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Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon
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October 6, 2008 “The Shack” author says he never meant to write a book. William P. Young said he first wrote “The Shack,” for his children, and didn’t think anything more of it, until friends and family encouraged him to publish the book, which he did, with the help of friends, some savings and some credit cards. He thought it would take years to get rid of the first 10,000 books stacked in that friend’s garage. But now, as the sales of the books are closing in on the 4 million mark and the
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February 24, 2012 Rick McKenney, Executive Director, Water for Humans, speaks about water issues in Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo by John Froschauer) Suffering from Water in Oaxaca By Katie Scaff ’13 We all need water, said Rick McKenney, executive director of Water for Humans. McKenney kicked off the second day of the Wang Center’s Water Symposium with a talk about the challenges and opportunities with water and sanitation in Oaxaca. “Suffering from water – this is what Mexicans say when they are
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March 26, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMhp7hpYIs HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Critically-acclaimed slam poet and performer Carlos Andrés Gómez, star of HBO’s “Def Poetry” and Spike Lee’s #1 movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, will perform on April 2 at 7pm in the PLU Anderson University Center Chris Knutson (CK) Hall as part of his Provoke Freedom College Tour. Gómez will be signing copies of his book “Man Up: Cracking the Code of Modern Manhood” following his performance
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Student. A Q&A session and book signing will follow her lecture.“Erin’s lecture speaks to the fundamental need of being seen, a necessary topic at a critical time,” said Wendy Gardiner, Ph.D., PLU’s Jollita Hyland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education. “Less than 7 percent of children’s books published in recent years were written by authors of color. This is another area of invisibility that Erin’s work addresses–creating vivid characters, writing about friendship, family, adventure, bravery
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Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon
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Prof. Bridget Yaden on using technology to make remote learning inviting and accessible Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 25, 2020 Image: PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Bridget Yaden works on class slides for a course she’s now teaching remotely this semester. (Photo courtesy of Anderson Smith) March 25, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 25, 2020) — Distance learning and teaching can feel isolating at times. PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Bridget
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October 27, 2008 When Anchormen Attack. A look at media bias. Comments about whether Sen. Barack Obama is “black enough” or is just “an affirmative action candidate.” Remarks about Sen. Hillary Clinton’s “cleavage.” And finally political operatives chastising the mean-spirited media for harassing Gov. Sarah Palin with foreign policy questions. All these examples – and quite a few more – of how the media deals with race and gender in presidential elections will be the topic of a discussion at an
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January 26, 2010 Why a high-flying Wall Street investment banker chose to teach at PLU By Chris Albert There’s a little letter ‘m’ on Kevin Boeh’s American Airlines frequent flier card. Even though it’s hardly noticeable, it signifies a pretty unique club – more than one million miles flown.“So I’ve spent a lot of my life on airlines,” the PLU assistant professor of business said. Assistant Professor of Business Kevin Boeh. That’s life when you’re a highly sought after Wall Street investment
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motivating goal of this year’s campuswide Drive to 125 initiative.It took one 6-1 baseball game on March 31 against crosstown rival University of Puget Sound to notch the 125th win, but it took a village of Lutes to rack up 125 total athletic victories for 2014-15—which was exactly the point. And now it’s time to high-five all 125: PLU will celebrate in Centennial Square with music and cupcakes from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 10—Black & Gold Friday—which also happens to land in the middle of NCAA
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