Page 45 • (746 results in 0.02 seconds)
-
Jessica Spring Will Accept AMOCAT Award—and Exhibit Her Work—in Tacoma Oct. 2 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker Pacific Lutheran University resident artist Jessica Spring has been selected to receive an impressive AMOCAT award from the Tacoma Arts Commission. Every year, the…
also will feature exhibits of her work. The event is Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6-9 p.m. at the Tacoma Post Office Building, 1102 A St. in Tacoma; Mayor Marilyn Strickland will present the awards starting at 7:45 p.m. Read Previous PLU Wins 16 Mark of Excellence Awards, Six First Place Read Next PLU Digs into the Merits of Meat LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho
-
How I Learned to Drive , by Paula Vogel, opens March 8 in the Studio Theater of the new Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Often described as one of the most disturbing love stories in theatre, How I…
the relationship between a young girl, Li’l Bit, from a tightly knit, lower-middle-class family, and her uncle-by-marriage, Uncle Peck. The play thoughtfully integrates the metaphor of driving with the idea of control and manipulation. The March 8 premiere is presented as part of the first event of the 2013 School of Arts and Communication (SOAC) Focus Series. Four events, each with a different disciplinary lens, address various aspects of empowerment. A post-performance discussion will be held
-
Poetry helps explain a complex world Rick Barot wasn’t looking for how to address worldly issues when he began writing poetry. “I think, like a lot of poets, I started in poetry having very self-serving reasons,” the PLU professor said. In college, it was therapeutic…
informed he had received the award. After the feeling of jubilance faded, a sense of validation stayed. For Barot poetry is a way of restoring the complexity of feelings and thoughts in a society that gravitates toward quick sound bites. “It’s just restoring complexity to who you are inside when you read different things,” he said. Read Previous Much more than event planners Read Next A ‘Twilight’ experience COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have
-
Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU Marissa Meyer ’04 came to the PLU campus in February for her book release and signing of “Cress.” The crowd filled the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo by John Froschauer / PLU) Barbara…
improve both the story and my abilities as a writer.” Cress marks the completion of her third novel, with a fourth book scheduled for release in 2014. This event is presented by the Department of English and the Division of Humanities. Read Previous Take Back the Night at PLU Read Next PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in
-
TACOMA, Wash. (April 30, 2015)—Award-winning authors and PLU alumnae Leslye Walton ’04 and Marissa Meyer ’04 will return to campus May 2 for the inaugural Cavalcade of Authors West youth writing workshop. Cavalcade of Authors West is comprised of two components: 1) students reading novels…
promote reading and writing in the region. PLU’s Instruction Librarian Lizz Zitron serves on the board of Cavalcade of Authors West, along with area high-school and middle-school teachers. Cavalcade of Authors West, a registration-only event, will be held at PLU beginning at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, May 2. Read Previous PLU Alumna and Scholar Seeks Justice for Journalists Read Next It’s On Us | It’s On Lutes (Video) COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might
-
The Common Reading Selection Committee is delighted to announce that for the 2018-2019 FYEP Common Reading, we will revisit Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates . The text, drawing from an autobiographical account of the author’s youth, is written in the form of…
division has an event coming up in the next academic year that you think might tie in with Between the World and Me, please contact either Tyler Travillian (traviltt@plu.edu) or Laree Winer (winerll@plu.edu) as co-chairs. You may also write to Rona Kaufman (kaufmard@plu.edu), director of FYEP. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Next Intersections goes digital LATEST POSTS Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) April 29, 2022 Intersections: Called to Place November 10, 2021 Intersections
-
How I Learned to Drive , by Paula Vogel, opens March 8 in the Studio Theater of the new Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Often described as one of the most disturbing love stories in theatre, How I…
the relationship between a young girl, Li’l Bit, from a tightly knit, lower-middle-class family, and her uncle-by-marriage, Uncle Peck. The play thoughtfully integrates the metaphor of driving with the idea of control and manipulation. The March 8 premiere is presented as part of the first event of the 2013 School of Arts and Communication (SOAC) Focus Series. Four events, each with a different disciplinary lens, address various aspects of empowerment. A post-performance discussion will be held
-
Senior capstone: ‘the toughest class they will ever take’ If Tosh Kakar has his way, James Crosetto, Jeremy Ellison and Seth Schwiethale will have spent most of their senior year trapped in a project room just off Morken 212.It is a state-of-the-art room adjacent to…
Technology. There, all seniors in the natural sciences will present the findings of their capstone research, or the results of their projects. A large number of alumni also attend the festival, some of whom discuss the work they are doing in the industry. Kakar referred to it as “bringing the whole family together.” “Festival” is the operative word here – the event bubbles with excitement, according to Hauser. “Interview,” might be another apt descriptor – the event is known to draw employers who are
-
“Inquiry. Collaboration. Development. Those are the three words we choose to define the work we do at the lab.” – Dr. Adela Ramos The Digital Humanities Lab, or DHLab, is a creative space at Pacific Lutheran University that offers support to faculty and students seeking…
tools into their curriculum to enhance student learning.In the fall of 2018, the Lab Directors began to reach out to the campus community by organizing workshops. Event after event, the DHLab gained traction. By the fall of 2019, the DHLab had seven new digital projects under development in different courses, many of which are still ongoing.When asked for three words to describe the DHLab, Dr. Ramos chose Inquiry, Collaboration, and Development. She explained that all work made in the lab starts
-
UC, Morken powered by wind turbines As of Jan. 1, nearly 20 percent of the university’s energy is being purchased from renewable sources. The commitment to purchase “green” energy stems from the culture of the university, said Dave Kohler, director of facilities. Renewable energy is…
Presidents Climate Commitment last January and PLU’s master planning documents. “It’s been a focus of PLU even before we wrote it down,” Kohler said. “That’s the culture. It’s the best thing about PLU.” The construction of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology essentially launched the idea to purchase renewable energy, Kohler explained. PLU designed the environmentally friendly building based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The
Do you have any feedback for us? If so, feel free to use our Feedback Form.