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Student, professor investigate untold story of WWII In the spring of 1942, 10,000 soldiers were sent to the Yukon. Their task: construct the 1,500-mile military road, the Alaska-Canada Highway, to be used to repel a possible invasion by the Japanese during World War II. Sitting…
manager mentioned nearly half of those 10,000 troops were African-American, Wells decided it was time to dig into this relatively unknown story. “This really made my ears perk up. I had no knowledge of this history until then,” he said. Wells established a student-faculty research project in investigative journalism and recruited Shannon Schrecengost ’09 to help. The two quickly set to work poring over thousands of documents and conducting hundreds of interviews. All of this was compiled into a film
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Wednesday, November 28, PLU artists, chefs and gardeners will come together to give back in the fourth annual “Empty Bowls” event. PLU and the greater community are invited to purchase a bowl of soup from 4-6pm in the Anderson University Center. Costing $10 per meal,…
the recipient of the donation. For more information go to www.emptybowls.net. Read Previous “Physicality of the Present” opens in the University Gallery Read Next Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary November 8, 2022 Scholarship Application
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Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to an American father and Japanese mother, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.
-hundred-year-old wheat farm in Nebraska, and the changing role of food, God, science, race and agriculture in society, and was a finalist for the Lukas Prize, awarded by Columbia and Harvard University’s Schools of Journalism. She lives in San Francisco. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction. Statement: I think of writing as intimately connected to seeing. I ask myself–and students–“What do you see that other people are missing?” As artists, we want to entertain and we want to be
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New MediaLab film explains “Compassion Fatigue” and impact on aid workers Three PLU student filmmakers spent more than a year researching the cumulative effects of tragedy and trauma, which will soon be unveiled in a new documentary – “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion.” The documentary…
been a busy year, but we’ve learned so much,” Scaff said. “Our goal now is to bring awareness to this issue, so people can identify it and know how to cope.” Rile and Scaff, both communication majors concentrating in journalism, as well as Herzfeldt-Kamprath, a English major and communication minor, are members of PLU’s MediaLab. Established in 2006, MediaLab provides students with opportunities to explore various methods of mass communication. “Overexposed” marks the seventh film produced by
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek…
do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek Circus, based out of Mendocino, California. Laumb’s final post rounded out months of social media updates that included videos and photos of her doing spins and splits on a rope with a hand loop — a routine called Spanish web — above 63 audiences throughout 10 cities. A winding vocational path led Laumb to the circus life. She earned a journalism degree at Pacific Lutheran
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This September, The News Tribune committed to a generous pledge to MediaLab, allowing them to continue to grow both at PLU and within the community. It is the News Tribune’s intent to continue the partnership with MediaLab for the next three years, through the 2014-2015…
partnership with PLU’s MediaLab has been very successful. Over the years, it has given more than 100 students real-world experience in areas ranging from journalism to public relations, marketing to photography, radio and television broadcasting to business administration and advertising to documentary filmmaking,” writes David Zeeck, president and publisher of the News Tribune. “Even during these challenging economic times, more than 80 percent of MediaLab graduates have garnered offers of full-time
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The Sankta Lucia festival has been an annual tradition at Pacific Lutheran University since 1951. Photo: PLU files. SCC Holds Annual Sankta Lucia Fest By Sandy Deneau Dunham The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University presents its traditional Sankta Lucia Fest at 7:30 p.m.…
, at 253-535-7411 or at the door. Read Previous Free To Fly At Last Read Next Extra! Extra! Lute Wins Prestigious Award for Journalism Career 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 ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China
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New MediaLab Event Features Career Advice from Successful Alumni By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Six alumni came back to Pacific Lutheran University on April 22 to serve as panelists for the inaugural MediaLab Presents event. The panelists, who graduated from PLU in 2005 or more recently,…
. Kristi Bruner ’09 graduated with a degree in International Business and a minor in Spanish and is now a Marketing Project Manager for Inviso Corporation, working closely with its main client, Microsoft. 3. Chelsea Gorrow ’08, a journalism major, works for The Daily Astorian. 4. Nike employee Bre’ Greenman ’09 earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree focusing on marketing while minoring in communication. 5. Graham Johnson ’05, a communication major, is an on-air reporter for KIRO 7
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PLU students in Professor Amy Young’s strategic communication class have spent the fall semester working with RIP Medical Debt , a nonprofit organization that competes with collections agencies to purchase unpaid medical debt for a fraction of the cost and helps folks run crowdfunding campaigns…
goal, the students also hope to eventually raise $20,000 and plan a campus event in the spring that celebrates debt relief. “I think this is very in line with PLU’s values of care for the community and using your time and talent in service of others,” says Young. Communication, Media & Design Arts @ PLUThe Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts offers a strategic and creative curriculum to prepare students for careers in diverse fields including print and digital design, journalism, PR
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Have you ever wanted to serve as an intern but you didn’t have the financial means to pursue it? At PLU, we believe all students should have a chance for any internship with the sky as the limit.
years, the American Society of Magazine Editors has sponsored the Magazine Internship Program—a ten-week program for rising college seniors at magazines in New York and Washington. ASME interns report, edit, fact-check, and copy-edit for print and online publications. They may sometimes interview celebrities, attend press conferences and work the red carpet—but most of the summer they do the un-glam but essential work of magazine journalism. Deadline: Early December Magazine Internship ProgramHoward
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