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  • Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2021/02/17/vocal-master-classes-spring-2021/

    Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021 Dr. James L. Brown, Professor of Music and Chair of Vocal Studies has announced the list of vocal and musical talents who will be working with voice students during Spring Semester. The presenters will be: Audrey Luna, star soprano who set a world record for highest note ever performed at the Met! Luna won a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Opera Recording of Thomas Adès’s opera The Tempest. She sings

  • Tips for Designing a Writing Syllabus https://www.plu.edu/writingcenter/faculty-resources/tips-for-designing-a-writing-syllabus/

    , it is more likely that many of the students have little to no experience situating their own voices and informed opinions among other/published writers. With that in mind, it may be helpful to build up students’ abilities as readers and writers before assigning a lengthy research paper. However, because researching and synthesizing of sources are skills highly valued and often required in the academy, first-year writing students should receive at least a general introduction to conducting

  • International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/international-honors-program-builds-a-starship/

    courses “use multiple lenses in order to overcome the blindness that comes from insisting upon just one.” While Heath’s class is advertised as a starship design class, the course is actually a multi-disciplinary exploration of the current state of planet Earth and the issues facing humanity.“This is a course about asking big questions and pursuing insightful answers,” Heath writes in the class syllabus. “Although we will be using some scientific methods of inquiry and exploring scientific ideas, this

  • The tallest building in Parkland https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/02/02/the-tallest-building-in-parkland/

    , you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11, 2024 Ethos in Action September 11, 2024

  • Professor Charles Bergman’s PLU ‘Swan Song’ is a Talk About Penguins https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/04/14/charles-bergman-penguins/

    Georgia Island, which will lead to a discussion about whether we can get inside the minds of penguins and other animals—can we become closer to them and understand them better?” said Bergman. “And I’ll share what penguins and other creatures have told me about finding our way forward in an age of huge threats from global warming.”EVENT DETAILS What: Prof. Charles Bergman: ‘Talking to Penguins’ When: 7 p.m. April 15 Where: Regency Room, Anderson University Center Admission: Free and open to the public

  • PLU Admission Blog in Creator https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/creator/

    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 AcademicsCreatorEducationMusicReformerStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy AbroadThe Arts

  • PLU Admission Blog in Trailblazer https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/trailblazer/

    Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,… December 12, 2023 AcademicsInternshipsSeekerStudent VoiceStudy AbroadTrailblazer

  • Students participate in economics conference https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/05/16/students-participate-in-economics-conference/

    May 16, 2008 Students participate in economics conference Looking at the cluster of PLU students making last-minute preparations before a mock meeting of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Mark Gould ’91 said it was at a conference much like this where he got his start 17 years ago at the Federal Reserve Bank.“I think they noted they were looking for people,” Gould said during a break at the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference in May. “I literally graduated on a Sunday and

  • PLU Admission Blog in Business https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/business/

    Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic In less than six months, Mariken Lund ’22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international… May 28, 2021 AcademicsBusinessCurrent StudentsGlobal Education

  • PLU Admission Blog in Transfer https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/transfer/

    Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies , Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education… May 5, 2023 HistoryResearchSeekerServiceStudent/Faculty ResearchTrailblazerTransfer