at a distance may seem daunting. Many faculty have always relied on specific assessment practices and believe in-person assessment is the best way to assess student learning. However, the principles underlying good assessment practices are…
via Google Docs or submitted via Sakai Assignments Screenshots or photos of visual content submitted through Forums or Assignments Journals shared as a blog, Google Doc, or using inline text submissions/attachments through Sakai Assignments Projects created with websites or wikis submitted via Sakai Assignments Flexibility and creativity are key in planning assessments at a distance. In some instances, it may be better to set aside those tried-and-true methods in order to imagine new ways to
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Professor of History, Emeritus | Department of History | sobania@plu.edu | Dr.
Neal Sobania Professor of History, Emeritus Email: sobania@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), 1980 M.A., Ohio University, 1973 B.A., Hope College, 1968 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise African History with a particular focus on Ethiopia Eastern and Southern Africa Visual Culture Museum Studies The use of photographs as historical documents Books Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw By Raymond Silverman
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Katrina is an associate professor in the physics department, where she enjoys teaching a range of courses.
and your students, of using this strategy or tool?“I wanted students to encounter material at least four different ways before being tested on it: in the reading, through a video, in class and on homework. I tried several methods for making video lectures that did not include a visual of myself. However, those videos did not authentically reflect my presentation style because I tend to speak animatedly with my hands. My facial expressions convey part of the message too. In addition, standing with
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In both Douglas McGrath’s and Autumn de Wilde’s adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma (1815), Christmas dinner scenes intimate the intersection of the familial love and comfort associated with Emma and Mr. Knightley’s romance. At the same time, these scenes draw attention to Knightley’s often paternalistic…
. Emma holds her baby niece as Mr. Knightley sits by her side, rendering them into a family portrait that foreshadows their future together. McGrath’s version offers the same visual of Emma holding a baby before the fireplace. Knightley sits by her reflecting on their age gap of 16 years. Their conversation brings into sharp focus the fact that he could have held her as a baby. He then reprimands Emma like a child and just moments later looks wistfully at her from behind as she walks away with her
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