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  • TACOMA, WASH. (June. 23, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) is one of two Tacoma-area museums selected for a service project by Registrars to the Rescue (R2R), an initiative of the Washington Museum Association. Curators with R2R will visit the SCC on June…

    PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center selected for Registrars to the Rescue service project Posted by: Julie Winters / July 28, 2016 July 28, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June. 23, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) is one of two Tacoma-area museums selected for a service project by Registrars to the Rescue (R2R), an initiative of the Washington Museum Association.Curators with R2R will visit the SCC on June 22 and work in

  • Professor Robert Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies. (John Froschauer, Photo) A Report on Scholarship and Activities in 2013-2014 Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies During the past two years, Bob Ericksen has given ten lectures in five nations on three…

    this included the annual Raul Hilberg Lecture at the University of Vermont, where Hilberg spent his entire career. Bob’s talk, based on his recent book, Complicity in the Holocaust, will be published as an “occasional paper” by the Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. In July Bob helped organize a conference at the University of British Columbia, honoring John Conway, Professor Emeritus at UBC, for his fifty-year career as well as for his role in founding an online journal

  • PLU pair starts theater company in NYC By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Tristan and Julie Morris are quite the couple. They graduated from PLU together in 2008 and took off to pursue their performing careers. In 2011???, the couple decided to start their own non-profit theater…

    question, learn, and be inspired.” After graduating from the prestigious New School for Drama in New York with a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting, Tristan Morris was chosen from hundreds of applicants to participate in Broadway’s Rising Stars. “Performing on Broadway is like performing anywhere else,” said Tristan Morris. “You just have to wrap your mind around it.” Broadway’s Rising Stars is an annual one-night musical theater concert that takes place as part of the Town Hall’s Summer Broadway Festival

  • A Slice of Paradise The Malick Folk Performing Company from Trinidad and Tobago will perform from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 22 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts. Malick is the premier folk performing company of Trinidad and Tobago. The award-winning group travels…

    in Trinidad.Event Details: Time: 3-5 p.m. Date: Sunday, April 22 Place: Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts Free and open to the publicDownload Promotional Poster Read Previous University Symphony Orchestra ‘goes outdoors’ in the upcoming Student Showcase concert Read Next PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert LATEST 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

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 2, 2015)— Namibia Nine , the PLU-produced documentary depicting the journey of nine Namibian students back in their homeland after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, premiered to a full house in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Feb.…

    Lutheran University, premiered to a full house in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 28.The evening began with an introduction of the production team: Joanne Lisosky, professor of communication; Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruitment in the PLU Office of Admission; Andrea Capere ’14; Princess Reese ’14; and Shunying Wang ’15. (Maurice Byrd ’14 also is a member of the team but was not present at the premiere.) Cunningham, who also served as the

  • The PNWU School of Occupational Therapy is currently accepting applications for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) inaugural cohort. The two-year program, which begins fall 2023, prepares students for an exciting career in one of the fastest growing health professions. To celebrate the…

    MSOT Accepting Apps 2023 PNWU School of Occupational Therapy Posted by: alemanem / March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023 The PNWU School of Occupational Therapy is currently accepting applications for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) inaugural cohort. The two-year program, which begins fall 2023, prepares students for an exciting career in one of the fastest growing health professions. To celebrate the historic launch of the MSOT program, for candidates who complete their application

  • This display intends to highlight the Mortvedt Library’s graphic novel collection and their power of visual storytelling. Graphic novels are a compelling medium which combine elements of the visual arts and literature. This curated display focuses on stories related to social justice, resilience, and diverse…

    2022 Read Next Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31, 2023 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium February 16, 2022 On Exhibit: Women’s History Month March 9, 2022 Wang Center Photo & Video Contest Winners 2022 March 30, 2022

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year, $49,612 NETVUE program development grant from the Council for Independent Colleges. Wild Hope was established in 2003, to support students and faculty as they explore life’s big…

    Wild Hope Center for Vocation awarded grant to establish new faculty/staff institute Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year, $49,612 NETVUE program development grant from the Council for Independent Colleges.Wild Hope was established in 2003, to support students and faculty as they explore life’s big questions and

  • Moral issues in health care reform The debate over the nation’s health care system has been swallowed up or sidelined during the last 60 years by war, impeachment, union opposition, and of course political bickering. During this year’s presidential election, the issue is again one…

    week, PLU’s own Paul Menzel, professor of philosophy, plans not only place to the issue front and center, but to look at the controversy surrounding health care from a moral and ethical perspective. His talk – titled The Moral and Political Wars of Health Care Reform ¬– will take place on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. “There’s wide agreement that something needs to be done, and that something will always involve government action,” Menzel said last week. “But

  • In the Business of Making Connections Dan Rosales, left, and Daniel Smith, both ’07, are on the board of PLU’s Business Network Alumni Association. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Marketing graduates’ paths bring them together—again— on the board of PLU’s Business Network Alumni Association By Sandy Deneau Dunham…

    . Students get exposure and get to ask some great questions.” This year’s Career Pathways is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center. The PLU Business Network also hosts a pre-Career Expo event each spring to help students with interview skills, resumes and business-wardrobe tips, and two alumni networking events each year. Last May, for example, more than 100 students and alumni attended the group’s wine-and-chocolate-tasting, featuring alumni products, in the Morken