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April 15, 2011 Beyond the uniform By Igor Strupinskiy ’14 The sun isn’t up yet, but the PLU ROTC cadets are already standing in formation Olson Gym. A typical day for these dedicated cadets, starts at 6:30 a.m. with physical training. Junior cadet Derek Ayers and sophomore cadet Will Mackey, along with the rest of the cadets, participate in morning physical training, or P.T. in the turf room of Olson Gym. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) But many of the cadets take the army phrase, “if you’re on
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April 1, 2013 Have you ever read a romance novel? Professor of Sociology Joanna Gregson reads a novel by Nora Roberts, one of the highest-selling romance authors of all time. Gregson interviewed Roberts as part of her research on the writers of romance novels. By Steve Hansen It all started when a box of pink and lavender romance novels arrived at Professor of Sociology Joanna Gregson’s office. The box came from a friend and fellow sociology professor with whom Gregson had attended graduate
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An Open Letter to the PLU Community from President Tom Krise Posted by: Lace M. Smith / November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 Dear Colleagues and Friends: In the past few days there has been a lot of impassioned debate about the proposed sale of KPLU to KUOW. There has also been a lot of misinformation and misinterpreted facts. Following is some context: This is a strategic decision based on careful analysis of the future of radio and a concern about how best to sustain public media in the region
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Student Musicians Charm European Audiences Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 21, 2011 September 21, 2011 PLU’s Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra toured Germany and France this past summer with great success. The two groups – sometimes playing together, other times apart – performed numerous concerts at beautiful locations such as the Cathedral at Chartres and the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. In addition, the Choir of the West made a special stop at the Harmonie Festival in
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April 4, 2008 Diverse music, dance styles mark Dance 2008 A vibrant and dynamic series of performances marked PLU’s Dance 2008 in Eastvold Auditorium. The night’s program featured students, alumna and faculty choreographers, and a guest choreographer. The Dance Ensemble performed a collection of dances in the style of jazz, modern, ballet and hip hop. Directed by Maureen McGill, associate professor of dance and theater, the performance marked her 30th academic year at PLU. She presented “Bird
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October 28, 2009 Much more than event planners Student Involvement and Leadership isn’t just a department that plans events, but rather a partner and active participant in learning, in supporting the complete college student. That couldn’t be truer than at Pacific Lutheran University and a lot of that has to do with the leadership of Eva Johnson ’95, director of Student Involvement and Leadership. She’s been a leader in integrating how the department integrates learning into campus life, as
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Cutting Medicine Down to Size Posted by: alex.reed / May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 By Paul T. MenzelOriginally Published in 1992I thought I was used to medicine’s ever-expanding horizons, but I wasn’t prepared for this one. “We’ve got a dilemma we want some philosophers to help with,” said a pediatric endocrinologist on the other end of the line. As I quickly found out, for a long time now they have been treating very short children who have growth hormone deficiencies with injections of growth
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Commencement 2017: Lutes prepare for life after college Posted by: Kari Plog / May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017 By Staff writersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 15, 2017)- Classes are over, tests are on the horizon and therapy dogs are waiting in the wings. It's the end of spring semester, and for several hundred Lutes that means life after college beckons. Pacific Lutheran University students are fast approaching Commencement 2017, a ceremony that will mark the culmination of their
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participated in a competitive assignment to practice their art presentation skills. Pastor Jen Rude shared the idea of “practicing courage,” the theme of the semester for University Chapel. Pastor Jen wanted to commission a piece to represent practicing courage, and chose Margaret’s proposal to be constructed and displayed in the chapel. Margaret said, “I chose to depict moments of everyday courage that I observe in those around me. The image on the piece about self harm was particularly personal, as I
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October 20, 2008 Free pizza, for a cost Eat if you want, but it will cost you. That was the message last week as once again the Pacific Lutheran University’s student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists created the “Republic of Parkland” in Red Square. In exchange for pizza and pop, about 150 students received a passport to the republic, and had to abide by the rules of the “country,” which encompassed six round tables in front of Eastvold Hall. To get free pizza, students had to
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