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the ball just kept rolling. PLU’s University Symphony Orchestra Conductor Jeffrey Bell-Hanson approached Nance about doing the Ninth Symphony with the University Symphony Orchestra, so a third Beethoven performance was added. In addition to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony choirs will also perform Beethoven’s in C-Major Mass, Opus 86, for the first two performances. The 47-minute work is for a four-voice choir and full orchestra. Saturday, May 11 | 7pm | Everett Civic Auditorium  The Choir of the West

June 3, 2014 MESA at PLU Celebrates 30 Years of Success Students gather at PLU for the 2014 MESA Day engineering competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 17 Luncheon Celebrates Achievements and Looks Toward the Future By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When the MESA program was established at Pacific Lutheran University in 1984, it served about 20 students. Today, 30 years later, the program has worked with more than 14,000 students, said JR Nobles, director of Tacoma

November 5, 2012 Nominate distinguished staff and administrators We’re approaching the time of year when the university gives special recognition to several staff and administrators who have made outstanding performance contributions. Please nominate these “outstanding performers” for the annual Distinguished Staff/Administrator Award. Complete program guidelines and nomination forms are available on the Human Resources website at https://www.plu.edu/human-resources or by calling Human

red-hot furnace, an array of tools, a workbench and a tent for the artists and equipment. “I’m looking forward to it being on campus in that it offers students a chance to experience a beautiful art technique,” says PLU student Hannah Kreutz who also serves on the University Student Museum Advisory Committee. “I don’t know how many students make their way to the Tacoma Glass Museum to see glass forms being made, but it’s an incredible thing to witness.” Try your hand at drawing something you’d

December 8, 2008 Corbitt wishes to leave audiences ‘inspired and hopeful’ As director Kristina Corbitt walked into the room where she was supposed to be meeting her cast and crew for a rehearsal, she was shocked to find the room dark.“There was only one other person, sitting on a chair in the middle of the room,” Corbitt said. “When I went to ask where everyone was, they all came out of their hiding spots and scared me! I am easily startled, so that was a fun prank for them.” For the past four

students while maximizing the learning experience, the importance of understanding and flexibility when it comes to the challenges students are working through, and the support systems faculty have put in place to stay connected.PLU: What’s the adjustment period been like for you and other faculty transitioning to this distance-learning approach? Yaden: As director of the Language Resource Center since 1996, and before that as a teaching assistant in graduate school, I’ve been fortunate to make

increased demand for nurses across the country, the program is designed to give students who already have 60 undergraduate college units in other fields of study a chance to earn their bachelor’s in nursing at a faster pace.For Rosenlund, who lives in Graham, the commute to Lynnwood was offset by staying occasionally with her son and daughter-in-law in Seattle. “There’ve been some long days, so I’d crash on the couch and buy dinner for them.” Her family – husband, children, and step-children – made the

stage for Thorleifsson and Marit Archer Saether, an environmental counselor with the Norwegian Embassy, to lead a discussion on arctic exploration, climate change and its effect on the global strategic environment on Friday, March 2. “The melting of the arctic accelerates global warming,” Saether said. “We need to act and we have known this for quite some time. “I believe personally that this is caused by human activity,” Thorleifsson said. “I think everyone should decide why this is happening. This

and justice,” Ross said. “While as a Catholic, I will draw on the Catholic tradition, this lecture has pushed me to consider how the Lutheran tradition also has a wonderful tradition of beauty, particularly in its music but also in Luther’s ‘earthiness,’” she said. Ross has published numerous books, articles, chapters, and book reviews regarding theology, particularly on topics that include women and the Eucharist, embodiment, feminist theology and feminist ethics. She is the author of “For the

Christian, Franklin Pierce High School and Washington High School. “My favorite aspect of the show is seeing the level of talent and creativity the students provide and meeting with the student artists,” Sarah Wise ’11,  PY// Art From Parkland’s Youth founder, said. “It never fails to amaze me what the artists bring to the table or their personal stories behind their work; and it always impresses me to hear what the PLU student jurors see and appreciate in the work.” An opening reception was held for