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This exhibit of student work is based on an art class assignment in which students were given everyday objects and tasked with replicating and constructing forms using sheets and rolls of cardboard, self-adhesive paper tape, and hot glue. The project covered scale, mathematical reasoning, armatures,…
trademarked Monster Energy company. Essentially featuring aspects that we felt the brand communicated towards each of us. As demonstrated, the final product is more of a literal statement and focuses on a monster theme. Bottoms up, and the devil laughs *hahahahaha* Artists: Zivia, Kells, Christian Galang ‘23 “Cheap Noodles” Artist statement: A Cup of Noodles is a cheap, unhealthy meal for the tasting pleasure of college students, low-income household families, and the homeless. In this cardboard-crafted
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By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)— The Garfield Book Company at Pacific Lutheran University will host Seattle-based novelist Tracy Weber on Friday, Feb 6, at 6 p.m. Weber will read from her new novel, A Killer Retreat , the…
, New York Times bestselling author of the Domestic Diva and Paws and Claws mysteries. “A well-crafted whodunit with an intriguing mystery and a zinger of a twist at the end!” Weber is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, The Pacific Northwest Writers Association and the Dog Writers Association of America. Weber’s first-time visit to PLU will be the only Pierce County stop on a ten-city tour of Washington state. Read Previous PLU Idol Competition Takes to the Stage During J
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UPDATE: SAAC’s Inclusion Initiative Just Keeps on Winning By earning the first-ever NCAA Division III Diversity Spotlight Initiative award, PLU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has received its highest-profile recognition yet for its focus on inclusion—and it’d already received quite a bit. The NCAA’s new award…
conference receives $500 toward its next diversity initiative. In addition to the monetary award, NCAA Div. III posted a story about SAAC on its website on Sept. 2 and announced the award on social media. “Receiving this award means so much to SAAC and our athletic department,” SAAC President Amy Wooten said. “We strive to make our campus and community a safe and inclusive place, and receiving this award only solidifies that we are making strides in the right direction.” The group’s award-winning
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Antarctica blog By Bryanna Plog ’10 We’ve been at sea for almost six days now. In some senses, it seems strange we’ve been on the Ushuaia for that long, but on the other side, it feels like the usual happenings outside the world of icebergs,…
feels like the usual happenings outside the world of icebergs, towering mountain islands, and the floating home that is our ship don’t actually exist at all.” The routine each day is in danger of becoming just that – a routine. At 7:25 every morning, a crew member comes in the intercom. “Good morning, Antarcticans!” the voice pronounces before giving the weather report and a reminder that breakfast will be served in five minutes. We all (well, most of us), roll out of our bunk beds and sleepily head
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By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 12, 2015)—The Pacific Lutheran University Sustainability Committee is now accepting proposals for projects that aim to make the PLU campus more sustainable. Accepted projects will advance energy conservation in any aspect of PLU life, feature…
roles and will be able to be completed before June 1, 2015. Funded by the student green fund, the proposal process is open to any member of the PLU Community including current students, faculty, staff and recent graduates. Past projects have varied in cost and this year organizers say they hope to fund a variety of small and/or large projects, depending on nature of the proposals they receive. “The greatest thing about sustainability at PLU is that it can be whatever we want it to be – we are not
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By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When instructors want to communicate with students at a distance, one option is to create video or audio recordings. Many faculty dislike seeing or hearing themselves recorded. Others are intimidated by the process of creating recordings. However, recordings can be…
, remember that they do not need to feel professionally produced. Aim for one or two recording attempts and minimal editing. Clear audio, however, is critical for the effectiveness of recordings. Good audio quality is particularly important for those students in your class who may use English as a second language or having a hearing impairment. Test your microphone quality in a short recording and see if an upgrade is warranted. During the PLUTO Institute, we recommend a few low-cost options for making
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Andrew Whitney ’12 says the things he learned in his business classes that have been backed-up by his time at Bank of New York Mellon. “Everything has popped up once or twice while I’ve been here.” Andrew Whitney’s cool internship: Bank of New York Mellon…
November 29, 2011 Andrew Whitney ’12 says the things he learned in his business classes that have been backed-up by his time at Bank of New York Mellon. “Everything has popped up once or twice while I’ve been here.” Andrew Whitney’s cool internship: Bank of New York Mellon By Steve Hansen Of the many numbers Andrew Whitney recalls from his finance class, this one stuck out to him: 70. “I remember my prof telling us that 70 percent of interns get offered a position,” Whitney recalls. “He always
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New nursing labs raise the bar When the School of Nursing ordered 10 new hospital beds for its improved nursing laboratory, the process of moving them into the third-floor space of Ramstad Commons didn’t appear to pose a challenge. But once the computerized Stryker hospital…
extended forklift was brought in to carefully maneuver all the beds through it. The state-of-the art equipment is one piece of the School of Nursing’s new Learning Resource Center Complex. The facility, a collection of three redesigned and upgraded nursing laboratories, encompasses what were once seven rooms designated as laboratory space to teach the school’s 350-plus nursing students. The cutting-edge facility was funded through a $300,000 gift from an anonymous donor last spring. The gift’s legacy
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Aaron Hushagen’s cool internship: 88.5 KPLU-FM By Steve Hansen Aaron Hushagen is a sociology major. He’s also an audiophile. So, during his senior year when he was taking an audio production class, he found himself thinking that he’d like to learn more about it. It…
.” All in all, it was a great way for him to find a passion for something – even though it was outside his major. “This is an experience I didn’t expect to have,” he said. “And when I started doing it, I thought, ‘yeah, this is exactly what I want to do.’” To read about Paris Cochran’s cool internship in Oaxaca, Mexico, click here. To return to the “Cool Internships” main page, click here. Read Previous Canine offers friendship, safety for child Read Next I never thought I’d spend my summer biking
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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…
these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. This issue explores “civil discourse in a fragmented world,” and features articles by two of PLU’s own, Dr. Jeffrey Bell-Hanson and Dr. Lynn Hunnicutt! Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: View the Full Issue Online Vocation and Civil Discourse: Discerning and Defining by Lynn Hunnicutt Polarization, Incivility, and a Need for “Change” by Guy Nave Putting the Kind Back in Human by Sarah Ciavarri
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