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back to the Pacific Northwest at 18, and before coming to PLU, I went to Pierce College to earn my associate’s degree.The years 2015 and 2016 were hard for me. I almost gave up on music. Anxiety and depression affected me a lot. I felt like I had lost my craft as a composer. In the Spring of 2017, I was looking for degree plans outside of music. I went to PLU’s Choral Union concert because my sister had a coworker in the choir. Choral Union is a community choir. After seeing their performance, I

challenged and changed her and expanded her worldview in ways she never before considered on her way to becoming a math teacher. “Math is kind of what I expected it to be,” says Clark. “I like math and the discipline of working with students. That’s where my passion is.”  But it’s her other major, GSRS, that opened doors Clark didn’t know were there. “It’s just so different. It’s cross-disciplinary, so I’m taking classes from all over the university, and that’s been really valuable.”  Clark’s taken

New Lutes share their hometown Posted by: vcraker / September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022 At this year’s New Student Orientation, we learned a lot about our first-year students. For instance, our students come from all over there world! See if any of our first-years are from your hometown. Read Previous Communications major lands job helping to create an equitable education Read Next PLU Biology professor nationally recognized LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart

program. I remember driving up to see the campus and I loved the small and warm community on campus. … The help and support that I received applying to the nursing program was also one of the major reasons why I chose PLU.  Tell us about your experience serving as a PLU RA, and how that has helped prepare you for the next steps in life? I have been an RA for close to four years now. There’s a lot of creativity that comes with this job — especially when it comes to planning for community builders and

happening in class over the course of the semester and also allows us to submit assignments during this pandemic. Dr. Rings’ main Sakai tool is the Forums tab, which allows students to interact with each other and answer questions or responses, allowing him to interact more with his students and create more of a discussion. However, Professor Rings does explain that “it is really hard [online] because my classes are all discussion based. A lot of it is built around having face to face discussions with

Job Opportunities at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Posted by: nicolacs / July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 Jacob Yeager, the Analytical Chemistry Branch Head of the Laboratory Division at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, reached out to inform us that they have entry-level chemist positions available to recent chemistry program graduates. Yeager says: “My laboratory team is comprised of 41 enthusiastic and dedicated professionals who support the US Navy and its essential mission by providing

nuances of life and combine them with critical thinking to lead impact in their own communities. When students learn to problem-solve through community action, whether it’s in Parkland or Lima, they are developing lifelong skills that help us better understand how Lutes contribute to the development of a more equitable and just world.  Can you think of a recent effort that exemplifies this sort of mentality? Yes. I think PLU’s role in supporting this region’s vaccination plan for COVID-19 is a great

A Tale of Two Students: Yakima area students find a home away from home Posted by: Silong Chhun / January 4, 2021 Image: Henry Temple ‘21 and Isabel Gutierrez ‘23 (Photo by Jake Parrish) January 4, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsAbout two and a half hours east of Tacoma sits the farming community of Yakima, Washington. The Central Washington county has about 243,000 residents and is probably most notable for producing the majority of the nation’s apples and hops. But it’s also

illuminates issues of power, abuse and corruption in competitive sport.“It is truly an honor for us to be welcoming Sarah to campus and for our students and community to hear from such a powerful voice. Sarah’s personal story of abuse and her professional commitment to fighting for victims of sexual abuse are both inspiring and impactful,” said Karen McConnell, Dean of PLU’s School of Education and Kinesiology. This event is part of the annual Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series held by the Department

on a full scholarship- an opportunity I never imagined possible. I had never seen an opera until I was in one my freshman year. I took music classes, but also many dance and acting classes too as I was a music theater major for a time. I ended up getting my degree in Music Education and taught high school and junior high for a year before starting a graduate program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I started teaching on the voice faculty at PLU as an adjunct lecturer in 1989, immediately