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FY18 Capital Improvements https://www.plu.edu/administrative-services/capital-improvements/fy18-capital-improvements/

Capital Improvements ProjectProjected CostCurrent Costs as of 05/31/2018 Student Success Center$60,000$148,584 Olson Restrooms$80,000$80,447 Kreidler Heat System$404,711$418,347 Tingelstad Elevators$525,822$742,801 Ramstad Remodel - Nursing Facility$197,959$227,791 Music Offices$16,500$0.00 Olson Classroom 102-104/flooring$156,799$180,655 Additional Contingency$8,210$11,072 Total$1,450,000$1,539,006

Devin Bianchi-Rivera https://www.plu.edu/commuter/staff/devin-bianchi-rivera/

Devin Bianchi-Rivera Commuter Advocate he/they Biography Biography My name is Devin and I am a second year commuter student here at PLU. I am majoring in music performance and play the trumpet in the university wind ensemble and jazz ensemble. On my downtime I enjoy running, writing, and watching shows.

Jazz https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/staff/department/jazz/

Cassio Vianna Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies Full Profile 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu

Jazz https://www.plu.edu/music/staff/department/jazz/

Cassio Vianna Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies Full Profile 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu

PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plu-interns-combat-climate-change-one-tree-at-a-time/

interdisciplinary tools and knowledge about natural systems, human institutions, beliefs and values, and the dissemination of these ideas through business, education, nursing and other professions. Keep reading to learn more about the program. Read Previous PLU music majors produce free music camp Read Next Student-athlete finds a community more than 2,600 miles from home LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel

PLU students present ‘The War of the Worlds’ https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plu-students-present-the-war-of-the-worlds/

,” Rich said. “And I’m eternally grateful for the opportunity to do so.” Read Previous PLU Honors Dia de los Muertos Read Next PLU music majors produce free music camp LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing

Sean Howell https://www.plu.edu/advancement/sean-howell/

An Entrepreneurial Spirit Sean Howell ’02 enjoys his entrepreneurial work. Two of his favorite parts of work are: creating a new meeting place for people who wouldn’t traditionally meet, and being exposed to the Northwest music scene in ways that he never was before. Sean and his business partner, Dean DeCrease, operate Raw Space, a cross between a professional music venue and community center in downtown Ellensburg, Wash. The business, the largest venue of its type in a 90-mile radius, is an

Using “Essential Questions” for Thoughtful Inquiry https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/questions/

, and problems that reside within the content”(p.5). For example, an essential question in a music course might ask “Why is the enjoyment of music and bodily movement central to the human experience?” rather than asking “How are music and dance similar and different across cultures?” Exploration of essential questions should optimally occur in a spiral fashion, where students engage with the question repeatedly and adjust their thinking as new information is introduced. Students can introduce their

PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2016/01/14/plu-to-present-the-us-premiere-of-new-st-matthew-passion-as-part-of-larger-passion-week-event/

Chinese contemporary composer Tan Dun. Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of J.S. Bach, the work features soloists, chorus, and water percussion: bowls and basins filled with water, manipulated by hand and amplified by contact microphones. Tan Dun’s music is a fascinating, refreshing blend of Western classical music and traditional Chinese ritual. PLU’s School of Arts and Communication is an associate level sponsor of the concert.TicketsTuesday, March 22 & Wednesday, March 23, 8 pm | Lagerquist

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Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at… May 20, 2024 AcademicsEducationMusicStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy Abroad