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everyday.” After wiping away his tears, Marzano washes off his makeup and heads back to campus, where the vocal performance major has a full schedule between classes and leading PLUtonic, PLU’s men’s a cappella group that won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals competition in February. The Tacoma-native admits it’s not easy to manage so many commitments, but he says it’s well worth it. “Me not being the greatest multi-tasker in the world it is a challenge, but it is a

University Jazz Ensemble while teaching classes in jazz composition, arranging and functional jazz piano. Jazz students at PLU will take her masterclass with a focus on band, composition and arranging for jazz. www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/faculty/patty_darling Read Previous Faculty Feature: Dr. Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities Read Next Introducing New Music Faculty Kate Olson LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from

educational experience. (PLU / Sy Bean) With such rigorous academic goals, Blair is proud of his ability to balance his studies, social life, and extracurricular activities. While he’s enthusiastic about his classes, Blair notes, “You are in college to get an education, and only part of that is in the classroom.” In 2023, Blair was nominated as the Student Speaker for convocation, and his speech centered on the importance of a holistic educational experience. Blair’s rich educational experiences at PLU

learning so much about chimpanzees, Webb decided she needed to visit Africa and learn more. She spent this fall semester studying away in Tanzania through the Lutheran Consortium of Colleges for Tanzania (LCCT). The program is a collaboration between PLU, St. Olaf College, Concordia College and Luther College. In it, students take classes at the University of Dar es Salaam and participate in LCCT work, such as independent research projects and teaching at local primary schools. Tanzania is home to

Hour Reunions: These will all take place from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and are free. The following classes and affinities will gather individually for coffee and reminiscing: 1947 – 1949, 1958 and Pear Bowl Alumni in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology 1963, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1993 and African American Alumni in the University Center. Homecoming Celebration Brunch: This will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Olson Auditorium. The cost is $20. All alumni and friends are invited to this

writing when he was forced to attend a poetry reading for one of his classes. He said PLU’s Visiting Writer Series, which is currently in its sixth year, can help students discover similar hidden passions. “It expands [students’] sense of what the world is about,” Barot said. “It introduces possibilities within yourself.” The Visiting Writer Series is an annual speaker series that welcomes accomplished writers, authors and poets to campus. It gives students the opportunity to experience the writers

students like her for medical school. Over the years, she took advantage of all the opportunities available to her by engaging in whatever she could do to become the most desirable medical school candidate. “I wanted to be one of those people that could do good in the world.” “I did a lot in the medical field,” Thiele said. “I did a lot of things to put myself on that path.” She did well in her physics, chemistry and biology classes. She volunteered in a local emergency room for 100 hours. She studied