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You Ask. We Answer. What are my opportunities in the Music Program? Posted by: mhines / April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024 Music at PLU boasts one of the largest arrays of majors and minors, yet participation isn't limited to those studying music!Did you know the music faculty are also active performers and composers in professional capacities? How do you balance being involved in multiple music ensembles alongside classes? In this session, hear from Dr. Brian Galante, Chair of Music, who talks
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PLU researchers shine light on RNA activities Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis works with five summer research students to gain a deeper comprehension of RNA and its intricate workings within the realm of cells. Posted by: nicolacs / November 8, 2023 Image: Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis leads his students in summer research in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. The team employed advanced organic chemical synthesis methods and characterization techniques. These include NMR spectroscopy
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MSMR Graduates Return to the Classroom Posted by: wagnerjc / April 10, 2018 Image: MSMR students, at MBR on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer) April 10, 2018 With the family-like learning environment, it is no surprise that MSMR students and graduates feel a certain connection to their professors, classroom, and university.Its a connection like this that brings graduates like Riley Funk ’16 and Hansel Doan ’17 back into the classroom to connect with current MSMR candidates!Riley
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unaffiliated, grassroots group of organizers. Her award-winning Capstone project, on black women’s transformative resistance in higher education, sought to diagnose “benevolent racism,” which “operates under the guise of being empowering.” “Solidarity,” she emphasized, is at the heart of her advocacy for interfaith accommodations, accessibility, undocumented students and students of color, and institutional justice in general. Proudest achievement: “All of my accomplishments,” she said, “are an ode to the
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West, women are not expected to marry young, but social prescriptions of desirability affect people of every gender around the world. Since Mary’s lines are generally funny both in and out of context, her memes reach people who have not seen the film even though they are created by and for the in-group of Persuasion moviegoers and Austen fans. Sometimes, however, context makes her lines and attitude less humorous on closer inspection. When put in relation to the colorblind casting of the film, her
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International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it is specifically designed to explore a topic through multiple academic departments and subjects. PLU’s IHON web page explains that the
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Paczkowski ’84. “Their sense (that) they belong somewhere grounds them in being a learner. “They learn about life more than if they weren’t being a part of the group.” Parents are becoming very involved in their children’s education. For parent/student conferences this past year, 97 percent of parents attended. “They might be poor, but they get involved and are engaged,” Schroeder said of the parents. “They want the best for their kids.” As much as the staff and parents buy into what is being done at
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show. Chan works as a printmaker and mixed-media artist; her portfolio includes works on paper, artist books and kiln-formed glass. She received her BFA from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and has been featured in exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Bullseye Glass Gallery, Seattle City Hall, Patricia Cameron Gallery, along with many more. “There were many pieces that demonstrate artistic merit and skill,” Chan said. “The overall strength and quality of the artwork
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Rerun: Advice for first-year students—communicate with your professors Posted by: mhines / August 21, 2023 August 21, 2023 We are a little over a week away from welcoming our new Lutes to campus. Experience the energy, spirit, and tight-knit community that makes PLU a truly special place. Student-athlete Ahi Holden ’24 offers some tips for succeeding during your first year of college. From exciting events to meaningful connections, you’ll catch a glimpse of what it’s like to be a part of the
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with us into exploring opportunities,” Belton says. The board is comprised of up to 37 members of the PLU alumni and Lutheran communities who are leaders in fields like technology, financial services, law, manufacturing and medicine. Frechette describes the board as a group wide open to new ideas and that asks smart, tough questions. “When I talk to enrollment managers at other schools I get the feeling that their boards are more hesitant about questioning traditional financial models and thinking
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