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Studio Theater production plays with theatricality and scholarship Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2016 March 3, 2016 Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies get a second look in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) at Pacific Lutheran University. The Shakespearean-inspired production runs in Studio Theater on March 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 7:30pm and March 20 at 2pm. Constance, a quirky professor, attempts to go against the grain and prove her controversial theory about the heroines of
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Tips and Tricks for Your Virtual Dance Scholarship Application Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in the Dance minor can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award in Dance. Read more in this blog post for answers to frequently asked questions.How do I apply? Apply online via Acceptd, a
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September 22, 2008 Dean says travel broadens perspectives At a time with the United State is no longer the 800-pound gorilla, it’s time for future leaders graduating from college and universities to take stock of what they can offer the world, according to PLU’s new business dean. At least that’s what James Brock, the dean of PLU’s School of Business, plans to talk about Wednesday night when he kicks off the State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series in the Morken Center, Room 103 at 6 p.m
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given by none other than Reed Timmer, noted meteorologist best known for his role on the hit Discovery Channel show “Storm Chasers,” which has had three successful seasons. Growing up in Michigan, Timmer had his first experience with storm chasing at age 13 in his own front yard. During a severe storm, he was hit by a golf ball-sized hail that destroyed the family video camera. “Ever since that day,” he says, “I’ve been obsessed with extreme weather and storm chasing.” Timmer began studying
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March 1, 2011 From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back again In 1994, Mike Halvorson was the first one to write a book about something nobody else cared about. The book? How to use a little-known software program called Microsoft Office. We can guess how that turned out. Halvorson graduated PLU in 1985 with a degree in computer science and a minor in history. That unique combination seemed to help when, soon after graduation, Halvorson found himself working for Microsoft, back in the days when
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August 1, 2012 I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU, she knew she wanted to study away. The Phoenix, Ariz., native traveled to Europe for two weeks with her family in high school and took a 10-day trip to Mexico after graduation, but those trips pale in comparison to the experiences she’s had since she’s been at PLU. Since coming to PLU
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, for which psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel prize in economics. It proposes that people aren’t always trying to maximize benefits, but are paying attention to a benchmark. In this case, the benchmark is par. “Do golfers pay attention to par? Yes, they sit in it,” Reiman said. This is in contrast to neoclassical economic theory that says that people are always trying to better their situation given the constraints they face. The Economics of Golf was split into two sections in order
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May 3, 2013 PLU welcomed into CFA Institute University Recognition Program Pacific Lutheran University has become the latest university to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. The Master of Science in Finance (MSF) has been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program. This program positions students well
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November 13, 2014 Former PLU Professor’s Legacy Lives On The Rev. Richard Tietjen stands in front of a piece of artwork by former PLU Professor Ernst Schwidder. Schwidder’s art is found all across the country, including in PLU’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) The Ernst Schwidder Project Chronicles and Preserves Art That Enhanced Worship By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 14, 2014)—Former PLU
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PLU Recognized by Arbor Day Foundation and Princeton Review Guide for Commitment to Sustainability Posted by: Zach Powers / April 17, 2015 Image: Pacific Lutheran University’s Red Square (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 17, 2015) Pacific Lutheran University has earned 2014 Tree Campus USA Recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation and will be included in the 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green
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