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  • When Jessi Marlow ‘16 was brainstorming ideas for the season’s featured Alpha Psi Omega production she finally decided that above all, she wanted to direct a show that was both topical and relevant to today’s audiences. She finally settled on a darker comedy that explores…

    tackles how we as a society view mental illness,” Marlow commented. “The script does an awesome job at tackling the bigger issues while also still allowing for some humor.” The story follows Artie Shaughnessy, a Queens native,  zoo-keeper by day, and lounge player by night. Shaughnessy dreams of life in Hollywood with his mistress, but is held back by his mentally unstable wife, Bananas. Things get interesting when the Pope makes his first visit to New York City, and their son makes a bomb intended to

  • Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies get a second look in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) at Pacific Lutheran University. The Shakespearean-inspired production runs in Studio Theater on March 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 7:30pm and March 20 at 2pm. Constance, a quirky professor, attempts…

    $3 PLU Community, any student ID, and 18 and under Tickets to productions can be purchased at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center and by phone at 253-535-7411.  Read Previous One-Act productions featured this J-term Read Next Dancers learn new moves under guest choreographers LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…

    history, innovation, and media studies via a new podcast series that will be piloted over the Summer. The “Innovation in History” project will investigate important moments of creativity in the disciplines of History and Innovation, from historical scholarship on video games, to the use of portraits in contemporary society, to exploring music as an historical source. The faculty mentor for the project is Prof. Michael Halvorson (History/Innovation Studies), who will co-host the podcast. The team will

  • Taking care of your mental health and overall well-being (and taking care of each other) is vital when you’re in college. PLU is all about having your back, making sure you have the support you need, and fostering a community of care. When it comes…

    can also contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or SuicidePreventionLifeline.org. Read Previous New partnership leads to new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates Read Next Lute Fest Recap: 2023 LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer

  • Tutoring program touches refugees The makeshift classroom buzzed with life as dozens of Somali Bantu children worked with PLU student-volunteers to solve math problems, sound out words and learn their colors. Jessica Baumer ’09 tried to get 13-year-old Murjan Jatar to focus on completing his…

    find Washington state and Tacoma. The children have all been in the United States for various stretches of time, from less than a year to more than three years. Some were originally resettled in Tacoma, while others were invited to move by Bantu families already in Tacoma. Those families came from Texas, Utah and even New York as part of a “second migration,” Fisher said. Despite the tutoring obstacles, the experience has been extremely rewarding, Baumer said. The younger children are adorable and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 11, 2016)- A project in a marketing class has turned into a passionate effort to register student voters during a major election year. A group of business students at Pacific Lutheran University say they are concerned about lagging voter turnout that has historically…

    because it should be that important,” Johnson said, adding that new classrooms will get kids excited to learn. And PLU students don’t have to be from here to vote here. A voting residence is a person’s permanent address or a transitional address where he or she physically resides. “Students away at school have the option of retaining their address at home or registering at their address at school,” Pierce County Elections Manager Mike Rooney said. In other words, students don’t lose their residency

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 14, 2020) — Jessica Anderson ’07 is hunkering down at home in Montana with husband Chris, kids Bryer and Jase, and Jethro the dog while working for an EdTech company supporting educators across the country as they transition to distance learning. As…

    doing this year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Anderson: Before the pandemic, I was working on building out professional development for our 85 instructional coaches, getting ready to start a hiring round, and planning for the design and launch of new certification courses for our coaches. I was also working on finishing up my dissertation for a Ph.D. in Education and TA-ing masters courses for MSU-Bozeman. PLU: As schools began closing to keep communities safe, how did your job transition

  • The college experience is about education in the classroom, but it’s also deeply rooted in building tools and traits that translate into rewarding professional careers after graduation. For some PLU student entrepreneurs, those budding careers get started while they’re still on campus. An app to…

    break the instant-gratification loop that continuously checking for new notifications brings by making students aware of how much time they’re spending on their phone and helping them focus on tasks. Does it work? Yes, Mbugua says, because it’s already made a noticeable difference with his own phone habits. “I take time to respond back to people on texts, like maybe a couple hours,” he said. “I would say I use my phone a good amount on the daily, but now I can go without it. I’ve been able to go a

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…

    the Arts and Culture editor, Mike Bookey; the Listings editor, Chey Scott; and most of the staff writers. I’ve also had the pleasure of working with their nationally recognized art director, Chris Bovey, and the paper’s editor, Jacob H. Fries, who is a former New York Times reporter. What sorts of tasks and projects do you work on at The Inlander? It’s a pretty broad selection of tasks – some days I’m doing really basic journalism internship tasks like finding images or fact-checking lists. The

  • Stories of real people give a face to atrocities As Noemi Schoenberger Ban looked at her mother, one last time, the message was clear, Ban recalled. “Her eyes told me to take care of myself,” Ban said. And then her mother, baby brother and younger…

    , has grown and continues to. She married and had two sons and now is the grandmother to five children and great grandmother to six. She often travels the country speaking about her experiences. She remembers them vividly. She does it not only to keep the world remembering the cruelty humanity can cause, but also to pay tribute to her slain family. She doesn’t have a grave to go to. So she remembers, and tells her story. “As a free woman I have a duty,” Ban said. She is often asked why she isn’t