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Developed by PLU faculty and managed by PLU students, the Parkland Literacy Center offers support to students grades 6-12 Posted by: Julie Winters / November 4, 2019 Image: Four student assistant directors of the Parkland Literacy Center (left to right): Sharlene Rojas-Apodaca, Oliva Cano-Dominguez, Nicholas Templeton and Ashley Carreno-Millan. November 4, 2019 By Lisa PattersonGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsIf you polled people, chances are few would raise their hands and volunteer

Organist off the Grid Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 18, 2011 April 18, 2011 Tegels rides his bicycle every day, his common form of transportation, to and from his home close by. By Kari Plog ’11 Tegels, university organist and music professor, humbly underscores his efforts of sustainable living, saying he doesn’t have to go out of his way to do the right thing. “I don’t live far from campus, so it’s not that much of an effort,” he said. “It seems like the right thing to do that you take

Festival of Toy Music, Town Hall Seattle and New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. •    She’s a member of the Steve Newcomb Orchestra and a past member of ensemble mise-en and the Olympia Symphony Orchestra. •    She has held artistic residencies at The Banff Centre and the Bang on a Can Summer Institute. •    She was a finalist in the 2013 Seattle Flute Society Young Artist Competition and the winner of the 2009 Coeur d’Alene Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition. That’s quite a résumé for anyone, but

Fast Track setting PLU graduate students on right path Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 9, 2018 Image: The School of Business is located in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, PLU’s newest academic building. January 9, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 8, 2018)- Graduate school can be a daunting prospect for anyone. Students fresh off their undergraduate sprint are faced with a complicated application process and daunting

Teaching during a Global Pandemic Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Jacqueline Jackson '22English MajorProfessor Rings sits in the basement of his house in Downtown Tacoma explaining the difference between being online versus in the classroom during a global pandemic.The room is more dimly lit and quiet than a classroom, and the discussion feels homey. There was no hum of a projector or the fan of the computer or students rustling around in their backpacks or eating whatever it

January 22, 2013 PLU chef Erick Swenson ’91 checks on a tray of shrimp from the oven. Food For Thought By Katie Scaff ’13 Twenty years ago, you’d never find pav bhaji – a curry dish served on dinner rolls – alongside the burgers and fries in the University Commons – but a lot has changed in 20 years.  Two decades ago Erick Swenson ’91 was a junior studying music at PLU. He’d eat dinner with fellow choir students at long industrial, cafeteria style tables that have since been replaced by smaller

March 24, 2014 PLU MESA Day: A Bridge to Success Denner Galindo, left, smiles at his teammate Antonio Reyes as the boys’ stick bridge is tested at PLU’s MESA Day event March 25. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) Hundreds of K-12 Students Compete in Annual Event By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Eleven-year-old Denner Galindo clutches the bridge he and teammate Antonio Reyes carefully crafted from “hundreds” of Popsicle sticks. It is strategically reinforced—gobs of glue form

Passion for solving unanswered questions drives PLU alum’s research career Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 24, 2019 Image: PLU alumna SarahAnn McFadden ’11 is a post-doc researcher at the Yale Institute for Global Health, studying child vaccination rates. (Photo courtesy of Tony Fiorini) December 24, 2019 By Ernest JasminMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year, McFadden ‘11

At on-campus food pantry, a nutritious meal is a swipe away Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 16, 2020 Image: PLU Pantry, an on-campus food pantry where students can pick up ingredients for a meal, toiletries and other necessities with the swipe of a student ID, addresses a growing food insecurity problem. (Photo/John Froschauer) March 16, 2020 By Kaitlin Armstrong '15Marketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2020) — Food insecurity is on the rise on college campuses

Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 PLU Theatre and Dance are thrilled to announce our Spring 2021 guest artist meet-ups and masterclasses! Our diverse roster of professionals will be connecting with our students about dance, acting, voice work, auditioning, directing, and more!R.J. TanciocoR.J. Tancioco has served as the music director for the 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, ArtsWest, and other local playhouses