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combines entertaining stage work with opportunities for academic rigor,” Anderson explained. “Often I find these two parts of my work warring against each other. However, in this piece, scholarship is play.” This production provides opportunities for actors learning Shakespearean acting, and assistant directors and dramaturgs (theatrical researchers) who want to dive into the history and theory. All this makes for a full evening of entertainment, ritual, spectacle and education. “We’re leaning into the

the great bands of Art Blakey and Horace Silver. I find his artistic voice driving both blazing and clear towards new directions in music while paying homage to the jazz tradition,” remarked Dr. Jared Hall. “I am excited Vincent will be able to work with the Stadium High School and PLU students on what this creative music means in the greater context of our nation’s history and message to the world.” The concert will take place Friday, May 11th at 8pm in the Eastvold Auditorium of the Karen Hille

teachers,” Kaufman said. “The idea is that good teachers don’t give as much to research.” Kaufman is the sixth PLU faculty member to receive the award. Past recipients include Provost Patricia Killen (1991), history professor Beth Kraig (1993), associate English professor Lisa Marcus (1997), associate English professor Jim Albrecht (1999) and associate religion professor Alicia Batten (2007). Only one faculty member from each eligible college can apply for the honor, Kaufman explained. Along with the

studying the letter and understanding the history behind it. “The students really understand the meaning of the work,” Powell said. Read Previous Art software has applications across campus Read Next Four PLU women honored at annual banquet COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Snyder named President of NADIIIAA August 16

February 18, 2010 Road map to a green campus At PLU, sustainable practices isn’t just a buzzword or passing fad By Chris Albert This semester, the university has put the concept into action by making a comprehensive sustainability plan – PLU’s Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Guide. PLU has a road map to making its carbon footprint nothing. “We have a long history of practicing sustainable environmental stewardship at PLU,”said President Loren J. Anderson. “Now this comprehensive plan

November 10, 2010 Reviving Confucianism By Chris Albert As part of the PLU Chinese Studies Program lecture series, Daniel A. Bell will visit campus to examine the revival of Confucianism as the moral foundation for political rule in China. Confucianism is making a comeback in Chinese debate about moral and political foundation. Below is a video with the last lecturer in the series, journalist Martin Jacques. “We stand at a moment in history where we can decide to be friendly competitors or

already underway. Her bequest will also fund a variety of other projects including those to benefit faculty scholarly activities and to provide financial support for students. Phillips’ lifetime giving and bequest total almost $25 million, making her the largest single benefactor in university history. She was a PLC nursing graduate and served as a member of the Board of Regents for nine years beginning in 2000. Engage the World: The Campaign for PLU will continue through May 2012 raising support of

the PLU theater was his first campus job, he said. Fry has cut up wood for dormitories, for cabinets and even for sculptures. One load of wood drying in his kiln now came from the Seattle lumber freighter, The Winona, before it was cut up for scrap. Its wood is destined for a sculpture planned for the Seattle Museum of History and Industry. But not all the jobs he takes on are large ones. The Seattle Art Museum put in a request for a rare Asian wood so they could replace a finger of a Buddha that

dictionary upon their moving to the states — Urrea answered questions and signed copies of his book. “He’s really funny,” said education major Megan Zink ’15 after the lecture. “It was interesting to see the history behind the book.” Like other incoming students, Zink was asked to read the book as part of the Common Reading Program. This year, the program tried something new — asking all members of the PLU community to read a book so everyone could have something in common with the incoming class of 2016

when they became co-chairs of the Eastvold Leadership Committee along with Dick and Marcia Moe. Mayer is known to many as the author of his memoir, My Personal Brush with History (2009). One of his fondest hopes was that a German-language edition could be made available in the country he and his family fled those many decades ago, a country he had learned to respect for its eventual willingness to face up to its horrific past. Just two weeks before his death, Mayer was able to hold that edition