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  • PLU offers the most comprehensive music faculty of any private university in the Pacific Northwest. String majors and non-majors alike have access to a rich culture of opportunities to perform

    non-majors alike have access to a rich culture of opportunities to perform orchestral music, chamber music, and early music (taught by faculty with extensive professional experience in authentic performance and baroque strings), as well as opera and musical productions and, of course, solo recitals. Our degree programs are particularly distinguished in the field of music education, where our graduates have gone on to become some of the best known string educators in the region, both in the

    PLU Strings
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 206 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 Professor of Music Dr. Gina Gillie recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the 1991 photograph taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft as well as Carl Sagan’s prose reflecting on the image. In the photo, Earth appears as a single pixel – “a mote of dust

  • Yannet Urgessa ’16 has lived on three continents and speaks five languages. But it took coming to PLU for her to feel comfortable in her own skin for the first time.

    family relocated when she was 6 years old, fleeing a country rife with political instability. Her family never abandoned their ethnic Oromo roots, but actively immersed themselves in their new culture. Now, she’s relocated again, extending her international education to a third continent as a sociology major at PLU. The university’s commitment to global education is a value that’s familiar to Urgessa. She speaks five languages — Amhara and Oromo that are native to Ethiopia, English, Norwegian and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- When she was 17 years old, Megan Wonderly had no idea what she wanted to be when she grew up. One afternoon, her teacher had the class look through a list of possible careers. At the top of that list…

    Dual major brings passion for archaeology to life at PLU and abroad Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 1, 2016 Image: Megan Wonderly ’16 traveled to Ethiopia to observe Professor Neal Sobania conduct research with his partner, Raymond Silverman. February 1, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- When she was 17 years old, Megan Wonderly had no idea what she wanted to be when she grew up. One afternoon, her teacher had the class look through a

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…

    Alternative spring break programs help Lutes connect to Parkland community and beyond Posted by: Kari Plog / April 21, 2016 Image: Students volunteer at the Emergency Food Network on March 30 as part of an alternative spring break program, Parkland Immersion. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 21, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific

  • Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University. Online and blended programs for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students extend the university’s mission beyond campus borders,

    (5060) EDUC 853 English Structure ENGL 398A Studies Lit / Body LT, C ENGL 241 American Traditions in Lit LT HISP 101 Elementary Spanish HISP 101 Elementary Spanish HISP 102 Elementary Spanish HIST 388 ST:Early West Civilizations SO MUSI 101 Introduction to Music AR MUSI 120 Music and Culture AR,C NURS 901E RN Re-entry into Practice PHIL 125 Ethics and the Good Life PH PHIL 125 Ethics and the Good Life PH PLUS 320 Effective Tutoring Methods PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology SO RELI 229 Christian Health

  • Critical Race Studies Dance Data Science Earth Science Economics Engineering & Industry Environmental Studies Exercise and Sport Psychology French & Francophone Studies Gender & Sexuality Studies Global Studies Health Services Hispanic Studies History Holocaust and Genocide Studies Innovation Studies Kinesiology Latino Studies Literature, Culture, & Power Mathematics Music – General Music – Specialized Music – Specialized, Jazz Native American & Indigenous Studies Peace Corps Prep Certificate Personal

  • The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium.

    gaming culture, but it treats nerds as people as opposed to stereotypes. “We really work hard to create projects that you don’t have to feel guilty about laughing at,” he said of his production company, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. “We’re not punching down.” That approach directly relates to Dobyns’ activism, which started during his time as a student at PLU. He was heavily involved with Harmony, an advocacy group for the LGBTQ community at the time. He said using media to bring people together is a