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Talking Sports—for a Living Ryan Tootell ’04 Hosts a New Radio Show on ESPN Montana By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker For Ryan Tootell ’04, talking about his favorite sports teams all day isn’t just fun—it’s his job. The PLU graduate…
heavily involved in student media during his college years and was awarded a prestigious SPJ award for his work at PLU. He initially was attracted to PLU because of the prestigious student media and during his time on campus worked for both the student TV and radio programs, doing broadcasts at football and basketball games. Tootell, who initially came to PLU to pursue broadcasting, credits the university with teaching him valuable lessons that expand far beyond his broadcasting career. “PLU really
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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The Northwest has experienced some beautiful weather lately and the effects of spring fever are soon to appear in the classroom. It can be difficult to focus on work when sunshine and warmer temperatures are beckoning us outside! Perhaps…
strategies to increase student interest and engagement in any course. Games and Competition: Game-based learning isn’t just for children. Games tap into the human desire for competition and utilize scheduled, intermittent rewards to keep learners motivated. Games for higher education are growing in popularity. (Check out the Educational Gaming Commons hosted by Penn State.) But, even simple, low-tech games or competitions can make learning really engaging for students. Applied Learning: Students
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PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for…
. It’s never dismissed.” Krise said he plans to continue teaching one course a year. He’s currently developing a J-term 2014 class on management lessons from literature. Prior to coming to PLU, he co-taught the course for six years with a business professor. In next year’s course he will take the class to Washington D.C. so they can connect with former Lutes working in government. “I love the combination of tying in internships and co-ops with management lessons from literature, which neatly ties my
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2020 has been no stranger to change. Change in communities, ways of life, understanding, normality, mindset: change seems to be the common theme of 2020. With the significant changes that PLU has had to make during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Jason Schroder, Director of…
. Regarding responsibilities that he originally carried out in the SCC, Schroder says, “We’ve always been about community with our members, and the way that they’re used to making community isn’t happening.” Events at the SCC this year, including community classes, the Sankta Lucia Festival, Nordic Folk dance lessons, and all kinds of planned seminars, either stopped or changed. Nordic folk dance lessons, normally taught by Leslie Foley and Bob Hamilton, are off the table. Rosemaling is a traditional form
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 2, 2019) — After almost six years of deliberation and preparation, Pacific Lutheran University is rolling out a prestigious new Master of Science in Kinesiology program. Aimed at both graduate students looking for rigorous curriculum blended with real-world experiences and working professionals…
experience that prioritizes one-on-one learning in a practitioner-focused environment. Participants will choose between two concentrations, Applied Sport Psychology and Applied Exercise Science, and every student will pair with a faculty advisor to complete an applied, evidence-based final project before graduation. “We just have incredible faculty right now that, quite honestly, are unmatched. I mean that sincerely,” said Dr. Colleen Hacker, a PLU Kinesiology professor and medal-winning Olympics mental
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By Barbara Clements Looking back, Svend Rønning ’89 can’t remember when music wasn’t part of his life. His mother was a piano teacher; his grandfather played the violin. In fact, he still occasionally uses a bow that his grandfather bought from a Sears and Roebuck…
.” Ronning feels blessed he’s been able to do both. Read Previous Finding a special place at PLU Read Next Organist off the Grid 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 Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media
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Pacific Lutheran University’s Choir of the West will perform under the direction of Simon Carrington, one of the world’s foremost choral conductors, as the featured ensemble for the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) Conference, to be held in Portland, November 12-14. The choir will give…
Previous Choir of the West receives high honors in global ranking Read Next PLU Opera ushers you into the dark underworld 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 Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media
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Save the date for Tacoma Passion Week, March 13-23 PLU’s Choral Union, Choir of the West and University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to present the United States premiere of Sven-David Sandström’s St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion) on Tuesday, March 22 and Wednesday, March 23 at…
Lagerquist Concert Hall and Eastvold Auditorium are streamed on our website. (Some exceptions apply.)Tune in March 23 Read Previous A Christmas Invitation – Photo Recap Read Next PLU Wind Ensemble tours eastern Washington and Portland, Oregon 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 Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024
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The Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra will close its 2015-16 season with a blend of brand new works and twentieth-century masterpieces. The concert on Tuesday, May 10 at 8pm, features violinist Laura Hillis ’17 and composer Emilio Gonzalez ’16, and will be conducted by Jeffrey…
announced 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 Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022
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Soon Cho has traveled throughout the country and world as a lyric mezzo-soprano. Today, you can find her teaching to music students at PLU. What is your background? I began my musical training as a pianist and a violinist and never had aspirations of being…
universally applicable. It takes courage to be a unique individual and to live out one’s love and passions. Read Previous The upcoming Choral Concert will be music to our ears Read Next Marathon runner and musician- an interview with new music faculty member Lark Powers 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 Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and
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