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Simon Carrington to guest-conduct PLU’s Choir of the West Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerPacific Lutheran University’s Choir of the West will perform under the direction of Simon Carrington, one of the world’s foremost choral conductors, as the featured ensemble for the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) Conference, to be held in Portland, November 12-14. The choir will give Tacoma fans an opportunity to hear the

received the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the U.S., in recognition for his leadership in the effort to eradicate smallpox. In today’s every-changing world, the students here will make those next contributions to the world, Krise said. What that world looks like is up to them. The students here are charged with living a life caring about others, the community and the earth, he said. “A college education makes it more possible to live a well lived-life – a life of achievement and

at PLU. He recalls his college years as one of finding focus, despite a lack of motivation academically. “I just couldn’t find an area that interested me,” he said. “But I credit a couple of PLU professors for figuring out a way to inspire my learning, including Dick Olufs and Ann Kelleher.” He also met his wife, Heidi Nuss ’88, at PLU. The couple has three children, Nicholas, 7, James, 6, and Madison, 1. “Certainly, the historical significance and artistic beauty of many of these coins holds

upstairs to the dining area for fruit, cereals, eggs, and bread. And coffee and tea, of course – quite popular for the college kids who prefer for the most part getting up at an hour with double, not single digits. It is hard to choose things to talk about to highlight on a blog. Do I talk about the thing we expected to see and now have in our minds and memory card? Because we’ve seen four different types of penguins and their chicks. We’ve seen elephant, Weddell, crabeater, and leopard seals. Lots of

push through and compete amongst the better, more-experienced chapters and still pulled through on top,” she said. “Size and experience do not matter as long as you have a group that’s willing to put in the work and dedication and the willpower to succeed!” Founded in 1919, Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) is an international honorary and service organization for financial information students and professionals. There are more than 300 college and university chapters, whose primary objective is to encourage

than a decade. “He’s very interested in the arts and saw this as an opportunity to do something different.” Howell spent most of his life growing up in Fallbrook, Calif., but thanks to having a father who worked for NATO, he had the chance to attend boarding school in Rome for three years before heading to college. Howell majored in economics while at PLU, also concentrating on religion and biology. Involved in many activities around campus, including philosophy club, student radio and yearbook

. From engaging the world to being stewards of their communities. “These trips are designed to represent what PLU students enjoy doing,” she said. Deane said the biggest challenge is figuring out the logistics of travel for such a high volume of participants. She said that coordinators try to plan for as much public transportation to and from events as possible. Hundreds of students sign up for OTR every year. “College students don’t always have cars,” she said. “It is sustainable and efficient (to

, but they also won back-to-back: Leibold won in February 2014 and crowned Abbott the new Miss Pierce County on Feb. 21.“I never wanted to do pageants; I thought they were nuts,” Leibold said. But after receiving her Associate degree at Olympic College, she started competing in hopes of attaining enough scholarship money to transfer to PLU. “I needed scholarship dollars to make it happen, and even if I didn’t place, I got paid, so I thought, why not?” she said. Leibold first competed in Miss West

to ensure the health and safety of athletes and coaching staff.Initial requirements as set forth by the NCAA required 25 percent of athletes to be tested weekly for high-risk sports and every two weeks for low risk. However, the Lutes strategy has taken it a step further and implemented testing for all student-athletes.   Testing around 450 students weekly is not an easy task. Fortunately for PLU, coaches volunteered to proctor the self-administered COVID-19 tests. Whereas many schools rely on

Welcoming First Cohort: Kyle Drugge Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 14, 2020 Image: Kyle Drugge (Photo/golutes.com, 2017) May 14, 2020 Kyle Drugge, the Head Men's Golf Coach at PLU, is excited to be a part of the first cohort of the new PLU's Master of Science program. Amazing faculty, the scope and style of the program, and an opportunity to coach at the university, were all strong reasons for him to choose the PLU MSK program.He shares about himself, goals and insights about starting his