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Jazz Ensembles at PLU University Jazz Ensemble Under the direction of Dr. Cassio Vianna The University Jazz Ensemble (UJE) is the critically-acclaimed large ensemble representing jazz and creative music at Pacific Lutheran University. The ensemble performs four concerts per season on the PLU campus, and it often appears at jazz venues in the Puget Sound area, regional high schools, and national jazz festivals. Every four years, the UJE takes an international tour with the university wind

IntroductionAfrican ArtFind out moreIn terms of land mass, Africa is a large continent, in which all of the United States, Europe, China, India, Mexico, and Japan could easily fit. It is also a place of tremendous diversity, in terms of languages spoken, ethnic identities, cultural traditions, environments in which people live and work, and historic experiences. Sadly, popular culture has profoundly shaped what Africa, Africans, and their rich and diverse cultures are “supposed” to look like

2017 Special Focus: Crossing DisciplinesHumanities faculty are involved with all of the interdisciplinary programs at PLU. These programs include majors in Chinese Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Scandinavian Area Studies (soon to be Nordic Studies), and Women’s and Gender Studies, as well as minors in Holocaust Studies, Publishing and Printing Arts, and Children’s Literature and Culture. Additionally, the First-Year Experience Program and International Honors Program are taught

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1. Demonstrate the ability to incorporate the dimensions of person, nursing, and environment to promote health in a variety of nursing situations. 2. Provide evidence-based clinically competent care of individuals, families, and communities in a variety of settings across diverse populations. 3. Enact the role of service as a professionally educated member of society. 4. Employ principles of ethical leadership, quality improvement, and cost effectiveness to foster the development and initiation

Shopping in the areaThe Old Main Market in the Anderson University Center (AUC) sells food items, some stationary and hygiene products. If you are looking to buy a few snacks or toiletries and laundry detergent off-campus, Walgreens is located conveniently at the intersection between 121st Street and Pacific Avenue. At the intersection between 112th Street and Pacific Avenue there is a QFC (grocery store), McDonald’s, and Little Caesars Pizza . Located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) away from

Annual Unit Report (revised April 2024) (pdf) view download To be completed by Associate Deans and Department/Program Chairs and Directors

Andrea Munro Research GroupIn the Munro Lab, we study the synthesis, surface chemistry, stability, and properties of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals. We grow nanocrystals in a variety of shape and sizes and study nanocrystal surface chemistry. Student researchers work in the lab during the academic year and in summer as part of the Natural Sciences Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Students learn to synthesize colloidal nanocrystals using air-free techniques. The nanocrystals we make

PLU Global Studies Statement Against RacismWe, the Faculty Committee of the Global Studies Program at Pacific Lutheran University, stand in solidarity with those protesting racism, white supremacy, and state violence across the world. These events demonstrate local-global connections, which we continually strive to emphasize within the Global Studies curriculum. Locally, police killed Manuel Ellis here in Tacoma. Beyond Washington State, the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and

Illustration: "The Enlightenment of the Great Houses", 2014, acrylic painting on canvas, Micah McCarty (Makah) Walter C. Schnackenberg EndowmentDr. Walter C. Schnackenberg (1917-1973) graduated from Pacific Lutheran College in 1937 and received his B.A. from St. Olaf College in 1939. He received his M.A. from Gonzaga University in 1947 and his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1950. He taught at PLU from 1942 until 1944, and at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1950