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record 975 artists applied for the awards. Both Senn, virtual reference services librarian, and Youtz, professor of music, received the maximum award of $1,500. A visual artist, Senn uses discarded library books to make sculptures and installations that explore the lifecycle of ideas. It’s an organic, non-linear process, she explains, where thoughts are born, disseminated, and then adopted or forgotten. She finds inspiration in the natural world, from the variety of books she finds and in her work as

secondary classrooms J.P. Avila, Assistant Professor of Art: Avila will use $1,000 for a Nintendo Wii to construct a cost-effective digital whiteboard and interactive screen to promote visual communication through graphic design. Matthew Levy, Assistant Professor of English, Division of Humanities and Genevieve Williams, Assistant Professor of Library: They will use a “Turning Point” audience response technology to educate students about plagiarism. Their $1,000 will be used for software, a USB receiver

they only had two buildings. He was employee #850. “Why would a liberal arts degree matter?” he asked, musing on the days after his graduation. “It got me a job!” The job was at Microsoft Press, the software giant’s in-house book publishing division. He worked there until 1993 and then set off on his own. By 2000, he had authored more than 30 books on how to master various software programs, from Microsoft Office to Visual Basic. He’s sold more than a million copies. And then, as Halvorson

the presence of technology on stage carries in our centuries-old performance traditions. As a result, I’m inclined to connect the use of electronics in live performance to paradigms of technology in our lives, more broadly. Thus, in writing this piece for wind ensemble and electronics, I wanted to find ways that our echo chambers of tribalism might connect with the sonic origins of the term, and how growing presence in our socio-technological lives might be explored through musical storytelling

also discovered that nearby Drummond Street has 10 Indian restaurants within three blocks. Alex asks Hercules for some London travel tips while in British Museum. So, we picked Masalla and had a nice meal there…MORE Storytelling: Media and the Arts of the United Arab Emirates “Find a mentor, love what you do and if you love it, you will find a way to do it.” Words of wisdom learned in Dubai and shared by Lutes. 22 Jan., 2013 By Amanda Peterson Another Sunset It’s been almost forty-eight hours since

. Ciabattari says “we’re all racist” — herself included. And that doesn’t just apply to white people. It’s impossible not to internalize the racism in our society, she said. It’s “smog we all breathe.” “It makes me a little uncomfortable saying that, too,” she admitted. But, “it indicates a willingness to engage in conversation.” The spirit of engaging dialogue drew Ciabattari to Humanities Washington. She loves the group’s mission to use storytelling as a vehicle for fostering community in the context of

-edge topics that will both inform and inspire teachers and students alike.   One unique opportunity will be the presence of the iVasi system, which is an audio-visual presentation of an orchestral playing situation.  Hornists can play along with a recording of an orchestra while watching a conductor on the screen.  This is about as close as one can come to getting practice as an orchestral horn player without actually practicing with an orchestra.  Read Previous Opening a window, when the door goes

Bible, is required to select a passage from the Hebrew Bible and demonstrate its importance by re-creating the passage in a contemporary manner. “What I’m doing differently is, instead of writing a paper, I’m asking students to give me their arguments in a visual form where it could be understood in 2015,” Finitsis said. The Lutes write, direct, act, edit and shoot their films before premiering them in class. Finitsis then invites the students with the highest-quality videos to enter the Hebrew Idol

Lute Powered: PLU alumni help lead Chief Leschi programs dedicated to student support and success Posted by: Zach Powers / April 4, 2023 Image: (From Left) Melanie Helle, Nancy Nelson, and Jenifer Leavens are PLU alumni and administrative directors at Chief Leschi. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) April 4, 2023 Operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Chief Leschi Schools enrolls 670 students in preschool through high school. Visual representations of Northwest Native culture and art are present

have taught in the University for a cumulative of 71 years. The collective 100 years represents each artist/teacher with more than 50 years of devotion to the visual arts, which began in high school, intensified in undergraduate work, became truly refined in graduate school, with MFA’s in studio art and continued for 30+ years of exhibiting and teaching. Dennis Cox’s career has involved drawing, printmaking and watercolor; his work focuses on the human figure, people and the human condition with a