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Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1…
Vashon Island, WA. That’s where I fell in love with dancing, and I became involved in musical theater. Throughout my dance career I have trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, flamenco, Dunham technique, tap, hip hop, swing, salsa, West African, and musical theatre dance. I majored in dance and psychology at Bard College. At Bard, I was introduced to dance composition, and I choreographed a number of original works. For my psychology thesis, I wrote about the benefits of including dance in
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- When she was 17 years old, Megan Wonderly had no idea what she wanted to be when she grew up. One afternoon, her teacher had the class look through a list of possible careers. At the top of that list…
civilization that, through trade and military conquest, stretches across several modern day African countries, Wonderly said. Now back at school and looking toward graduation, Wonderly plans on becoming an archaeological field technician after she graduates and to eventually join the Peace Corps in Ethiopia to get closer to the cultures she finds intriguing. Ultimately, she wants to continue doing field work and learn more about the ancient civilizations people know so little about. For now, Wonderly is
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Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1…
Vashon Island, WA. That’s where I fell in love with dancing, and I became involved in musical theater. Throughout my dance career I have trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, flamenco, Dunham technique, tap, hip hop, swing, salsa, West African, and musical theatre dance. I majored in dance and psychology at Bard College. At Bard, I was introduced to dance composition, and I choreographed a number of original works. For my psychology thesis, I wrote about the benefits of including dance in
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Showcase at Tula’s Will Feature the Jazz Sound Trio, the University Jazz Ensemble, Student Combos and Little Big Bands SEATTLE, Wash. (April 23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is…
23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is known for its energy, creativity and ingenuity. Its iconic founding fathers and mothers are revered as some of the greatest improvisational artists in modern history.No performance stage is too grand or too modest for the lively genre, but jazz music may be most at home in culturally vibrant metropolitan nightclubs. New Orleans, Chicago and
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 2, 2016)- Co-founder of Android and Pacific Lutheran University graduate Nick Sears took the technology world by storm when he teamed up with inventors Andy Rubin and Chris White to market and launch Android, one of the world’s top operating systems for…
role as co-founder and chief strategy officer before Google purchased the operating system in July 2005. Sears remained involved at Google, working on Android product development and marketing. By every account, Sears spent more than seven years creating and perfecting the modern-day smartphone. He credits PLU with helping him get there. “I came to PLU to study business,” Sears said, “but I left with a lot more than a (Bachelor of Business Administration).” Now, another former Lute has inspired his
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:00 PM. Dr. Dollinger has also published on Black American and Jewish American relations (Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s, 2018) and Jewish struggles for inclusion in U.S. culture (The Quest for Inclusion: Jews and Liberalism in Modern America, 2000). His forthcoming book addresses Antisemitism in U.S. culture.BiographyDr. Marc Dollinger, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University I’m Marc Dollinger and I get to teach
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Louis Hobson ’00 is an accomplished actor on stage and on screen. His next act includes building a production company that he hopes will infuse innovation into the entertainment industry.
, which develops new musicals. “We’re trying to innovate by looking at different ways to build business models in entertainment,” Hobson said. “It’s something rather novel to live entertainment and theater production.” Louis Hobson '00 View Hobson's IMDb profile As the co-founder and president of Indie Theatrical, Hobson has traveled throughout the United States, across Asia and to parts of Europe. The company’s production of “Tenors of Rock” is headlining at Harrah’s in Las Vegas. “I’ve dedicated my
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Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 was 18 when he returned to Colombia. Although he considered it a homecoming, it took several more visits for him to truly feel at home.
. Taylor-Mosquera has submitted applications to Ph.D. programs in the United States and Europe. As has been true many times throughout his life, he doesn’t know where he will wind up, but knows where he will always return. “I have two families, and I have two countries,” he said. “I have no idea where I’ll be next year, in five years or in 10 years, but I know what I’ll be doing, and I know that I’ll always come home.”
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John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion helped inform the recipe for the most recent product for his hot sauce company.
owner can’t be successful without a mentor. The key to carrying success long term is identifying goals and building internal systems to help a business become sustainable. The next step in that vision includes major sporting goods retailers and international sales. So far, he’s met with representatives from companies in Asia, Europe and Canada, thanks to a Seattle- based group that connects local businesses with international buyers. “A lot of people can’t tell you what their goals are,” de Mars
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12…
the fire.” Conn McQuinn is the director of educational technology for Puget Sound Educational Service District, which partnered with PLU’s School of Education to host the Benson Lecture workshop. McQuinn said school-based makerspaces, prompted by teachers who are exposed to the movement, will encourage kids at a young age to work toward careers in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “Much of the modern economy is being driven by people who are inventing and creating their own
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