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PLU Choral Union concert an opportunity to move “Beyond Walls” Posted by: Zach Powers / November 10, 2016 Image: PLU Director of Choral Activities Richard Nance (Photo by John Froschauer) November 10, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2016)- On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union, which is comprised of alumni of the PLU choral program, will be performing ``Beyond Walls,`` a program consisting of music and texts dedicated to

Act Six scholar gained confidence to study abroad Posted by: vcraker / February 5, 2021 Image: Andre Jones, and Act-Six scholar photographed near the PLU sign, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) February 5, 2021 Andre Jones ’22, of Tukwila, Washington, stays busy with his leadership roles in campus clubs and the Act Six program. Founded and run by the Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, the Act Six program identifies and rewards scholars who are passionate about

Summer Research with a Green Emphasis Posted by: alemanem / January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 February 1, 2017 – Application deadline for REU in Environmental/Green Chemistry – Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University   http://www.sdstate.edu/chemistry-biochemistry/reu-site-environmentalgreen-chemistry   Environmental and Green Chemistry span a chemical continuum from natural to industrial processes.  South Dakota State University, Black Hills State University (BHSU

October 20, 2008 Free pizza, for a cost Eat if you want, but it will cost you. That was the message last week as once again the Pacific Lutheran University’s student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists created the “Republic of Parkland” in Red Square. In exchange for pizza and pop, about 150 students received a passport to the republic, and had to abide by the rules of the “country,” which encompassed six round tables in front of Eastvold Hall. To get free pizza, students had to

November 12, 2012 Leannna Davis, President of the Student Veterans Association, and who served in the US Air Force, talks about the importance of duty and integrity. (Photo by PLU Photographer, John Froschauer). Honoring those who serve and protect Leanna Davis doesn’t see anything extraordinary about signing up in the U.S. Air Force and volunteering for three tours of Afghanistan after 9-11. It was part of her duty, and her honor to serve her country, she told the assembled crowd on Monday, as

Lute’s Company Leads the Way on New Panama Canal Project Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 10, 2015 Image: Alan Krause ’76 stands in front of the construction site at the Panama Canal expansion. (Photo courtesy of MWH Global) April 10, 2015 MWH Global Featured in History Channel Show April 11By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (April 10, 2015)—Fun fact: The Panama Canal opened 101 years ago. Another? The canal is about to expand to double its capacity. The most fun

March 10, 2014 A National Honor for ‘Digging into Cancer’ ‘Fast Company’ magazine names Hunt one of its 100 Most Creative People of 2014. A Survivor in the Global Spotlight Katie Hunt ’11 fought cancer at PLU, leads the emerging field of paleo-oncology and wowed the crowd at TED2014 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications After hearing Katie Hunt’s story—of survival, determination, success, worldwide acclaim and infinite promise—you’re likely to experience one of two powerful

5 Master’s Degrees that Don’t Require a Specific Bachelor’s Posted by: chaconac / October 18, 2022 October 18, 2022 If the working world has learned anything through the years, it’s that life is unpredictable and what spelled success for one generation may not apply to the next.Each year, thousands and thousands of professionals choose to change careers. They make these changes for a variety of reasons: salary, location, flexibility or any other number of factors. The increase of professionals

Giving Back Through Graphics Posted by: shortea / April 17, 2019 Image: A group of PLU design students from Impact, PLU’s student-managed design and advertising campus group, traveled up to SuperGraphics for a tour. April 17, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsStaying connected with the university you graduated from isn’t exactly new. But for Zac Thorpe ‘01, that alum connection has blossomed into a working partnership with PLU — and it’s been a labor of love.Today, Thorpe is

A Universal Language: Cassio Vianna shares a passion he discovered in Brazil with students at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterCassio Vianna has been a teacher since he was 8 years old. At that time, his mother was learning to play the organ and Vianna decided to go with her to her lessons rather than stay at home with his siblings.  “To this day, my mom loves to tell the story of how, when she practiced at home, I would correct her