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The Big 9-OH: Celebrating 90 years of Choir of the West – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/09/23/the-big-9-oh-celebrating-90-years-of-choir-of-the-west/

By Genny Boots ’18 Almost a century of students have counted the Choir of the West as a part of their PLU story. For 90 years, Lutes have joined in the community, passion and song of Choir of the West. This fall during Homecoming weekend, generations of Choir of the West members came together to celebrate a program that has anchored PLU as a premiere music program in the Northwest. The performance brought together 350 voices. It’s this part that Geoffrey Boers (who directed the Skones era

Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/06/12/kaden-bolton-political-science-policy-civics/

Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford Posted by: Zach Powers / June 12, 2024 Image: Kaden Bolton ’24 is a political science major from Enumclaw, Washington. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) June 12, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer For the graduating class of 2024, freshman year was online and confined. So by the time fall came around for sophomore year, they embraced in-person classes, study groups, lunches, dinners, and

PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2020/10/22/phd-program-in-biochemistry-at-the-graduate-center-of-the-city-university-of-new-york/

PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Posted by: nicolacs / October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020 The PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is currently recruiting students to join our program in Fall 2021. Here are some highlights: Our PhD students take classes at the Graduate Center building diagonally across the Empire State Building in their first year and then join a research lab at one of the 8

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hi https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/ash-bechtel-24-science-social-work-serve-hispanic-community/

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Posted by: mhines / June 13, 2024 Image: PLU Biology major Ash Bechtel poses for their Senior Spotlight portrait, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 13, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hi https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/ash-bechtel-24-combines-science-and-social-work-for-holistic-view-of-patient-care-aims-to-serve-hispanic-community/

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Posted by: nicolacs / May 22, 2024 Image: Image: PLU Biology major Ash Bechtel poses for their Senior Spotlight portrait, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 22, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAsh Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash

Death of Dr. William Teska: “We have lost a valued colleague, a global humanitarian, and a deeply co https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/06/28/death-of-dr-william-teska/

Death of Dr. William Teska: “We have lost a valued colleague, a global humanitarian, and a deeply committed leader in higher education.” Posted by: Lace M. Smith / June 28, 2016 June 28, 2016 Dear Campus Community: It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the sudden passing of Professor of Biology Dr. William Teska, who was found in his home on Saturday, June 25, deceased of natural causes. Bill leaves a lasting legacy in PLU’s Environmental Studies Program, and a huge hole in

It’s Mylie Miller’s job to market Wild Waves. And yes, she has a lot of fun at work https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/11/22/mylie-miller/

It’s Mylie Miller’s job to market Wild Waves. And yes, she has a lot of fun at work Posted by: Zach Powers / November 22, 2019 Image: PLU alumna Mylie Miller works in marketing at Wild Waves Theme & Water Park in Federal Way. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) November 22, 2019 By Ernest JasminGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsMylie Miller ‘19 had only visited Federal Way’s Wild Waves Theme & Water Park once before last spring, and that episode ended with her looking like a pint-sized

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hi https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/05/22/ash-bechtel-social-work-hispanic-biology-doctor-study-abroad-covid-research/

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / May 22, 2024 Image: PLU Biology major Ash Bechtel poses for their Senior Spotlight portrait, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 22, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash

Stolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWII https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/03/12/stolen-treasures-stolen-lives-the-story-of-the-plunder-of-art-in-europe-during-wwii/

March 12, 2012 Maria Altmann worked for decades to reclaim five family owned portraits painted by Gustav Klimt for her family, including this portrait of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer. The painting had been shown in an Austrian art museum for years. Nazis had stolen the painting after Altmann and the Bloch Bauers had fled Austria during WWll. Stolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWII By Barbara Clements The ambulance bumped along a nameless track

Halvorson Delivers Homecoming Lecture on Programming and Social Movements https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/news/homecoming-lecture/

Halvorson Delivers Homecoming Lecture on Programming and Social Movements View a recording of the October 6 webinar created for the PLU community Posted by: halvormj / September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 Can learning to code be described as a social movement in American history? PLU Professor Michael Halvorson thinks so. His reflections on the subject were recorded as part of PLU’s Homecoming and Family Week, which presented several lectures by the PLU faculty for the Lute community. The