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  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12…

    movement exists.” More simply, Reisberg and McQuinn agree that making learning fun is the core of the maker movement. “If we can help kids understand that it is fun, it is empowering,” McQuinn said, “that’s going to be the greatest benefit.” A “makey makey” is one example of how the maker movement is empowering people to invent and create: Read Previous MediaLab receives national prize for latest documentary film about higher education Read Next Elite rower, PLU alumna continues showing up, competing

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2018) — After living in the U.S. for seven years, Sunny Huang ’18 took the oath of allegiance Jan. 29 against a backdrop of American flags. She completed the yearlong naturalization process to become a U.S. citizen. The ceremony came months…

    advocacy for undocumented students Read Previous PLU student leads effort to raise awareness of gun-violence threat in Washington state schools Read Next PLU Department of Communication launches Film and Media Studies concentration, beginning fall 2018 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

  • Daniel Hachet ‘20 might be graduating this spring, but his green initiatives will continue on at PLU. On-campus restaurants now recycle thousands of cereal bags—and are even getting paid to do so. Residence Halls now offer recycling during summer camps. Reusable dishes and compostable straws…

    those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of ideas and values. Read Previous Answering the call: PLU nursing alum volunteers for COVID-19 testing unit transfer Read Next PLU MediaLab Film Project Nominated for Student Emmy Award COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela

  • 13th Annual Jazz Under the Stars By Chris Albert Jazz Under the Stars at Pacific Lutheran University combines two ideas – provide outdoor, evening jazz performances and the chance to gaze at the stars from the university’s observatory. International trumpeter Thomas Marriott will open the…

    Florida to Alaska, and graduated from top music schools like Eastman on the east coast, to Pacific Lutheran University on this coast, and seemingly everywhere in between. Several Senators played worldwide with U.S. armed forces bands including the Air Force Airmen of Note, and the Navy, Army and Marine bands. July 21 – Susan Pascal Vibraphonist Susan Pascal has toured the United States and Singapore, played on film soundtracks and is a guest artist on numerous recording projects. Her Quartet’s all

  • Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…

    jersey with the team’s name, “Abes,” on it and the number 1. After he joined us in the elegant 1913-style auditorium, the choir sang an American song and a Chinese song (in Chinese!), joined by five students from Lincoln’s partner school in our Chinese Sister City of Fuzhou. A film began, featuring a number of us involved with Tacoma-Chinese affairs speaking to the importance of our many relationships with China.President Xi was the tip of the iceberg of perhaps 1000 Chinese dignitaries and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    diverse, fun professionals with a lot to offer: “The diversity and background of these people is huge,” Tucker said. “They bring tremendous life experience with them.” Read Previous Musher turned author: Alumna harnesses her PLU education to recount experiences on Iditarod Trail Read Next PLU’s MediaLab recognized for latest documentary film about higher education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek…

    courtesy of Clark Mishler) Read Previous Annual Meant to Live event focuses on interdisciplinary education, features Chicago Library CEO Brian Bannon ’97 Read Next Award-winning screenwriter, film director Laurel Minter to teach beginners’ workshop on screenwriting at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2017)- Laura Brewer ’03 was no stranger to activism when she started volunteering at the Tacoma Rainbow Center in 2000. An active Lute, Brewer engaged in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today…

    , educational seminars and film screenings. “I would describe it as a place where people can come and fully be themselves,” Brewer said. As a co-leader of Harmony at PLU, Brewer participated heavily in raising awareness around LGBTQ issues both on campus and beyond. She also worked as one of the Diversity Center’s first LGBTQ peer advisors. Brewer — who identifies as a pansexual queer female — discovered her sexuality while at PLU. Brewer said she never gained much exposure to other sexual orientations

  • As a first-year student, the initial adjustment to life at PLU was challenging for Mark Hernández. They’d attended a high school that was over 90 percent students of color. PLU, which is around 40 percent, felt daunting. “I was so culture-shocked at not seeing people…

    graduated with a double major in sociology and communication (with a concentration on film and media studies). Their capstone focused on exclusionary rhetoric of indigenous peoples. Study communication at PLUThe game is changing. Modes of communication are rapidly evolving and emerging. A solid foundation of communication theory is crucial to adapt to constantly changing media. Developing marketable skills and knowledge domains are necessary to be a professional communicator.A Year of Growth The past

  • Nicole (Hughes) Hargreaves graduated from PLU in 2009 with a degree in communication and a minor in women’s and gender studies. Originally from Kirkland, Wash., she went on to begin her career here in the Pacific Northwest. However, after her husband Paul was struck with…

    producer and film crew we worked with made the filming process really fun. They were very relaxed, forgiving, and supportive which made us feel a bit more comfortable in front of the camera, which was very awkward at first. Some days were long and a bit tiring. I was surprised by how exhausting it was to “be on” and camera ready all day, but overall it was a really enjoyable experience. How did it feel to finally see your family on television?  Paul and I were SO nervous about how the episode would