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building close-knit relationships with my professors, my peers and with the people I had the pleasure of helping care for … One other highlight is pushing through the nursing program with my peers. The thought of nursing is already daunting, but the reality of one day having other people’s lives in your hands is surreal.Tell us about your involvement with the Nursing Tenure Track Search Committee. The Nursing Tenure Track Search Committee is made up of members from the PLU community tasked with

affirmed my motivation to go after a chemistry Ph.D. It solidified my interest in chemistry research and gave me an insight into the day-to-day work-life balance of a chemist. Also, this program has provided me with opportunities to talk to graduate mentors and other professionals within this field. Allowing me to have more connections moving forward,” concluded Smith. Read Previous PLU music major Jack Burrows awarded first place at national singing competition Read Next Chris Holland ’24 balances

more. That’s true at least for political science major Kaden Bolton ’24, who graduated summa cum laude in May. “I didn’t really get to experience what PLU was like, or do a lot of the cool things the school offered, and was mainly doing everything on Zoom. So I forget a lot of my freshman year. It was mostly spent in my dorm,” Bolton says. “I wanted to make the most out of the next three years.”  For Bolton, that meant taking advantage of PLU’s study away program. He went to Oxford, England three

political science major, so learning about the political process was helpful. Another thing that helped me a lot was doing the legislative internship for my capstone project during the spring semester of my junior year. Why was that such a big help? It’s just a really awesome program and definitely something that lent itself to my career. I learned about the legislative process. I learned how to read and interpret statutes — something I now do every day as a part of my job. I mean, seriously, you can

perform an hour-long program led by the conference headliner, Simon Carrington, who was one of the founding members of the famed King’s Singers and one of the world’s foremost choral conductors. In December 2015, the Choir of the West will join with University Chorale and the University Symphony Orchestra for a special video taping of the Christmas Concert, as part of the university’s 125th Anniversary. And in March 2016, the choir will be part of the premiere of Sven-David Sandström’s St. Matthew

the absence of a guaranteed production. When PLU Opera Program director James Brown agreed to produce the work, Youtz finished his setting in the summer of 2015. The premiere is produced in a partnership between Pacific Lutheran University and the Confucius Institute of Washington State which has generously provided funding. Read Previous Regency String Quartet Commemorates Hungarian Revolution Read Next Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble to perform at Mary Bridge LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz

November 3, 2008 Will students take the plunge and vote? It’s nearing that time to change the statement “I Will Vote” to the “I Have Voted.”And several students around campus are making that statement with an exclamation mark, said Lace Smith, program director of Student Involvement and Leadership.“I think across the board there is a lot more excitement and intensity (with this presidential election),” said Geoff Smock, PLU College Republicans’ president. “Who we elect matters for our future

the Road program, which takes place each year to help first-year students become familiar with the city and region that will be their home for the next four years. Some explored the lava caves at Mt. St. Helens. Others learned salsa dancing at Abbey Ballroom in Tacoma. Some visited Tacoma’s art and glass museums. And some pulled weeds. More than 390 students took part in On the Road, at 23 different locations. Four of those trips were designed help students find a place where they could volunteer

sport you’ve never done before,” said Schlenker. “Even at the top of the line programs around the country, the powerhouse programs, half their novice program will be walk-ons that have never touched an oar before in their life—they are the swimmers, the cross-country runners, the wrestlers.” Rystrom was the swimmer. “I’m really, really slow–I’m a terrible runner, so I did swim in high school and then I was like, ‘ I want to try something that you don’t have to run for and can still be good at

profession. “I always thought I’m glad I don’t do scholarship on immigration because it would get me too fired up,” she said. “But that was when it all came together.” At PLU, Ramos has been able to combine her interests in language and immigration through courses she teaches, as well as through the university’s Common Reading Program. This year for the first time, the entire campus – students, staff and faculty – is reading the same book at the same time, exploring immigration, race and gender identity