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environmental studies program and provided a starting point for more in-depth conversations about its goals and aspirations, which will occur later this summer, McKenney said. The workshop also served as an introduction for some about the program, and connected local community groups and Pierce County with the work PLU is doing. For some faculty members, like assistant religion professor Kevin O’Brien, the field trip to Clover Creek was their first experience out in the field collecting scientific data. He
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Professor Justin Eckstein wins Rohrer Research Award Posted by: Todd / December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerCongratulations to Justin Eckstein, Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Debate, who was recently awarded the 2017 Daniel Rohrer Award for Outstanding Research by the American Forensics Association. His research is titled, “Sound Arguments, Argumentation and Advocacy”. Among the most important activities of the American Forensic
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, student art was evaluated by Samer Fouad and coordinated by Mare Blocker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art & Design. Mr. Fouad particularly noted the overall high level of craftsmanship in this year’s submissions. The 2019 exhibition features ceramic arts, painting, and photography from students who are all class levels. Keystone students hung the show as part of their training. The opening reception is Wednesday, November 13 from 5-7 PM in the University Gallery where awards will be announced. The
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Lute Powered: PLU alumni provide leadership, care and expertise at Sound Physicians Posted by: Zach Powers / May 11, 2023 Image: Michael Burris ’09, Anni Lange ’00, and Dr. Erik Arnits ’11. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) May 11, 2023 Sound Physicians is a national, multi-specialty medical group that strives to improve quality and reduce the cost of healthcare for patients in every community it serves. It partners with more than 400 hospitals and is the practice of choice for over 4,000 physicians
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Birders of PLU form? There were a lot of people interested in it. During PLU’s 2023 Earth and Diversity Week, we hosted a bird walk at the Port of Tacoma with the Student Sustainability Committee. That trip made me decide to form the club. Who are a few of your PLU mentors?One of the people I think of is Adela Ramos, even though she is not on campus anymore. She helped me get an internship at the Tacoma Tree Foundation in Summer 2022. In the math department, Tom Edgar, Ksenija Simić-Muller and Daniel
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, director of advocacy and prevention education at Rebuilding Hope; and Farshad Talebi, the assistant attorney general who leads Washington state’s Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit. The film is entirely produced by PLU students. Gillespie and assistant producer Anderson recorded, wrote and edited the film, Nathan Tunheim ’18 composed the soundtrack and Rizelle Rosales ’18 narrated. “It was incredibly important to work with my peers. The more students involved, the more each of us were
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Opera Rehearsal LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022
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with economic hardship, and still dealing with anxieties about what might come next.PLU’s curricular disruption became official on March 7, with the announcement that all classes would move to remote learning. Over the following weeks, faculty and students adjusted, those studying away returned home early, and we all learned more than we had planned about videoconferencing. This has been a season of disruption. However, PLU’s Division of Humanities worked hard in this time to continue the most
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politics, examining the racialized/gendered roles of soldier and spouse offered in the name of “equality” and “human rights.” Beth Griech-Polelle, ‘The First Victims: The Nazi Euthanasia Campaign’ Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 7 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center In a gross misuse of the actual meaning of the term euthanasia, Hitler, his top physicians, and a vast array of doctors, nurses, and technicians, would put into motion a secret, systematic program called “Aktion T-4” or the “Euthanasia Project” to
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Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit Posted by: Holly Senn / January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 Black Art Matters uplifts the diverse contributions of Black visual artists working a variety of mediums. Art as a creative expression examines history, contemporary life, and the future by documenting lived experiences; engaging social commentary, protest and social justice; surfacing uncomfortable histories; exploring emotion; creating parodies; and embracing new ways of representing ideas
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