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  • Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon

  • Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 2, 2015) — Ordal Hall went under the knife for some major cosmetic surgery this summer. And now, as students arrive on campus this week, it is ready to take off its wrappings and show its new self. A ribbon-cutting will be…

    . Wednesday,  Sept. 9. A light reception will follow. Guests will include President Thomas W. Krise, Interim Campus Pastor John Rosenberg, Vice President of Student Life Joanna Royce-Davis, Associate Vice President of Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck, Resident Director Angel Gonzalez and the Ordal Hall Residence Hall Council. The refurbished Ordal Hall has several new features, including: energy-efficient windows; overhead LED lights in resident rooms that are energy-efficient and provide better lighting than

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…

    Peter Serko to Perform “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” at PLU on October 27 Posted by: Zach Powers / October 22, 2015 Image: “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. October 22, 2015 By Matthew Salazano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre.The one-man

  • Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…

    Sustainability and Innovation: An Interview with Fashion Designer Mariken Lund An Innovation Studies student explains how she started ELSK the Studio Posted by: halvormj / May 16, 2021 May 16, 2021 Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund, a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However, during the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Recently ranked the sixth-best university in the country for holiday events by Best College Reviews, Pacific Lutheran University students, staff and faculty collaborated on a wide variety of Christmas events throughout the month of December. Highlights included Christmas concerts on…

    faculty collaborated on a wide variety of Christmas events throughout the month of December.Highlights included Christmas concerts on campus as well as in Seattle and Portland, the 25th Annual Winterfest, and the annual Sankta Lucia Fest. (All photos by PLU photographer John Froschauer unless otherwise noted.)Celebration of LightOn Friday, Dec. 4 the Celebration of Light began with the Jingle Run and concluded with the the tree lighting and festival carols in Red Square.PLU on PBSPLU Christmas Concert

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 24, 2016)- Pierce County workers will begin a project Aug. 29 that will improve sidewalks and pedestrian visibility along Park Avenue South in front of Pacific Lutheran University’s campus. The project, which spans Park Avenue between 125th Street South and Garfield Street…

    use for pedestrians and individuals using wheelchairs. Additionally, two rapid flash beacons and marked crosswalks will be installed on Park Avenue – at the 125th Street and 122nd Street intersections. New lighting will also be installed in the area. As a result of the project, Garfield Street will be closed for 10 days in mid-September between Park Avenue and C Street South. The closure will take place 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on weekdays. For more information and a full project schedule, visit

  • TACOMA, Wash. (September 30, 2015)- The second episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “violence” between host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin. “Open to Interpretation” is…

    words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Episodes of OTI are released once per month. If you have feedback, comments or ideas for episodes, please email producer Zach Powers at powerszs@plu.edu. (From left to right) Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin, Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young and Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar at KPLU's Tacoma studio (on campus at PLU). (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Previous Episode Dr. Young

  • Showcase at Tula’s Will Feature the Jazz Sound Trio, the University Jazz Ensemble, Student Combos and Little Big Bands SEATTLE, Wash. (April 23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is…

    great Mediterranean and American cuisine. Located at 2214 Second Ave.PLU Jazz StudiesLearn more here.Live In-Studio at KPLUWednesday, April 29 at 2 p.m.The Jazz Sound Trio and students Zach Miller and Brandon Lee Cierley will perform a live studio session on KPLU to showcase PLU jazz and promote PLU Jazz Day at Tula’s. Read Previous Student Organizes April 24 Salary-Negotiation Workshop to Combat Gender Wage Gap Read Next PLU Presents Service Awards to Students, Staff and Community COMMENTS*Note

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 14, 2016)- Laurel Minter, a Los Angeles-based, award-winning screenwriter and film director, will offer a beginners’ screenwriting workshop at PLU later this month. The workshop will educate students on how to craft screenplays using tools that most professional screenwriters use. The focus…

    has taught screenwriting and directing at several colleges and universities, including Stanford Online Writer’s Studio, Seattle Central College, Seattle Film Institute and Bellevue College. Laurel, who holds a master’s degree in film with a specialization in screenwriting from UCLA. She works as a consultant, a writer for hire and serves as a faculty member at the Relativity School in L.A. Read Previous Running away with the circus: PLU alumna does aerial performances following winding vocational