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  • that indicated the wearer’s maturity and marital status. Marriage and its affirmation of maturity is one of five key rites of passage in the life of a Zulu woman alongside: birth, naming, death/burial and ukubuyisa, “bringing home of the spirit”. Once Zulu culture accepted hats as an alternative to the hairstyle, a young bride-to-be would begin sewing her hat as soon as she knew to whom she would be married. They are made by overlaying dyed string on a basketry foundation. Isicholo play a role in

  • that indicated the wearer’s maturity and marital status. Marriage and its affirmation of maturity is one of five key rites of passage in the life of a Zulu woman alongside: birth, naming, death/burial and ukubuyisa, “bringing home of the spirit”. Once Zulu culture accepted hats as an alternative to the hairstyle, a young bride-to-be would begin sewing her hat as soon as she knew to whom she would be married. They are made by overlaying dyed string on a basketry foundation. Isicholo play a role in

  • March 26, 2014 PLU Sustainability Program is a Finalist in Nationwide Competition This is a still photograph of one of the opening slides of PLU’s sustainability video. (Photo: Katherine Martell / PLU) Voting on PLU’s stop-motion video begins April 1 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications An innovative Pacific Lutheran University program that links Study Away and campus sustainability has been selected as a finalist for the 2014 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards. Watch

  • project under the direction of a faculty mentor. The cohort of students will participate in exciting renewable energy research projects as well as professional development, social and outreach activities. Student participants will receive a $6,000 stipend, a housing and meal plan for ten weeks, and travel assistance. Renewable energy offers exciting possibilities for research. Students will be offered the opportunity to engage in research related to the production of biofuels, and the application of

  • Special Recognition: Rick BarotThe Humanities Division is very proud to honor Rick Barot for what can only be described as a magical year. Rick, who teaches courses in poetry and directs the Rainier Writing Workshop, has long been recognized across campus as a brilliant teacher, scholar, and colleague. And now it seems the rest of the world knows our secret. Rick was recently awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and his amazing collection of poetry, Chord

  • J-Term 2020/Psychology & Political Science- Study Away in Prague Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 J-Term 2020: Travel with us to Prague via our blog. PLU offers a variety of study away program options to make this important component of a PLU education accessible to as many students as possible. Narrow your search by exploring your options by academic discipline, location, duration and more. Visit the Wang Center for more info.Travel Blog Read Previous PLU Psychology

  • Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 Professor of Music Dr. Gina Gillie recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the 1991 photograph taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft as well as Carl Sagan’s prose reflecting on the image. In the photo, Earth appears as a single pixel – “a mote of dust

  • Off Campus LivingSome students who meet the residency requirement choose to live off campus during their time at PLU.  Living off campus can provide students with an even greater degree of independence as well as a chance to learn many practical life skills.   If you meet the residency requirement,  you may elect to live off campus.  PLU, as a service to its students, maintains a list of available options in the area by working with Places4Students.   PLU does not endorse or represent any of

  • Dear Reader, PLU’s first Saxifrage flowers burst through stone in 1975, when student editor Megan Beckman Benton and her editorial team launched the journal. Since then, Saxifrage has endured as a nourishing space for students to publish original poetry, prose, and art. During Saxifrage’s 50-year lifespan, the journal has published over 2,000 creative works from 902 artists, writers, and composers. On this golden anniversary of creativity and community, we express our sincere gratitude to

  • faculty members undertake. The opportunity for our students to work with a highly skilled composer to premiere a new piece is a truly valuable experience. We hope you enjoy the recorded performance of “Unto Us,” as well as all the other wonderful music on this disc. May it fill your heart with the warmth and joy of the season of Christmas.   Compact Disc – 2013 PLU Multimedia Recordings — Pacific Lutheran UniversityProgram