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of the Holocaust, but the former PLU regent and namesake of the Holocaust Education professorship could have been talking about how to describe the strides the program has made. Mayer spent his youth fighting for survival. It was a time where blind hate, deception and disbelief led to the deaths of millions. By remembering the darkness of history, lessons can be learned, he said. “I think the world has changed,” Mayer said. The university has been part of a change for better understanding and

Financial aid administrators will be offering more information about financial aid during Fall Visit Day on Nov. 11 and at a MLK Application and FAFSA workshop on Jan. 19. The Office of Financial Aid is located in room 130 of the Hauge Administration Building. For more information call ext. 7134 or e-mail finaid@plu.edu. Student Services is located in room 102 of the Hauge Administration Building. For more information call ext. 7161 or e-mail ssvc@plu.edu . Read Previous It’s time to vote Read Next Are

, “worth giving your life for.” PLU students search for, and articulate to themselves and to each other, convictions that provide steadiness and inspiration. They test their aspirations and convictions against the ideas, concepts and theories they engage in class. They search out faculty who will converse with them about how what they are learning in their courses connects to who they are becoming. They spend time with mentors who listen as they give voice to their developing senses of themselves and

cross, he said. It is a world the PLU community embraces and encourages, Anderson said. And it has helped shape this institution into the globally focused university it is today. From the faculty and students who have and will spend time studying away to the on-campus programs that encourage an internationalized campus – the university has grown beyond the confines of suburban Parkland to reach far corners of the world. Those facts weren’t lost on the NAFSA: Association of International Educators

to maintain that progress and reputation gained over the past few years. I would love to see (Campus Safety) expand and have even more student involvement.” Premo comes to PLU after a long-withstanding career with local law enforcement. He has worked full time for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department for 16 years. Tom Huelsbeck, Assistant Dean of Campus Life who played a primary role in hiring the new director, said Premo comes in with extensive experience as an administrator. “He is incredibly

lost language of the time around the region. In answer to the obvious question – yes it was hard to learn the song, much less a song in a language that died out about 700 years ago.  “You have to do your research,” she said.  Amilyn Hill will be singing Mozart’s “Queen of the Night,” arias from the Magic Flute, complete with costume. “I plan to make it as close to an opera performance as I can,” she said. “I’ll probably be wearing a black dress, maybe a crown.”  Around the age of 12, Hill

. Getting new dancers to come makes it all the more exciting, said Jepsen. “It was fun to get beginners in there,” Jepsen said after their first dance of the year in October. “They all came ready to have fun and meet new people. We had them dancing by the end of the night.” That night, the group danced to classics, like “Don’t Let Go”, “King of Swing”, “In the Mood”, “Sing Sing Sing” and “Daddy-O.” These dances are a time for club members and other PLU students to show off the moves they have been

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThB2kRSmK78 Okuda was with the Choir of the West under long-time director Maurice Skones between 1977 and 1978. Skones was the Choir of the West director at PLU from 1963 to 1984. In all, he taught 54 years at the university, according to his son, Paul Skones ’74, who is also a music teacher in the Portland area. Even though Skones directed a choir, that doesn’t mean you could hide among the voices, Okuda said. If you were off key or missing a word, “he knew immediately who did it

diving community. To date, Olson has taken the requisite PE 100, sailing and scuba diving during his time at PLU. With two capstones looming on the horizon, James plans to spend his fourth and final required PE credit on Relaxation Techniques, learning how to ease stress the productive way. A junior English major with an emphasis in writing and a philosophy minor, Olson keeps busy. As a guide for PLU’s Outdoor Recreation club, Olson takes every opportunity to get outside. When he isn’t writing

October 15, 2013 He Speaks for the Trees By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Pacific Lutheran University’s Sustainability Department has a new Sustainability Lead with a suiting name for the profession: Lorax. Nick Lorax, a 2011 graduate, joined the PLU staff in May and has found a home here—for the second time. “I love it in a whole different manner now,” said Lorax, who graduated with an Environmental Studies major and Biology minor. Lorax, known as Nicholas Steele as a student, said he discovered his