Search

acting provost. She collaborates with, supports and advises the President’s Council and Acting President Allan Belton on strategic planning for the academic division, including advising on new academic initiatives, faculty affairs, and advancing the academic mission and intellectual positioning of PLU. As a faculty member, Gregson has taught and conducted research in the areas of deviance, gender and qualitative research methods. Christian Caple Christian Caple is an award-winning, Tacoma-based

season — SOAC combines the best practices of liberal arts education and exploration with the values and benefits of applied and professional study. SOAC offers several artistic achievement awards to talented students in Art & Design, Dance, Forensics (Speech & Debate), Music and Theatre(acting and technical). SOAC artistic achievement awards are offered in amounts ranging up to $10,000 per year and are in addition to academic scholarship students may receive. By Zach Powers ’10 PLU Marketing

/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Acting Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Executive Director of Advancement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Kathy Engle Assistant Director Kathy Allen Alumni Engagement Coordinator Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu/alumni/ ADDRESS CHANGES

As a shy kid growing up, Tom Smith’s mother recommended he take an acting class in junior high to help get out of his shell. From there, everything changed. “I had one of those teachers people talk about — a theatre teacher who made that class so amazing and wonderful and inspirational that it completely changed the course of my life,” said Tom Smith, the new artistic director of theatre at Pacific Lutheran University. “She saw something in me that I didn’t see myself.  She was amazing and got

CLASS NOTES Kathy Allen ’17 PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Acting Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Associate Vice President of Advancement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Kathy Engle Assistant Director Justin

Angeles to write a new docu-musical about the ever-changing face of the American family. He’s directed several readings of the new musical Lempicka for Yale Rep and New Dramatists and has choreographed pieces at Vassar College, Lincoln Center (NYC), Warner Theater (DC), and in Tokyo. Acting credits include New York/Regional: Best of Both Worlds, 1776, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, Once On This Island. Television: “Law & Order: SVU” (recurring), “Happy Valley” (NBC Pilot), “The Carrie Diaries

DIRECTOR Simon Sung ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Lace M. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert CLASS NOTES Kathy Allen ’17 PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Acting Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND

@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Acting Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Executive Director of Advancement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Kathy Engle Assistant Director Kathy Allen Alumni Engagement Coordinator Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu

here.Artistic Achievement Scholarships$1,000-$7,500 per year. Artistic Achievement scholarships are available to majors AND non-majors, depending on your discipline(s). SEE SCHOLARSHIPSTHEATRE Train in all aspects of theatre – from acting and directing to producing, playwriting, technical theatre and design. LEARN MOREART & DESIGN Try your hand at sculpture, graphic design, photography, printmaking, and more. LEARN MOREMUSIC PLU’s music program is nationally renowned, with over a dozen ensembles and 100

Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. President Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D. Provost Karl Stumo Vice President, Admission and Enrollment Services Sheri J. Tonn, Ph.D. Vice President, Finance and Operations Donna Gibbs Vice President, Marketing and Communications Laura F. Majovski, Ph.D. Vice President, Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT RELATIONS Jessica Pagel ’08 Acting Director Adrianne Jamieson ’09 Communications & Outreach Manager Katie Curtis ’14 Administrative Assistant Nesvig