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  • Leanne Emmi ’25 shows us around her room in Kreidler Hall. Kreidler, located on upper campus right next to the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, is home to our unique Global Community , which has a focus on global studies and language immersion. CLICK HERE…

    What’s in our room? Take a tour in Kreidler. Posted by: shortea / May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023 Leanne Emmi ’25 shows us around her room in Kreidler Hall. Kreidler, located on upper campus right next to the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, is home to our unique Global Community, which has a focus on global studies and language immersion. CLICK HERE to learn more about Kreidler. Read Previous Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Read Next You

  • Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would lead her to becoming a doctor.…

    during her junior and senior years after serving as Resident Assistant (RA) in the Spanish Wing in Kreidler. Part of the draw to becoming an RA was that Ash knew she could connect with the Hispanic community in new ways. This wasn’t just about service; it was also about exploring her own identity as a Mexican American and understanding more fully the issues impacting minority students. This experience launched her into becoming student body president, where she was a champion for change on campus

  • Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU. How did you choose PLU? I…

    through the process, including a mock interview. Faculty are very committed to our success in that way.Hispanic & Latino Studies at PLUThe PLU Hispanic & Latino Studies combines the study of the Spanish language with courses in Latin American, Latino, and Iberian literatures, linguistics, and cultural studies.Why did you choose Hispanic Studies as a major? I was lucky enough to experience a dual-immersion school program from kindergarten until 10th grade, spending half of every day learning Spanish

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University’s 125th Anniversary Gala Christmas Concert will be broadcast on Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day in the Greater Seattle and in Oregon television markets. Pacific Lutheran University’s 125th Anniversary Gala Christmas Concert will be broadcast on…

    PLU Christmas Concert to Air on PBS Affiliates in Seattle-Tacoma and Oregon on Christmas Eve and Day Posted by: Zach Powers / December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University’s 125th Anniversary Gala Christmas Concert will be broadcast on Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day in the Greater Seattle and in Oregon television markets.Pacific Lutheran University’s 125th Anniversary Gala Christmas Concert

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 11, 2017)- In a lively yet ominous steampunk world, a boy and a bully clash in the classic struggle of good and evil. The stakes: bravery and freedom. The battle: a simple game of marbles. Such is the world depicted in a…

    by the memory of his brother, Petersen decided to pour his heart into a passion project that resulted in “All the Marbles.” “The story wasn’t a direct correlation to my brother, but how I got to deciding to write a short about marbles,” Petersen said. “My brother was definitely the inspiration behind getting me (to sit down) with my hands on the keyboard, typing away.” Petersen wrote the first draft of the script in 2014 and collaborated with director Michael Swingler to produce the final version

  • Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would put her en route to becoming a…

    her junior and senior years after serving as Resident Assistant (RA) in the Spanish Wing in Kreidler. Part of the draw to becoming an RA was that Ash knew she could connect with the Hispanic community in new ways. This wasn’t just about service; it was also about exploring her own identity as a Mexican American and understanding more fully the issues impacting minority students. This experience launched her into becoming student body president, where she was a champion for change on campus

  • Dr. Youtz has been part of the Trinidad Gateway Program since its beginning in 1993 and he began taking students to Trinidad and Tobago in 1999. This jewel of a country in the Southern Caribbean has a rich diversity of the world’s peoples and a…

    delicious! The students in the Trinidad program always read a novel by Earl Lovelace, one of Trinidad’s two most famous authors (the other is V.S. Naipaul). Lovelace wrote The Dragon Can’t Dance in 1979 which has remained one of the most loved and read novels in Trinidad’s history. It is an amazing read in part because Lovelace has a unique style and cadence (which earned him the Commonwealth Prize for Literature in the 1990s for another novel, Salt). Dr. Youtz said, “It has never been more important

  • Are you interested in becoming a psych major? Curious about the PLU Psychology program? Hear from PLU faculty and students as they share five reasons you should study Psychology at PLU.

    Interested in studying Psychology? Posted by: vcraker / April 20, 2021 April 20, 2021 Are you interested in becoming a psych major? Curious about the PLU Psychology program? Hear from PLU faculty and students as they share five reasons you should study Psychology at PLU. Read Previous Discipline Dash: Professor Michael Artime on Political Science Read Next How to be a Lute: Let’s Spend a Day in Tacoma LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21

  • Like with most things senior year, Jasper Sortun’s capstone project came to her all at once, in a moment of inspiration, after her original plan fell through. Sortun, along with 24 other seniors will be spending many hours in the coming weeks prepping for the…

    , April 20 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in PLU’s University Gallery. Sortun is on track to submit an edition of hand-printed, wood-bound books dedicated to her grandfather and memories of his lake house. The books will be displayed on a pedestal, inspired by planks of the dock. “People should expect to see the results of countless hours of grueling study – of frustration and elation – of blood, sweat and tears,” Sortun says. “Personally, and I think this will apply to others, my works displayed in the show

  • The Department of Chemistry at Indiana University hosts a summer research program for outstanding undergraduate students. This research experience for undergraduates (REU) encourages students in the chemical sciences to learn more about materials chemistry, nanoscience, and assembly by providing them with the opportunity to conduct…

    Interested in Materials Chemistry? Posted by: munroam / December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 The Department of Chemistry at Indiana University hosts a summer research program for outstanding undergraduate students. This research experience for undergraduates (REU) encourages students in the chemical sciences to learn more about materials chemistry, nanoscience, and assembly by providing them with the opportunity to conduct research under the direction of a faculty member and in collaboration