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This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII.
campus. This is her first receipt of a Holocaust Studies award. She studied “Nazi Treatment of Black American and Jewish American POWs.” It is widely noted that American, British and French POWs received far better treatment during World War II than did Russian POWs or other captured troops from central and Eastern Europe. This reflected Nazi ideas on race and their assumption of the inferiority of Slavic peoples. Kelsey has noted, however, the brutal treatment often accorded to Black American and
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By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned Choir of the West, including the return of Dr. Richard Nance, Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the choir, who’s back from a yearlong sabbatical. During…
repertoire,” Nance said. “I am probably going to spend the majority of this year just trying to sort through all the repertoire I came back with.” When in Sweden, Nance met with Gary Graden, an American conductor who works at the Stockholm Cathedral, and conductor Stefan Parkman from Uppsala University. Those visits resulted in important contacts for Choir of the West’s 2015 spring tour to Northern Europe, right after Commencement in May. In Estonia, Nance learned about Estonian repertoire through
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Opera star Angela Meade ’01 is the 2013 Spring Commencement speaker. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Tacoma Dome. Angela Meade’s dreams come true with a phone call, a bit of luck and a lot of hard work. Alumna wins…
stage our productions. Then all of the classes stop, and we would function like a small opera company.” She then competed in the Met’s National Council Auditions in 2007, and this time won, which led to the cover contract… and the rest of her career. “I guess you could say, the rest is history,” Meade laughed. Since 2008, Meade has performed in Europe, Baltimore, New York, Dallas and Montreal. Meade was chosen as PLU’s alumna of the year in 2011, and returned home to sing in May to Alban Berg’s
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University’s annual Christmas Concerts have entertained and inspired audiences across the Pacific Northwest for decades. For 2015, PLU is making Christmas Concert history in celebration of its 125th Anniversary. As in previous years, the concerts will be performed…
PBS-television networks, KCTS and KBTS. The concert will air on PBS stations nationwide in 2016.PLU: An International Choral PowerhouseThe Choir of the West has been long regarded as one of the best collegiate choirs in the country and was recently ranked the sixth-best mixed-collegiate choir in the world. The ranking comes on the heels of a summer tour of Europe in which the choir performed in five countries in 12 days, earned multiple gold awards, and won the grand prize award at the Fifth
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In January 2006, a group of PLU students — bundled up in warm coats, gloves, hats and sturdy boots — stepped carefully from the boat on which they’d been traveling onto the rocky and icy shores of Antarctica. This intrepid class helped seal a spot…
able to travel at ease around Europe really shifted my focus on what I’m doing in this world. I was so much more aware of the fact that there are millions of other people living an almost identical life and I started to question what am I as an individual bringing into this world? What do I bring every time I step into a hostel or a new city? It was both freeing and challenging. Lessons Learned: I had this incredible experience in Spain and I really wanted to recreate that in London, but realized
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20 semester hours, including: EDUC 205: Multicultural Perspectives in the Classroom (4) NSCI 350: STEM Education Partnership (4) In addition, STEM Education minors must complete a minimum of 12
: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Geologic Hazards GEOS 104: Conservation of Natural Resources GEOS 105: Meteorology GEOS 106: Geology of National Parks GEOS 107: Global Climate Changes PHYS 110: Astronomy PHYS 125: College Physics I PHYS 126: College Physics II PHYS 153: General Physics I PHYS 154: General Physics II Computer Science & Mathematics (4) 4 semester hours Choose from the following courses: DATA 133: Introduction to Data Science I CSCI 144: Introduction to Computer Science MATH 123: Modern
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Welcome to the Fall 2020 Global Studies Capstones.
international relations were discussed over a feast centered upon respect, reciprocity, and the legends of our collective ancestors. Such a gathering would be inherently Sacred. This paper studies the Tlingit potlatch and its use of the Sacred in international relations between the Sitka Tlingit Nation and the Russian Empire (prior to 1867), as well as the United States government (after 1867). Modern-day international relations can learn from this incorporation of the Sacred into the field through an
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PLU has added a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills…
individuals, families and communities. “The launch of the MSW program at PLU signifies our bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity and justice” said PLU President Allan Belton. “As the program sets its sights on empowering the next generation of social work leaders, PLU remains steadfast in its dedication to creating a more just and equitable society.” PLU’s MSW degree is ideal for those dedicated to tackling modern social issues through education and practice. The program will prepare
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Paul Fritts Endowed Chair; Assistant Professor of Music, Organ | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | jjm@plu.edu | Justin J.
University), Methuen Memorial Music Hall, and Epsilon Spires (Brattleboro, VT). Jay performs frequently as a collaborative musician, both as a basso continuo player and professional chorister, appearing with ensembles including the San Diego Pro Arte Voices, Carduus, and Willan West. Jay is equally at home with music of the distant past as from the modern day, bringing context and enthusiasm for under-heard repertories to a broad audience. He specializes in the music of the Renaissance in Germany and
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Every year, the University Symphony Orchestra features a Student Showcase concert for selected students to perform as soloists with the orchestra or to have their compositions premiered. This year, the concert will be performed on Tuesday, March 20th at 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall in…
one could be more qualified.” When speaking directly with Megan, she offered the following, “I will be playing movements from Molique’s Concerto in D minor, who was only 21 when he wrote this piece. The concerto was written for flutist Theobald Böhm who is credited with inventing the modern flute and was premiered in 1823. Molique published two versions of this piece. The second version, which I will be performing, has a completely different Andante (second) movement which was not premiered until
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