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  • 2012 Northwest Horn Symposium PLU and SOAC will host the 2012 Northwest Horn Symposium from March 30-April 1. The weekend, filled with master classes, guided warm-up sessions, presentations, and performances, will draw horn players from across the region. Three performances are connected with the symposium,…

    -edge topics that will both inform and inspire teachers and students alike.   One unique opportunity will be the presence of the iVasi system, which is an audio-visual presentation of an orchestral playing situation.  Hornists can play along with a recording of an orchestra while watching a conductor on the screen.  This is about as close as one can come to getting practice as an orchestral horn player without actually practicing with an orchestra.  Read Previous Opening a window, when the door goes

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 19, 2015)—Lutes, it’s that time of year again—not just Spring Break, but also time to vote for your 2015 PLU Hebrew Idol. PLU Hebrew Idol is a film competition between students of Associate Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis. Everyone who enrolls in…

    Bible, is required to select a passage from the Hebrew Bible and demonstrate its importance by re-creating the passage in a contemporary manner. “What I’m doing differently is, instead of writing a paper, I’m asking students to give me their arguments in a visual form where it could be understood in 2015,” Finitsis said. The Lutes write, direct, act, edit and shoot their films before premiering them in class. Finitsis then invites the students with the highest-quality videos to enter the Hebrew Idol

  • Innovation Studies minors must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in the following key areas: Introduction to Innovation Studies (4 credits) Innovation Principles (8 credits) Elective (4 credits)

    Games – CX (4), offered Spring 2026 Surveys the social and cultural impact of video games in society, including how historical figures and events have been represented in popular games. Combines the study of visual media theories and the creative process with social and political issues in gaming, including ethical behavior, violence, gender, ethnicity, religion, and environmental concerns. COMA 248 — Innovation, Ethics, and Society (4), offered Fall 2024 HIST 248 – Innovation, Ethics, and Society

  • This Event Planning Guide is here to guide PLU students, faculty and staff who coordinate events. It includes the key components of event planning for large and small scale events, including

    The PLU Event Planning GuideThis Event Planning Guide is here to guide PLU students, faculty and staff who coordinate events. It includes the key components of event planning for large and small scale events, including catering, marketing, audio/visual needs, and inclusive practices.Spending time to conceptualize your event and develop a plan gives you the ability to be intentional about collaboration and program design. The PLU Event Planning Form is a tool designed to lead event planners

  • Join us for the opening of  A Retrospective Exhibit: 100 Years of the Art of Keyes and Cox  on Wednesday, February 6 from 5-7pm. Emeriti Professors Dave Keyes and Dennis Cox will be exhibiting a lifetime worth of works in PLU’s University Gallery. Entering the…

    have taught in the University for a cumulative of 71 years. The collective 100 years represents each artist/teacher with more than 50 years of devotion to the visual arts, which began in high school, intensified in undergraduate work, became truly refined in graduate school, with MFA’s in studio art and continued for 30+ years of exhibiting and teaching. Dennis Cox’s career has involved drawing, printmaking and watercolor; his work focuses on the human figure, people and the human condition with a

  • The discipline of history focuses on critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have

    (Critical Thinking). The study of history builds experience in dealing with and assessing various kinds of evidence-the sorts of evidence historians use in shaping the most accurate pictures of the past that they can. Learning how to combine different kinds of evidence-public statements, private records, numerical data, visual materials-develops the ability to make coherent arguments based on a variety of data. This skill can also be applied to information encountered in everyday life. The Ability to

  • Dr. Edward J. Sullivan is the Helen Gould Shepard Professor of the History of Art at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, where he also serves as Deputy Director of the Institute. Dr.

    in the realm of conservation and preservation of the flora and fauna of Brazil and the planet. The Burle Marx project brought Dr. Sullivan back to Brazil, a place where he has worked extensively for several decades. The exhibition and book also provided Sullivan with the opportunity to explore the intersections between conservation and the visual arts, which is the subject of his Schnackenberg lecture.We hope that you will be able to attend this yearThe lecture is accessible to wide ranging

  • Ian Lindhartsen entered PLU with a plan. The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula began his first year with plans to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew…

    and propose their own program of study, charting a course through PLU’s curriculum that allows them to pursue their interests and prepare for their future. Recent individualized majors include: Music Business Global Health Business of Visual Art Movement Linguistics Digital Media Holocaust, Genocide & Indigenous Studies During his junior year, Lindhartsen had the opportunity to intern at an all-ages concert venue in South Tacoma called Real Art Tacoma helping to book and promote shows. The

  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | sklarjk@plu.edu | 253-535-8341 | Jessica received her Ph.D.

    . 166(5), 2009: 447-451 Peer-reviewed, international publication. "The ideal vacuum: visual metaphors for algebraic concepts." Proceedings of the International Conference of Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science 2007: 241-246 Peer-reviewed, international publication. "Dials and levers and glyphs, oh my! Linear algebra solutions to computer game puzzles." Mathematics Magazine Vol. 79(5), 2006: 360-367 Peer-reviewed, national publication. Accolades Author of the Month at Ada's

  • From 1965 until his death in 1974, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington reformed both his worldview and his music. With his advancing age, failing health, and the death in of his beloved co-composer Billy Strayhorn, Ellington came to realize the impermanence of life and rekindled the…

    cosmopolitanism,” Director David Deacon-Joyner remarked. “His musical and verbal language was both elegant and earthy. His countenance was regal and fetching. He bridges the gap between the language of entertainment and religious expression. His style has often been compared to visual artists, with his orchestra being his sonic palette.” Ellington’s 1935 Reminiscing In Tempo, an elegy for his mother, gave us a glimpse of his faith expression through his music, as did a portion of his Symphony in Black from