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Bryn Nelson, PhD, is an award-winning science and medical writer, the author of Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure (Grand Central Publishing), and a former microbiologist trained
Dr. Bryn NelsonBryn Nelson, PhD, is an award-winning science and medical writer, the author of Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure (Grand Central Publishing), and a former microbiologist trained in bacterial biochemistry at the University of Washington. As a science writer at Newsday from 2000 to 2007, Nelson wrote frequently about the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, stem cell research, conservation, global warming, ecology, and the West Nile virus. Among his awards, he
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From Diversity Abroad: Minority & Students of Color Abroad In the U.S. you might be classified by your ethnicity, but abroad, you may be identified first as an American.
support network among other study abroad students so that if you do face racial or discriminatory incidents you’ll have support to deal with it. Be prepared if an incident does arise, but don’t go abroad expecting racism or discrimination. Resources: Black Student Guide to Global Programs Putting Color Onto a White Canvas: Expanding Opportunities for Minority Students Student Experiences: Realizing My Skin Color While Studying Abroad Lydia, London Bruno, South Africa Breana, Cape Town Race, Culture
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Chair & Associate Professor of Art History | Communication, Media & Design Arts | hmathews@plu.edu | 253-535-7574 | Heather joined the Department of Art and Design in 2007.
discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery (including the University Gallery Annex and the Karen Hille Phillips Gallery) and manages the University’s Permanent Art
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Compact Disc Recordings View Albums by: Performing Group Title By Performing GroupChoir of the West 2020 – There Will Come Soft Rains 2014 – Look Down, Fair Moon 2013 – A Child is Born 2012 – The Lightener of the Stars 2011 – Peace 2010 – Phoenix 2009 – Wondrous Child 2007 – Light Everlasting 2005 – God is Our Refuge 2004 – Peace, Love & Hope 2002 – A Mighty Fortress 2001 – Beautiful Savior 2000 – Mass for a New Millennium 1999 – Rejoice & Sing 1998 – Credo 1997 – In Praise of the Nativity 1996
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Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | Jeffrey Bell-Hanson retired in May 2023, following 21 years as Music Director of the Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra.
, clinician, adjudicator and orchestral educator. Each year he works with school orchestras at all levels throughout the region and beyond, bringing to them the perspective of his long career as a conductor and scholar. He is a past national president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. Dr. Bell-Hanson has conducted orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States and in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, including the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony, the
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Professor Emeritus | Music | Jeffrey Bell-Hanson retired in May 2023, following 21 years as Music Director of the Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra.
, clinician, adjudicator and orchestral educator. Each year he works with school orchestras at all levels throughout the region and beyond, bringing to them the perspective of his long career as a conductor and scholar. He is a past national president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. Dr. Bell-Hanson has conducted orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States and in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, including the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony, the
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New program preps Lutes for service around the world Pacific Lutheran University’s ties to the Peace Corps are impressive, and they haven’t gone unnoticed. More than 260 Lutes have joined the service organization, which sends trained volunteers around the world to help countries meet their…
a Peace Corps alumna herself. She taught English for two years in Mauritania, a large country on the northwest coast of Africa. Later, Wiley returned for doctoral work. She maintains connections with communities there. “One thing I learned in the Peace Corps was that relationship building and spending time with people was something I was really passionate about,” Wiley said. “And to some extent that is what cultural anthropologists do, we study contemporary human life.” Zylstra stressed that the
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In summer 2007, Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle physician, approached PLU expressing the wish to give the university a piece of African art
Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela J. CobbIn summer 2007, Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle physician, approached PLU expressing the wish to give the university a piece of African art
(Accession no. 2007.02.001) in memory of the Lehmanns, who had been friends and fellow collectors, and who had given a number of pieces to PLU. Not knowing much about African art, the (then-)Development Office reached out to Prof. Neal Sobania, a historian of Africa on -
Gre masks, such as the one in the PLU Collection, were carved by the Bete People of the Republic of the Congo.
Encyclopedia of Africa. Farmington Hills, Michigan: The Gale Group, 2008. 517-528 volume 1 Celenko, Theodore. A Treasury of African Art: from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection. Bloomington: Indiana University 1983. Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Maria Kecskési and László Vajda. Afrikanizche Masken; aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf. München, Germany: Prestel-Verlag, 1997. “Bete, Gre (Gle) Mask.”Artes Africanae. Accessed April 2015 at http://www.artesafricanae.org/eng/e-gall02_Bete/gall_Bete.htm
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Sojourners return to campus One month and seven continents later, Lutes returned to campus from J-Term and semester study away experiences. Some were faced with crushing poverty. Others were exposed to extreme decadence. And still others experienced the most breathtaking scenery on Earth. All were…
experiences. The travelers were asked to address questions about sustainability, health, peace and justice in their host country, while also describing their impressions of the people and culture. Many posted photographs depicting their host country as well. One group traveled to Tanzania, scaling Mount Kilimanjaro and camping on a safari. Less than a week after returning from Africa – where the group’s Internet access was spotty at best – student Autumn Leir recalled the physical toll of climbing the
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