![Teresa Ciabattari](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/11/ciabittari.jpg)
PLU professor participates in Think & Drink event that engages community in tough dialogue about racial divides
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2016)- When discussing race in America, Teresa Ciabattari, Ph.D., says there are a lot of reasons to talk about white privilege. But the main reason is pretty simple. “It’s just the right thing to do,” she said. “It’s not all about…
![PLU Director of Choral Activities Richard Nance](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/11/richard-nance.jpg)
PLU Choral Union concert an opportunity to move “Beyond Walls”
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2016)- On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union, which is comprised of alumni of the PLU choral program, will be performing “Beyond Walls,“ a program consisting of music and texts dedicated to peace and reconciliation. PLU Director of…
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DCHAT Podcast: A Discussion with new PLU Interim Dean of Education and Kinesiology Terry Bergeson
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- The inaugural episode of Pacific Lutheran University’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with Terry Bergeson, the new interim dean of the PLU School of Education and Kinesiology . DCHAT is a new interview-based podcast featuring PLU academic deans and highlighted…
![Emma Holm '17, Grant Schroeder '17, Georgia Abrams '18 (right to left) on Mount Young on San Juan Island during their summer dig in Roche Harbor. (Photo by Theodore Charles '12)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/10/summerdig1.jpg)
Students plan to build upon archaeological research following museum partnership, summer dig in Roche Harbor
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in…
![Carlton Haywood (far left), executive director of the Interstate Commission of the Potomac River Basin, is interviewed by MediaLab members (left to right) Joshua Wiersma ’17, Kelly Lavelle ’18, Rachel Lovrovich ’18 and Chris Boettcher ’17. (Photo by John Struzenberg, courtesy of MediaLab)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/10/medialabdoc.jpg)
Newest MediaLab documentary film, set to premiere Nov. 12, warns PLU community and beyond about troubled waters
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 24, 2016)- In the U.S. and around the world, rivers represent primary sources for the water we need to live. But PLU digital media major Rachel Lovrovich ’18 did not become aware that many major water sources are in serious trouble until…
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Scholars gather at PLU for International Transformative Learning Conference
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 19, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Transformative Learning Club and Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller, the XII International Transformative Learning Conference is Oct. 20-23 at PLU. Devoted to embracing and engaging difficulties and challenges through learning, the conference is…
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Grit City All-Access: PLU’s new TIES program to immerse students in the City of Destiny
TACOMA, Wash (October 17, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University prides itself on global education—it was the first university with a Study Away student on every continent at once, and nearly 50 percent of students study away, compared to the national average of 10 percent—but its…
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PLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers, libretto by Zhang Er
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 20, 2016)- In the opera titled “Fiery Jade — Cai Yan,” the ancient story of Chinese poet Cai Yan proves an excellent example of diverse perspectives and student-faculty collaboration. The opera’s first production runs Nov. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20…
![MediaLab members for 2016-17. Front row (left to right): Jenny Kimura '17, Michelle McGrath '17, Chris Boettcher '17, Eric Zayas '17, Julia Grosvenor '19 and Elise Anderson '17. Back row (left to right): Joshua Wiersma '17, Kelly Lavelle '18, Nicole Jones '19, Rachel Lovrovich '18, Cara Gillespie '17, Rhiannon Berg '18 and Turner Bryk '17.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/10/medialabanni.jpg)
MediaLab reminisces on a decade of service, invites alumni to mark anniversary with fundraising event at Tacoma Art Museum
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…
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Award-winning screenwriter, film director Laurel Minter to teach beginners’ workshop on screenwriting at PLU
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 14, 2016)- Laurel Minter, a Los Angeles-based, award-winning screenwriter and film director, will offer a beginners’ screenwriting workshop at PLU later this month. The workshop will educate students on how to craft screenplays using tools that most professional screenwriters use. The focus…
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PLU Chinese studies chair serves as catalyst for cross-cultural arts and poetry project; related symposium comes to campus
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2016)- The scholarship of a Pacific Lutheran University faculty member has evolved into a three-part, cross-cultural project that brings together artists and scholars from around the world. Paul Manfredi, chair of Chinese studies, recently published his book “ Modern Poetry in…
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PLU to explore the many roles of women in the Holocaust during annual conference
TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and featuring Holocaust researchers and historians from all over the country, the ninth annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will explore “Women and the Holocaust” Oct. 17-19 at…