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January 1, 2013 Alum pursues research in Prague with follow up in Israel Laura Brade graduated from PLU in 2008, summa cum laude, with a double major in History and German. She took Bob Ericksen’s Holocaust course in the spring of 2006. She then studied for a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany. She completed her History Capstone Seminar with Bob Ericksen on the topic of the “Kindertransport,” the saving of about 10,000 Jewish children who were sent to England just before the outbreak of World War
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March 4 as part of PLU’s Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education.Several hundred people gathered in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to watch the film, which tells the story of an American couple, Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, who dared to venture into Nazi Germany in 1939 to save the lives of 50 children. Pressman happened to stumble upon the incredible story when he met his future wife and granddaughter of the Kraus’, Liz Perle, on the streets of San
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minor, too. PPA helps students connect publishing career opportunities in their fields and highlights the continuing importance of written communications in our modern world. Publishing and Printing Arts Minor20 semester hours including: Three core courses are required 12 semester hours PPAP 301/ENGL 311/COMA 321: The Book in Society (4) PPAP 302/ENGL 312/COMA 322: Publishing Procedures (4) PPAP 321/ENGL 313/ARTD 315: The Art of the Book I (4) In addition to the above 12 semester hour core, students
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Bible are modern products of the last few hundreds years,” Borg said. Borg suggested an exercise: think back to the end of your childhood, age 10 or 12, and think about what you would have said about the heart of the gospel if you had to sum it up in a sentence or two. He vividly recalled what his answer would have been at the time: “Jesus died for our sins so that we can be forgiven and go to heaven if we believe in him.” “Even if you grew up in non church going family,” Borg said, “you would have
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MATH 105 : Mathematics of Personal Finance - MR, NS Emphasizes financial transactions important to individuals and families: annuities, loans, insurance, interest, investment, time value of money. Prerequisite: Eligibility based on PLU Math Placement Exam, or permission of instructor. (4) MATH 107 : Mathematical Explorations - MR, NS Mathematics and modern society. Emphasis on numerical and logical reasoning. Designed to increase awareness of applications of mathematics, to enhance enjoyment of
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, sailors of color needed places to eat and sleep. “Neighbors always said they knew when the ships came in because of our house,” Franklin says, “because of the music.” The dreams of her cosmopolitan upbringing were realized in Germany, where her husband served two stints with the army. She camped on the Riviera, visited museums and bicycled around Europe, traveling with other spouses when her husband couldn’t join her. She was in Munich when John F. Kennedy spoke at the Berlin Wall, and found herself
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. Amadeus plays October 13 (Student Preview), 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pm in Eastvold Auditorium of the new Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite, at the PLU Community Box Office 253-535-7411 and at the door for cash only. “This is a play about Mozart, but… from Antonio Salieri’s point of view,” Jeff Clapp, director, explains. “Salieri was the biggest thing in western Europe at the time between 1780-1800. Now, all of his work
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with Jason Max Ferdinand, Brian Edward Galante, Jace Saplan, Jonathan Talberg and Rosephanye Powell (Summer 2024). Amy works as a collaborative pianist with many State Solo & Ensemble winners, both instrumental and vocal. She travels regularly as a collaborative artist with choirs throughout Europe, performing most recently in Portugal, Spain (Symphony Tacoma Voices 2023), Estonia, and Latvia (Symphony Tacoma Voices and University of Washington Choirs 2019). As a conductor, in addition to her music
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been with Jason Max Ferdinand, Brian Edward Galante, Jace Saplan, Jonathan Talberg and Rosephanye Powell (Summer 2024). Amy works as a collaborative pianist with many State Solo & Ensemble winners, both instrumental and vocal. She travels regularly as a collaborative artist with choirs throughout Europe, performing most recently in Portugal, Spain (Symphony Tacoma Voices 2023), Estonia, and Latvia (Symphony Tacoma Voices and University of Washington Choirs 2019). As a conductor, in addition to her
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Philosophy and Economics in OpoleIn October of 2014, I was privileged to present a paper at the tenth annual American and European Values Conference in Opole, Poland. The conference brought together more than twenty scholars from all over the United States—from both coasts as well as the heartland—and Europe to speak at Opole University on the topic of “Philosophy in the Time of Economic Crisis.” The purpose of the conference was to provide an opportunity for those who study and teach
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