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departments that fit the requirements and round out the minor. Although innovation studies is a great fit for Business and Economics majors (those learning to meet the needs of a competitive marketplace), creativity and entrepreneurial problem solving are key in almost every field, including computing, communications, art, politics, and nursing–just to name a few. I’m personally a Psychology major, and my Innovation Studies minor will help me to study human creativity and cognition. I hope that it will

. The 20-credit minor is designed as a companion program to strengthen each major on campus and make it outward-facing. Innovation Studies is currently among the fastest-growing programs at PLU, with students enrolling with core interests in Business, Art & Design, Computer Science, History, Economics, Communication, and more. Keep reading Lund’s incredible story on the Innovation Studies Blog.  Lund designs and sews all the products at ELSK the Studio (for now) Innovation StudiesCourses in the

projects like this because she enjoys enacting change through art. Beyond the projects she participated in at the Diversity Center, Ashely recalls the freedom she felt while being there. She says the ability to be light-hearted and authentic among peers is maybe an overlooked aspect of life in the Center. “Being able to be in those spaces and be light-hearted and not have to, like, have these deep conversations all the time … just being able to relax and kick, it is refreshing.” Ashely takes these

there.” Brown likes to present a wide variety of musical styles to students. PLU Opera has done early operas like Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and Handel’s Semele, core repertoire operas like Mozart’s Magic Flute and Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, and 20th century operas like Kurt Weill’s Street Scene and now A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Britten. “I love introducing new works to students and seeing the fresh ideas they bring to a centuries-old art form,” Brown says. Each year Brown looks for operas with a

can follow the story with English supertitles on a screen above the stage. The annual production comes together with a collaborative effort between students and faculty. Sheila Bristow, PLU’s opera coach, and Brown are joined by Theatre faculty member Kathleen Anderson for costume design and head of Stage Services, Art Giddings, as Technical Director. Faculty work alongside student designers: Erika Hagen and Tasha Smith (makeup and hair), Casandra Gramstad (lighting) and Emily Stenson (set). “It’s

North Texas (drums), and Brad Goode from Colorado State University Boulder (trumpet) among many others! Dr. Vianna says, “Jazz composers rely on the performers’ abilities and musical ideas to create fresh and original art. Due to the musicians’ improvised contributions – which happen not only through solos, but also through their individual accompanying skills – each time a piece is performed there is a unique and exciting outcome. Collaborating with musicians in this personal way is always a thrill

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secondary classrooms J.P. Avila, Assistant Professor of Art: Avila will use $1,000 for a Nintendo Wii to construct a cost-effective digital whiteboard and interactive screen to promote visual communication through graphic design. Matthew Levy, Assistant Professor of English, Division of Humanities and Genevieve Williams, Assistant Professor of Library: They will use a “Turning Point” audience response technology to educate students about plagiarism. Their $1,000 will be used for software, a USB receiver

the second day, other speakers will include PLU alums, such as Matt Kennedy, ’07, who had started soccer tournaments in a Ugandan slum, SeattlePI.com sports columnist Art Theil, ’75 and Jason Edward, ’84, ’89, who has summited Everest four times. Topics include the use of steroids, soccer in Seattle, sports and its effect on nationalism and identity in China, video gaming and marketing football to the world. This will be the fourth such symposium hosted by PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education

attend conservatories, which are schools that focus specifically on classical music or art, but Baetge is happy he chose to attend PLU. “I thank my lucky stars every day for [that] experience. It made me a more rounded person and more rounded performer,” Baetge said. Baetge left PLU in 2004 to pursue professional opportunities at the Skagit Opera and the Seattle Opera and to spend two years training at the Seattle Young Artist Program. With just one credit needed to earn his degree, he then returned