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PLU’s College of Natural Sciences is excited for Bryn Nelson to deliver “From Revolting to Revolutionary: How Poop Has Transformed Science and Reshaped the World,” the 2024 Rachel Carson Science, Technology and Society Lecture, on February 21 at 7:00 P.M. in the Anderson University Center…
open to the public, and there will be a Q&A session and a book signing following the lecture. Visit PLU Natural Sciences for more information and to register for the dinner. Read Previous PLU’s Continuing Education launches TESOL Certification with $200 discount for PLU community members Read Next Associate Professor Emily Davidson receives 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or
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Announcing the Patricia L. and Thomas W. Krise Endowed Internship Fund. The benefits of a summer internship—even an unpaid one—are unlimited and undeniable: Students can apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world situations, network with people in the industry and gain valuable work…
5 p.m. April 30. No late applications will be accepted. For more information and to apply, click here. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous What does being a Lute mean to you? Read Next Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students Announcement LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What election season reminds us about higher education
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So now what? After going to the Big Apple and making it big – as in a key part on a Broadway, Tony-winning, Pulitzer Prize winning play big – what’s next? Louis Hobson ’00 gets asked that question a lot these days. And his answer…
to bits of advice as workshops he held in January at Pacific Lutheran University. His main points: Follow your passion and take risks. On the first point of following his passion, Hobson told the class that during his sophomore year at PLU, his father nearly died of an aneurysm, and Hobson, who was an music education major, decided that he was done with playing it safe. His real passion was the theater. So he switched and hasn’t looked back since. “Life is too short to do something you don’t love
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Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies get a second look in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) at Pacific Lutheran University. The Shakespearean-inspired production runs in Studio Theater on March 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 7:30pm and March 20 at 2pm. Constance, a quirky professor, attempts…
combines entertaining stage work with opportunities for academic rigor,” Anderson explained. “Often I find these two parts of my work warring against each other. However, in this piece, scholarship is play.” This production provides opportunities for actors learning Shakespearean acting, and assistant directors and dramaturgs (theatrical researchers) who want to dive into the history and theory. All this makes for a full evening of entertainment, ritual, spectacle and education. “We’re leaning into the
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TOP 10 REASONS why PLU can be a great fit for you Montserrat Walker ’14 Loves the focus PLU places on global issues, and how her classes investigate issues from multiple perspectives Every student has different reasons why they have found PLU to be a…
expert. And did we mention that a few years ago, “Outside” magazine ranked Tacoma as the fifth best outdoor city in the country? When life is this good, we’ll take a little rain. #9 Study away – and still graduate on time We want to make it easy for you to be able to study away – and the Wang Center for Global Education is dedicated to making that happen. They work full-time to ensure that academic credit from experiences abroad transfer to PLU, as well as making sure scholarships count toward study
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Shortly after John Wolfe ’87 graduated from PLU he went to work for a Seattle-based company called SeaLand Shipping Line. In the years that followed he worked in sales, marketing, and operations for a variety of marine cargo companies and agencies. Eventually, he was appointed…
a fit for all these levels of experience and education. That has tremendous benefits for our community. The ships we see in the ports are coming from and going to – I imagine – a wide variety of international destinations. What is your role in developing international partnerships? A big part of the role at the NW Seaport Alliance is building strong relationships with our customers. The large shipping lines that call our gateway are typically foreign-owned carriers, most of the freight
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In April 2023, PLU religion professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen , Ph.D., attended the Natural History Museum Late Night with PLU students at the University of Oxford. At Late Night events, the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum host tours and various evening activities offered…
contribution relies on decades of experience in intersections of religion, disability, health, and healing. An associate professor of early and medieval Christian history at PLU, Llewellyn Ihssen is the program director of IHON-Oxford. Llewellyn Ihssen uses critical disability theory in her work on ancient, late antique, and medieval religious texts. After earning an undergraduate degree in English literature and secondary education, Llewellyn Ihssen worked in special-education classrooms. Yearning to
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President Loren J. Anderson enters the Tacoma Dome on May 27, 2012 to give his last commencement speech. (Photograph by John Froschauer) President Loren J. Anderson’s final commencement address to the Class of 2012 “GRATITUDE . . . WONDER . . . AND COURAGE” Distinguished…
financial analysts; Lauren as an accountant at Moss Adams. Master’s graduate Chris will be teaching science at Washington High School; Melanie will be in elementary special education in Clover Park. Sean is off to teach life skills through soccer in Uganda, while Nikki will be working to save lives in the ICU at Seattle’s Children’s Hospital. Yes, the Pacific Lutheran University Class of 2012 is ready for launch, and while the trails you have traveled make us proud; the paths lying ahead stretch our
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One of the most common questions that I receive as I am working with students that are considering PLU is “I had a 504 plan or an IEP in high school, what does that mean for me at PLU?” At PLU, we are able to…
, see – or most importantly – where to eat! Read Previous What’s in our room? With Christian Cutter ‘24 Read Next Special Education Major Gavin Knapp ’23 Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School District LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine
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Theatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station. “We have…
. “So that style of radio is very close to my heart.” This fall, Rich is pairing their love of audio storytelling and theatre education to create an independent production of “The War of the Worlds.” Based on the H.G. Wells novel, the show’s themes include colonialism, superstitions and prejudices — topics Rich believes are still prevalent today. “I can’t speak to what H.G. Wells was thinking when he was writing it, but a lot of it is more inwardly reflective,” Rich said. “The Martians coming down
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