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Dr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019. Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and…
Hispanic Studies and history? RC: Everything about where we live today, everything about this world, was made by humans. It was made by us. Our language, our culture, our identities… everything. Politics, borders or the lines that separate one country from another, gender roles, everything in this world was made by humans. And just like it was made by humans, it can be un-made, and new things can happen, it is entirely possible. This civilization project and its order, its hierarchies, its structure
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Most often carved from wood, but historically from clay and metal alloys also, figures can be representations of human beings or spirits.
. Masquerades often served these same purposes. Life in Western societies is most often seen as linear in form—birth to childhood and adolescence and then adulthood to old age and death. In many traditional African societies, life is more helpfully seen as having a circular form—birth to childhood to adolescence to adult to ancestor, where ancestors continue to play a vital and active role in the life of the living, especially the children and grandchildren. As such, a family needs to maintain the link to
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This wooden pipe depicts a, most likely, Bamum male. It is most likely male because of the puffed out cheeks, which is a common theme among pipes owned by males.
generally for more common men. Zoomorphic designs and pipes based on animals from around the region, such as different kinds of birds and game, were prestige objects for important me. Anthropomorphic designs were said to be reserved for royal families and the highest elite in the societies. Also, the royal treasury contains the pipes of the deceased chiefs. The Bamum live in the high western grasslands of Cameroon and are famous for their artistry. The men specialize in wood carving, metalwork
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by Kortney Scroger ’14 As chair of the Communication and Theatre Department and PLU professor of more than three decades, Dr. Michael Bartanen is well known around campus. What may not be as well known are his ties to the oldest national collegiate speech…
team ever to represent Western Washington University at a national debate tournament. For more than 40 years he has been active in PKD on virtually every level, from debate coach and Archivist/Historian to his current role as National Secretary Treasurer. A national council established the Pi Kappa Delta Hall of Fame in 1987, Bartanen happened to be one of those council members. Now the hall of fame has 38 inductees. The hall of fame recognizes members that have contributed a great amount of time
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Elly Vadseth ’16 – New York Academy of Art On any given day chances are you can find Elly Vadseth in the painting studio in Ingram Hall. As a senior this year, she’s looking towards grad school, and she has big dreams of studying art…
2015 Exposure Awards. Figure work by Elly Vadseth '16 Figure work by Elly Vadseth '16 Read Previous PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year” Read Next Exposure Awards Recognize Lutes LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary November 8, 2022 Scholarship Application Tips October
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In her senior year of high school Ashely Hill ’15 had her mind set on one of the big state schools. She had always envisioned herself at a large university as a little fish in a big pond. However, after her mother made her tour…
experiences and uses them in her everyday life today. Being a part of the Diversity Center for 4+ years gave her the opportunity to learn and grow in different leadership roles. The Center taught her how to effectively communicate and share respect with people from different walks of life. She carries these experiences with her in her job at Western State Hospital as a forensic psychiatric social worker. Going from a community that celebrates diversity to one that is not always so well-versed in such
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Chair of Earth Science | Earth Science | lechlear@plu.edu | 253-535-7744 | My research centers on mountain building processes and regional climate change and the associated influences of each on atmospheric dynamics.
stable isotope-based paleoaltimetry and hydrologic studies." GSA Bulletin no. 3/4 Vol. 124, 2012: p. 318-334. Lechler, A. R., and Niemi, N. A.. "Controls on the spatial variability of modern meteoric d18O: empirical constraints from the western US and east Asia and implications for stable isotope studies." American Journal of Science no. 8 Vol. 311, 2011: p. 664-700. Lechler, A. R., and Niemi, N. A.. "Sedimentologic and isotopic constraints on the Paleogene paleogeography and paleotopography of the
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from at least two separate cultures with distinct historical and cultural norms. Intellectual Formation and Ethical Reflection: The curriculum asks students to examine critically the basic assumptions cultures from all over the world and all different times have about the nature of life and the world we live in. This includes critically examining the origins of the concept of “The West” and “Western” culture. The IHON curriculum encourages students to develop an informed, personal worldview
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Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | edgartj@plu.edu | 253-535-7238 | Tom grew up in Colorado and attended college at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
) Algebraic Combinatorics Selected Presentations 12th Annual Western Washington Community College Student Mathematics Conference , Keynote Presentation, Bellevue College (February 24, 2018) Colloquium, Generalized Binomial Coefficients via the Dominance Order on Natural Numbers, Seattle University (October 2014) Colloquium, Generalized Binomial Coefficients via the Dominance Order on Natural Numbers, University of Puget Sound (October 2013) Dickinson College Math/CS Chats, A Fascinating Connection Between
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Wang Center honors China Partners Network The Wang Center for International Programs honored China Partners Network with its Peace Builder Award during the February 2008 symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.” The award recognizes “global bridge builders who exemplify hope for humanity, whose…
Lutheran congregations throughout Western Washington and by many generous individuals, the core of this network hails from the Children’s Therapy Unit of Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. The health professionals use their talents, skills and free time to plan excursions to China and use their vacations to travel to the county to implement their plans. Often, these plans often include working with Chinese professionals from both non-governmental organizations and government agencies to identify and
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