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The 2019 Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture “What Makes a Man Start Fires?”From the Cambodian Genocide to CharlottesvilleThursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterSpeaker: Alexander Hinton, Ph.D., Rutgers University, NewarkAbstract:“What make a man start fires?” In November 2017, New York Times reporter Richard Faussett asked this question, posed by an album title of the punk band Minutemen, in regard to Tony Hovater — a white nationalist, Nazi
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David Deacon-Joyner Professor Emeritus Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2000-2018 Education Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, University of Memphis, 1986 M.M., Composition, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1980 B.M., Composition, University of Memphis, 1978 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Combos Jazz Theory Jazz History Jazz Piano Jazz Voice Jazz Arranging Responsibilities Jazz Studies, University Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Jazz Piano and Vocal
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New piano chair looks forward to a new chapter at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 21, 2011 October 21, 2011 After more than 25 years performing piano, Oksana Ezhokina opens a new chapter of her life as an Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of Piano Studies at PLU. Ezhokina performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall as a guest artist in 2000 for the very first time and says she was immediately taken with the school and the collaborative environment. “It was the spirit of the faculty, the
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David L. Deacon-Joyner Professor Emeritus Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2000-2018 Education Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, University of Memphis, 1986 M.M., Composition, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1980 B.M., Composition, University of Memphis, 1978 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Combos Jazz Theory Jazz History Jazz Piano Jazz Voice Jazz Arranging Responsibilities Jazz Studies, University Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Jazz Piano and
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Study Away students on all seven continents at the same time. By weaving a global education through all areas of study, PLU encourages students to become true global citizens through on-campus Global Studies Programs with world-trained faculty and one-on-one mentorship; international Gateway Programs in China, Norway, England, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago; and Study Away opportunities that fit every major and any budget. PLU also was recognized for first-class global studies in 2009, when the
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commitment to international studies. In 2009, PLU became the first university ever to have students studying simultaneously on all seven continents. Summer 2015 will mark the next step in PLU’s efforts to diversify the entry points into its classrooms. The university will offer its first online courses. This summer’s online courses will be offered for just a quarter of the cost per-credit of traditional school year courses. “Our focus is on students, and providing a high-quality and personalized learning
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, we believe this to be an urgent conversation prompted by our mission and PLU’s commitment to diversity and justice,” said Rachel Haxtema, program coordinator at the PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service. The program will be moderated by PLU Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Emily Davidson and the panel will include PLU Lutheran Studies Chair Samuel Torvend, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay, the Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon
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Sarah Caitlin Slinker ’13(served in Togo from 2014 – 2015) At PLU, Sarah majored in Global Studies (responses to violence concentration) and French and minored in Anthropology and Political Science. She lived in Hong International Hall for two and a half years and was an RA for one semester in “La Maison Française” (the French Wing). She joined the US Peace Corps predominately because of her love of travel, languages, culture, and cultural exchange; she also wanted to learn more about the
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, Nov. 3, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Room 250. Each year the Benson Family Foundation supports paid student-faculty research projects that support the mission of the university and academic inquiry in history, economics, business, health care, innovation studies, and more. Student-faculty research teams prepare a proposal in during Spring term that is reviewed by the Innovation Studies Steering Committee. Successful applicants then spend 12 weeks over the Summer working on
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, free lunch, and the opportunity to hear from alumni who work for one of the Northwest’s most innovative companies. As Director of Innovation Studies here at PLU, I highly recommend that students take the opportunity to visit Amazon and expand what you know about the company. For one thing, you’ll get a chance to learn about the skills that employers most want from college graduates—a set of proficiencies that we place at the center of our Innovation Studies program. So how much do you know about
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