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  • Alumni news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Musical Memories Editor’s Note: When Lorna Vosburg Burt ’40, ’69 read our story on PLU’s annual Christmas Concerts in the winter 2013 edition of Scene magazine, she was inspired to recall—and share—her own Choir of the West story … from 1939. It was so full of history… March 21, 2014 AlumniChoir of the West

  • University Symphony Orchestra news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Pacific Lutheran University Choirs and Orchestra close “Passion Week” with North American premiere The Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West, Choral Union and the University Symphony Orchestra perform the North American premiere of the “St. Matthew Passion” by Sven-David Sandström, one of the world’s best-known composers, on Tuesday, March 22 and Wednesday, March 23 at 8:00 pm… March 11, 2016 Choir of the WestOperaUniversity Symphony Orchestra

  • See the complete list of Honorary Degree Recipients here.

    Humane LettersConferred in Lambarene, Africa, August 11, 1958 Medical missionary, theologian, musician, and philosopher; credited for his work in Equatorial Africa as a humanitarian, and as being a man who placed service before personal desire, a positive catalyst in a world beset with greed and hate.

  • PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.

    the American West, serving as a National Park Service paleontologist and museum curator at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon, and later as a regional paleontologist with the Bureau of Land Management headquartered in Utah. Along the way, he earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences from Northern Illinois University. In 2012, Foss relocated to Washington, D.C., to assume his current role, one he likens to an orchestra conductor. “I don’t get to play an instrument anymore, but I’m

  • Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next…

    thoughtful individual, but I was also challenged to leave my comfort zone. In doing so I became a sojourner my junior year and lived in South Africa for 11 months, an experience that opened up my eyes to a world I didn’t know existed. Additionally, PLU encouraged me to explore my personal values, faith and views; which has resulted in strengthening my understanding of what I hold to be true. My PLU experience has provided me with opportunities I didn’t know I was seeking, a support network that has

  • Get a glimpse of what life is like as a Lute! From athletics to arts, from leadership and service to just having a good time, from hanging out in the residence halls to exploring the Pacific Northwest, PLU students are engaged and involved.

    Campus Life at PLU Posted by: vcraker / May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 Get a glimpse of what life is like as a Lute! From athletics to arts, from leadership and service to just having a good time, from hanging out in the residence halls to exploring the Pacific Northwest, PLU students are engaged and involved. Read Previous How to be a Lute: Let’s get food Read Next PLU Student Named West Region Track Athlete of the Year LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean

  • The Bongo ethnic group is located in Sudan and is made up of many family sub-divisions. In his research paper about the Bongo, Santandrea categorizes the Bongo into two main groups: the Tonj kinsmen

    slightly and resting on hips. There are also two bumps on the stomach of the figure, which represent the piercings that men fill with wood in order to create these distinct bumps. Additionally, the ankles of the figure have bands of metal adorning them (11 on the right, 10 on the left). (Evans-Pritchard, 9) Woodcarving among the Bongo is a dying tradition. When Fr. S Santandrea went to Africa to study the Bongo society in the mid-1900s he noted that he only found two grave posts and that they were of

  • The language of instruction of all French/Francophone literature and film courses is English. No French is required if you enroll in the course at the 200 level.

    stories of those who have been forgotten. Work for the course includes individual essays, creative group projects, and community engagement through a visit to a food bank. French 204/404: Quoi de neuf? New Trends in Francophone Popular Culture – GE, IT This course explores the emerging trends and contemporary manifestations of popular culture in Francophone Africa and the diasporas. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will critically examine various forms of popular culture, including

  • Professor of Biology | Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies | ellardma@plu.edu | 253-535-7357

    (February 22, 2018) Biology Department Seminar, Adventures in signaling: Plants, phosphate, phenylpropanoids, phosphatases, and phenolics, Pacific Lutheran University (2015) Accolades PLU Women’s Center. (r)Evolution!: Celebration of Inspirational Women, 2016 Best Undergraduate Research Paper in Cell and Molecular Biology awarded to Raelynn Endicott (undergraduate student) and M.J. Ellard-Ivey at Thirtieth Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference 2005 PLU Center for

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  • Professor of Biology | International Honors | ellardma@plu.edu | 253-535-7357

    (February 22, 2018) Biology Department Seminar, Adventures in signaling: Plants, phosphate, phenylpropanoids, phosphatases, and phenolics, Pacific Lutheran University (2015) Accolades PLU Women’s Center. (r)Evolution!: Celebration of Inspirational Women, 2016 Best Undergraduate Research Paper in Cell and Molecular Biology awarded to Raelynn Endicott (undergraduate student) and M.J. Ellard-Ivey at Thirtieth Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference 2005 PLU Center for

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