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  • University-Chicago. In addition to teaching classes in the graduate and undergraduate theology programs, she also teaches in the Women’s Studies Program, the Institute of Pastoral Studies and the Catholic Studies Program. “I’ll be talking about the ways that beauty has been understood as a way to find God, how traditional ways of seeing beauty have objectified women and made beauty something ‘above’ the world, and how women’s practices of beauty – in the past and present – suggest ways of linking beauty

  • While visiting campus to cheer on her son, Alex, and the PLU football team, CrossFit champion Cheryl Brost ’92 reunited with her former coach and mentor Colleen Hacker to discuss smoothie ingredients, PLU women’s soccer memories, health and wellness philosophies, and much more. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS…

    soccer memories, health and wellness philosophies, and much more.CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS -Health and fitness related warm-up questions: beach vs. mountains, park vs. gym and choice smoothie ingredients: 1:40 -Memories of each other and the PLU women’s soccer program in the 90s: 4:10 -How emotional adversity and stress can affect the capacity of individuals’ minds and bodies to perform at their peak levels: 10:05 -How Cheryl discovered and fell in love with CrossFit: 15:50 -Colleen explains that

  • change, things happen.  Read Previous Student-athletes Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 utilize communication capstone to boost mental health awareness Read Next Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them

  • POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • , pursuing two bachelors degrees: one in Anthropology and one in Classical Studies. Professor Bradford Andrews was Hunt’s Anthropology advisor; she credits him—and Ryan—with significantly influencing her career. She still admires them both, and admiration runs two ways, you know. “Katie was a pleasure to have as a student and more than a little inspirational,” Andrews said. “Hands down, she remains the best artifact illustrator I have mentored since arriving at PLU. It was gratifying to work with a

  • lived and worked in Malta and Barcelona, Spain, where she served as chief marketing officer for emerging mobile media companies. Prior to moving abroad, Gibbs served as senior vice president for consumer marketing and ecommerce at PlanetOut, a leading media and entertainment company based in San Francisco. She also helped lead the company to a successful IPO in 2004. Earlier, Gibbs was executive vice president at The Weber Group (later Weber Shandwick Worldwide), where she managed six offices and

  • A prestigious all-girls high school band from Japan, Tamana Girls High School, will once again visit Pierce County this June in a friendship concert with Graham-Kapowsin High School (GKHS). Their message: friendship through music. This year, the Friendship Concert performed by Tamana Girls High School…

    School have also experienced tremendous success. They were selected to perform at the 2010 and 2014 Washington Music Educators Association Conference in Yakima, Washington. In 2015, the GKHS wind ensemble performed at the Northwest Regional Music for All Festival. Read Previous PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert Read Next Jazz Under the Stars 20th anniversary and concert lineup announced LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to

  • Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! Posted by: Thomas Krise / May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015 Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my!Dear Class of ’15: We heard you. My thanks to those students who have reached out to share concerns about graduation caps being distributed at the Tacoma Dome, separate from gowns and hoods. Rest assured that you will receive your complete cap-and-gown package on Tuesday, May 19. I’d like to explain why we thought of taking this action in the first

  • expected to take the stairs,” Gunter said. Is there an explanation for this? No, although most of the other residence halls have three stories with stair access only – perhaps three is the magic number. In terms of the building itself, Tingelstad is centrally located on lower campus, which makes it easy for students to get to Olsen auditorium, the University Center, the Columbia Golf Course and the fitness center. As an added bonus, the only fenced and gated parking lot is right across the street

  • 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…

    , program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale.By Dr. Gregory YoutzPLU Professor of Music and ComposerTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The late September sun was hot as we crowded in through a narrow door into a lobby full of metal detectors and federal security agents. Behind us Vietnamese and Falun Gong protesters waved flags and signs. Police were everywhere, as the whole neighborhood around Lincoln High School had