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. Beth Kraig Are you brave or are you insane for coming out at a Lutheran university in the 90s… or are you just doing the right thing? Read her story Beth Kraig, Professor of History in phased retirement, and one the first two openly queer faculty members at PLU. Brian Norman How do you move institutions towards living the values they claim to hold? Read his story Brian Norman ’99, student activist and American and African-American Literature scholar. Colleen Hacker How tough do you have to be to
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a Best Book of 2019, while the New York Times Book Review selected it as an Editors’ Choice Book. Family Papers was also named a National Jewish Book Prize Finalist (2019). Stein’s books, articles, and pedagogy have won numerous prizes, including two National Jewish Book Awards, the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award. Stein is also co-editor (with David Biale of UCD) of Stanford University Press Series in Jewish History and
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, social and ecological resilience Neuropsychology of resilience Resilience-focused policy and institutionalization Arts and self-expression (film, literature, testimony, etc.) and resilience “Seeding” resilience, literally and figuratively Theological, religious and inter-faith approaches to resilience Transitional Justice and Post-conflict resilience Vulnerability and resilience in the context of climate change 1 Luther, Cichetti and Becker. “The Construct of Resilience: A Critical Evaluation and
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courseIf not yet taken, have you confirmed that the course will be offered? HIST 337History of MexicoJ Term 2020Already taken NAIS 250Intro to Native American and Indigenous StudiesFall 2022Yes ENGL 216Topics in Literature: Native American LitSpring 2023No HGST 201Intro to HGSTNot yet sureNo 5. Context and Background (no more than 350 words) The student is encouraged to provide any additional context for their proposal. This may include discussion of previous academic course work, life experience
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how to conduct research through the literature and offering many opportunities to engage in this practice. This program has helped me to become a more critical thinker who seeks to unpack the layers of an issue or situation to best understand the why something is happening, as opposed to only the what.Career after graduationI am currently an elementary PE Teacher in southern California. The most pertinent part of the MSK program that prepared me to secure this position was the applied project
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PLU professor) Barry Johnson, who encouraged her to audition. “PLU has given me amazing connections,” she said. As for advice for other students seeking a career in singing or opera? “Life isn’t a dress rehearsal,” she said. “Do your best work every time. Be accountable. Be flexible. Be able, ready and fierce with your art.” Like Van Mechelen, McIntyre arrived at PLU as a transfer student. She graduated with an English literature major, and a vocal and religion minor. McIntyre’s mother, Nancy
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Black History Month Concert kicks off 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 On Thursday, February 20, the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship will kick off with the Black History Month Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Directed by David Deacon-Joyner, the concert plays tribute to the entrepreneurship of African-Americans featuring the legacy of their music, literature, and art. A joint effort by the PLU School of Arts
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early age. I did find that it was what affirmed me the most, as I suspect is true for many of our students. What is your educational background? I attended public schools in central Iowa and then earned a BM with an Education Certification from the University of Iowa. Next was a MM in Trombone Performance and Literature from the University of Notre Dame, and finally a DMA in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Iowa. I consider my major teachers to have been John Hill and Frank Crisafulli as
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: Dr. Mark Mariani ’98 follows his curiosity at MultiCare Read Next History and literature senior Kathryn Einan ‘22 aspires to be a lifelong learner 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 a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public
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, and through the Wang Center’s Gateway Program, she traveled to Oaxaca in spring 2022.At Oxford, a class on forced migration and refugee studies spurred Jackie to apply for the Wang Center grant, and in Oaxaca, a literature course on United States-Mexico migration relations showed her another side of migration. They’re the kind of experiences Jackie might not have had without the benefit of a PLUS Year, a year of free tuition for undergraduates studying during COVID. “I used it to be able to study
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