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youth.Benge at her masters degree thesis presentation surrounded by PLU faculty and staff: Brian Desmond, Jennifer Smith, Lace Smith, and Giovanna Urdangarain.Her medium of choice: Devised theater, which eschews formal scripts, characterization, and other stage traditions in favor of a looser, more collaborative creative process. For Benge, this openness and flexibility allows “an honoring of what performers are already bringing” as well as a means to “showcase that in such a way that (participants) can
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and PLU’s advancement and alumni team, resulting in scholarships supporting more than three dozen students as they pursue internships. “The Student Ambassador Program originated with our own students’ experiences of trying to find internships,” Halvorson said. “They conducted interviews, met with PLU stakeholders, and studied how internships were offered at other universities. The result was a new process that better fit the needs of PLU staff and students.” Internships can give new graduates a
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told her mom: “I’m going to be a neurosurgeon!” In the following years, her decision was cemented by books she read in middle school classrooms, biology classes she took in high school, and eventually, the teachers and mentors she met at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, the Bonney Lake, Washington native has graduated and earned a prestigious Fulbright research grant — a national award that only 20 percent of applicants receive after a rigorous, year-long application process. In January, she will
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says. “We saw an aspect of the starship design process that secretly linked back to our experience on Earth — what a life cycle in a mostly closed system, open only to sunlight and its energy, looks like. We got a better feel for the balance and delicacy of life.” Like Helmer, it was during this portion of the class that Rae Hyra ’22 realized that maybe designing a starship was not the sole purpose of the class. Hyra recalls that, at first, she was scared she’d be the least smart person in the room
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musical medium you’re interested in? I’ve always loved film scores. My favorite composer of all time is John Williams. I really do like the idea of film scoring, and I’ve taught a couple of classes on the history of the subject. This project was unique in that I wrote the music before the film ever came to be. It was a reverse process, but just because I made it that way. Dr. Gina Gillie is a Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where she teaches horn, composition, aural skills, music
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throughout my time at PLU and during the application process to medical school after graduation. I attribute my development as a scientist to Dr. Nervo. I spent two summers researching in her lab, learning an incredible amount, and having a lot of fun. Specific skills such as reading journal articles and interpreting dense figures have helped greatly in medical school. Dave Harvey is one of the biggest reasons I loved rowing at PLU. His coaching helped me develop confidence and approach challenges with
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faculty of people who are involved in the making of music.” The curriculum is all made under Robbins’ organization. Every ten years the department goes through an accreditation process for the National Association of Schools of Music. Dave’s done four accreditation reviews: one in the eighties, nineties, two thousand and the current one for this decade. As chair, he completes a voluminous self-study, organizes a visit, and responds to visit concerns. “I had done three of those in the course of my time
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the city, a nearby slum called Namuwongo, and teach life and leadership skills in the process? The director of the Global Youth Partnership stateside, Jeremy Goldberg was interested in the idea. So working with a local contact, Ocitti Joseph, Kennedy set up a tournament involving 15 teams, interspersed with leadership meetings two times a week. Kennedy knew that there was no way that he, a white man from America, could sell the idea of a tournament and leadership classes to a group of 54,000
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. The other is work on the long-range plan PLU 2020. Together they will set the stage for the university’s progress in the decade ahead. In recent months, I have been asked many times for my views on new directions that will arise out of our long-range planning process and how our campaign success will help transform the university. My response is always the same. I don’t know, because the long-range plan will be shaped and written by the PLU community. And our donors will play a determining role
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pride … it was awesome and overwhelming hearing from so many people that night about how excited they were to work on things together. Being on the council is a team sport. Now that you have won, you have work to do! What are some things you are most excited to accomplish in your new role? I have a lot to learn quickly — about process and policy-making, and my new colleagues and how we’re going to work together. Figuring out a work-life balance for me and my family is part of that learning curve. I
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