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Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ Natalie Burton ’13 plays a Bach piece on the piano for master pianist Vladimir Feltsman during Portland Piano International’s Up Close With the Masters series. (Photo courtesy of Portland Piano International) A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13…
the computer time and an overwhelming Word document with information on about 35 masters programs in China! I’ve used that information to apply for programs for this coming fall. I have really enjoyed my gap year so far. There is more time for me to organize and plan, and also learn new things that I didn’t have time to before. I’ve been piano coaching, accompanying, studying Chinese and getting involved with my church community. How did you hear about the Up Close with the Masters classes, and
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Tune in: The People’s Gathering is streaming live TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- Genesis Housing and Community Development Coalition will host a professional development conference called The People’s Gathering on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University on Friday, February 24. The full-day conference will focus…
White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness, was named one of “The Best Books of 2010.” He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Rutgers University; a M.S. in computer science from the University of Oxford; and a M.S., MBA and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a former captain of his collegiate track and field team, and was the winner of NBC’s hit reality television show “The Apprentice.”DR. EDDAH
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Jeff Clapp ’89, PLU artistic director of theater, PLU theater program undergraduate, son of a theater professor, likes to tell a story of his tenure interview. There, he was asked: What is the strength of the PLU theater program? “We sort of teach the MacGyver…
board, for example, or hang lights, even run a table saw to help build a set. The more opportunities to get involved, to collaborate with each other, the more prepared students will be. That was certainly true for Mariah Madden ’14. As part of her final for her computer-aided design course, Sweger had Madden put into practice lighting ideas on which she was working for last season’s finale, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” As acknowledgement of her work, Sweger made sure Madden was
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If you polled people, chances are few would raise their hands and volunteer to go back to middle or high school. For many, those were awkward times in just about every way imaginable. For folks that struggled with reading, writing, communication or other subjects, even…
of the community. The PLC felt like an opportunity to share all that PLU has built, with a community that has allowed for the continued presence of this college.” The PLC is located in a house owned by PLU. It maintains more of a cozy home feeling than that of a traditional tutoring center with an office vibe. There’s a large table, flat-screen computer monitor, and even snacks in the kitchen. The large den is great for group events and a bedroom is available for quiet study. “We highlight an
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A pair of nursing students in grey scrubs knock on the door, wash their hands, and greet little Jillian, who rests in a bed connected to beeping monitors. The child opens her eyes and whimpers, then coughs. As the students listen to Jillian’s lung sounds,…
STAGE There’s a lot of prep behind the scenes. It takes months to write and develop scenarios. After tweaks, the scenario is programmed into the manikin’s operating system, which communicates through the computer in the control room. However, scenarios might be adjusted further based on student responses and reactions. “I’m constantly troubleshooting to make the scenarios better,” says Jodi Kushner, the simulation director for the Clinical Learning and Simulation Center. The current cast of
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Jeff Clapp ’89, PLU artistic director of theater, PLU theater program undergraduate, son of a theater professor, likes to tell a story of his tenure interview. There, he was asked: What is the strength of the PLU theater program? “We sort of teach the MacGyver…
board, for example, or hang lights, even run a table saw to help build a set. The more opportunities to get involved, to collaborate with each other, the more prepared students will be. That was certainly true for Mariah Madden ’14. As part of her final for her computer-aided design course, Sweger had Madden put into practice lighting ideas on which she was working for last season’s finale, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” As acknowledgement of her work, Sweger made sure Madden was
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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…
languages as a requirement for students in business or nursing or other fields of study. But, when I heard about this, I was like, no way. Languages are at the core of the liberal arts, at the core of us as humans, because, as a colleague of mine pointed out, while we’re sitting here talking about this, I’m not speaking to you in numbers, or in computer code, or anything else. I’m using metaphors and words… language. I am weaving a narrative. It seems so obvious, so fundamental, to hold on to (and
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Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last…
more flexible. Increased reliance on computer-assisted instruction is likely to intensify this distinction. Also, language must be codified and reduced to a set of rules if teachers are to have any hope of explaining them to students. This model corresponds somewhat to the Saussurean distinction between langue and parole. Langue represents the idealized, abstract system that constitutes a given language, whereas parole is any one particular speaker’s appropriation and implementation of that system
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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
Studies program. The 20-credit minor is designed as a companion program to strengthen each major on campus and make it outward facing. Innovation Studies is currently among the fastest-growing programs at PLU, with students enrolling with core interests in Business, Art & Design, Computer Science, History, Economics, Communication, and more. Mariken Lund (right) and her friends model ELSK the Studio products at a photo shoot Innovation Studies seems to fit a new generation of students that is eager to
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Center Stage: The $20 million Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts officially opens in October By Steve Hansen Jeff Clapp ’89, PLU artistic director of theater, PLU theater program undergraduate, son of a theater professor, likes to tell a story of his tenure…
example, or hang lights, even run a table saw to help build a set. The more opportunities to get involved, to collaborate with each other, the more prepared students will be. That was certainly true for Mariah Madden ’14. As part of her final for her computer-aided design course, Sweger had Madden put into practice lighting ideas on which she was working for last season’s finale, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” As acknowledgement of her work, Sweger made sure Madden was listed alongside
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