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alumna Leslye Walton has been nominated for the prestigious William C. Morris YA Debut Award for her novel The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender . First awarded in 2009, the accolade “honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrates impressive new voices in young adult literature.” Walton, who graduated from PLU in 2004 with a B.A. in Education, says the nomination means the world to her. “I think one of the things I’ve ever wanted in life was to

biochemical techniques. Prerequisite: CHEM 403. (3) CHEM 410 : Introduction to Research An introduction to laboratory research techniques, use of the chemical literature, including computerized literature searching, research proposal, and report writing. Students develop an independent chemical research problem chosen in consultation with a member of the chemistry faculty. Students attend seminars as part of the course requirement. (2) CHEM 420 : Instrumental Analysis Theory and practice of instrumental

, politics, history, kinship, and economics. (4) ANTH 368 : Edible Landscapes: The Foraging Spectrum - ES, GE The course examines foragers in Africa, North America, and Australia. Using classic ethnographic literature, it provides a cultural ecological perspective of foraging societies in a variety of environments. It also examines how foraging studies inform archaeological research and the challenges that these peoples now face in a rapidly changing world. (4) ANTH 370 : The Archaeology of Ancient

the Senior Historian Division. In 2016-2017, Dr. Baer held the position of Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Holocaust Studies at Stockton University in New Jersey where she taught courses on Holocaust literature, Women and the Holocaust, and on the Herero Genocide. She has published five books on the topics of war, gender, and genocide: Shadows on My Heart: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Buck of Virginia (1997) The Blessed Abyss: Inmate #6582 in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women

Course Descriptions RELI 131 : The Religions of South Asia - RL, VW, GE Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism - their origins and development, expansion, and contemporary issues. (4) RELI 211 : Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT This course introduces students to the critical study of the books in the Hebrew Bible Canon. Students will become familiar with the socio-historical context of these biblical books and their major theological themes; explore in depth a

Undergraduate College of Liberal Studies Hispanic Studies,Latino Studies,Latinx studies,Spanish language studies,linguistics,Spanish literature,hispanic,latino,latinx,language,languages,cross-cultural,Spanish,Mexico Global Studies Global Studies Program Details major & minor Undergraduate College of Liberal Studies Global studies,international law,international studies,global affairs,global politics,global studies major,global studies degree,world affairs,global development,global,international,diplomacy

EUPHONIUM BM Performance of at least two works of contrasting styles (concerto, etude, sonata, through composed original literature). Performance quality must be at or near that of a good conservatory student. All major and minor scales (all three forms) and arpeggios. Scales and arpeggios must be played 2 octaves from (concert pitch) low E to Bb, and one octave from B to Eb. Students with fourth valve will play all scales and arpeggios for any note in two octaves minimum. Two-octave chromatic scales

want them to learn to do. Then you assess what they do, with clear criteria and standards. The assessment can be done via such things as: Simulations Demonstrations Team projects Explication activities (for example, in literature) Writing Some Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) Foundational KnowledgeHere, you just want to determine if students “understand and remember” important concepts, terminology, principles, etc. Possible Assessment Procedures: Traditional kinds of paper/pencil tests Drill

continents, an achievement that was subsequently repeated in 2008 and will also occur in 2010. The course in Antarctica that makes this achievement possible is a class in Environmental Literature, taught by Dr. Charles Bergman, Professor of English.

has published essays about numerous contemporary American poets. A regular essayist for The Georgia Review, his critical articles and reviews have appeared in many journals and collections, among them The Iowa Review, Papers on Language and Literature, The Southern Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Poetry International. He was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA, where he taught poetry writing and modern and contemporary American literature. Still