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June 2, 2014 Participants enjoy the 2013 Berry Festival outside the Anderson University Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The Sweet Taste of Summertime at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s annual Fruit Festival lunchtime concert series kicks off June 11 and continues one Wednesday a month through August. Each event focuses on one delicious summertime berry and features summery desserts and free live music and entertainment. The concerts are as casual as can be

The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 PLU recently had the honor of hosting Dr. Carolyn Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces, White Spaces, at our annual University Conference to kick off the new academic year.  She reminded us that we are inescapably interwoven with each other and with the Earth.  What we do

exploration. The titles chosen for the collection cross genres and feature diverse authors from around the world. The curation of the collection focuses on award-winners and bestsellers from the past five years, paying special attention to diverse voices. The collection will be held on the first floor of the Mortvedt Library in order to better showcase these materials to our patrons. The books will function on a first come, first serve basis and will not be eligible for renewal. This is to ensure the

June 14, 2012 Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila reads “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea. Editor’s note: Luis Alberto Urrea, author of “Into the Beautiful North” will speak on campus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 in Lagerquist Concert Hall. The book you need to read this summer By Steve Hansen   When first-year students showed-up to campus this June for the class registration sessions called Charting Your Course, they left with more than course catalogs and

The party has just begun with Theatre’s production, Love’s Labour’s Lost Posted by: Kate Williams / March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerIn a contemporary take on an old classic, PLU Theatre’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost brings about a sudden rush of possibilities, spontaneous bouts of passion and changes of heart at every turn. This new pop-rock musical, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name, dives into what it really means to love and what it means to

The party has just begun with Theatre’s production, Love’s Labour’s Lost Posted by: Kate Williams / March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerIn a contemporary take on an old classic, PLU Theatre’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost brings about a sudden rush of possibilities, spontaneous bouts of passion and changes of heart at every turn. This new pop-rock musical, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name, dives into what it really means to love and what it means to

understanding the contentious dynamics around updating Austen and Austen as always already up to date. The animating question he asks as he delves into Jane Austen: Secret Radical (2016), The Making of Jane Austen (2017), and Teenage Writings (2017) is: “Do we read Austen to flee modernity, or to see it clearly?” Two distinct answers present themselves in his telling. The first is to “read her as her contemporaries might have—to deprettify the novels and show her immersion in the world, with all its

countries or origin, many of the Austrian children did not go back, but instead emigrated to the U.S., Australia or settled in the UK. “Most did not go back,” Brade said of the Austrian children. “They felt disowned by their country. Many spoke of when German troops came marching into Vienna, and how neighbors, who had been nice the day before, suddenly came out and supported the Nazis.” “They did not want to be identified with being Austrian any more after witnessing that.” Regardless of their

We are the champions! Posted by: mhines / June 6, 2023 June 6, 2023 PLU has 11 team national championships, 57 individual and relay national championships, 283 conference championships, and 391 all-Americans. Go Lutes! Learn more about student-athlete opportunities. Read Previous PLU senior and triple major Allison Sheflo discusses her PLU experience Read Next The Arts on Red Square: Get your groove on and unleash your inner artist! LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index

The Virtues of Video Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer I recently offered a workshop on “flipping the classroom” and it has me thinking more and more about the virtues of instructional videos.  Even if you are not ready for a full classroom flip, instructional videos are a great way to boost students’ academic performance.  The key is to create 5-10 minute recordings that students can easily access.  Videos can be used for everything