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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic endeavors with Pacific Lutheran University. Natalie Mayer wanted to build on that good work by endowing a lecture series that addressed what she saw as a growing need —…
endeavors with Pacific Lutheran University. Natalie Mayer wanted to build on that good work by endowing a lecture series that addressed what she saw as a growing need — the spike in racist and anti-Semitic acts across the United States.The inaugural Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture, taking place on May 2, hosts language scholar and international expert Dr. Lid King, who will discuss how hate speech has flourished on the internet and detail how we must work to build a counter
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The combined Elliott Press and the Thorniley Collection of Antique Type at PLU now makes up the largest collection of printing equipment in the Pacific Northwest, both in size and variety of type styles and eras represented. Last month, with the tiniest pica of type…
and so on). Typefaces include those first introduced from 1690 to 1900, making the collection remarkable in breadth. There are examples of type cast at foundries from around the country and abroad (Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, Western, Bruce, Dickinson, Philadelphia, Central, Cleveland, Johnson, as well as Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan). By 1892, about 85 percent of all foundries in the United States had merged into American Type Founders (ATF). It is rare — especially in the U.S. — to see type cast
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Newborn memories of the “oohs” and “ahs” heard in the womb By Barbara Clements University Communications Newborns are much more attuned to the sounds of their native language than first thought . In fact, these linguistic whizzes can up pick on distinctive sounds of their…
children. “We can’t waste early curiosity,” Kuhl said. “The fact that the infants can learn the vowels in utero means they are putting some pretty sophisticated brain centers to work, even before birth.” Read Previous Follow your dreams and say “yes” to opportunities, Patricia Krise advises Read Next Snow much fun 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 Caitlyn Babcock
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Graduating seniors are even eligible for some of these programs sponsored by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This is one listed below is devoted to food/environmental toxicology at a lab in Arkansas. There are also more divisions of the FDA that sponsor…
Summer research at the FDA for continuing and graduating students Posted by: yakelina / January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016 Graduating seniors are even eligible for some of these programs sponsored by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This is one listed below is devoted to food/environmental toxicology at a lab in Arkansas. There are also more divisions of the FDA that sponsor summer research internships. Check them out at: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA
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The Tacoma art community will be represented at the eighth annual Foundation of Art Award Exhibition in PLU’s University Gallery October 14- November 11. The exhibition features the 2015 nominees and winners of the Foundation of Art Award given by the Community Foundation. All are…
Celebrate Tacoma artists at the Foundation of Art Award Exhibition Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 7, 2015 October 7, 2015 The Tacoma art community will be represented at the eighth annual Foundation of Art Award Exhibition in PLU’s University Gallery October 14- November 11. The exhibition features the 2015 nominees and winners of the Foundation of Art Award given by the Community Foundation. All are invited to celebrate at the opening reception on October 14 from 5-7pm. Represented
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On Friday, March 6, PLU’s Regency Voices ensemble presents two musical realizations from Debussy and Sullivan of the iconic story of the Prodigal Son as part of the 2015 SOAC Focus series on perspective. The concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, features Janeanne Houston, soprano, James…
Regency Voices features two compositional perspectives of ‘The Prodigal Son’ Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 On Friday, March 6, PLU’s Regency Voices ensemble presents two musical realizations from Debussy and Sullivan of the iconic story of the Prodigal Son as part of the 2015 SOAC Focus series on perspective. The concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, features Janeanne Houston, soprano, James Brown, tenor, Charles Robert Stephens, baritone, Sheila Bristow, piano, Paul
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Sometimes you’re drawn to a career path, and other times you discover it by serendipity, as Lauren Loftis, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian at Pacific Lutheran University, did. “I carelessly stumbled into it. In fact, the first time I entered an archive was when I…
A Trip to the Archives? Book It, PLU Librarian Says Posted by: Zach Powers / March 28, 2023 Image: Lauren Loftis is the archivist & special collections librarian at PLU. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) March 28, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterSometimes you’re drawn to a career path, and other times you discover it by serendipity, as Lauren Loftis, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian at Pacific Lutheran University, did.“I carelessly stumbled into it. In fact, the
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TACOMA, WASH. (June. 23, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) is one of two Tacoma-area museums selected for a service project by Registrars to the Rescue (R2R), an initiative of the Washington Museum Association. Curators with R2R will visit the SCC on June…
solutions for our costume collection, as well as rolling up their sleeves to lift and move things around!” explained SCC director Elisabeth Ward. Ward says that the SCC’s collection, which includes artifacts from all five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), is a testament to the connection and trust the Puget Sound’s Scandinavian American community shares with PLU. “The collection in the Scandinavian Cultural Center is a reflection of this (Scandinavian) community. They
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The U.S. Department of State is excited to host its second virtual STEM Diversity Career Fair on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This year’s event will again focus on STEM careers in the Foreign and Civil Service as…
Virtual STEM Career Fair with the US Dept of State Posted by: nicolacs / October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022 The U.S. Department of State is excited to host its second virtual STEM Diversity Career Fair on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This year’s event will again focus on STEM careers in the Foreign and Civil Service as well as student programs and professional fellowships within the Department. We seek architects, engineers, IT professionals
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Offering both education and entertainment, the Museum of Glass Mobile Hot Shop will be traveling to PLU February 27, 2013. Join the glass artists in Red Square from 10:30am to 4pm to watch art happen. The Mobile Hot Shop truck is a fully equipped glass…
The Museum of Glass Mobile Hot Shop comes to PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 20, 2013 February 20, 2013 Offering both education and entertainment, the Museum of Glass Mobile Hot Shop will be traveling to PLU February 27, 2013. Join the glass artists in Red Square from 10:30am to 4pm to watch art happen. The Mobile Hot Shop truck is a fully equipped glass blowing studio holding everything needed to blow glass, including the cullet (scraps of clear broken glass gathered for remelting), a
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