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June 13, 2013 Commencement Weekend 2013 For the family, friends, alumni and 2013 graduates who joined with us to celebrate Commencement Weekend, we offer a brief slideshow of the recent festivities. For those PLU students who will be graduating in future years, please note that changes are taking place. This December will be the final PLU December graduation. And for those graduating in May 2014, Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 24. For more about the 2013-2014 academic calendar

college path was not easy for Kim. His family emigrated from South Korea in 2005 and entered the United States on a year-long visitor visa. His parents bought a dry cleaning business south of Portland, Oregon, and hired a lawyer to help them get green cards. That lawyer cheated Kim and his family, taking their money and chance for legal status. As a high school student who was well aware of his family’s immigration status and financial capabilities, Kim figured college wasn’t in the cards. “My post

, that’s a hugely important aspect of faith that often gets overlooked. I come from a Lutheran family, and religion and spirituality are very important to me – especially exploring all aspects of religion and spirituality and asking the hard questions.” The play explores some weighty issues, and Heath believes the subjects to be relevant to today’s political environment. “For me, the main theme of this play is the importance of questioning your beliefs, and really looking into how things are connected

find PLU dancers to be incredibly welcoming and supportive of one another,” Brown says. “They create a family for each other, and somehow, along with their 20 majors, community work, and club attendance, each student manages to dedicate themselves fully to the creative process. It’s admirable to watch them succeed gracefully as dancers at the same time.” DeFilippis is the Dance Director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and has collaborated with Brown in the past. “When this opportunity

-7411) and at the door.TicketsBring the whole family. Tickets are $5! Purchase Details February 17 at 7 p.m. February 18 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Eastvold Auditorium, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Read Previous Student production disrupts time in new Romeo and Juliet Read Next PLU Theatre focuses on Community in upcoming Godspell 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

.   What is your background? I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When I was eight years old, my family began attending a Presbyterian church in town that did not have any musicians. My mom and I had a deep desire to help that community, and so we both started learning how to play the organ. That was the beginning of a musical path that has taken me to many places, all the way here to PLU! Brazil is a very diverse society, and so I grew up listening to – as well as playing – a variety of

athlete’s ability to manage the mental challenges. “We try to help athletes reach their individual and collective potential as athletes and teams,” she said. “We try to increase their highest level of performance, then how to sustain that level of performance over time and to bring the best when the best is needed.” In addition to working with athletes, this year Hacker has been charged with facilitating the Olympic friends and family program for the United States. In Beijing, she’ll provide friends and

May 19, 2011 The new Professorship of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies is the result of a decade of effort by the Svare family and professor emeritus, Audun Toven. (Photo by John Froschauer) Professorship in Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies announced By Barbara Clements At Pacific Lutheran University’s third annual Syttende Mai  – or Norwegian Constitution Day – celebration last week, President Loren J. Anderson heralded the day and then paused for a very appropriate, and unexpected

relishes the chance to both sing and help with the productions of the relatively new company. “People really appreciate doing business with people they like, and that’s all the more true for the arts world,” Surkatty said. “In opera, a lot of the castings begin with recommendations. That’s eventually how you land the big gigs.” That, and a passion for your craft. Surkatty was born in the United States and then traveled back with her family to Indonesia when she was only a few weeks old. Her family

family and eat a nice home-cooked meal.But PLU’s service-based nursing club, Delta Iota Chi, has a way for students to help those in the community who may not have a home or a meal waiting for them on Thanksgiving Day.   During the holidays, some families in the Parkland community worry about putting food on the table. Each year, Delta Iota Chi works to organize the Thanksgiving Basket Drive for community members. They collect Thanksgiving baskets, which include items such as turkeys, potatoes