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‘Dance 2015’ will be the last performance under Dance Director’s tenure Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 1, 2015 April 1, 2015 The annual dance concert, Dance 2015, once again leaps onto the stage of Eastvold Auditorium on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 at 7:30pm. This year’s concert will be Associate Professor and Dance 2015 Director Maureen McGill’s last show after 35 years. Dance 2015 is a repertory concert comprised of dances created by PLU student choreographers, PLU’s Dance Team

The PLU Wind Ensemble tours Tennessee this month Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 Features world premier of work by PLU composer Gregory YoutzPLU’s University Ensemble is stretching its legs this January as 47 talented Lutes will be performing at venues in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The ensemble will feature the world premier of For Those Who Wait, a commissioned work by PLU composer, Dr. Gregory Youtz. Other selections will include Four

March 7, 2008 Vote for the first Hebrew Idol In another PLU twist on Fox’s popular singing series “American Idol,” assistant religion professor Tony Finitsis is bringing “Hebrew Idol 2008” to campus. The event stems from the final project in his “Religion and Literature of the Old Testament” course. In groups, students are asked to reflect on the contemporary relevance of the Hebrew Bible and re-tell a biblical story set in modern times. In the past, students wrote papers, created PowerPoint

May 16, 2008 Students participate in economics conference Looking at the cluster of PLU students making last-minute preparations before a mock meeting of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Mark Gould ’91 said it was at a conference much like this where he got his start 17 years ago at the Federal Reserve Bank.“I think they noted they were looking for people,” Gould said during a break at the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference in May. “I literally graduated on a Sunday and

September 22, 2008 Dean says travel broadens perspectives At a time with the United State is no longer the 800-pound gorilla, it’s time for future leaders graduating from college and universities to take stock of what they can offer the world, according to PLU’s new business dean. At least that’s what James Brock, the dean of PLU’s School of Business, plans to talk about Wednesday night when he kicks off the State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series in the Morken Center, Room 103 at 6 p.m

November 10, 2010 Reviving Confucianism By Chris Albert As part of the PLU Chinese Studies Program lecture series, Daniel A. Bell will visit campus to examine the revival of Confucianism as the moral foundation for political rule in China. Confucianism is making a comeback in Chinese debate about moral and political foundation. Below is a video with the last lecturer in the series, journalist Martin Jacques. “We stand at a moment in history where we can decide to be friendly competitors or

January 28, 2012 Trevor Lubking throws a fast ball during spring training. (John Froschauer, Photographer) Facility upgrades expand athletic opportunity By Chris Albert and Barbara Clements Lower campus is transforming the PLU Athletic landscape with capital facilities projects taking place throughout 2012. This year, the focus will be on PLU’s baseball fields. So far, $10,000 has been raised for the new fields, with a deadline of $100,000 by May 31. PLU received a lead gift of $250,000 for the

March 9, 2014 A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall of 2014. This new program has the following statement of mission and description: The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to helping its students

March 23, 2014 Advancement officers Doug Page, left, and Ed Larson. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Two PLU Advancement officers honored for their work and outstanding careers Two top professionals from PLU’s Office of Advancement—Ed Larson and Doug Page—received two prestigious awards this spring, honoring them for their professionalism and service in their careers. Ed Larson, Executive Director of Estate Planning, will be honored May 7 with the Frank Minton Professional Achievement Award, which

Students crammed into PLU’s Studio Theatre on April 17 for the 2014 edition of PLU’s Hebrew Idol Live finale. Even the stairs and aisles were filled as the audience clapped, cheered and laughed its way through the event, hosted by Tommy Flanagan ’14 and organized by Religion Professor Antonios Finitsis. PLU Hebrew Idol reflects the knowledge students have gained in Finitsis’ introductory Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible course. Each year, students are required to apply their interpretations