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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek…

    Running away with the circus: PLU alumna does aerial performances following winding vocational journey Posted by: Kari Plog / October 7, 2016 Image: Nicole Laumb ’11 traveled for three months over the summer with Flynn Creek Circus, an animal-free circus in California. (Photo courtesy of Laumb) October 7, 2016 By Kiana Norman '17 and Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to

  • Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…

    jersey with the team’s name, “Abes,” on it and the number 1. After he joined us in the elegant 1913-style auditorium, the choir sang an American song and a Chinese song (in Chinese!), joined by five students from Lincoln’s partner school in our Chinese Sister City of Fuzhou. A film began, featuring a number of us involved with Tacoma-Chinese affairs speaking to the importance of our many relationships with China.President Xi was the tip of the iceberg of perhaps 1000 Chinese dignitaries and

  • Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and

    the Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (former U.S. Holocaust Research Institute) since 1993. Heberer Rice completed her undergraduate degree in Historical Studies and German Language and Literature at Southern Illinois University as the graduating class’ valedictorian. She conducted her doctoral studies at the Free University of Berlin and the University of Maryland (UMD)-College Park, where Heberer Rice earned a PhD based on her dissertation on the Hadamar killing facility and its

  • PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.

    able to pursue them at PLU, knowing that I would eventually have to set them aside to focus on paleontology. I took a lot of classes to do with art, writing and literature coursework. I also played tuba in the wind ensemble and the crazy pep band PLU had back then, known as “commando band.” I’m really glad in retrospect I did it that way. That would be advice I’d give any current student — look forward and prepare for your desired career, but don’t feel like you have to immerse yourself in it as an

  • Ibsen and PlaceProfessor Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp explored way that film adaptation of Ibsen’s plays shed light on his treatment of place – including interiority and exteriority – and on what sorts of transformation are involved in adapting theater to film.  Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp, Professor of Scandinavian Literature University of Tromsø – Arctic University of Norway April 2, 2019, 7:00 PM Xavier Hall, Room 201 Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp has written extensively about Norwegian playwright and poet

  • West Coast undergraduate institution. Rieke also offers an open chemistry and physics lab, as well as nine academic department-run computer labs. Century-old Harstad Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. One of the largest children’s literature collections in the Pacific Northwest, with 6,700 titles. Marriage and Family Therapy Center, training clinicians in mental health counseling for children, adults, couples and families. W.M. Keck Observatory, with a Meade LX200

  • PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.

    resources, including the center’s own crime-victim advocacy program. The center also hosts a number of community drop-in hours as well as potlucks, educational seminars and film screenings. “I would describe it as a place where people can come and fully be themselves,” Brewer said. As a co-leader of Harmony at PLU, Brewer participated heavily in raising awareness around LGBTQ issues both on campus and beyond. She also worked as one of the Diversity Center’s first LGBTQ peer advisors. Brewer — who

  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    to save the island, before it sinks, by way of a mystical portal. Players also must contend with the escalating threat of their Athenian enemies. Plato, the philosopher who documented the only account of Atlantis, is quoted in the rulebook. “That bit of literature and philosophy actually informed how I designed the game,” Ciscell said. “The players all win or lose the game together.” Unfortunately, players were on the losing side one recent game night at Ciscell’s Tacoma home. Atlantis

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    diverse, fun professionals with a lot to offer: “The diversity and background of these people is huge,” Tucker said. “They bring tremendous life experience with them.” Read Previous PLU communication, religion and theatre professors discuss superheroes, Martin Luther and what it means to “interpret” Read Next PLU’s MediaLab recognized for latest documentary film about higher education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

  • Career services at PLU positions students and alumni to succeed by linking them to the right resources, advisors, opportunities, and employers.

    Career AdvisingAlumni & Student Connections is your trusted partner for career advising. We offer personalized support at every stage of your career journey through in-person and virtual appointments with Career & Internship Advisors, drop-in hours with Career Peer Educators, and resume and cover letter reviews via email. Take the first step towards your career goals today! SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CAREER & INTERNSHIP ADVISOR: Take the next step towards your career success by scheduling