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performed on February 17 at 7 p.m., and February 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. A story of friendship, bravery and adventure, James and the Giant Peach is perfect for all ages and is sure to fulfill the fantasies of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. “Children’s theatre ignites the imagination,” Director Katie Wee ‘17 says. “It can act as a tool to give children the hope, the skills, and the creativity necessary to face

the skills of PLU’s dance students. The anniversary is “a celebration of all the talented students that we have,” Winchester said. “There is so much talent at this university.” Over the course of these celebrations, PLU will host various theatrical events, including Winchester’s very own choreography of “Girl Pool,” an adaptation of a chapter in Kurt Vonnegut’s work “While Mortals Sleep.” The performance will be featured in the Spring Dance Ensemble Concert hosted in the Eastvold Auditorium

Building in downtown Tacoma. His last day is Wednesday, Jan. 9. “It’s another challenge,” Villahermosa said of his new position. “I’m excited to bring a lot of what I learned here – the skills I learned, the knowledge and especially the culture – to my new job. “I’ll definitely miss it here, I’ll miss the people.” A reception to bid farewell to Villahermosa and welcome Berger is slated for Jan. 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Berger has 21 years of law enforcement experience

the national tournament for the first time ever. This August in Beijing, she’ll serve the field hockey team as a sport psychology consultant and mental skills coach. “This has that extra-special emotional component to it,” she said. “I really feel it on a personal level.” Hacker is an internationally recognized authority on the psychology of peak performance. At the Olympic level, there aren’t significant differences in the physical abilities of the athletes, she said. The difference is in an

in service to others,” he said. The name for that is vocation, Sepper said, and the concept is important. “One of the ways we find out what that place is, is by asking questions,” he said Those questions help in discovering skills and talents, which lead to finding meaning, purpose and joy in life, Sepper said. Freshman Matthew Trestor has been searching for what he’s passionate about. “I came because everybody I talked to who went to it (last year) said I needed to come to this,” he said. He

encourages everyone to go, whether you’re looking for an internship or job, or just trying to network. “Its just so important for your future,” Noble said. “It’s really good to get your people skills out there.” Employers, like Lauren Snyder, Human Resources Coordinator for Medical Consultants Network, agree. “I think it’s good to have the experience of actually talking with employers,” Snyder said. “They could even establish a relationship with a company so when they do graduate they can follow-up and

, it was at PLU where Patterson developed her skills to a professional level. She majored in journalism and earned a printmaking and publishing minor. “I am glad I landed at PLU,” Patterson said. “I feel incredibly lucky to have graduated from PLU.” Professor Cliff Rowe was one of Patterson’s inspirations; they had met earlier, and he encouraged her to attend the university. “When I met Cliff, I knew PLU was where I should be,” Patterson said. Patterson also connected with well-known Communication

, the annual spring dance production at PLU. “Designing and performance is my life, basically, in a nutshell,” Ragoonanan said. “This is what I had dreamt to do.” In his native country, Trinidad and Tobago, he is considered a professional designer for a theater company, and he has seven years of design experience. He develops his skills by being around other designers, and through online sources. “I consider myself as a YouTube Junkie,” he smiled. “If there is something that I find interesting and I

media members and advisors nationwide. For five days, we each got to delight in the two “conferencing” perks: education and adventure. Our PLU group attended conference sessions geared toward fine-tuning our skills and inspiring our creativity. Students, advisors and professionals from all over facilitated conversations on everything from copy editing and design to critical reporting and journalistic ethics.Mast MediaLearn more about student media at PLUOutside the sessions, each of us conversed

diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at PLU to help people in need.“I always knew I wanted to help people,” said Marquez about why she chose to study social work. She originally intended to be a French major at PLU, as she had taken French courses in high school. She found social work was a better fit after being introduced to the career field in a few classes. “I love community work and community outreach, and I have learned a lot about myself too.” Marquez currently