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. Gerhardstein makes his home in Tacoma with his wife, Jerilyn, an elementary teacher librarian in the Bethel School District.Asieh MahyarPassionate about performing music from different cultures, Prof. Asieh Mahyar is the interim Director of Orchestral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University where she conducts the PLU Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Mahyar is a candidate in Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University, where she studied with Octavio Más-Arocas and Katherine Kilburn
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Margaret Murdoch ’24: Contributing to a cure at Fred Hutch Cancer Center Posted by: nicolacs / October 18, 2023 Image: Margaret Murdoch ’24 spent the summer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researching acute myeloid leukemia cells. (All photos provided by Murdoch.) October 18, 2023 By Ava EdmondsMarketing and CommunicationsMargaret Murdoch ’24, a biology and religious studies major with a minor in gender and sexuality studies, spent their summer in Seattle alongside some of the nation’s best
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. They have three CDs to their credit, all of which hit top-10 rankings with jazz stations all over the world. This nationally renowned treasure based in the Pacific Northwest has been featured by articles in Jazz Improv, LA Jazz Scene, Brass Herald and more. August 2 – David Deacon-Joyner Trio with Dennis Hastings David Deacon-Joyner is professor and director of jazz studies at PLU. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Deacon-Joyner was mentored by jazz piano great James Williams, and has performed with jazz
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requirements, Tamara Williams and Joel Zylstra — directors of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education and the Center for Community Engagement and Service, respectively — found that some students were already completing the program just based off their majors. “It was global studies, environmental studies and Hispanic studies,” Zylstra said. “When there is overlap like that it’s kind of like ‘why not?’” Zylstra and Williams were approached by the Peace Corps in 2015, in an effort to reach
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Emma Stafki ’24 explores the challenges facing Puget Sound orcas in capstone documentary Posted by: Zach Powers / April 29, 2024 Image: Emma Stafki ’24 is a communication studies major from the Key Peninsula. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 29, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Emma Stafki grew up on Washington’s Key Peninsula, hearing stories about a tragedy in 1968. In nearby Vaughn Bay, her grandparents witnessed the heartwrenching capture of Hugo, a three-year-old
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Jared Wright ’14, discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14, political science and global studies double major, arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement
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collaborative work. The center will be named in honor of Nate Schoening, 2001 graduate of PLU with a degree in Communication Studies. In addition to his academic work, Nate was also a dedicated member of the PLU Men’s Rowing Team. After graduating from PLU he pursued a career in cabinetry work. Nate passed away at 38 years of age on February 13, 2017. His legacy will live on in this Center for Student Success, and with the generations of students it will serve. The Nate Schoening Center for Student Success
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lipid perturbation. The data from this and other structure-function relationship studies can be applied towards the development of novel antibiotics to be used against multi-resistant antibiotics. 1:50 pm - Anionic Synthesis of Multi-Block Copolymers Under Inert ConditionsKurtis Fairley, Senior Capstone Seminar Multiblock copolymers are thought to be very effective additives in polymer blends. Multiblock copolymers of polybutadiene and polystyrene were synthesized using positive pressure anionic
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Advice for first-year students: Build a support system Posted by: vcraker / June 16, 2022 June 16, 2022 Megan Barnhouse ’23 shares her experience as a first-year student and offers advice to future students. Read Previous Despite pandemic challenges, transfer student finds community at PLU Read Next Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies LATEST POSTS 5 Tips for Writing a College Essay August 21, 2024 From an Expert: 10 Tips on How to Stand Out on Your Common App
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Photo from the Pierce County Photo Gallery, https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/gallery.aspx?PID=568 Dear Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council, In our Environmental Studies 350 lab work, we found that nutrients like phosphates are present in Clover Creek at concentrations near the Washington Department of Ecology’s moderate concern level. These nutrients are often introduced to the watershed through the use of fertilizers. Because they can lead to algal blooms, which disturb both wildlife and
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