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LASR worked with the department of Theatre & Dance on their final Spotlight production of the year, Twisted Tales of Poe , a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s…
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On Thursday, February 20, the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship will kick off with the Black History Month Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Directed by David Deacon-Joyner, the concert plays tribute to the entrepreneurship of African-Americans featuring the legacy of their music, literature, and…
Black History Month Concert kicks off 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 On Thursday, February 20, the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship will kick off with the Black History Month Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Directed by David Deacon-Joyner, the concert plays tribute to the entrepreneurship of African-Americans featuring the legacy of their music, literature, and art. A joint effort by the PLU School of Arts
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 10, 2020)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Office of Alumni and Student Connections recently launched the J-Term Job Shadow Program, aimed at exposing students to professions they are interested in pursuing after graduation. From January 21 to 24, 40 students visited PLU alumni at…
look,” she said. Stephanie Valenti ‘23 was one of three students who visited Tacoma-based VSG Marketing. “I’m not entirely sure what I want to major in,” she said. “I’m majoring in communications, but I don’t know where I’ll focus yet.”However, spending time with one of the firm’s designers may have helped clarify Valenti’s path. The experience reminded her how much she had enjoyed studying graphic art in high school. “When I was watching her, I was like, ‘Oh wow, I really miss doing this,’” she
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As far back as middle school, others noticed Lisa Woods’ quiet strength and power of observation. “My demeanor is to listen, hear people and see people,“ she says. “I’ve developed that over time, but I’ve always been the listener in the room and not necessarily…
creative, big picture perspective,” she says. “I’m just listening for aspects of that bigger picture that can help others connect the dots.”Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Lisa Woods ’92 is the third of three Lutes being featured from the City of Tacoma. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon and MultiCare Health System.Clarissa Gines ’12 combines her passions for art and community
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The City of Tacoma provides high-quality, innovative and cost-effective municipal services that enhance the lives of its 215,000 residents and the quality of its neighborhoods and business districts. PLU alumni Tom Chontofalsky ’03, Clarissa Gines ’12 and Lisa Woods ’92 are three of the many…
PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as a gallery assistant, Museum of Glass associate, and gallery exhibitions manager for the next seven years. All of which helped prepare Gines for her new role beginning in 2019 as the Tacoma Creates program coordinator within the city’s Office of Arts and Culture Vitality. Tacoma Creates was
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For the fourth year in a row, Pacific Lutheran University hosted the Angela Meade Vocal Competition , an event that has become a key opportunity for student performers to hone their skills and gain real-world experience in a competitive setting. This year’s competition saw Caitlyn…
my time at PLU.” For students eager to embark on a similar path, Meade emphasizes that this sense of community can be an anchor amidst the challenges of an arts career. Her advice to aspiring singers at PLU underscores the passion and dedication needed to succeed. “You must be a hard worker with an unending devotion to the art form. You must love language—both the language of music but also the language of words and poetry. You must be willing to give all of yourself over to the business.” The
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The 2019-2020 academic year marks the 15th anniversary of the Visiting Writers Series, the English department’s annual program bringing writers from various backgrounds to Pacific Lutheran University. Most visits consist of an afternoon conversation called “The Writer’s Story” and an evening reading followed by question…
, but as teachers and citizens as well. “A lot of writers that we invite tend to be teachers themselves,” Barot says, “They’re in academia, and so they understand that when they’re invited to come to a learning community like ours, they’re not just representing their art and their writing, they‘re also engaged in teaching and mentoring.” Barot hopes that inviting these writers to campus will ensure that students who are working to become writers have people they can look to as examples of how
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Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their respective academic departments,…
PhD research in the Institute for Shock Physics (ISP), which provides tremendous learning and research opportunities through: Participation in innovative and multidisciplinary research Professional growth through independent thinking and hands-on work State-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities, including the Dynamic Compression Sector located at the Advanced Photon Source (Argonne, IL) Partnerships with exceptional faculty at other academic institutions (Caltech and Princeton
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On September 18th and 19th, 2019, the Innovation Studies Program co-sponsored the Life Under Drones Symposium , which took place on the PLU campus and featured students, faculty, and an array of national experts on the subject. Life Under Drones was the first of its…
contemporary life. At its heart, the conference was about the practical and ethical consequences of an innovative form of technology that has dramatically changed the world. Life Under Drones featured keynote presentations, panels, art installations, workshops, student research, film studies, and more as leaders from an array of diverse disciplines and industries came together to discuss the implications of drone technology in a rapidly changing society. The Innovation Studies program was pleased to
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The Mortvedt Library is proud to announce a new addition to our offerings; the Popular Fiction Collection. This collection hopes to encourage exploration through storytelling and contemporary literature, as well as motivate lifelong learning and curiosity. The idea for this collection came from a goal…
collection remains browsable and visually accessible, encouraging serendipitous information seeking. Head to our Popular Fiction Collection page to read more about each title. We hope you enjoy this collection and that it can help kick off your fun summer reading plans. Read Previous Wang Center Photo & Video Contest Winners 2022 Read Next Interlibrary Loan Service Upgrade: Farewell ILLIAD, Hello Tipasa! LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31, 2023 Black History Month
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