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Once a year, dancers and dance lovers come together for an incredible show in Eastvold Auditorium that features both artistry and grace. This year, Dance Continuum on April 8 and 9 features more than 50 dancers and a variety of styles including modern, jazz, step,…
arose, I immediately knew working with the PLU Dance Ensemble would be an exciting and worthwhile endeavor,” DeFilippis explained. DeFilippis’ piece, In the Wake of Opportunity, was inspired by the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. The piece explores the ramifications of a wrong decision made by a community and explores the process of consoling both the individual and the group.Choreographer Talkback Guest Choreographer Gabrielle McNeillie. Photo by Ed Flores. Friday, April 8
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‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny…
– have guided the ranch to produce mainly organic beef, as well as organic chicken, pork, lamb and turkey. Thundering Hooves provides meat to food clubs in the Seattle area – and to PLU. The organic beef is just one of the many organic and local food items that have made their way into The Commons as roast beef sandwiches, pot roast and French dip. Joel Huesby recounted the “holy cow” moment 10 years ago that prompted the family decision to go organic: The ranch had received a cow that was barren
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19-year Air Force vet challenges ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ By Steve Hansen When Major Margaret Witt graduated with a nursing degree from PLU in 1986, she began a highly successful career as a flight nurse with the U.S. Air Force. She served in the Persian…
four years of legal wrangling, culminating in a monumental decision at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Tacoma. This September, federal judge Robert Leighton ruled that sexual orientation does not negatively impact unit morale or cohesion, and that Witt is constitutionally entitled to reinstatement. With the ruling, Witt has won the opportunity to get her job back – though she understands there may be many more years of appeals, perhaps all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. More importantly, she
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Patricia Krise, Ford Motor executive and wife of PLU President Thomas Krise, talks about pursuing goals and seeking out mentors to a group of MBA students during a State Farm MBA lecture in November. Behind her is the Ford Mustang (of course) driven by her…
, a retired Hall of Fame baseball relief pitcher, Patricia Love Krise was mulling over her decision to always say “yes” to any new opportunities. Even as she saw the fastball come blurring toward her. Fingers nicked Krise with his throw, but even now, looking back at the incident 15 years later, Krise told a room of students in PLU’s MBA program she was glad she decided to go to baseball fantasy camp – a reward for winning a sales contest at Infiniti – along with 89 guys. She was the only woman
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TACOMA, Wash. (March 12, 2015)—Brockton Gates ’12 walked through a backyard toward the basement of a quiet house in Seattle. He was on his way to interview for a job at a small and successful startup, Porch, where he eventually would become the Head of…
responsible for setting up speaking engagements for the company’s CEO and COO. Gates said he might not be where he is today if he hadn’t made the decision to transfer to PLU his sophomore year. “PLU made all the difference for me when it came to finding success after college,” Gates said. “I had a lot of stress coming out of college; I was one of those students that was ambitious and hardworking but would get a bit paralyzed at the thought of having to ‘choose a career’ right out of college, especially
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 9, 2016)- Silence blanketed the Ness Family Chapel during Wednesday’s service. Thomas W. Krise, president of Pacific Lutheran University, told students, faculty and staff — some with tears in their eyes — that now is a time to reflect on where to…
strangers,” Krise said in his sermon. “And now, post-election, they could re-humanize enemies. This doesn’t require that we try to like each other; it requires only that we try to see and hear each other, that we feel the pain and pride and hope and fear of our assumed enemies.” Wednesday night’s gathering is one of many ways Lutes may seek support in the days and weeks following the country’s presidential decision. Student Life Council has dedicated space in the Anderson University Center — rooms 206
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Passion Play shows three communities, Queen Elizabeth’s England, Hitler’s Germany, and Reagan’s America, attempting to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. The play takes the audience on a humorous, but unsettling journey as it examines the intersection of religion and politics. The play is…
.” The APO mainstage show is the only student production aside from Night of Musical Theatre that is produced on the mainstage. Students submit production proposals the spring prior. The theatre faculty and the APO council make the final decision on what is chosen for the mainstage show. Working in the new Center is a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity for students. “That period was a stressful time for all of us – they had a lot of questions about the production and how I planned to pull it off
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Once a year, dancers and dance lovers come together for an incredible show in Eastvold Auditorium that features both artistry and grace. This year, Dance Continuum on April 8 and 9 features more than 50 dancers and a variety of styles including modern, jazz, step,…
,” DeFilippis explained. DeFilippis’ piece, In the Wake of Opportunity, was inspired by the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. The piece explores the ramifications of a wrong decision made by a community and explores the process of consoling both the individual and the group.Choreographer Talkback Guest Choreographer Gabrielle McNeillie. Photo by Ed Flores. Friday, April 8, 2016Join us on Eastvold Stage after Friday evening’s performance for a choreographer Q&A. Guest Choreographer
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Virtual Conference: Change the World at a National Lab Register Now! Join Career Connections spring event from February 27-March 2, 2023 ! This semi-annual Career Connections events provide potential candidates with insights into the unique and exciting career opportunities available at Pacific Northwest National…
share their personal experiences at PNNL including groundbreaking projects and how they are making a national and global impact in science, energy, and national security. After each session, you can stay online to meet their Talent Acquisition team and find out more about PNNL’s culture and the application process. Sessions run daily from 1:00–4:00 p.m. PT (4:00–7:00 p.m. ET), and you can come and go as needed. Visit the official event site for the full event line-up and to select the sessions that
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Research and Leadership Enabling Discoveries (RLEAD) in Chemical Nanoscience applications are open! RLEAD is a 10 week research and professional development experience available to undergraduate students in chemistry interested in topics related to Chemical Nanosciences. The RLEAD program will provide students with the tools and…
sciences, while making available leadership and professional development training tailored to the needs of each participant. RLEAD is perfectly situated in terms of research area and expertise, as Rice is one of the pioneers and leading institutions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and is the host institution of the acclaimed Smalley-Curl Institute for Nanoscience and Technology and the Welch Institute for Advanced Materials. Applications are now open and will be considered through February 15 at 11
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