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  • current PLU students, explores the value of higher education in the United States and Canada and its impact on future success. The film, with the help of higher education researchers, educators and students across the continent, reveals the personal, professional and societal effects of higher education in the 21st century, in addition to the difficulties preventing potential students from pursuing four-year degrees. Students involved in MediaLab, a film production program in the Center for Media

  • Joining and Playing in the PLU OrchestrasHow much do the orchestras rehearse?The University Symphony Orchestra rehearses 2 evenings each week during the school terms, Monday and Thursday. Rehearsals begin at 7:15 pm and last until 9:45. Members are expected to attend all rehearsals for which they are called. Schedules are posted in advance online and in the music building. KammerMusikeren rehearses during USO rehearsal times, most often on Thursdays, but not every Thursday. Can I receive credit

  • Froschauer) Tegels, university organist and music professor, humbly underscores his efforts of sustainable living, saying he doesn’t have to go out of his way to do the right thing. “I don’t live far from campus, so it’s not that much of an effort,” he said. “It seems like the right thing to do that you take care of the Earth.” A native of the Netherlands, Tegels hails from a small town in the southeastern part of the region, called Ottersum. He developed an affinity for music early in life, learning the

  • minority culture and rural development. Field trips include visits to Beijing, Lhasa and other major cities as well as weekend trips to rural villages and environmental sites. For more information on the study abroad program, please visit the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. Zhongshan University in GuangzhouZhongshan University in Guangzhou (near Hong Kong) is the premier university in southern China, drawing students from all over China and around the world. Zhongshan is the

  • curator at such institutions as the British Museum, the Freud Museum and with Egyptian collections housed at Eton College, Chiddingstone Castle and Highclere Castle. The event will take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, in the Anderson University Center on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7 pm to 9 pm. The event is free to the public. For more information, call the Division of Humanities at 253-535-7320. Read Previous Do you like cookies? Cocoa? Coffee? Music? Do you like Christmas and cool Christmas

  • university pastor Rev. Nancy J. Connor. “And, as is usually the case, the pastors’ pets are the worst-behaved!” During the service, English Professor Charles Bergman and his cat Sonny will offer the day’s reflection. Music will be provided by a special “trio”: students Anna McCracken ’14 and Emily Bishop ’14—and Pesto the hedgehog. “There will be others participating in the service with their furry friends—all are welcome,” Connor said. “Species-specific” snacks will be available after the service. Read

  • Classical Compendium in the 58th Grammy’s and his performances have been acclaimed by critics at home and abroad. Laube also serves as an Assistant Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Laube will be performing on the Mary Fuchs and Gottfried organ. This is the hallmark of the Lagerquist Concert Hall, and the base for the PLU organ studies program. Laube will be the first performer of the organ series, with his contemporaries performing throughout the year. For more

  • University Choral Union presents Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” Posted by: Kate Williams / November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerFull of beauty and a joy to sing is how conductor Richard Nance describes Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union’s upcoming Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle”. The performance took place Sunday, November 12 in Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Building. The performance featured PLU Music

  • the design of my FYEP Writing 101 class last fall, “Pop Philosophy: Writing About Music, Taste, and Culture.” What might it mean to be an aesthetic cosmopolitan? Though there are several ways to understand the word “cosmopolitan,” I am most interested in the classical sense that originated with the Stoics: the “citizen of the world.” The core of philosophical cosmopolitanism is the notion that all human beings belong (at least potentially) to a single global moral community, regardless of their

  • Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble to perform at Mary Bridge Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 27, 2016 Image: Flute Choir at PLU, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 27, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerThe Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble’s latest project is music to our ears. Flute Choir at PLU, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The next concert for Pacific Lutheran University’s Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble, PLU’s flute choir, will have a small but strong