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Homecoming Offers Majo centennial Highlights The long-awaited PLU centennial year has been underway s i nce this past spring. Many highlights have taken place already; m a n y more a re sche d u l e d d u ri ng the 1 990-91 academic year. Among the activities this fal l , Homecom ing Week Oct. 1 2- 1 4 will stand out as mem orable for the u n i ve rsity's 2 5 ,000-plus alumni and Northwest Lutherans. Thursday, oct. 11 highl ights include a Centenn i a l A l u m n i Recog nition D i n n e r at which 1 00 PLU a l u m n i from all e ras and walks of l ife will be honored . (See Alumni Section for l ist of honorees.) Dr. R u ssel l Edgerton , p resident of the American Association for H i gher E d u ca tion , keynotes the Social Sciences and H u manities them e symposi u m , "Sha p i ng Society's Values: The Role of the U n iversi ty." Edgerton is also a guest at the Centen nial Alumni Recog n ition Di n ner. Essays by alumni, students and faculty will be pub l ished. A Centen n i a l open hou se at the Nesvig Alumni Center runs from 1 1 a . m . to 1 p . m . The Center is on the corner of 1 23nd and Park. Friday, Oct. 1 2 is a day filled with alumni reunion events. Reunions a re being held for 1 0th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 40th and 50th year classes. I n a d d ition, there a re gatherings for ' 30s, '40s , ' 50s, ' 60s, 70s and '80s eras, and the fi rst i nd u ctees i nto the Lute Hall of Fame will be honored . A School of B u s i ness Ad m i n istration open house and lecture and an econom ics department gathering are also sched uled. An Alumni Art Exhibit continues through the month. saturday, Oct. 13 features Edu cation, Natu ral Sciences and N u rsing open houses; a Lute R u n , Awares Fa i r, the Homecoming footba l l game (vs. Whitworth), campus parade, a Phi l N ordquist book autograph ing party, Golden C l u b reu nion, and a l u m n i d i n ner dance. The latter featu res a centen nial highlight prog ra m . Sunday, Oct. 14 inc ludes a Centennial Worsh i p Celeb ration with former choir mem bers, vocal ists a n d instru menta l i sts and a breakfast for a l l former Residential Life Staff members. Sunday is also Founder's Day. It featu res a worldwide alumni celebration with a l u m n i in many p laces t h ro u ghout the world gat hering to o bserve t h e cente n n i a l together. In addition, the 6 3 1 northwest
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congregations of the E vangel ical Lutheran Chu rch in America will m ark the u n i versity observance d u ring thei r morning worshi p activities. Homecoming is only the tip of the ice berg . Theme symposia highl ight each of the Centennial's four phases: Reflecting on Heritage, Shaping Society's Val ues, Solving H u m a n ity's Problems, and B u i l d i ng Pa rt nerships for Tomorrow. The fi rst, in July, was a week-long Scand i navian Heritage Week. Rev. Donn M oomaw p resents a School of Physical Education sym posium, "The JOY of Sports," Nov. 9. Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the pol io vaccine, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlaug a re among several promi nent spea kers at the "Problems" sym po sium Feb. 20-2 3 . Dr. William Foege, a PLU alumnus and d i rector of the Carter Center in Atl anta, G a . , is also featu red . Foege spearheaded a worldwide smallpox erad ica tion program i n the '60s and '70s. Foege is coord inating a visit to PLU by former U.s. President Jimmy Ca rter d u ring the centen n i a l year, but a date has not been set. "Partnershi ps" symposia in April and May spotli ght ed u cation and b U S i ness. PLU a l u m n a J ud ith B i l l i ngs, Washi ngton state su perintendent of p u b l i c i n struction, is' featu red April 5 and an International Busi ness conference .is May 2-3. Many fine arts events are planned d u ring the yea r "Moments," a collage of scenes from past PLU theater productions, will be staged in early Novem ber. Pre m ieres of an opera written by m U Si c p rofessor Greg Youtz and a play by d rama professor Wil l iam Parker w i l l be presented i n February and March, respectively. In May 1991, PLU's. Choi r of the West and University Stri ngs w i l l embark on a concert tour of Asia, while the U n i ve rsity Chora le a n d Wind Ense m b l e wi l l pe rfo rm in Sca n d i n a v i a . G rou nd breaking for the n e w M a ry Baker Ru sse l l M usic Center is a l so expected i n May. The year long Cente n n i a l observa nce began last March with a special staff cele b ration. In May a Centen n i a l history, Edu cating for Service by history professor Phi l i p Nordqu ist, was p u b l i shed , as was a commemorative magazine, Century I/. May graduates were the fi rst of four g rad uat i n g g rou ps (a lso August a n d- Decem ber 1 990 and May 1 99 1 ) to be designated Cen ten n i a l g radu ates, and a cente n n i a l be l l scu l pture by former a rt professor Tom Torrens was ded icated . The centennial theme is "Educating for Service: Century II." More detai led information is ava ilable by cal l ing the PLU Office of P u b l i c Informa tion, (206) 5 35-7430. •
A Grieg recital, tru m pet and organ con cert, and a performa nce by the Norweg ian Str i n g Qu artet w i l l c e l e brate t h e "Exchange Year of M u s i c , 1989-90 USA Nor way" at PLU. Bar i t o n e H era l d Bj orkov a n d pia n ist A u d u n Ka yser o pen t h e t hree-con cert series on M onday, Oct. 15 with "An Eve n i ng of Edvard Grieg . " The concert beg i n s at 8 p. m . i n the U n iversity Center. Bjorkov won the Grieg Pri ze in 1989 and was a pri ze wi nner at the 1983 Internation al Song Competition. Kayser is cu rator and a rtistic d irector of 'Troldha ugen," Grieg's home i n Bergen. Kayser's record ing of G ri eg's Piano Concer to with the Bergen Phi lharm o n i c is c u r rently the largest sel ling classical record ing In Norway. An Oct. 1 7 concert featu res trumpeter Ole E d va rd A ntonsen a n d org a n i st Kare Nordstoga. The performance beings at 8 p.m. i n Eastvold Aud itoriu m . Antonsen i s a member o f the Oslo Phil harmonic and N ordstoga is a cathedral organist in Oslo. The series concludes with a perform ance by the Norweg ian String Quartet at 8 p . m . Thursday, Oct. 1 8 i n the Scandinavian Cul tural Center. Series tickets cost $ 1 0 ($5 each if p u r chased separately). Ca l l 5 3 5 -7621 for tick ets and information .
Cente n n i a l Theate r Offers Sca n d i n a v i a n Heritage Theme The centen n i a l theate r seaso n a t PLU sa l u tes PLU's Sca n d i n a v i a n h e r i tage from a world p remi ere about N o rweg ian playwright Henrik I b�e\1 tb a modern Swed ish play where "l ife is but a d ream." The season opens with " M o ments," a revue of theater and song com mem orat i ng 1 00 yea rs of theater at PLU. The revue was resea rched by Wi l l i a m Becvar and additional material was written by W i l l i a m Parker. Both Becvar a n d Parker d i rect the ater at PLU. " Moments" runs from N ov 1-'11 in PLU's Eastvold Auditori u m . "Angel Street" b y Patrick Hami lton has been called the best known and respected suspense melod rama ever written for the stage. The Alpha Psi Omega presentation runs Jan. 3 1 -Feb. 9 in PLU's Memori a l Gym Studio Theatre. Fou nded by l\Jorweg i a n s In 1890, PLU pays tribute to N orway's most celebrated pl aywri .ght Henrik Ibsen. "The Apprentice," the th ird play by PLU'5 Parke r, is about Ibsen's early l ife as an apothecary's appren tice. The premiere performa nces are M arch 7-1 0 in Eastvold Auditori u m . The season closes with " A Dream Play" on May 9-12 in Eastvold A u d itOriU m . Swed ish playwright Aug ust Stri ndberg exa m ines life in the form of a d rea m . Ca l l 5 35-7762 for a season brochure and ticket i nformation.