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Pacific Lutheran University premieres new original opera: Fiery Jade Cai Yan Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 18, 2016 October 18, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach Manager PLU Music Professor Gregory Youtz teams up with prominent Chinese poet Zhang Er, Professor at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, to create this new work around the life of an extraordinary woman poet of ancient China, Cai Yan. In this new opera, Fiery Jade: Cai Yan, we see the collapse of a dynasty, the sack of a city

September 23, 2011 Bob Zellner spoke to students about his experiences as a civil rights activist in the 1960s as part of the kick-off event for the Diversity Center’s 10 year anniversary. ‘We have a lot of work to do’ By Chris Albert While an angry crowd piled on top of Bob Zellner like a bunch of football players fighting over a loose ball, the last thing the twenty-something college student remembered was someone kicking him in the head and the thought “this is the way I die” crossing his

, especially when heard in the confines of the compact choir rehearsal room where I eventually listened to Sam play. Tall with light, dusty brown hair, and thin glasses resting on a strong face, Sam is dressed in an unassuming grey T-shirt, and blue jeans. Built like an athlete, he is not who I pictured I would be meeting, but when he plays his stature makes perfect sense. His chest expands and the veins on his arms jump to attention, sent immediately to the dermal front lines. https://www.youtube.com

no one crafts strategic arguments like the Lutes of PLU’s historic Speech and Debate team. In fact, you could argue that PLU’s rich history of success in the arena of competitive debate is one of the university’s best-kept secrets: Debater Andrew Tinker ’16 describes debate, also referred to as forensics, as “the most competitive activity that no one has ever heard of.” Fall 2013 proved an exciting time of successful transition for Speech and Debate, with the forensics squad facing some big

professional concert series, now in its 16th year, focuses on the wealth of jazz talent in the Northwest, as well as nationally known performers with PLU connections. The 16th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Summer Concert Series When: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, July 10-Aug. 14. Where: Mary Baker Russell Amphitheatre, Pacific Lutheran University. Admission: Free. The concerts are sponsored by the PLU Department of Music and KPLU 88.5 FM and are held at 7 p.m. Thursdays from July 10-Aug. 14 at the open-air Mary Baker

-annual event features prints from across the United States and surveys the range of mark making and imagery of some of the finest printmakers in the country. The opening kicks off the 2015 SOAC Focus Series on perspective. This year’s events explore the connection of people, disciplines, and the ideas that draw meaning to our worldview. The Print Exhibition is the first of five events in the series. The show reveals perspectives on printmaking and communicates the maker’s outlook, while revealing to

Lutes shine at Northwest Emmys Posted by: Todd / June 23, 2016 Image: PLU Alumni Chris Egan, Ray Heacox, Carla Miller and Alison Grande. Photo by Joanne Lisosky. June 23, 2016 Lutes were out in full force at the Northwest Emmy® Awards Ceremony on June 4, at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center. Ray Heacox ’76 took home two honors, an induction to the Silver Circle and an Emmy for Overall Excellence for his work with King 5. Carla Miller ’06 and Alison Grande ’95 also took home awards

Ashely Hill ‘15 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Michael GurrIn her senior year of high school Ashely Hill ’15 had her mind set on one of the big state schools.She had always envisioned herself at a large university as a little fish in a big pond. However, after her mother made her tour a small, liberal arts university in Tacoma, Washington, she knew the charming campus with it’s dedication to relationship-building was exactly what she needed. Ashely says she was

August 11, 2008 Art grants support PLU faculty PLU faculty members Holly Senn and Greg Youtz were among 80 Washington state artists to receive awards from the Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) program, funded by Artist Trust.The GAP program provides support for artist-generated projects, and is open to artists of all disciplines in Washington state. Youtz said the awards are meant to literally fill the gap between the funds an artist has available and the funds they need to make art. In 2008, a

September 1, 2009 7:15 a.m. – Mr. Lee’s special education class Aaron Lee ’02, has just arrived at his classroom from his South Hill home in Puyallup, 30 miles away. He has about 10 minutes before students in his special education class begin to wander in. He usually uses this time to prepare. Or at least think. First, he’d planned to become a social studies teacher, but the special education position in the district was the only one available. So he took it. Now, Lee, 32, doubts he’d want to