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October 6, 2008 “The Shack” author says he never meant to write a book. William P. Young said he first wrote “The Shack,” for his children, and didn’t think anything more of it, until friends and family encouraged him to publish the book, which he did, with the help of friends, some savings and some credit cards. He thought it would take years to get rid of the first 10,000 books stacked in that friend’s garage. But now, as the sales of the books are closing in on the 4 million mark and the

economy. More than 10,000 PLU alumni make their home in the area. And more than 3,500 students enroll at PLU every year and the university employs 700 faculty and staff. “I thank you for recognizing and holding up the essential and critical role of education in the context of economic development,” he said. “And, there is much to celebrate.” But he expressed pause in celebrating. As the PLU president nears the end of his 20 years at the university, he expressed concern about the future of a “new

Christmas Eve in the Seattle, Tacoma and the greater Portland area for the first time ever. Check below for broadcast times and channels near you and save the date! This year’s program features the exclusive world premiere of prolific Hollywood film composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation, a three-movement work composed for the Choir of the West, University Chorale and our University Symphony Orchestra. The anniversary broadcast spotlights vocal soloist acclaimed Metropolitan Opera soprano

internship/industry experience and/or courses in business, economics, history and ethics.  “Project-based learning is a different kind of learning than in-class learning and adds a different kind of value to a student’s degree,” said Bogomil Gerganov, associate professor of physics. “Internships and apprenticeships are extremely valuable training for future engineers, and students with such experience are more attractive job and graduate school candidates.” To fulfill the engineering internship/industry

internship had other benefits, too. For Charles’ senior thesis, he had been planning to write about the Civilian Conservation Corps within the context of the National Park Service. His work over the summer gave him access to numerous resources – and personal contacts! – that he would never had otherwise. All in all, it was the perfect way to spend a summer. And, in Charles’ view, a perfect way to preview the next steps in his life. “It was a unique chance to preview my future,” he said. To return to the

, the Sustainability Department was aided by a group of college bound students in clearing the space of invasive Himalayan Blackberry. It is an example of how the Tobiason Center restoration project has been a community partnership. Efforts will culminate this year with a work-party celebration on Earth Day, April 22. Organizers from the Sustainability Department are planning the largest work-party to date for the Earth Day event. Students are asked to help make their campus beautiful and get these

Classical Compendium in the 58th Grammy’s and his performances have been acclaimed by critics at home and abroad. Laube also serves as an Assistant Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Laube will be performing on the Mary Fuchs and Gottfried organ. This is the hallmark of the Lagerquist Concert Hall, and the base for the PLU organ studies program. Laube will be the first performer of the organ series, with his contemporaries performing throughout the year. For more

part of that effort.” Read Previous Professor Maria Chávez quoted in article about women of color in the workplace Read Next Powell-Heller Conference explores before, during and after the Holocaust COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024

read. The type, texture, size and visuals all play a part in whether I will thumb through the book or read the back cover. “It’s important,” I tell my students, “that you are engaging the user with the data.” In picking a book, the cover design should be expressive of the content, it’s a very interactive experience and one that we should not forget, especially when living in an über-dynamic user experience world. Bottom line: A book cover should tell you something about the content you are going to

superstars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. The agency’s first project was building Kobe Bryant’s Website, kb24.com, and creating original content and films that are featured on it. Ford uses multiple formats to shoot campaign ads – even his Super-8 camera. “I fell in love with filmmaking at PLU. My friends and I would make videos and skits that led to more nuttiness,” says Ford. Ford became a copywriter in 1999 and spent the next seven years writing ads for Wieden + Kennedy, a Portland Ore., ad agency. In