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getting out in nature. I’ve also been known to relax with some knitting and a glass of bourbon…. Photo credit: Mike Mitchell Just for fun!Cats or dogs? Dogs Coffee or chocolate? Coffee French fries or hash browns? Neither. Sweet potato fries. Mac or PC? Mac Instagram or Twitter? Instagram. I have three different accounts. 🙂 Read Previous Fall 2020 Masterclass Announcement Read Next Music Lessons in the Time of Corona LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the

field trip was part of a three-day environmental studies curriculum evaluation and planning workshop held at the end of May. The purpose was to evaluate the “Environmental Methods of Investigation” course in the context of the environmental studies program. “It gave us the time and a focus to reflect on the program in a constructive manner,” explained Rose McKenney, associate professor of geosciences and environmental studies. Participants included alumni, faculty from the interdisciplinary

lost language of the time around the region. In answer to the obvious question – yes it was hard to learn the song, much less a song in a language that died out about 700 years ago.  “You have to do your research,” she said.  Amilyn Hill will be singing Mozart’s “Queen of the Night,” arias from the Magic Flute, complete with costume. “I plan to make it as close to an opera performance as I can,” she said. “I’ll probably be wearing a black dress, maybe a crown.”  Around the age of 12, Hill

traveled to Cuba in 2010 through Witness for Peace, to observe Cuba’s health care system. Wilson anticipates retiring in 2012 from her part-time job at Deaconess Medical Center’s Hyperbaric Wound Care Center. But she plans to remain active, and says she may even remain on-call after she retires. Marilynne and Lewis are undecided as to when they will fully retire. “We have always felt we wanted to contribute,” she said. Wilson also expects to stay involved with Spokane’s Peace and Justice Action League

more trip to China and one more question to answer: What’s next? “Do you tear it down and reconstruct exactly what was there, but with approval this time?” Manfredi said. “It’s very open ended.” We will all know in the Spring of 2013, when he hopes to have the documentary finished. Read Previous Lives of Service: It’s what neighbors do Read Next PLU MFA Program presents Alaskan writers at Richard Hugo House COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThB2kRSmK78 Okuda was with the Choir of the West under long-time director Maurice Skones between 1977 and 1978. Skones was the Choir of the West director at PLU from 1963 to 1984. In all, he taught 54 years at the university, according to his son, Paul Skones ’74, who is also a music teacher in the Portland area. Even though Skones directed a choir, that doesn’t mean you could hide among the voices, Okuda said. If you were off key or missing a word, “he knew immediately who did it

commitment to the overall success of all students in a post-secondary setting.” He continues: “Throughout her time, Laura has been an active agent in assisting students to pursue and achieve their highest aspirations personally, academically, and professionally. Additionally, Laura has been a strong and able leader of the campus community in a wide range of leadership capabilities.” Also in her nominating packet PLU student Haley Miller ’13, chair of the University Student Media Board, wrote: “Dr

diving community. To date, Olson has taken the requisite PE 100, sailing and scuba diving during his time at PLU. With two capstones looming on the horizon, James plans to spend his fourth and final required PE credit on Relaxation Techniques, learning how to ease stress the productive way. A junior English major with an emphasis in writing and a philosophy minor, Olson keeps busy. As a guide for PLU’s Outdoor Recreation club, Olson takes every opportunity to get outside. When he isn’t writing

-winning journalist and author Robin Wright will talk about the middle east during the Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture. Wright has reported from 140 countries, and her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Time, The Atlantic and The Sunday Times. Her foreign tours include the Middle East, Europe, Africa and several years as a roving foreign correspondent worldwide. She has covered a dozen wars and several revolutions. Until 2008, she covered U.S. foreign

. I am immensely proud of my staff and the hard work that was put into this in-depth reporting and the product we came up with on such short notice.” Jack Sorensen, the editor of the Focus section at the time and reporter, Emily Biggs were named in the award along with the staff of the Mooring Mast. National Mark of Excellence Award winners are chosen from the first-place category winners in each of SPJ’s 12 regions. PLU won four First Place awards at the regional level this year. The 2012 contest