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were passed down to Petersen through his father, who played with the marbles as a boy. Petersen recalled his own boyhood experience playing games of marbles with his brother, who died in a work accident in 2010. “I was sitting there thinking about the family nostalgia of growing up with this childhood game that I think is, in some ways, forgotten now,” Petersen said. “I was just kind of thinking about my brother, who he was and what he had accomplished and not yet accomplished in his life.” Stirred

possibilities. “As you go through college and graduate college, there are so many opportunities that you may not know about, and the world is so expansive,” she says. “I wouldn’t have thought that I would be in the position I’m in unless I had these detours.”Interested in studying art?The Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts offers a strategic and creative curriculum to prepare students for careers in diverse fields including print and digital design, journalism, PR & advertising, film & media

The Printed Arts at PLU are Alive and Thriving Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 21, 2012 February 21, 2012 The 2013-14 academic year has been full of celebrations of the printed arts. PLU’s Elliott Press celebrated its 30th anniversary; the Boge Library was established, with a collection of books on graphic design, typography and calligraphy; a one-day book arts symposium will grace PLU’s campus on March 15; and on March 12, the University Gallery hosts an exhibition celebrating Wayzgoose

Senior Exhibition Opens April 23 in the University Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 21, 2014 April 21, 2014 ART IS THIS, the 2014 Senior Exhibition at Pacific Lutheran University, will begin with an opening reception on Wednesday, April 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in PLU’s University Gallery. It is featured as the last event in the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship. Visitors will see a wide variety of media from graduating artists in the Department of Art and Design. Works will

collaborated with PLU Opera on this production and we bring to it the best of both programs. Stephen Sondheim’s impeccable score has never sounded so lush and the production’s design and performances are top-notch,” Tom Smith, Director, Chair and Associate Professor of Theatre & Dance. “The scenic elements in this production are incredibly difficult. There are multiple locations, including a functional barbershop, and Scenic Designer, Henry Loughman, has produced an amazing set!” “To honor Sweeney’s

September 22, 2008 DMC grants appear in classrooms Interactive software, a Wii to use in graphic design and a video which will record future teachers at work – all these ideas received funding this year through the Digital Media Center Small Grants fund. Each year in May, Layne Nordgren ‘76, Director of Instructional Technologies and his crew award three to five DMC Small Grants to PLU faculty seeking support for the integration of instructional technology into their courses. This is the fourth

for us,” said Wiersma. “My fellow filmmakers and I worked hard to make the documentary thought-provoking and influential. So, it’s a great feeling to be acknowledged with such a prestigious national award.” Changing Currents was produced by a team that included Wiersma, a Communication major, Communication major Christopher Boettcher ‘17, Art and Design major Kelly Lavelle ‘18, Business major John Struzenberg ‘16, and Digital Media major Rachel Lovrovich ‘18. The film’s original soundtrack was

. “Receiving an Emmy nomination is exciting and humbling,” Wiersma said. “My fellow filmmakers and I worked hard to make the documentary thought-provoking and influential. So, it’s a great feeling to have our efforts acknowledged in this way.” Changing Currents was produced by a team that included Wiersma, a communication major, as well as fellow communication major Christopher Boettcher ’17, art and design major Kelly Lavelle ’18, business major John Struzenberg ’16, and digital media major Rachel

original score. “A World of Difference” is the 14th documentary produced by MediaLab in its 11-year history, throughout which it has won more than 40 international, national and regional awards for its work in filmmaking, video production, graphic design, motion graphics and community engagement. This latest production is the group’s first series. Lovrovich, who also performed much of the graphic design and branding work for “A World of Difference,” said that while she and her colleagues are gratified

collaborated with PLU Opera on this production and we bring to it the best of both programs. Stephen Sondheim’s impeccable score has never sounded so lush and the production’s design and performances are top-notch,” Tom Smith, Director, Chair and Associate Professor of Theatre & Dance. “The scenic elements in this production are incredibly difficult. There are multiple locations, including a functional barbershop, and Scenic Designer, Henry Loughman, has produced an amazing set!” “To honor Sweeney’s