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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 2, 2015) — Ordal Hall went under the knife for some major cosmetic surgery this summer. And now, as students arrive on campus this week, it is ready to take off its wrappings and show its new self. A ribbon-cutting will be…

    . Wednesday,  Sept. 9. A light reception will follow. Guests will include President Thomas W. Krise, Interim Campus Pastor John Rosenberg, Vice President of Student Life Joanna Royce-Davis, Associate Vice President of Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck, Resident Director Angel Gonzalez and the Ordal Hall Residence Hall Council. The refurbished Ordal Hall has several new features, including: energy-efficient windows; overhead LED lights in resident rooms that are energy-efficient and provide better lighting than

  • epic moments that will have long-term impact.” Read Previous Pacific Lutheran School of Nursing: Celebrating 60 Years Read Next Close encounters COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2016)- Charles Reinmuth ’19 didn’t think twice when he was offered the chance to spend five weeks in the summer getting acclimated to life at Pacific Lutheran University and earning his first six college credits for free. “I couldn’t pass up…

    Text included visits to parts of Tacoma that many students don’t often encounter as first-years, if at all. Torres said his favorite excursion was a transit tour of downtown Tacoma led by alumnus Andrew Austin ’06. For Reinmuth, a trip to the Tacoma Public Library stood out. “It ended up being a really neat experience.” Reinmuth said. “We went through some really old archives that the library had and I actually ended up taking one of my friends back there during my first semester.” Two of the core

  • When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…

    rights advocacy, government, NGOs, or law school. “In all my classes, I aim to show how anthropological research can have real-world effects,” he says. Levy also raises awareness about ongoing Central American social justice struggles, including organizing events to educate the public on land tenure rights in post-coup Honduras, and the local relevance of migrants seeking political asylum in the US. With other PLU faculty, he supports students impacted by current US immigration policies. His current

  • Showcase at Tula’s Will Feature the Jazz Sound Trio, the University Jazz Ensemble, Student Combos and Little Big Bands SEATTLE, Wash. (April 23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is…

    PLU Jazz Day in Seattle May 3 Posted by: Zach Powers / April 23, 2015 Image: The Jazz Sound Trio, comprised of PLU faculty members David Deacon-Joyner on piano, Clipper Anderson on bass and Mark Ivester on drums, performs at Jazz Under the Stars at the Gonyea House. (photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 23, 2015 Showcase at Tula's Will Feature the Jazz Sound Trio, the University Jazz Ensemble, Student Combos and Little Big BandsBy Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsSEATTLE, Wash. (April

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received a prestigious national award for its most recent documentary film. These Four Years, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned a Grand Prize in…

    the documentary category in the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) Electronic Media Competition. The award was announced at a Hollywood awards show on March 16, 2016. These Four Years was created by four MediaLab seniors: Natalie DeFord, who served as chief editor, assistant producer and narrator; Evan Heringer, director of photography; Jasper Sortun, senior producer and director of art and graphics; and Grace Takehara, senior producer. “We sought to make a thought-provoking film, and it’s really

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…

    Faculty Discuss “Climate” on Latest Episode of “Open to Interpretation” Read Next Seattle Business Magazine Editor Teaching Journalism Course at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community…

    ‘PLU Sunday’ Celebrates Life, Faith and the Friendship Shared by PLU and Eastside Baptist Church Posted by: Zach Powers / November 17, 2015 Image: Business major Thomas Copeland ’17 (far left), PLU Director of Multicultural Recruitment Melannie Denise Cunningham (third from left), physics major Sydney Spray ’19 (fifth from left) and social work major Emily Odegard ’18 (fourth from right) sing with members of the Eastside Baptist Church choir on Sunday, Nov. 15. (All photos by John Froschauer

  • , screened Feb. 17 at the Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. in Seattle. The other two portions of the series will premiere in Tacoma later this spring.  Episode III (Sedalia, Missouri- race) and IV (Richwood, West Virginia- class) will be featured on April 5, at 7pm in Ingram 100. “A World of Difference” was jointly sponsored and supported by PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education and the university’s Diversity, Justice and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It’s the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016. The ceremony will mark the culmination of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit…

    Commencement 2016: Students will carry PLU’s mission into their post-graduate lives Posted by: Kari Plog / May 19, 2016 Image: Graduates celebrate following PLU’s 2015 Commencement ceremony. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 19, 2016 By PLU Marketing & Communications staffTACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It's the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016.The ceremony will mark the culmination