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diversity of this expression of experience from a varied set of mediums enriched how I went about understanding the human experience of centuries past. Though we cannot recreate life as it was, by examining German literature we learned of perspectives toward how people of the time interacted with their world – an inquiry that can inform how we choose to interact with and process our world today. A thought that remains poignant from our German literature readings comes from Hrotsvitha von Gandersheim’s

into focus, he knew things had changed. This fall, during Homecoming 2011 at PLU, Hrivnak will return to the campus as a panelist during the 60th anniversary celebration of the School of Nursing. He’ll talk about his passion for patient care, his experience as a medevac and his journey as a writer. His experience outside of the military includes being an emergency room nurse and today he works as a firefighter for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. He began writing about his experiences – what he saw

Fred Hutch Lab Tech Training Internship Program Posted by: nicolacs / March 13, 2017 March 13, 2017 Lab Tech Training Internship Program Overview: This internship opportunity will provide job training for students interested in pursuing biomedical research after graduation. Labs in the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Division at Fred Hutch (e.g. Lund Lab, HVTN, McElrath Lab, Schiffer Lab) are seeking PLU, SPU, Seattle U and local undergraduate military veterans for this nine week internship

, and enthusiastic. She has been teaching for 28 years, at PLU since 2008, and regards herself as lucky to be part of a faculty, and a community, that was supported, because she had training in online teaching, and had participated in Inclusive Teaching seminars before and during the pandemic. Born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, Dr. Urdangarain obtained her BA in Comparative Literature and Secondary Education  in 1991. She taught at a high school level for seven years until relocating to the

, Manso has noticed that, among the new employees that join his lab, it is the PLU students who seem to be significantly more self-reliant than graduates from other schools. “Lutes always seem to be a few steps ahead of others,” he said. He chalks that up to the preparation he and his colleagues received at PLU. “The professors always prepared us for how things would be in the ‘real world,’” Manso said. “They kept saying, ‘You’ll use [these skills] for the next 50 years of your life.’ “And so far,” he

relishes the chance to both sing and help with the productions of the relatively new company. “People really appreciate doing business with people they like, and that’s all the more true for the arts world,” Surkatty said. “In opera, a lot of the castings begin with recommendations. That’s eventually how you land the big gigs.” That, and a passion for your craft. Surkatty was born in the United States and then traveled back with her family to Indonesia when she was only a few weeks old. Her family

Scholarship Concert on Saturday, December 13, 2014, in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Ticket options priced at $100 will include prime seating and a $50 tax-deductible contribution to fund music scholarships at PLU. Non-tax-deductible tickets can also be purchased for $50. Our goal is to raise $25,000 for the Christmas Music Scholarship Fund to help deserving students achieve a PLU education and to share their talents with the world. We invite all scholarship concert attendees to a special reception before the

Jazz Under the Stars 20th anniversary and concert lineup announced Posted by: Kate Williams / May 8, 2018 Image: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, an Eclectic string swing band, perform for Jazz Under the Stars in the Mary Baker Russell Amphitheater at PLU, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 8, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerThe 2018 Jazz Under the Stars series will begin on Thursday, July 19 in the outdoor amphitheater of the Mary Baker Russell Music Center at PLU. This

how these things relate, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about creativity, and that too is an outgrowth of all these crazy pieces of my life,” said Greg Youtz, professor of music. Arriving in Champagne, Youtz signed on as an able-bodied migrant laborer, picking champagne grapes along the French countryside. Following four weeks of fieldwork, Youtz hitchhiked south with burgundy-stained digits, and stumbled into employment at L’Aigle (The Eagle), a ski resort nestled loftily in the Swiss

March 12, 2014 Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived WWII and the Nazi regime largely by finding a safe haven, with up to 5,000 others, in a little-known part of south-central France? The news, belatedly told by the Sauvages to their son, led