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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
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—Courtney Lee ’15 applied for an internship with the U.S. State Department four times. After missing the mark three times and not hearing back the fourth, Lee had all but forgotten about it and was already looking at other positions. Then…
working at a German wine company in Chengdu, locals asked her about U.S. policies and affairs. That, Lee said, opened her eyes to the way other countries perceive the United States. “United States policy influences our relationships with the Chinese and other cultures,” Lee said. “I felt like I had a responsibility to be informed and understand our policies. American policy in general is seen as economic, religious and militant.” In her four years at Pacific Lutheran University, Lee has studied away
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and so on). Typefaces include those first introduced from 1690 to 1900, making the collection remarkable in breadth. There are examples of type cast at foundries from around the country and abroad (Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, Western, Bruce, Dickinson, Philadelphia, Central, Cleveland, Johnson, as well as Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan). By 1892, about 85 percent of all foundries in the United States had merged into American Type Founders (ATF). It is rare — especially in the U.S. — to see type cast
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Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that
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communications roles in the United States and abroad. “I am delighted to have someone of her caliber as the founding leader of our new Division of Marketing and Communications,” he said. Gibbs will begin her official duties at PLU on Sept. 16. “I’m very excited to work with the talented team at PLU and to help take the University to new levels of excellence locally, regionally and on the global stage,” Gibbs said. “It’s been a dream of mine to work in higher education, and I’m honored to be associated with
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March 9, 2012 The Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture – Catching up to Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization Professor Yong Zhao, from the University of Oregon, will examine if education reform in the United States is heading down the right path in a world that is more dramatically shaped by globalization and technology, during the Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture. The lecture starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 in the Scandinavian
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who meets criteria for being at the top of the field, an advocate dedicated to the profession while also providing a unique contribution, and Moller certainly qualifies. A native Nebraskan, she moved to Washington in 1992 and founded The Suncrest Wellness Center in Spokane, the first independent nurse-managed rural outpatient psychiatric clinic in the United States. “I didn’t have a clue what I was doing, right?” Moller said. “But that’s sort of who I am — if there’s a need, I’ll see what I can do
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the shores of Honolulu, Hawaii, to the streets of Chengdu, China. Now, the course has arrived in a more familiar…
PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community Posted by: Kari Plog / April 25, 2016 Image: Erik Hammerstrom’s class visits Tacoma’s Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on April 24. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 25, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University was ranked one of the “Best 295 Business Schools” by the Princeton Review and named one of the best value colleges in Washington state by BestValueSchools.com. The Best 295 Business Schools rankings were created using a survey of…
PLU Included on Best-of Lists for Value and Business Schools Posted by: Zach Powers / November 17, 2015 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 17, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University was ranked one of the “Best 295 Business Schools” by the Princeton Review and named one of the best value colleges in Washington state by BestValueSchools.com. The Best 295 Business Schools rankings were created using a survey
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percent. Starbucks reports that the coconut milk they use will be “certified vegan and made from single-origin coconuts” grown on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Asian and Pacific Coconut Community reports that one out of five Filipinos earn their living through some aspect of the coconut industry. Yet, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA), coconut trees in India, Indonesia, and Thailand are aging and will soon cease producing at commercially viable levels
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