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Brian Sung ’24 has made the most out of his PLU years inside and outside the classroom. In the classroom, he’s an international honors student with a double major in business and economics and a double minor in data science and statistics. Outside the classroom,…
was your study away experience like at Oxford? I think it was the best J-term ever. Admittedly, I spent an average of 10 hours a day in one of the Oxford libraries. My tutor pushed me to understand complex social injustices in our world. Looking back, what does the trip mean to you now? All the knowledge I learned and reapplied makes me feel like a more global citizen. I went in not knowing anyone on the trip. The friends I left with, I still talk with and hang out with on a regular basis.Tell me
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Three PLU music ensembles will take their performances to venues near and far next month. Two vocal groups, Choir of the West and University Chorale, are traveling to Spokane to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2022 regional conference. University Wind Ensemble is…
northwest’s brightest young choral teachers In profundum maris by Dr. Richard Nance, conductor of the choir Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, who recorded an album with the Choir of the West that was released in early 2020 Descend to Earth by British composer Ken Burton Hope (Ring Out, Wild Bells) by PLU music department chair Dr. Brian Galante Conductor Richard Nance noted, “Being selected to perform for any ACDA conference is a great honor, and it feels especially
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Teranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the…
was signed into law in 2020, sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). Nationally, the CROWN act is now state law in 20 states, and city law in many others, but a federal CROWN act is needed, Lucas says. “If the United States can undo these wrongs after many centuries of oppression, other countries will follow suit,” she writes. Lucas’ capstone also notes that hair discrimination is a global issue. “Hair for women in general is of value,” Lucas says. “It shows our love for ourselves.” It’s
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Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…
-tech sector to run the Hour of Code – a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in over 180 countries. Ms. Steinglass is dedicated to increasing diversity in computer science by giving every student the opportunity to learn computer science in school. Code.org has reached 29 million students with its computer classes. Of these students, approximately 45 percent are female and 48 percent are minority students underrepresented in the technology sector. Some 24 million are low-income
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Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…
-tech sector to run the Hour of Code – a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in over 180 countries. Ms. Steinglass is dedicated to increasing diversity in computer science by giving every student the opportunity to learn computer science in school. Code.org has reached 29 million students with its computer classes. Of these students, approximately 45 percent are female and 48 percent are minority students underrepresented in the technology sector. Some 24 million are low-income
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German-language Advent service The Department of Languages and Literatures and Campus Ministry are sponsoring a German-language Advent service at 5 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. There will be a homily, readings and songs all in German with German text and English summaries…
December 5, 2012 German-language Advent service The Department of Languages and Literatures and Campus Ministry are sponsoring a German-language Advent service at 5 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. There will be a homily, readings and songs all in German with German text and English summaries provided. Special guest Pastor Björn Meinhardt, of Vashon Lutheran Church, will speak. All are welcome and encouraged to bring friends, colleagues, roommates and family members. There will
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Mary Sarpong ’22 introduces you to different groups and programs on campus that support diversity.
campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine Biology? November 15, 2024
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President Loren J. Anderson enters the Tacoma Dome on May 27, 2012 to give his last commencement speech. (Photograph by John Froschauer) President Loren J. Anderson’s final commencement address to the Class of 2012 “GRATITUDE . . . WONDER . . . AND COURAGE” Distinguished…
by this remarkable faculty and staff that flanks you today, and for whom your success defines their highest vocational calling and their greatest reward. And now, armed with your new PLU bachelor’s or master’s degree you have joined the ranks of the privileged and prepared few who will have the greatest opportunity to impact and shape the future. In the United States, you are now 1 in 4; in our global village, you are 1 in a 100. Yes, as you walk across this stage today, your earning capacity
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I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU , she knew she wanted to study away.…
South Africa, she studied the transition from apartheid to democracy. And when in China, she performed with PLU’s Wind Ensemble. PLU made it easy for Johnston, a global studies and religion double major, to reach her personal and academic goals. PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education is dedicated solely to that purpose – it helps students find the programs they are interested in, the scholarships that are available, and the center helps them get the appropriate academic credit, too. For Johnston
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PLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic…
Parkland’s University: PLU and Parkland share history, common bonds and a vibrant future Posted by: Logan Seelye / September 3, 2024 September 3, 2024 By Zach Powers '10, MFA '24Resolute EditorPLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic vertebrae of the City of
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