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of her PLU experience. Not part of a traditional degree program, Flenniken was a member of the first full graduating class of the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU, receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in 2007. Trained as an engineer with degrees from Washington State University and University of Washington, it was a night class designed to merely get her out of the house that got Flenniken really interested in poetry. “I fell madly in love with poetry from the first night of that
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gaining a lot of recognition these days. “We try to act on our values as an institution,” said Barot, associate professor of English and author of the book Chord. PLU’s authenticity and commitment to “critical seeing,” he said, affects his writing. His book, a collection of poems, recently won the University of North Texas Rilke Prize. Additionally, Barot is the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, one of only 175 awarded throughout various disciplines. Both are high honors
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writing content for the nonprofit’s website. Her beat was technological solutions and global education. She wrote pieces about artificial intelligence as a solution to poverty, and the education of refugees to name a few. This sort of research-based, nonfiction writing is Hurtt’s comfort zone. In her junior year she switched majors from biology to English literature, making one of the biggest jumps between academic disciplines. But her experience in analytical writing was one of the reasons she
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Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar . THE DEACONS Pacific Lutheran University's Original Rock Band Reunites for Homecoming 2014 Read the Story New Stories Justice In Society In support of PLU’s commitment to promote justice and peace, the fourth annual Lutheran Studies Conference, scheduled for Sept. 25, will be devoted to Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change. Read More A New Chapter PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot takes over
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Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar . THE DEACONS Pacific Lutheran University's Original Rock Band Reunites for Homecoming 2014 Read the Story New Stories Justice In Society In support of PLU’s commitment to promote justice and peace, the fourth annual Lutheran Studies Conference, scheduled for Sept. 25, will be devoted to Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change. Read More A New Chapter PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot takes over
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News and Achievements“….an experience I’ll carry with me through my entire writing life and it’s shaped me in ways I’m only beginning to understand.”Recent News December, 2013: ’13 RWW graduate Carrie Mesrobian’s book, Sex and Violence was honored in Publishers Weekly’s “Best Books 2013”. For the full list, visit Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Fiction of 2013. The novel was her MFA thesis. November, 2013: ’09 RWW graduate Julie Riddle is interviewed in this month’s Georgia Review, “The
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. Whiteboards, art supplies, prototyping materials and communal equipment are available for use, providing an opportunity for creative growth outside a traditional classroom setting. The real-world skills students pursuing the minor gain include cross-discipline teamwork, problem-solving, hands-on learning, maximizing strengths and limiting weaknesses. “We think it’s really important for students to use their hands, to work in teams in which they build things,” Halvorson said. “We don’t just talk about
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education and started looking for jobs. Those real-world skills include cross-discipline teamwork, problem-solving, hands-on learning, maximizing strengths and limiting weaknesses. A signature feature of the new minor is the Makerspace, a dedicated area in Hinderlie Hall that allows people to gather, collaborate and stretch their creativity. Whiteboards, art supplies, prototyping materials and communal equipment are available for use, providing an opportunity for creative growth outside a traditional
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Scott Rogers, PhDDepartment of EnglishWordPress for Blogs and Portfolios Scott Rogers at desk in office. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) WordPress Product Website: wordpress.com Cost: FreeScott Rogers is an assistant professor in the English Department and primarily teaches courses related to writing, research, and professional communication. Because Composition Studies is so closely tied to the classroom, he spends a lot of time thinking about pedagogy, especially the unique challenges presented
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Past: Slovakia’s Turbulent Relationship with the First Slovak Republic and the Holocaust” Austin Karr Anna Marko, “The Application of the “Bloodlands Theory” to the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Tutsi Diaspora” Anna Marko Convener: Dr. Rona Kaufman, Professor of English, Director of First Year Experience Program, Director of the Writing Center, PLU 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. – Vichy and Colonial North Africa, AUC Regency Room Terrence Peterson, “Vichy and the Jews of Tunisia at the Crossroads of
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