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For Whidbey Island business owner Roshel Donwen ’17, her close-knit island community is everything. She finds fulfillment in running her store, 3 Sisters Market, providing local food and goods to the people she considers family. “The best part about running and owning 3 Sisters Market…
connect with your teammates, your community, your professors, something I bring back into my real life to be able to connect, to be a part of a community. And I really believe that’s what PLU is all about.” Read Previous PLU Forges a New International Partnership for Continuing Education Read Next Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker
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Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes…
you can support the success of the health sciences at PLU in service of others, please contact advancement@plu.edu. Read Previous Lute Powered: City of Tacoma Read Next Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 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
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After a hiatus last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 65 undergraduate and 22 graduate students from Pacific Lutheran University were able to participate in January term study away trips this year. The program took PLU students all over the world, with courses designed and…
in England, Germany, Greece, Mexico, and Peru. The experiences were fruitful for both students and professors, in spite of challenges presented by the pandemic. “Study away is one of the big reasons why I chose PLU,” says Anna Van Vleet, theater major. She visited Greece this J-term as a part of professor Antonios Finitsis’ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean course. She chose to visit Greece because of its rich theater history. “Before I left, there were a lot of things I was worried about
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TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 11, 2015)—Communication major Chris Boettcher ’17 is living out the deeply held commitment of Pacific Lutheran University to civic engagement — all while continuing his education. When Cathy Nguyen, Tacoma poet laureate, reached out to PLU looking for a videographer to tell…
questions. Work of this nature also allows students to test the waters and see if this is what they want to do, allowing them to seek and find their vocation.This story originally appeared on the Marketing and Communications news page Read Previous Debate student discusses local issues on KBTC’s Northwest Now Read Next Textiles show Scandinavian history and culture in University Gallery exhibition LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication
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Lute Air Student Radio (LASR) in collaboration with PLU Instructional Technologies (iTech) announces a run of free monthly concerts in The Cave at the Anderson University Center every third Thursday of the 2022 Fall Semester. Rock, jazz, pop, ska and other genres shows are held…
County Ska Band Los Ocupados brings international rhythms to PLU. Playing originals and covers, their work spans the history of Ska. Check out more on their Facebook. facebook.com/Los.Ocupados.ska/ Read Previous Results & Photos of Juried Student Art Exhibit 2021 Read Next Scholarship Application Tips LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024
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PLU’s music faculty welcomes their newest hire, Cassio Vianna. The native of Brazil brings with him an extensive resume of teaching, composing, and performing jazz music. This year, he’ll begin a new journey channeling his passion into educating and inspiring PLU students as director of…
New Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna Posted by: Kate Williams / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Mackenzie Cooper '19PLU’s music faculty welcomes their newest hire, Cassio Vianna. The native of Brazil brings with him an extensive resume of teaching, composing, and performing jazz music. This year, he’ll begin a new journey channeling his passion into educating and inspiring PLU students as director of the University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos, as well as teaching History of Jazz
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Looking for that first job? Try the career fair. PLU’s annual career fairs will be filling up every inch of the UC beginning Oct. 28, and it’s a place where both employers and students can check each other out, and possibly help you find that…
October 20, 2008 Looking for that first job? Try the career fair. PLU’s annual career fairs will be filling up every inch of the UC beginning Oct. 28, and it’s a place where both employers and students can check each other out, and possibly help you find that all-important first job after graduation. Adam Geisler, a junior and history major, said that while he might not find his dream job in the many booths, he still likes attending and checking out which employers show up.“As a student you
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It’s not all about grading papers for PLU profs There are a few things that tie Mark Anderson ‘71, Jon Grahe and Mike Halvorson together. One is that they are all PLU professors. But another thing is their need to jam. All play in separate…
night, not only as fun but a kind of a ride through the history of rock music. His band played to the sound of the blues greats like Muddy Waters, while “American Standard” covered hits from the 1960s and 70s, and “My Name Ain’t Skip” captured early alternative rock with covers and original pieces. “It was really kind of fun to watch,” Anderson said. For the PLU alumnus, it was also a step back in time. Anderson used to play acoustic songs on campus in the 70s. “So that was kind of a full circle
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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…
PLU.” “This play is really a story of a test of the human spirit,” Corbitt said. “It follows a family’s struggles to overcome major disasters in human and biblical history, and some of the situations presented in the play can be compared to our current economic situation.” Throughout the production process, Corbitt said that she has been, “Pleasantly surprised by people’s energy.” Things have been moving along smoothly. The cast members get along well, people have shown a genuine interest in
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Passing the torch They may have started with inquiry and then put their words to paper and even presented their findings to anyone who would listen. But beyond their meticulous research, Raphael Lemkin Essay winner Emily Marks ’10 and second place recipient Adam Griffith ’09…
interview the son of a survivor of the Armenian genocide. “His input just opened this other dimension to my research,” Marks said. “It essentially brings history to life.” It may seem confusing why the systematic death of almost 600,000 Armenians took place. Through Marks own research she found the area to be quite “cosmopolitan.” But as the Ottoman Empire begin to recede into the desert, the rise of Turkish nationalism felt threatened by any different identity – especially the Armenians. While Marks
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