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Symphony Orchestra), and the North American premiere of the Nordic Light Symphony by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds (2017). On both of these occasions the composers were present for the premieres. Choir of the West has produced several published recordings through PLU multimedia recordings, and in April of 2018 recorded a disc of unaccompanied works by Ešenvalds entitled There Will Come Soft Rains, which was released worldwide on the Signum Classics label in January of 2020. Ešenvalds and producer
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. (Photo: Shunying Wang '15) Nance’s sabbatical visits also inspired more future collaborations for PLU’s Music Department, and Nance plans to bring some U.S. premiere concerts to PLU in the near future. Nance is now organizing the premiere of Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström’s St. Matthew Passion at PLU in March 2016, for example, to be conducted by Parkman. Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds also asked Nance to perform the U.S. premiere of his multimedia Nordic Light Symphony at PLU in 2017. This
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to diversity, justice and sustainability.Blagg — who has served on PLU’s Alumni Board since October 2017 — oversees programming related to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring that all of them encompass common goals. “There has to be a structure, a framework that we pursue diversity and equity in, and a sense of cohesiveness about how we put our programs together,” Blagg said, “so we are supporting students in the way that we want them to be supported, and also that we are
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are not always comfortable conversations, but I’ve found great joy and a sort of liberation in the opportunities for honesty, resolve and direction they can provide.” The first People’s Gathering in February 2017 was attended by roughly 200 people. By the third installment in April 2019, attendance had increased to more than four hundred. Plans for a fourth on-campus event were set aside when COVID-19 hit in early 2020. However, as the pandemic accentuated health discrepancies within marginalized
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Professor to serve as featured speaker at statewide conference aimed at addressing opportunity gap Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 23, 2019 Image: Image: Maria Chávez, chair and associate professor of politics and government. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) January 23, 2019 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2017)- Maria Chavez leads with her own experience when she addresses academic opportunity and achievement. Specifically, she empathizes with students
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‘02, ‘04, Holly Deatherage-Larsen ‘08, and David Deatherage-Larsen ‘08, ‘15. Andrew Larsen ‘15Larsen and fellow Peace Corps Comoros volunteers. Peace Corps operated in Comoros from 1988 to 1995 in the Education and Environmental Education sectors. Assistant professor of Anthropology, Katherine Wiley, is the Peace Corp Prep Program Coordinator at PLU. The program began in spring 2017 and she advocated for it because she too served time with Peace Corps teaching high school English in the Islamic
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Carrie Larsen Endowed Scholarship. “On behalf of PLU, I share heartfelt gratitude for these visionary donors,” President Allan Belton said. “Generous gifts like these allow us to fulfill our commitment to our students’ success and the university’s mission.” Sylvia Kirkebo Endowed Scholarship In 2017-18, a series of estate gifts established the Sylvia Kirkebo Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship, funded by an elementary education graduate of PLU, will support President’s Scholars — students with
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family including Mary Jo Larsen ‘02, ‘04, Holly Deatherage-Larsen ‘08, and David Deatherage-Larsen ‘08, ‘15. Andrew Larsen ‘15Larsen and fellow Peace Corps Comoros volunteers. Peace Corps operated in Comoros from 1988 to 1995 in the Education and Environmental Education sectors. Assistant professor of Anthropology, Katherine Wiley, is the Peace Corp Prep Program Coordinator at PLU. The program began in spring 2017 and she advocated for it because she too served time with Peace Corps teaching high
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By:Christian Caple April 21, 2014 0 Discovery https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/04/troy-storfjell-discovery-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Christian Caple Christian Caple https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/09/christian-caple.jpg April 21, 2014 February 6, 2018 Discovery AccoladesLearn more. Lute LibraryLearn more. BlogsLearn more. Troy Storfjell’s heritage fuels his academic passion. Storfjell is a member of the Sámi
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