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are especially pleased to welcome emeriti and retired members of the faculty and staff. Please know that we value your continued presence and investment in the life of PLU, and know that we strive each day to reach the high standard you have set for us. Would you please stand and be recognized. A special welcome also to those of you returning from sabbaticals and other time away from campus for professional and personal leave. It’s good to have you back on campus. Would you please stand so we can

support to these able and dedicated leaders. PLU is blessed in a special way each year by the work of our remarkable cadre of academic program leaders and deans. This year we will be searching for new deans for the School of Arts and Communication and the School of Education and Movement Studies. During these important transitions, Professor John Hallam from art, along with associate professors Mike Hillis from education and Karen McConnell from movement studies will be serving as acting deans. We

University of Washington PREP Program Posted by: alemanem / January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023 The University of Washington PREP (Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program) is currently accepting applications for the class of 2023-2024. Individuals who are members of groups underrepresented in biomedical sciences, including those with disabilities, and who are US citizens or hold permanent resident status are encouraged to apply.  Interested students who will have completed their BS/BA degree

world’s most powerful companies and give advice to Lutes preparing to enter the workforce. ———- May 3, 7:00 p.m. | Ingram 100 This event is free and open to the public. Read Previous Social Innovation at PLU Read Next Innovation and Resilience LATEST POSTS INOV 350: Innovation Seminar in Spring 2025 November 21, 2024 Have you considered an Innovation Studies minor? September 16, 2024 COMA 248 Upcoming Workshop: A Special Session with Professor Jasinski September 12, 2024 Meet Professor Junichi

said. “We learn from each other,” she said. “That’s very special to witness. I can see both sides learning so much.” The partnership is ongoing, going into Takekawa’s 10th year teaching at PLU. She said the plan is to continue to grow and strengthen that partnership. In January 2017, Gerhardstein will use a grant from the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education to conduct a music research project in Japan, she noted. Takekawa will accompany him, as well as a couple of students from G

ensemble passages, like a big band, but also be small enough to have the spontaneous interaction of a combo.” Improvised “jamming”—unrehearsed, unplanned performances that often feature extended solos and performers engaging one another in friendly competition—has tremendous importance in the lexicon and history of jazz music. The Jazz Day program will include periods of jamming with a special twist, spotlighting standout students and inviting them to com of age on stage as jazz performers. “We are

connection between a PLU student and a student residing in the Parkland area, emphasizing positive relationships’ powerful and restorative nature. For PLU students, it will be an opportunity to understand the surrounding community, as many are not from the area. For Franklin-Pierce students, it will be an opportunity to see beyond their worldview and understand that there are possibilities for them, such as higher education.  With support from Quigg funding, the program organizers can support the initial

Nations special report. That startling statistic caught the attention of three PLU Communication students, all of whom are members of the award-winning MediaLab program. Intrigued, the trio began asking questions, conducting research and investigating the issue. Now, after more than a year of research, travel, interviews and production, the result is a new documentary film titled Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation, which premieres in Tacoma on Nov. 8. Waste Not explores the complexities

report on the history and culture of the upcoming port, while the business students report on the economy, tourist product, and other business aspects.  We also reflect after each port on what we’ve observed and learned.  The students in the two classes are all mixed in their cabins and in their explorations of the ports of call. It was a special delight to be able to introduce my J-Term@Sea students to the seniors at my high school, All Saints Cathedral School in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.  After

moments later, when the sun rises above Harstad Hall, the symbols of the Christian faith and our Lutheran heritage seem to burst out as if they were in 3-D. Throughout the years, hundreds, if not thousands, of Lutes have had their breath taken away by the window’s brilliant beauty. With its Rose Window, Tower Chapel is like no other place on campus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4rp15b0Pco But it’s not just the Rose Window that makes Tower Chapel such a special place. Whenever the subject of