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celebrate a new year and the beginning of life at PLU for you, our new students. A teacher of mine liked to remark that ceremonies such as this one today are the way we act out what we cannot say. She was right about that. Many of the elements of our ceremony of installation today stretch back to our founding in 1890. They are things we have not said but they are things that have symbolic meaning—using historic ceremony to pledge our collective support for the institution and its mission in a new period

in this map by French teacher Samantha Decker via her blog, The French Corner: a blog about teaching French. This map marks francophone countries across the globe, and can be incorporated into a discussion of how a foreign language became important in these regions. Click on this interactive map to see what countries include French as a national language. For more information on creating custom maps, check out Google’s My Maps documentation.   Google Earth More adventurous faculty might try

general admission, $10 senior citizen, alumni, and PLU community members, $5 for students. Tickets$15 General Admission, $10 Senior Citizen, Alumni, and PLU Community Members and $5 Students PurchaseĒriks EšenvaldsComposerThe Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most sought-after choral composers working today, with a busy commission schedule and performances of his music heard on every continent. Read Previous A cross-culture band exchange teaches both student and teacher Read Next Army

Noyce scholar and future teacher Read Next PLU introduces new data science major to meet growing demand in data-driven economy LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve

things for my costumes because I had four of them for this production,” she said. “I met my voice teacher, and he warmed me up. Then I met with the maestro, Roberto Abbbado, at 6 p.m. and sang through a couple of things for him. Then I had a little dinner, got into my costume and went out on stage at 7:30 p.m. It was the most amazing evening of my life. “I just couldn’t believe this was happening,” she said. “I had to pinch myself several times that day.” Meade had worked hard to get to this point

March 12, 2014 Nelly Trocme Hewett’s parents, Andre and Magda Trocme Hiding in Plain Sight: The Story of Rescue in Le Chambon, France By Barbara Clements Content Development Director It all started in the area of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, when a lone, and unexpected, Jewish refugee showed up in 1938, a Latin teacher from Vienna. Word spread. Others came. The Nazi occupation grew in power and the collaborative Vichy government tightened its grip, remembers Nelly Trocmé Hewett, 86, who will

community about interfaith practices and promote open dialogue. Matthew Salzano '18 meditates in the new Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) “As Lutherans, we care about dialogue with people of other faith traditions and value that we have something to learn from each other. As an institution of learning, our students are living in a pluralistic, multifaith world,” Rude said. “Whether someone is a businessperson, a nurse or a teacher, they’re going to interact with