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place to begin to live again, to build new relationships, to heal the wounds of the past. Yet the struggle to survive and provide for their families still persists. Screening & Ice Cream What: Film screening of Sweet Dreams, followed by Q&A with director Lisa Fruchtman and an ice-cream social. When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28. Where: Anderson University Center Regency Room, PLU campus. Sponsors: The Kurt Mayer Endowment for Holocaust Studies, PLU Holocaust and Genocide Studies, PLU School of Arts
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PLU Senior Elana Tracy on her (three!) study away experiences, learning during COVID, and plans for graduate school Posted by: bennetrr / May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021 By Ernest JasminPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterSenior Elana Tracy ‘21 has mixed feelings now that her studies at Pacific Lutheran University are coming to an end. On the one hand, PLU allowed her to discover a passion for global studies while studying abroad in Great Britain; but on the other, she won’t miss learning in
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one day I can repay the favor to another hard-working student. Thank you to the donors who are supporting me; it makes me feel that all my hard work did pay off.” Austyn Blair ’25, English Lit and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Religion, Gender and Sexuality Studies “My goals are to teach English and/or work in genocide prevention and education. I want to educate others as I educate myself.” Austyn Blair ’25 has a full schedule. He is majoring in English Literature and minoring in Holocaust and
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electrical & computer engineering. Students can choose to work on the theory that drives the development of new molecules for trapping solar energy, new electrode materials and chemistry for batteries, or models for grid management of renewable energy. Other labs work on integrating these new materials into devices at both the nano- and macro-scale. By the end of the summer, students are familiar with both the technical skills of performing research within the lab, and the social and cultural skills
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places cultural symbols and color from nature. “Even in the Seattle winter, humming birds flash and scoot for nectar from my rosemary bush. Traffic lights illuminate the night, demanding attention as I bike through the city,” Schwartzkopf explains. “With intentional placement, these visual messages imply function, trigger associations, and call for exploration.” Schwartzkopf is fast becoming well known in the ceramics world. Ceramics Monthly, a national publication, featured her alongside her partner
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they carry themselves and how they interact with their friends and fellow students. Elizabeth uses the leadership and conflict resolution skills they gained from the Diversity Center to bridge the gaps formed by cultural and language differences between American and International students in their grad program. These gaps are perfectly natural but most students just aren’t prepared for them. Because of the Diversity Center, Elizabeth developed the necessary skills and experience to help others
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, visiting assistant professor of anthropology. The archeology class prepared for the event by learning more about local archeology and learning the laws and rules about cultural resources in Washington. Mark Woldseth, a PLU alum, brought in projectile points, a Native American scraper, a shard of pottery, an old Lysol bottle and a mechanical calendar from San Francisco. Most people incorrectly call projectile points, “arrowheads,” Taylor said. Projectile points could have been used for more things than
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studied and interned with the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, the nonprofit aligned with EnVia. Mulder originally met with EnVia’s director, Carlos Topete, during a PLU trip to Oaxaca last fall and has been in touch ever since regarding marketing ideas for the women’s products. And now, said Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Executive Director Tamara Williams, a Business student will join the Oaxaca program in Fall 2015 to intern at EnVia and continue the work. The prize money from the
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. Learning is our shared resource, and dialogue our tool. As engaged participants in our body politic, we must remain vigilant to protect our learning community and the values we care about and that are core to our mission. This is not the time to debate partisan positions, nor is it the time to close one’s eyes or to stop listening. We need more conversation across political and cultural differences. We must come together in solidarity as Lutes who care deeply about our country, our communities, our
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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
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