![PLU hosts the Gospel Experience in celebration of Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Performances by Erica Walker, Anointed Brothers, Pleasant Movement Dance Company, special guest DaNell Daymon and the Greater Works Chorale, and PLU’s own Gospel Choir. (Photo/Angelo Mejia '17)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/gospel.jpg)
PLU’s Gospel Experience works to bridge cultural gaps and connects campus to larger community
TACOMA, WASH. (March 1, 2016)- Performing with Pacific Lutheran University’s gospel choir hooked Josiah McDonald. The ninth-grader at Franklin Pierce High School pledged to apply to PLU come senior year, after participating in the spiritual and celebratory Gospel Experience. McDonald was one of more than…
![MediaLab member Natalie DeFord (left) interviews engineer and former Canadian astronaut Julie Payette in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/medialabaward.jpg)
PLU’s MediaLab recognized for latest documentary film about higher education
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received two recognitions for its most recent documentary film. These Four Years, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned an Award of Merit from The…
![Garrett Wade works in a classroom at Sylvester Middle School in Burien on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (Photo: Kari Plog/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/wadeii.jpg)
PLU awarded total of nearly $590,000 in state grant money for intensive, alternative route for teacher certification
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…
![Open to Interpretation hosted by Professor of Communication Amy Young, This Episodes Guests: Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Kane Anderson and Assistant Professor of Religion Michael Zbaraschuk.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/oti-interpret-banner.jpg)
PLU communication, religion and theatre professors discuss superheroes, Martin Luther and what it means to “interpret”
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2016)- The sixth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “interpret” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Assistant Professor of Religion Michael Zbaraschuk and Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Kane Anderson. Conversation Highlights 3:25: What…
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Musher turned author: Alumna harnesses her PLU education to recount experiences on Iditarod Trail
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2016)- Debbie Moderow’s future in Iditarod racing started in her family’s backyard with a retired sled dog named Salt. The 7-year-old Husky was the first member of a backyard sled dog team that was initially assembled so Moderow’s sons could have…
![Craig Cornwall reviewing watercolor paintings for his PLUTO online class at PLU on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/pluto.jpg)
PLU Teaching Online program incorporates technology into learning, enhances brick-and-mortar experience
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2016)- Kevin O’Brien has been teaching at Pacific Lutheran University for about a decade. But last summer was the first time the associate professor of religion taught Christian ethics to students in the U.S. and abroad — at the same time.…
![PLU Students visit Gurudwara Singh Sabah (Sikh Temple) and school in Renton WA, as part of a JTerm class of the religions of SE Asia on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/sikh-pic.jpg)
PLU Religion class visits Sikh Temple Gurudwara Singh Sabha
Aimee Hamilton’s undergraduate course, Religion and Culture: Contemporary Religions of South Asia, gathers for a morning site visit at the Khalsa Gurmat School in Kent. Khalsa Gurmat is a nonprofit school that emphasizes Sikh history, Punjabi language, computing, art and math. The school also functions as…
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Vote! Women’s Center seeks community feedback on new name
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2016) – Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. After 25 years, the Women’s Center will change its name to fit its expanded,…
![Phi Kappa Phi Chapter instillation ceremony at PLU on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Director of Academic Advising with the banner.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/phikappaphi.jpg)
PLU joins national ranks of prestigious honor society Phi Kappa Phi
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 19, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University students may soon see their professors, dressed in commencement regalia, coming to classes with a special invitation to join one of the most prestigious honor societies in the nation. This week, PLU joined the ranks of schools…
![Steinar Bryn’s peacebuilding work has kept him busy in Norway, eastern Europe and elsewhere around the world, but his ties to Pacific Lutheran University run deep.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/newspageslider.jpg)
Dialogue expert Steinar Bryn to discuss international peacebuilding work that has deep ties to PLU
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2016)- Steinar Bryn’s peacebuilding work has kept him busy in Norway, eastern Europe and elsewhere around the world, but his ties to Pacific Lutheran University run deep. The repeat Nobel Peace Prize nominee has developed and supported dialogue centers in the…
![Robin DiAngelo Ph.D., speaking at the South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership Institute. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/02/diangelo-feature-banner.jpg)
South Sound higher education leaders shake up what’s comfortable to examine diversity, racism and privilege
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 10, 2016)- Robin DiAngelo’s presentation at the 15th annual Diversity Institute began with a bold pledge. “If you remain comfortable this entire time, I didn’t do my job,” she told the audience of more than 200 educators, administrators and students at the…
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‘The Monologues’ at PLU: Students reimagine famous Eve Ensler play in their own words
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- A familiar Pacific Lutheran University tradition changes its anatomy this year, as organizers reimagine “The Vagina Monologues” as “The Monologues” – a fresher, more interactive take on the famous play. Incorporating student-written content, “The Monologues” is a twist on the…