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diagnosed as dyslexic, but didn’t let that deter her from developing a love of books. Butler started creating her own stories early on, and decided to make writing her life’s work around age 10. Butler’s most celebrated, critically acclaimed work tells the story of Dana, a young black woman who is suddenly and inexplicably transported from her home in 1970s California to the pre–Civil War South. As she time-travels between worlds, one in which she is a free woman and one where she is part of her own

Instructor at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, MS. At Jones, he conducted the Jones County Junior College Symphonic Band and was the Director of the “Maroon Typhoon” Marching Band. Courses he taught included Applied Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba. During his time at Jones, the marching band gained national attention when invited to perform in the 2015 McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago, IL. Under his direction, students have had the opportunity to work in both performance and masterclass

defense, calling for more people, especially youth, to join in the efforts of poverty alleviation. In 2008, Goldman Sachs predicted that China’s economy in 2025 could surpass the United States and its size would double that of the U.S. by 2050. After the recent financial crisis, Goldman Sachs changed the time prediction when China would exceed the U.S.A. in GDP to 2020. However, due to China’s large population and unbalanced development, China’s poverty will be a long-existing problem. We still have a

more than 100 qualifying films before the Academy narrows the nominee pool to five; Petersen hopes “All the Marbles” makes the cut. Petersen said his time studying theatre at PLU helped prepare him to write, produce and star in film projects. His says the education in makeup, sound, set design and a host of other production elements equipped him for the roles he’d need to take on as an independent filmmaker. “There were all these various things in the theatre department that I had to work on that I

would like to thank Professor Christian Gerzso, Dr. Michael Artime, Priscilla St. Clair, and Rebecca Wilkin for their mentorship and commitment to my studies throughout my time at PLU. Special recognition must be given to the phenomenal Beth Kraig, who played a large advisory role in the cultivation of this capstone project, and in doing so has helped me illuminate my life’s next pursuit. Thank you all, words cannot describe my gratitude. The Global Studies program has given me the tools to live

://unfinishedsentences.org   Introduced by Dr. Tamara Williams, Prof. of Hispanic Studies and Executive Director of the Wang Center   1:45-3:30 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC   Dr. Jean Franco , Columbia University, “The Camp and the Killing Field”   Abstract :   In his preface to  The Drowned and the Saved,  Primo Levi wrote that the Nazi concentration camp “still remains a unicum, both in its extent and its quality,” while dismissing the atrocities of the conquest of the Americas as “things of another time

immigrant communities in the Puget Sound region. Briana was raised and has spent time within several Christian denominations and finds resonance within many religious and spiritual traditions. She grew up in Colorado and came to the PNW to attend Pacific Lutheran University. She studied in Mexico and Central America while completing her degree in Global Studies and Political Science. Her favorite places to find rest and renewal are on the trails, near water, on her bike or in her garden. She speaks

voice continues over a shot of a grey t-shirt with white lettering that reads: “I took my shot to crush COVID #crushcovid” with a cartoon white syringe over the lettering.] Megan: after they get their shot or filling the vaccines. Some things like that. [video: Erin sits in PLU’s Anderson University Center in grey scrubs.] Erin Hobbs ‘21, Nursing Major: So it’s a very interesting time to be learning about public health, especially with these vaccine roll-outs and constantly learning and changing