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“Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 By Hannah Stringer '22English MajorDr. 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 studied history and literature. From there, he went to the University of California and
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Intersections: Fall Edition Features PLU Faculty Members Posted by: hassonja / October 26, 2018 October 26, 2018 Cover art by Sheila Agee Intersections, Number 48, Fall 2018 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its
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Richard D. Moe Organ Recital Series Posted by: Kate Williams / October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerThe Richard D. Moe Organ Series has an exciting lineup of performances planned for the 2018-19 academic year. The upcoming October 21st performance will be the 20th Anniversary Concert of the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ and feature PLU’s own music faculty and student performers. The star lineup includes University Organist, Paul Tegels; Svend Rønning, violin
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Race & Personal Narrative Exhibition Posted by: Kate Williams / February 22, 2019 February 22, 2019 By Kate Williams '16The book has a long history as a rich vessel for stories of the human condition. Amontaine Aurore and Kimisha Turner present their artists’ book “Reverie, and other projects”. They will be joined by book artist, Carletta Carrington Wilson for this riveting exhibitionSeattle based artist Kimisha Turner creates multifaceted work tapping self reflection and empowerment, while
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Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) Posted by: nicolacs / November 29, 2021 November 29, 2021 Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer program run by the University of Washington (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI) and Undergraduate Research Program, and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF CHE-1950904). The CEBR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college students, and tribal college students to
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Lyric Brass CD Release Posted by: Kate Williams / December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerThis week we sat down with Dr. Zachary Lyman to talk about everything from recording issues and Bach, to the new Lyric Brass CD and everyone involved in this project. Read on! What can we find in this CD? The CD contains 4 works by J.S. Bach, without question the most well-known Lutheran composer of all time. The first three works are arrangements of fugues from Bach’s
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Music of Carnival: J-Term 2020 Study Away in Trinidad Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 Dr. Youtz has been part of the Trinidad Gateway Program since its beginning in 1993 and he began taking students to Trinidad and Tobago in 1999. This jewel of a country in the Southern Caribbean has a rich diversity of the world’s peoples and a vibrant arts scene. “Trinidad is a wonderful place for students to experience a culture where the arts are not just entertainment but are in
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Springing Forward with Guest Artists Posted by: Reesa Nelson / March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 Spring is almost here. We just set our clocks forward an hour and throughout this semester students will have plenty of master classes to anticipate with an incredible variety of guest artists from disciplines. Keep reading to hear about the talented musicians, educators, and composers! Members of the PLU Orchestra will have an interesting session with Christian Howes, a violinist, composer, and
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students from across the country together to learn, mingle and share ideas. This year, I was lucky enough to be a speaker for the national convention alongside professionals, professors and select students. The conference, which ran from March 12-15 in Times Square, drew about 2,500 people from schools nationwide. Attendees came to hear the research and scholarship presentations of 250 speakers. In Fall 2015, I submitted a proposal to speak about convergence, the merging of media and technologies to
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Indigenizing the Academy Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Troy StorfjellOriginally published in 2014One of the things that studying Indigenous stories and situations has shown me is that knowledge isn’t neutral. Our systems of knowledge grow out of our ways of being in the world and are all culturally-specific—that is, they are all created by particular cultures. The modern university system, with its distinct disciplines and its emphasis on empiricism and objectivity, is a
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