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The combined Elliott Press and the Thorniley Collection of Antique Type at PLU now makes up the largest collection of printing equipment in the Pacific Northwest, both in size and variety of type styles and eras represented. Last month, with the tiniest pica of type…
variety of type styles and eras represented. Last month, with the tiniest pica of type to the large, iron 19th century hand press, the Thorniley Collection from WCP Solutions (formerly West Coast Paper) found a new home at PLU, adding more than 1,000 fonts, 40 type cabinets, five presses, antique binding equipment and much more. “When we began to look for a new home for the collection, we had four objectives in mind: keep it in the Pacific Northwest, keep it intact, preserve it for future generations
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You may have seen him tearing up the stage in Lagerquist Hall or starting an impromptu concert in the UC. Maybe you recognized him from America’s Got Talent “YouTube Acts Compete.” Or, if you were in Seattle last weekend, you may have seen the young…
, joined the group last year as a chorus member in the production of Turandot by Puccini. After the show ended on Aug. 18, Marzano was invited back as a chorus member in La Boheme. Rehearsals for the universally popular classic began in January and since then Marzano has been leaving campus right after Choir of the West practice to head up to Seattle. Leaving at 5 p.m. puts him in Seattle around 6 p.m., so he can get his makeup done and costume on before the curtains go up at 7:30 p.m. “The good thing
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PLU News documents good work Lutes are doing, on and off campus, as they live and pursue lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care.
PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on… September 9, 2015 News, Announcements, AccoladesStudent Life, Resources, Community
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After a long history of forced migration and union with other groups, the Yaka have been an independent society since the 19th century.
camp, and Adelman notes the villagers later judge whose piece was the best. In the past these masks were burned after the ceremony, now they are being kept, sold, collected, and displayed after the ceremony is over. – Shaun Spurlock ’15, Religion, and April Nyquist ’09, Art) Sources: Adelman, Kenneth Lee. “The Art of the Yaka.” African Arts. Vol. 9:1, 1975, pp. 41-43. Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa: Surveying Africa’s Artistic Geography. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998
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Professor of Chemistry* | Department of Chemistry | fryhlecb@plu.edu | 253-535-7530 | Craig Fryhle began his career at PLU in 1986 working on organic synthesis targets related to natural products and potential mechanism-based enzyme inhibitors of the shikimic acid pathway. He has mentored undergraduate researchers in these areas who have gone on to careers in academia, industry and other pursuits.
two of the seven continents (South America and Africa), including the highest peak outside of Asia (Aconcagua, 22, 896 ft), and has made two attempts on the highest peak in North America (Denali). His family tops all all of these summits, however. He and his wife have been married over 30 years and have two daughters. Service Councilor, American Chemical Society Puget Sound Section Board Member, Phinney Ridge Community Council Climbing Instructor, Everett Mountaineers
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Dr. Vandana Shiva trained as a Physicist at the University of Punjab, and completed her Ph.D. on the ‘Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory’ from the University of Western Ontario,
surrounding biotechnology and genetic engineering. She has helped movements in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Ireland, Switzerland and Austria with their campaigns against genetic engineering. In 2003, when the US initiated a dispute against the EU to remove the bans and moratoria on genetically modified crops and foods, Dr. Shiva launched a global citizens campaign on GMOs in the WTO. Dr. Shiva’s contributions to gender issues are nationally and internationally recognized. Her book Staying Alive
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Celebrate World Fair Trade Day Bamboo containers, silk scarves, jewelry and stuffed animals are among the many gift and home décor items available in the Fair Trade and World Goods store, located inside Garfield Book Company at PLU. While not all the products are fair…
. “The fun thing about fair trade is the showing and telling, getting to share about the person or group who made the items,” said Karen Giguere, the bookstore’s merchandise manager and buyer. Giguere will happily disclose these stories, and if she’s not available, printed cards near the products inform shoppers of the history. Items are made in Africa, Asia South America and even the United States, and are purchased through nonprofit organizations such as Ten Thousand Villages, A Greater Gift and A
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Hong Kong native Winston Zee rises in global law firm while retaining close PLU ties By Dwight Daniels ’79 Attorney Winston K.T. Zee ’76 says he has learned one truth in decades of practicing law on the international level from his office in Hong Kong.…
me,” Zee said. The retired physics professor remembers him well. “He was an excellent student in my physics classes,” Tang recalled. “One day he asked me what he should do in the interim. I suggested that he should join the study tour to Africa. There he saw an elaborate funeral proceeding. This made him think about the deeper meaning of life. After he came back, he decided to study philosophy and religion.” Drawn toward philosophy and religion, Zee fondly remembers another professor George
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School of Business | sweberva@plu.edu | Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present. He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years. At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of innovative growth areas. As an Executive during the latter part of his career, he formed and led a new division inside of Boeing, the Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division, reporting to the President of Boeing Military Aircraft.
and was the Boeing Board member at Vanderbilt University, Clarkson University, and the University of Alabama-Huntsville as part of the NASA-Industry-University Centers for Commercial Development of Space. Sweberg is a member of the board of trustees for the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma and the Pierce County American Leadership Forum, also in Tacoma. Sweberg earned a bachelor’s of science from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet
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`` Bjug Harstad - A Man For All Seasons`` Bjug Harstad was a remarkable man- sturdy, plain-spoken, determined, and administratively able.
Swedish immigrants who homesteaded in South Dakota in the 1890s, and the son of parents who headed west ahead of drought and depression. A native Washingtonian, he was born in Ellensburg, educated in the public schools of Lake Stevens, and graduated from Pacific Lutheran College in 1956. While at PLU he played football and basketball for Marv Harshman, wrote for the Mooring Mast, and was active in student government. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington and taught
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