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by John Froschauer) What’s more, beginning this year, Wild Hope will be a permanent component of the newly created Center for Vocation, with Lynn Hunnicutt, associate professor of economics, as its director. Samuel Torvend ’73, the previous director, stepped down when he was named University Professor of Lutheran Studies.  Torvend will advise the center as its director for vocational reflection, a position he has held before. It means that PLU’s Wild Hope project, and the university’s commitment

an integral part of the opera,” Van Mechelen said. After a taste of this, Van Mechelen knows that singing is what she wants to do with her life. She arrived at PLU as a transfer student. “I went into audition for the music program and the faculty was so warm and inviting … It just felt like home,” she said. Marlette Buchannan Hall, a vocal studies lecturer at PLU, said she showed up for the first day of rehearsals this last summer and realized a few of her students were right along side her. Hall

corporation after graduation. Colleen Hacker, professor of movement studies and wellness education at PLU, encouraged Bendzak to write down his goals, but also to go on information interviews even if no job was available. Bendzak on Nike campus. (Photo provided by Tyson Bendzak) This persistence and goals setting paid off when Bendzak finally landed a job at the child development center in 2011.“I would just say pursue your passion,” Bendzak said of students trying to figure out what they want to do, and

presented her dance, “Death and The Angel” at the International Association of Near Death Studies conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. in the Fall.  She is the co-author, with Nola Davis of  the non- fiction book, Live From the Other Side,  a collection of real life stories. Read Previous HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Read Next Diving into Islamophobia in America COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

the panel. Some professors are also integrating the book into their curriculum. Lisa Marcus, associate professor of English, will again be teaching the book in her Writing 101 seminar on “Banned Books.” She wants students to recognize that Urrea’s book has been banned in Arizona as part of a push to suppress ethnic studies, particularly works that address Mexican-American history and experience. Marcus stresses that beyond the story and relatability of the characters, it is important to think

May 24, becoming the first in her family to earn a college degree— in her case, Hispanic Studies—she will be grateful for all the support that made her journey possible: from the Bensons, her Minds Matter tutors, the Karl Stumo family, her PLU professors and her parents, who arrived in the U.S. as undocumented workers 15 years ago. “They worked very hard and supported me,” Jimenez said of her parents. The Jimenezes also worked and saved to raise enough money—$6,000 each—to get the visas necessary

ensemble,” says Deacon-Joyner, who serves as the university’s Director of Jazz Studies. All of the featured students will perform together as the University Jazz Ensemble. Throughout the program, the ensemble will subdivide into various “combos” and “little big bands” that will demonstrate different elements of the students’ musical abilities as well as different dimensions of jazz music. “A jazz combo is a smaller, more intimate ensemble that tends to emphasize improvisation and spontaneous

of their studies and research to film some of their experiences exploring downtown Oslo and Norway’s southeastern coast. Watch what Ariel Wood ’17 and Theo Hofrenning ’17 captured.   Read Previous Pacific Lutheran University Announces Leadership Transition Read Next PLU professor helps USA Women’s Hockey become champions COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS

Voters Read Next PLU environmental studies students chart the challenges facing the nearby Clover Creek Watershed COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes

study environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University with all those experiences informing his worldview. He will graduate this month after spending the last few years examining issues related to global climate change, sustainability and environmental justice. He cited Environmental 350 — for which he studied Pierce County’s Clover Creek and its surrounding watershed — as one of his favorite classes. “It was all focused around different areas of the creek and studying its health along its route