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  • Lecturer - Percussion | Music | takekama@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Dr.

    and Doctoral degrees in percussion performance from the University of Washington School of Music in Seattle, where she was awarded the coveted Boeing Scholarship, among other honors. She is a sought-after performer in many styles of music, working with groups ranging from classical music (such as the Seattle Modern Orchestra) to Mexican banda music to steel band and West African drumming. She performs with Diego Coy Musica Colombiana, Pan Duo, and many other groups, and is a founding member of the

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  • Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Area Studies | Peace Scholars | berguscj@plu.edu | 253-535-7512 | Why do you serve on the Peace Scholars Committee? Our global society needs young adults who not only want to make the world a better place, but are educated to contribute with knowledge, skills and insight gained from experience.

    , 2007 Fulbright Award for research in Norway 2002-2003 Professional Memberships/Organizations Modern Language Association NORTANA: Norwegian Teachers and Researchers Association of North America Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Biography Why do you serve on the Peace Scholars Committee? Our global society needs young adults who not only want to make the world a better place, but are educated to contribute with knowledge, skills and insight gained from experience. The Peace Scholars

  • Graduation Year: 2013 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Project Title: The Status and Teaching of the Taiwanese Language

    population today. It became less and less prevalent in society after the Chinese Nationalist Party ruled Taiwan between 1945 and 1987. Mandarin Chinese is still the only official language, and there is no standardized written Taiwanese. Through studying Taiwanese and interviewing Taiwanese youth about their language usage, I was able to get a clearer sense of the status and teaching of the Taiwanese language in modern-day Taiwan.Biggest Challenge:I had never been to Taiwan before and with my limited

  • Associate Professor of Music - Piano | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | powerslm@plu.edu | 253-535-7647 | In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Dr.

    de Paris Hector Berlioz B.M., Piano Performance, University of the Pacific Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Piano Responsibilities Applied piano lessons, keyboard lab, and accompanying Biography In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Dr. Lark Powers has performed at such venues as Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the 92nd Street Y in New York City and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Internationally she has been heard in Europe, Mexico and

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  • Associate Professor of Music - Piano | Music | powerslm@plu.edu | 253-535-7647 | In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Dr.

    de Paris Hector Berlioz B.M., Piano Performance, University of the Pacific Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Piano Responsibilities Applied piano lessons, keyboard lab, and accompanying Biography In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Dr. Lark Powers has performed at such venues as Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the 92nd Street Y in New York City and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Internationally she has been heard in Europe, Mexico and

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  • Students get a view of job and internship opportunities from the ground floor – at Alaska Airlines. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) Learning about the next step By Jesse Major ’14 Career Connections hosted its first On-The-Road Experience for students Feb. 22 . Students had…

    find a good fitting internship at Alaska Airlines. The benefits that go along with these internships were one of Dussell’s selling points. He told of a trip to Europe and back that cost just over $200. The other selling point was the people that work there. Tilden asked several employees why they like working there, and most of them said, “The people.” Alaska Airlines is offering 38 internships this summer and is accepting applications online for the first few weeks of March, depending on each

  • Introduction The Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) offers “Four-Week Summer Program” scholarships to non-native Chinese speaking college students worldwide to study Chinese language and

    participants develop a true appreciation of traditional Chinese culture as well as gaining insights into the current fast transforming China. Program Director: Chan Lu, Liping Yu Program Manager: Darielle Horsey | studyabroad@uw.edu Application & More information: LinkChinese Bridge China Study TripLocation: Chengdu, China Program Terms: Early Fall Program Duration: 3 Weeks Credits: 5 UW credits Prerequisite: Applicants must be matriculated UW students who are currently enrolled in a modern Chinese

  • Symposium 2012 Suggested Readings Maude Barlow, Blue Covenant (The New Press, 2007) (Available at the PLU Bookstore for purchase) Maude Barlow has for decades been a leading voice arguing that access

    crippled or destroyed by an inability to understand water or manage it. We have a huge advantage over the generations of people who have come before us, because we can understand water and we can use it smartly.’ The Big Thirst will forever change the way we think about water, about our essential relationship to it, and about the creativity we can bring to ensuring that we’ll always have plenty of it.” Terje Tvedt, ed. A History of Water: Ideas of Water from Ancient Societies to the Modern World: v. 1

  • The pre-professional program at PLU is a course of study (not a major) that prepares you for admission into a professional school or training program following your undergraduate study.

    education. If you are interested in a health sciences career, you should have a strong interest in and understanding of the sciences.Why Study Health Sciences at PLU?PLU offers the unique combination of a strong liberal arts curriculum and a high-quality science program set in a mid-sized university environment. Solid Academics The faculty of the Division of Natural Sciences at PLU are trained across the total spectrum of modern science and have professional teaching and research expertise in a full

  • The pre-professional program at PLU is a course of study (not a major) that prepares you for admission into a professional school or training program following your undergraduate study.

    education. If you are interested in a health sciences career, you should have a strong interest in and understanding of the sciences.Why Study Health Sciences at PLU?PLU offers the unique combination of a strong liberal arts curriculum and a high-quality science program set in a mid-sized university environment. Solid Academics The faculty of the Division of Natural Sciences at PLU are trained across the total spectrum of modern science and have professional teaching and research expertise in a full