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the time he can allot to playing. “Going to college has really limited me in my ability to practice,” he says, in the same way someone might describe having not seen a good friend in a long time. As the kicker for PLU’s football team, sports writer for the Mooring Mast, tubist in PLU’s Wind Ensemble, and a full-time student majoring in communications, he stays busy. Concerning his future with the instrument he says, “I just want to keep on playing and play for gigs on the side. I don’t want to

Series Pyramid Staging and Events presents the PLU MBA Executive Leadership Series for fall 2013. The next talk is Oct. 9. More Reflecting on his path to JBLM, Dahl told students that their college years will shape who they will be and what passion they will follow, just as his time at the United States Military Academy at West Point did for him.”It was a formative experience for me. I didn’t know that at the time, just like many of you don’t know how formative this is for you,” he said. “But it

landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never considered

Act Six scholar Andre Jones ‘22 grows leadership skills through outreach Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsWhen it came time to find a college, Andre Jones ‘22 had options. He considered attending a historically black college or university, like Howard University or Morehouse College. Fortunately for PLU, the Tukwila, Washington native found himself pulled closer to home. His choice of schools narrowed after he was awarded

, and it’s rewarding to juggle my love for the sciences and humanities at the same time.  Why did you choose to study at PLU? I study at this school because I feel at home on this campus and in the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, though, there are professors who encourage me to continue learning here—The first person who comes to mind is Dr. Adela Ramos, chair of the Environmental Studies department. She is an inspiration and PLU is so lucky to have her.  You are interning at the Bear River

you’re relying on “the universal language of music” is a unique one.  “The kids just loved it,” she adds. “They ate it all up. Their engagement was so on fire for whatever I put in front of them.” To plan the curriculum, Delos Reyes met with N/a’an ku sê principal Lionel Samuels, who had been teaching choir and marimba to older students and felt it was vital to present music to younger students, as well. A semester wasn’t enough time to teach students how to read music, so Delos Reyes focused on

The Adaptation of Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Levia Roskopf '21Creative Writing MajorIn March 2020 PLU shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “How will classes work? Will there still be group projects? Will Capstone presentations still happen? How long will it be like this?”These are just some of the questions students and faculty alike were asking. The process of teaching changed in this time, professors have found themselves altering

Lyric Brass CD Release Posted by: Kate Williams / December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerThis week we sat down with Dr. Zachary Lyman to talk about everything from recording issues and Bach, to the new Lyric Brass CD and everyone involved in this project. Read on! What can we find in this CD? The CD contains 4 works by J.S. Bach, without question the most well-known Lutheran composer of all time.  The first three works are arrangements of fugues from Bach’s