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Seeing Double with Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors at Pacific Lutheran University Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 4, 2019 October 4, 2019 A madcap story of mistaken identity featuring two sets of identical twins separated at birth is none other than William Shakespeare’s play Comedy of Errors. Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Theatre & Dance will present the slapstick comedy October 31 – November 3, 2019 in Eastvold Auditorium in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing

Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 1, 2013 April 1, 2013 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore before college. “My music is essentially dramatic, it’s story telling. Because I’ve spent

Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. Posted by: marshrl / January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. Read Previous Concert web streaming of PLU’s annual Christmas Concert, Gloria Read Next Backstage with Violinist Svend Rønning LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural

Elise Rodrigues ’15 voted Eatonville School District Teacher of the Year Posted by: Kate Williams / September 14, 2018 September 14, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerAfter her first year in the Eatonville School District, and only second year of teaching, students chose band teacher Elise Rodrigues ’15 as the Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 school year. Elise is a recent Music Education graduate from PLU and described by her mentors as an all-around excellent musician, teacher, and

In the Footsteps of Giants: J-term Study Away in Europe Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 Vienna, Salzburg, Leipzig, Berlin and Prague are cities rich with musical history and tradition. Vienna is often called the “Capital of Classical Music.” This one small area was the central location for many of the finest musicians of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Experiencing music in the spaces where many of these great works were first heard contextualizes the art

City of Tacoma environmental scientist Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 loves asking questions Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 27, 2022 June 27, 2022 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterFrom an early age, Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 always thought he'd be a wildlife biologist. He'd pore over issues of National Geographic and One World magazines his dad purchased, studying photos and text of exotic animals. Chontofalsky is now an environmental scientist with the City of Tacoma, analyzing

November 27, 2012 From King Tut to the Mysterious Undecorated Tombs of Ancient Egypt By JuliAnne Rose ’13 If you ever wanted to see the King Tut exhibit, now may be your only chance. Seattle is the last stop for the exhibit before you’ll have to make the 6,800 mile trip to Egypt to see the most well known discovery of ancient Egyptian history. Open to the public seven days a week, the “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs” exhibit runs through January 6, 2013 at the Pacific

January 14, 2013 At PLU, students get the chance to explore the depths of the Puget Sound – for class credit. Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound Katie Baumann ’14 A native of the land of 10,000 lakes, James Olson ’14 never imagined he would be a certified scuba diver, getting college credit to take a dip in the Puget Sound. But through the scuba diving physical education class at PLU, collegiate credit and an unforgettable experience is exactly what he got. For Olson, taking

April 22, 2014 PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education Nathan Page ’13 and Brett Rousseau ’12 enjoy a brief vacation in Montezuma, on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula. (Photos courtesy of Page and Rousseau.) By Katie Baumann ’14In the heart of Central America, two Pacific Lutheran University alumni are continuing their global educations in an environmentally focused way. Follow the Travelers Read the “fantastic four” blog here. Nathan Page ’13 and

PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 27, 2015 Image: A PLU Nurse Practitioner student works during a health-outreach activity at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 27, 2015 By PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (May 27, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort to class orientation on May 28.The DNP, which prepares graduates in the advanced-practice