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dialogue about the crime of rape perpetrated on the very people who have pledged to protect our country and are gratified to see the film is already making an impact. Since it premiered at Sundance, the film has been circulating through the highest levels of the Pentagon and the administration. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta watched The Invisible War on April 14. Two days later, he directed military commanders to hand over all sexual assault investigations to a higher-ranking colonel. At the same
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is more important than musical ability,” Jeff Clapp, director, remarks. “Sondheim is musically and physically demanding of the actors. Having a show like this, done here at PLU will be different, because we have some of the best singers and performers in the state. If nothing else, this production will definitely outshine the movie because of the amazing voices involved.” Unlike golden age musicals, where long scenes of dialogue follow musical numbers, the plot of Into the Woods is driven within
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many influential books on the sociology of religion and religion in American life, presented a lecture entitled, “The Modern Project in the Light of Human Evolution,” on Wednesday, Oct. 24, constituting the seventh annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. The lectureship brings to campus nationally recognized scholars who creatively work within the historical, scriptural, and theological sources of a living faith tradition, bringing those sources into dialogue with contemporary questions and
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desire to be more open and understanding of all people. If we finish the last note and everyone just turns, shakes a hand or hugs a person they don’t know, looks them in the eye as if to say I value you as a fellow brother or sister, then that would be perfect. Read Previous PLU creates space for listening, offers support for Lutes seeking meaning and healing amid 2016 election results Read Next PLU professor participates in Think & Drink event that engages community in tough dialogue about racial
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discussed.” Lovrovich added that, like many past MediaLab projects, the ultimate goal is to spark conversations well beyond the Pacific Northwest. “We hope that our audience will not only learn about the communities and issues we highlighted,” said Lovrovich, “but also reflect on and start a dialogue within their own communities.” In addition to the four primary filmmakers, the production team included music major Dalton Rouse ’18 — who composed the project’s score — and narrator Jonathan Spielmann ’18
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and the globe, along with PLU faculty. Sessions include: From Derry, Northern Ireland, Eamonn Baker and Maureen Hetherington have worked for decades on peace-building in the context of the sectarian violence known as “the Troubles.” Their keynote talk will describe how their work uses the healing processes of dialogue and deep listening. Robert McKee Irwin, professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Deputy Director of the Global Migration Center at the University of California
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generosity of an anonymous donor deeply invested in PLU’s commitment to global education and international partnerships, Wells and her peers returned to Namibia as seasoned teachers, four of them national-board certified. Each teaching pair focused their dialogue on a pedagogical issue they faced—such as learner engagement, classroom management or social-emotional learning. But nothing can quite replace seeing these strategies in action, Wells said. When Eva Dumeni, a first-grader teacher at M. H. Greeff
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Anderson University Center, I invite you to join me for our first Listen Forum, focused on community questions and dialogue related to implicit racial and ethnic bias. This forum will begin to answer the questions: What is implicit bias? Why does it matter? What is the impact on belonging? How do we respond? We must understand that our identities–our points of privilege and oppression–can’t be considered in isolation. Gender and race, identity and politics, crime and justice, and family and culture
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community: “I think through opening up a greater dialogue and not being afraid to share your experiences as a first-in-the-family (FIF) student, as well as seeking advice from upperclassmen who are also FIF students, is one of the greatest ways in which a community has been built at PLU. Last month, I went on a FIF retreat for our residence hall wing and the most important thing I took away from that is to realize that you’re not alone in any of your experiences.” 2. Self-care. Self-care isn’t just
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Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. The lectureship brings to campus nationally recognized scholars who creatively work within the historical, scriptural, and theological sources of a living faith tradition, bringing those sources into dialogue with contemporary questions and challenges. Borg argued there are two central features of “common
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