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Teacher, Veteran, Mentor: Willie Stewart ’69 Posted by: Zach Powers / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 Willie Stewart, who earned a Masters in Education from PLU in 1969, became the first black principal in Tacoma School District history when he was appointed principal of East Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1970. After decades of leading Lincoln, in 1999 Stewart was elected to the Tacoma School Board where he would serve through 2005. Earlier this year, Stewart was honored by the Tacoma

. She joined Ryan’s team as the registrar, in charge of accurately documenting all the objects found in the tombs. “It’s amazing to see firsthand,” she said. “I’m a major history buff, and dealing with the objects is definitely one of my favorite parts. I want to go into conservation, so I can take care of them and learn about them.” Conceived in 1989 by Ryan, the PLU Valley of the Kings Project focuses on exploring and studying the more obscure tombs in the valley. Most were burial sites for

the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. A scholar in jazz and popular music, he has written numerous published articles and books, including a chapter for The Cambridge History of American Music and the third edition of his history text American Popular Music, published by McGraw-Hill. He has free-lanced for over thirty years in the Memphis, Cincinnati, and Dallas/Fort Worth areas. He has performed with jazz artists such as Bobby Shew, Marvin Stamm, Marc Johnson, Ed Soph, and

Medieval composer/mystic Hildegard von Bingen. It is profound for many reasons. Hildegard is the first of very few female composers widely studied in music history, composer Ingrid Stolzel is from the same region in Germany, and consortium of 50+ schools was assembled to contribute to this project. The commission was a collaboration between PLU music and Pierce College professor/director Kaitlin Bove. Please Note: The students, musicians, and campus guest in this video are following PLU safety

also of its history as a manipulative strategy that victimizes women specifically. Most simply, gaslighting constitutes the systematic devaluing of a person’s reality in order to convince them that they are insane as a means of exerting control over them. The term itself originated from the screen in the 1944 film Gaslight. Paula, the heroine, is romanced by Gregory who becomes her husband and then proceeds to manipulate her into thinking she is mad so that he can have her committed and steal her

professor, and instructional and reference librarian, and Common Reading Program co-director. ”We see it as a great first step to get students into their new academic and social world.” During orientation, Assistant Professor of History Gina Hames and Assistant Professor of English Jenny James, as well as other faculty and staff and students, will be taking part in a panel discussion of the book, as well as leading small-group discussions with other PLU students. Seth Dufault will also be taking part in

, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing his plans for the future. He knew he wanted to pursue a career related to social justice and service, and he was considering social work, or perhaps teaching. Kraig asked him a question that changed his life forever.“Have you ever thought about becoming a librarian?” Bannon was surprised by her question. He loved his local library growing up, but had also struggled to manage his dyslexia and long aisles of books didn’t

she essentially built her classroom—from the daily lessons to the posters on the walls. “I learned what it was like to kickstart a music classroom from nothing,” Jessa says. “I created my own safe space, and that was really fun.” Read Previous Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market Read Next Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community LATEST POSTS Summer

historian,” Friedman began. “I am an eyewitness to history that no human eyes should have to see.” He took the audience back 69 years to 1939, when the Russians bombed his hometown of Brody, Poland. He was 11 years old. The Nazis invaded in 1941 and quickly deprived Jews of their basic rights. When the ghetto formed in 1942, the Friedmans went into hiding in a nearby village with two different Ukrainian families. Friedman, his mother, younger brother and their female teacher stayed in a barn. The tiny

.” Hofrenning was born in Colombia and adopted by parents in Northfield, Minnesota. He said he gravitated toward Hispanic studies as a way to study his native culture. His religion minor is a nod to his mother’s career as a Lutheran pastor. The latter, he believes, can act as a force for progressive action. “I just think religion is a really important part of my theory of social change,” he said. “I had to understand the theology of different religions and how they play out in terms of liberating people