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The Value of an International Education
The Value of an International Education Professor Matt Monnot took a group of MBA students to Spain in 2012. Both undergraduate and graduate business programs are built on the opportunity to study away By Barbara Clements Denise Petryk ’12 knew that an MBA would help…
Dance 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OxFSjKvcPs Showcasing the versatility and artistry of student performance and talent, the evening promises to dazzle with original and creative choreography. A stunning collection of various dance genres features student, guest and faculty compositions. Dance 2013 Pacific Lutheran University Dance ensemble presents Dance 2013 ,…
![Greg Youtz as a young person playing guitar in Europe](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/04/greg-youtz-sm.jpg)
Composing for the cannery: of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes
Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes By James Olson ’14 In 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of…
![Carlos Andres Gomez](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/carlosposter-sm.jpg)
HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMhp7hpYIs HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Critically-acclaimed slam poet and performer Carlos Andrés Gómez , star of HBO’s “Def Poetry” and Spike Lee’s #1 movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, will perform on April 2 at 7pm in the PLU Anderson University Center…
![Austin Goble ’09 with a student](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/austinwstudent3-lrg.jpg)
A pathway of self discovery
A path of discovery By Katie Scaff ’13 For Austin Goble ’09, volunteering after graduation was anything but a gap year. Goble wasn’t ready to jump right into the workforce, so after graduating in December 2009 Goble spent a year volunteering with Lutheran Volunteer Corps…
![Students hiking Zion National Park](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/alt-spring-lrg.jpg)
PLU students make alternative plans for Spring Break
Last year’s Outdoor Recreation Alternative Spring Break. PLU students make alternative plans for Spring Break Jesse Major ’14 This year there are four PLU Alternative spring break trips that take students as far away as Guatemala or allows them to stay in Parkland. Holy Week…
![Raechelle Baghirov ’05 teaching in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. (Photo provided by Raechelle Baghirov)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/rachelle4.jpg)
Pursuing your wild hope in Azerbaijan
Raechelle Baghirov ’05 teaching in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. (Photo provided by Raechelle Baghirov) In pursuit of wild hope in Azerbaijan By Katie Scaff ‘13 Discovering your wild hope doesn’t end when you leave PLU, just ask Raechelle Baghirov ’05. After graduating, Baghirov spent…
![PLU chef Chuk Blessum will compete in the National Association of College & University Food Services March 21. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/chuk-sm-two.jpg)
PLU chef prepares to blow his competition’s taste buds away
PLU chef prepares to blow his competition’s taste buds away PLU chef Chuk Blessum will compete in the National Association of College & University Food Services March 21. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) By Katie Baumann ’14 For the fifth year in a row, Pacific…
![Claire Todd](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/claire-todd-antarctica-teaser.jpg)
Claire Todd: Professor’s world rocked by rocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBwlijVuw4 “PLU’s location close to Mt. Rainier is a huge resource for me and for students. For me, as a glacial geologist and as a professor, it’s really an easy place for me to go and convince students how geology affects our everyday lives, how…
![John Marzano '13](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/johnm-sm.jpg)
Student sings way to the Seattle Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3jjMTpgOQ John Marzano ’13 gains experience on the stage in the country’s fifth largest opera. Student sings way to the Seattle Opera By Katie Scaff ’13 You may have seen him tearing up the stage in Lagerquist Hall or starting an impromptu concert in the…
![How I Learned to Drive cast](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2013/03/drive-qa-lrg.jpg)
Facets of self
As part of the SOAC Focus Series – Empowerment, there was a discussion with PLU students and the cast of “How I Learned to Drive.” (Photos by John Froschauer) Facets of self By James Olson ’14 Since its 1997 debut off-Broadway, Paula Vogel’s “How I…
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Learning about the next step
Students get a view of job and internship opportunities from the ground floor – at Alaska Airlines. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) Learning about the next step By Jesse Major ’14 Career Connections hosted its first On-The-Road Experience for students Feb. 22 . Students had…