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  • It’s a warm summer morning and the scent of scrambled eggs drifts from the kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church into an adjoining room where more than a dozen campers busily make beaded jewelry. Ranging from second to sixth grade, the kids are participants in the…

    provides variety, and as we are progressing in our society, it’s important to expand their cultural lens, so they don’t just have a single-minded view of the world,” Organizers admit that running a summer camp is challenging. During the first week, some of their campers began complaining of hunger. This was causing campers to become distracted and unable to concentrate on the lessons. Harris says they originally planned to only offer lunches to campers, but soon realized they needed to offer breakfast

  • Brice Johnson ’99 finds vocation in Red Cross leadership. Two neighborhoods in St. Paul, Minnesota share streets and a zip code. Interstate 94 runs down the middle, and since the freeway’s construction in the 1950s, the life expectancy between Summit Hill and the historically Black…

    loved professional basketball and whose dream job was to work in the NBA. Professors like Joanne Lisosky and Cliff Rowe helped Johnson make local connections in broadcast journalism and gain professional experience. Yet an internship with the Seattle Supersonics “pulled back the curtain on the industry,” and Johnson realized he wanted to have a more significant impact. “One of the things that PLU does really well is that they instill in you that you have the ability to make an impact on the world

  • One of the most common questions that I receive as I am working with students that are considering PLU is “I had a 504 plan or an IEP in high school, what does that mean for me at PLU?” At PLU, we are able to…

    You Ask, We Answer: What accommodations does PLU provide? Posted by: shortea / March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 One of the most common questions that I receive as I am working with students that are considering PLU is “I had a 504 plan or an IEP in high school, what does that mean for me at PLU?” At PLU, we are able to use a 504 plan or an IEP as documentation for an academic accommodation application. Starting at a new college requires a lot of hard work and we want to make the academic

  • Theatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station. “We have…

    are a lot more evocative of British imperialism than they are of an outside force.” Orson Welles’ production of “The War of the Worlds” is a mock radio broadcast reporting an alien invasion in New Jersey. When it debuted in 1938 during the Halloween episode of The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast, it was met with panic as some listeners thought it was real. The story’s themes and Rich’s love for audio storytelling prompted her to put on a slightly updated production. Despite not having podcast

  • Deanna Fallin ’09 wrote an email on April 8 to her former faculty adviser, Pacific Lutheran University Chair of Art and Design JP Avila, to share some exciting news. “It’s crazy to think that I was just some young college kid, sitting in your office,…

    . “Who would have thought a girl from Burien would end up designing in London, moving to the south, starting a restaurant and designing apparel for the Grand Ole Opry?” Avila said. “It makes me wonder — what will the next Lute will do with his or her life?” This story originally appeared in the Marketing and Communications news section.  Read Previous Communication professor makes mentorship matter Read Next PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year” LATEST POSTS Meet

  • Passion Play shows three communities, Queen Elizabeth’s England, Hitler’s Germany, and Reagan’s America, attempting to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. The play takes the audience on a humorous, but unsettling journey as it examines the intersection of religion and politics. The play is…

    .” The APO mainstage show is the only student production aside from Night of Musical Theatre that is produced on the mainstage. Students submit production proposals the spring prior. The theatre faculty and the APO council make the final decision on what is chosen for the mainstage show. Working in the new Center is a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity for students. “That period was a stressful time for all of us – they had a lot of questions about the production and how I planned to pull it off

  • 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…

    each country. This past January, GKHS students traveled to Japan where they had the opportunity to perform with the Tamana Girls High School students in a New Year Concert. The concert not only brings the two countries together, but also brings in local music students to the department. Current PLU students Darek Solomon, Corey Solomon and Frank Saxon, originally from the Graham-Kapowsin Band, traveled to Japan and performed at PLU with the Japanese band while they were in high school, bringing the

  • Relay for Life returns to PLU track Students, faculty, staff and alumni will paint the campus purple on April 25 and 26 during PLU’s third annual Relay for Life The relay begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 25. At least one member from each…

    planning committee at plurelay@plu.edu. Read Previous Renowned poet to speak on Earth Day Read Next Lutes find trip to New Orleans inspiring, shocking 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in

  • Norwegian film takes top honors At the second annual Hong International Film Festival, the Norwegian film took top honors. In fact, it swept all five award categories. The festival featured 10-minute films created by students in 300-level foreign language courses in their target language (with…

    , the students had to learn an entirely new vocabulary. Plus, Olsen said they worked hard to make the script sound conversational, even if that meant some of the lines weren’t grammatically correct. The film festival is the invention of former German professor Annekathrin Lange. Along with providing students a unique setting to use their language skills in, it also brings cohesion and unity to the department, Taylor said. For more information, visit the languages and literatures department’s Web

  • Passing the torch They may have started with inquiry and then put their words to paper and even presented their findings to anyone who would listen. But beyond their meticulous research, Raphael Lemkin Essay winner Emily Marks ’10 and second place recipient Adam Griffith ’09…

    . “The momentum has been very nice.” Previous Lemkin Essay winners at PLU already have been accepted or are working in top notch Holocaust Studies graduate programs throughout the country. Read Previous Newspapers get SOAC’ed Read Next New endowed chair created 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal