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Metropolitan Opera singer offers masterclass to faculty-nominated students Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 21, 2016 April 21, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerWhen a Metropolitan Opera singer visits campus, you take note. Alfred Walker, who has performed in star roles all over the world, is offering a masterclass on May 10 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 306. PLU student singers, nominated by PLU voice faculty, include Christian Hinrichsen, Nathan Robe

November 1, 2010 Why does Carrie Hylander care about social justice? “College is more than just taking class and completing a major,” said Carrie Hylander. “It’s about learning who we are and our place in the world.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Carrie Hylander wrote about diversity issues in her entrance essay to PLU, her admissions counselor told her that she would be the perfect candidate for the Rieke Scholarship. Given that connection, it makes sense that Hylander works with the program “Word Up

September 6, 2011 President Loren J. Anderson gives his 20th Convocation address, opening the 122nd year of PLU. Convocation 2011: “Lead Boldly” By Chris Albert President Loren J. Anderson welcomed students – new and returning, faculty, staff, regents, PLU corporation representatives and local ELCA clergy to the opening of the 2011-12 academic year. He challenged students to “learn well, serve gladly and lead boldly,” in his 20th and final PLU convocation address. “Each year on this day it is

March 6, 2012 PLU named a 2011 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation has named PLU a 2011 Tree Campus USA in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management. This is the second year that PLU has been recognized. PLU achieved the designation by meeting the required five core standards for sustainable campus forestry: a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day

March 1, 2013 Peace forum livestreamed at PLU Three speakers at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be livestreamed at PLU on March 8,9 and 10. Discussion by faculty will follow. March 8: The first lecture will be by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the father of the micro-credit movement, and it will be streamed live at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 8  in room 133 of the Anderson University Center. Faculty-led discussion will be led by professors Priscilla St. Clair (economics), and Mark Mulder and Fern

Lute’s Antarctica photo earns national recognition Posted by: Kari Plog / August 3, 2017 August 3, 2017 TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 4, 2017)— It's been more than a little hot on Pacific Lutheran University's campus this week. With temperatures creeping toward the 100s, one Lute is offering a reprieve with images of something a lot cooler.McKenna Morin ’19, a communication major, is a finalist in the annual photography contest through Photographer’s Forum magazine. Morin submitted a photo she took

Greetings from the Dean 2018 Posted by: Matthew / May 7, 2018 May 7, 2018 By Kevin J. O'BrienDean of HumanitiesEach year, the PLU Division of Humanities puts together a collection of stories into Prism, offering a few reflections of the great work our faculty do in classrooms and beyond. This year’s stories will introduce you to a new Philosophy professor, a Nordic Studies professor who returned to teach at his alma mater, and our new Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center. You will get

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of): A Review Posted by: ramosam / November 30, 2021 November 30, 2021 By Madeline Scully What would happen if Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth was not delivered? Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), written and directed by Isobel McArthur, asks the audience to reflect on our unacknowledged erasure of servants as characters in novels, plays, and other cultural representations. Not quite a musical, this play nevertheless reimagines what an adaptation can do by turning to

Fast Track setting PLU graduate students on right path Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 9, 2018 Image: The School of Business is located in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, PLU’s newest academic building. January 9, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 8, 2018)- Graduate school can be a daunting prospect for anyone. Students fresh off their undergraduate sprint are faced with a complicated application process and daunting

, and how he became such a talented musician. How did you first become interested in music? My musical journey was slow at first. The piano was my first instrument. I had a natural ear for music as a child, and taught myself to play. When I turned 10, I moved from the Pacific Northwest to North Carolina, where I started singing in the children’s choir and playing handbells for my church. I joined a concert band at school … band was my favorite. I played euphonium. The Essential Elements band folders