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Distinguished teachers, talented students, and supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing. The Mary Baker Russell Music Center is our home. It features spaces for performing, teaching, and rehearsing; a music library; an outdoor amphitheater; and the acoustically impressive Lagerquist Concert Hall, home to the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ.Spring 2025 lesson registration can be found

MAE/ARC Information Sessions RSVP Now To Learn More Click For Upcoming Dates Teacher education at PLU Find out how PLU prepares you to be an engaged educator. More Information Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program Are you interested in becoming a CS-STEM Teacher? Click Here for More Information Click Here to Learn More About the NSF Grant STEM Education Minor Are you interested in both Education and the STEM fields? Click Here for More Information On the Court and in the Classroom: A

Welcome to the new home of the PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Our passionate faculty are proud to offer a dynamic, diverse, and meaningful curriculum in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center and Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. We strive to foster an artistic environment that inspires creativity, discipline, and excellence in the next generation of performers, creators, directors, educators, choreographers and more! Music HomepageTheatre & Dance HomepageMusic

STEM Education MinorThe STEM Education minor will provide focused study for students who are interested in both Education and the STEM fields. The program is well suited for any student interested in exploring the vocation of teaching or who enjoys science outreach and science communication. This minor includes courses in Education and Natural Sciences and includes service learning.Why STEM Education?There is a need for excellent teachers with strong content knowledge in STEM who are able to

program designed to allow students to earn their Master’s and Teaching Certification in just under one year* Available for elementary or secondary education One year, 12 months coursework, full time program Begins each summer in mid-June Students attend Summer – Fall – Spring – Summer Strong relationships with schools in the South Sound One of the top teacher placement rates in the state *Degrees are awarded in August Students complete year-long internships in K-12 schools. During their internships

Explore Global Education Opportunities through PLUPLU values global education as a pathway to excellence. We support Lutes – students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the broader community – in their exploration of global systems, contemporary international problems, and the complexity of cultures forged over centuries through interactions across diverse societies. PLU offers an array of global opportunities on and off campus. These experiences expose Lutes to the world in all its complexity, and

PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program provides singers from all academic disciplines with outstanding opportunities for performance and study. Degrees are available in vocal performance and music education. The nationally renowned choral program, led by Brian Galante, offers an active schedule of performances on and off campus each year, appears regularly at professional music conferences, and tours regionally, nationally and internationally. PLU Opera presents a fully staged production with

WelcomeThe Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 1926, the choir was the third Lutheran college choir to tour extensively throughout the United States. Choir of the West has toured Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and China, and has performed at several state, division and national conferences of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Most recently the choir has

2024 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust” November 6-8, 2024 Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The Experience of Sephardic Jews and the Holocaust At least 160,000 Sephardic Jews perished in the Holocaust, yet their stories are not well-known by many. Through the use of archival sources, interviews with survivors, and family histories, what emerges is a picture of shared tragedy

PLU Multimedia RecordingsPLU Multimedia Recordings had its genesis in 1984 when Martin Neeb, Executive Director of University Communications; Bob Holden, Director of Audio Services; Jeffrey Bruton, Assistant Director of Audio Services, and Richard Sparks, Director of Choral Activities, had an idea. Great music, like that performed by the PLU ensembles and solo artist, deserved to be shared with our constituents and the world. Our first recording was J.S. Bach and the Chorale, released on vinyl