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of the universe and natural world with pre-recorded and digitally produced sounds along with a live solo horn performance. She also received acclaim for her composition “Mountain Ascent,” awarded first place at the International Women’s Brass Conference Competition in 2022. With an international reputation and a string of commissions from prestigious ensembles and musicians, Gillie’s substantial, relevant, and influential work has elevated her status as a composer and contributed significantly to

maybe he should do something about it. But first, he had to focus on the upcoming 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy. “I felt that if I ever had the spotlight, I would do something about it,” he told the crowd of 200 people gathered at the Tacoma Convention Center last Thursday for the Cheek’s keynote speech for the Wang Center Symposium: Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation. At the talk, Cheek, along with William B. Stafford, was awarded PLU’s Wang Center for International Programs

February 1, 2014 Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ Natalie Burton ’13 plays a Bach piece on the piano for master pianist Vladimir Feltsman during Portland Piano International’s Up Close With the Masters series. (Photo courtesy of Portland Piano International) A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna cum laude from PLU in 2013, but she might have taken her most high-profile class

their roles, level of influence, agency, and how they can make a difference,” she says. Over the course of her employment with the City of Tacoma, Woods has facilitated many such meetings, workshops, conversations, and trainings. Cross-functional, cross-organizational teams allow learning more about your organization, she notes. This teamwork boosts personal development—your leadership and what you bring to the conversation. “Being intentional about looking for those opportunities has been probably

. Expansion of the program would include continuing to offer the program for all incoming first-year students and providing student teaching assistants for all sections. It would also involve investing in the professional development of instructors and TAs to emphasize the social justice outcomes associated with increased retention rates, particularly for historically marginalized students. By expanding the program, organizers hope to support the PLU community by connecting students to resources to

health. Foege became executive director of The Carter Center in 1986 and continues to serve the organization as a senior fellow. He has served on the PLU Board of Regents and received an honorary doctorate from PLU in 2000, when he was the university’s Commencement speaker. He helped shape the global-health work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and remains a champion of a wide array of issues, including child survival and development, injury prevention and preventative medicine. Foege’s

. They raised money to rappel down the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma, along with dozens of other participants. It was the first year of the Habitat Challenge. Elliot Stockstad, director of development for the organization, said 71 people raised money to support the nonprofit’s mission of providing affordable housing for low-income residents in the community. “We’re having a great time down here today,” Stockstad said from the rooftop of the Murano. “We have a crowd down there going wild.” PLU’s

as case numbers rise? Internships across the country fell to COVID-19 along with the professional development experience that they offer. Luckily, for current students, Brennan LaBrie ’21 and Armanda Dupont ’21, not even the pandemic could stop them from growing their skills in preparation for their graduation in May.  LaBrie is continuing his work in Port Townsend with the local paper The Leader. He began the job with an internship in summer 2019 and returned this summer with a promotion, as a

Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship Posted by: alemanem / February 1, 2018 February 1, 2018 This award, administered by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, will sponsor one or more young international green chemistry scholars to participate in a green chemistry technical meeting, conference, or training program. Awardees are reimbursed up to $2,000 in funds to accommodate cost of travel, accommodation and fees associated with the event. Those who are eligible to apply include undergraduate and

experience and mentorship for rising-senior undergraduate students who are interested in biomedical research.  Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, students will: Complete an independent research project; Attend weekly research seminars; Participate in professional development workshops designed to facilitate the preparation of competitive applications for graduate/medical school; and Present their findings at a competitive poster session. The program will run from Monday, June 10 – Friday, August 9