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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 14, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University will host a celebration of life for Tom Pfeifle on Sept. 22 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 6 p.m. Pfeifle died Aug. 29, just before he planned to return to PLU for his sophomore year. Following the…

    Concert Hall at 6 p.m.Pfeifle died Aug. 29, just before he planned to return to PLU for his sophomore year. Following the news, President Thomas W. Krise asked the entire Lute community to join him in remembering Pfeifle’s vigor, spontaneity, leadership and hopes for the future. The celebration of life next week will provide an outlet for all Lutes to remember those qualities and more. The ceremony is one of many ways the campus community is honoring Pfeifle, who was an active member of Outdoor

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a few chimed in from different corners of the room.Wade, alongside longtime teacher Darrell Chase, calmly commanded the classroom as though he had done it for years. Yet, the 38-year-old is in his second year of teaching, and he credits his immediate success to the intense preparation at Pacific Lutheran University through the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARC) program

  • By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18 , a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors…

    Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2018 Image: Michael Diambri receives award in New York City, June 2018. July 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18, a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Literature. Like

  • Study away programs don’t just take students to countries around the world. Some Lutes stay right in PLU’s backyard.

    neighborhood, they were already learning about the new community they call home. Christina Easley ’19 says she’s seen beautiful artwork along the downtown corridor while riding the bus that takes her to and from PLU’s campus. “I had never noticed before,” she said. That’s exactly what the Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester (TIES) program is challenging students to do — look at the community just outside PLU’s boundaries in new ways. “It breaks all the rules,” Joel Zylstra said of the program, which

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…

    the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship geared toward diversifying the types of students studying away. Zimmerman is the only Pacific Lutheran University student to receive the scholarship this year, and only the second in 10 years. Zimmerman, a nursing student, will study away in Windhoek in the spring. She will take nursing classes at the local university, as well as online PLU courses. “I’ve always dreamed of traveling,” Zimmerman said. “It had

  • The Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble of the Department of Music at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington.

    WelcomeThe Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 1926, the choir was the third Lutheran college choir to tour extensively throughout the United States. Choir of the West has toured Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and China, and has performed at several state, division and national conferences of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Most recently the choir has

    The Choir of the West
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • SEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation. Justin Huertas graduated almost six years ago, in 2009,…

    Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Posted by: Zach Powers / April 16, 2015 Image: Justin Huertas and William A. Williams in Lizard Boy. Photo: Alabastro Photography. April 16, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & CommunicationsSEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically

  • The mission of the PLU Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU.

    “This summer has been such a great experience in research,” said Fisher. “In our lab, I got to practice a lot of different chemistry and biology-based methods to understand marine microbes on a molecular level.” Unlocking the Magic of Colloidal Nanocrystals Research students examine how liquids and tiny particles affect nanocrystal growth, mastering the art of precise material-making. From Oxford to Oaxaca, Jackie Lindstrom '23 uses math to understand migration. Jackie worked with Oxfam and a

    Department of Chemistry
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    Rieke Science Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen shares how interactions with constituents has changed him.

    taught him to be a better listener. “I may have brought in a certain set of traits and skills 16 years ago that were somewhat appropriate for the job, but after the last 16 years of hundreds of town hall meetings and phone calls, elections and campaigns, I’ve had to change quite a bit,” Larsen said in his office in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. “There’s still the part of me that is gung-ho about the things I want to do and what I want to work on, but over the last several terms I’ve learned a

  • PLU rowers reminisce about their daring journey in Puget Sound 50 years ago.

    it, around 5 a.m. and completed the 40-mile journey at Tacoma’s Point Defiance roughly 12 hours later. “I wouldn’t want to row out there now,” Holmes said, gesturing toward Alki Point on a warm summer day from the comfort of a private yacht where the former crew members gathered to commemorate the half-century anniversary and retrace their route. “I don’t remember the beautiful sights.” The lack of memories might have something to do with the ice-cold water that threatened hypothermia and the