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’ observatory. Keck Observatory nights are planned for July 28 and Aug. 4 and 11.When: Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., July 7-August 11 Where: PLU, Mary Baker Russell Amphitheater July 7 – Tom Marriott Trumpeter Thomas Marriott, seven-time winner of the Earshot Jazz “Golden Ear,” is one of the most exciting voices in jazz to emerge in the last decade. He has performed throughout the world with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Maynard Ferguson, Charlie Hunter, Joe Locke, Rosemary Clooney, The Tito

great hurting family we ask again “how do we both build democracy and ensure our precious freedoms and, at the same time, guard and protect the general welfare, and insure domestic tranquility?” In that shared quest, we are all Norwegians tonight! Third, we are all Norwegians tonight because we are resolved to stand our ground and to stand it together, to help one another live through our grief and anguish, to reflect and learn from our experience, and through it all to move forward once again, and

fulfill a core mission: Building Lives of Service. And now, one project—along with one family and one innovative coming-together—is interpreting that “building” concept quite literally. In a first-time initiative that combines philanthropy, direct service and advocacy of Pierce County housing issues, PLU is partnering with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity to build a home in The Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable-design community about a mile and a half

institution’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland. He’s helping with the Solar Probe Plus mission, which will send a spacecraft into the sun’s atmosphere for the first time.   DeMattos found time to chat about the work he’s doing and the experiences that prepared him for it. What work are you doing as an intern for NASA? Right now I’m working on designing visualization tools for the Parker Solar Probe. That mission is scheduled to launch next summer in 2018 out of Cape Canaveral. It’s a mission to study

Shoebox Sharing: how one PLU alumna comforts those in need Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 23, 2019 Image: Kristina Garabedian ’08 is the founder of Shoebox Sharing — a nonprofit that donates fleece blankets, scarves and school supply packs to children in need around the globe. December 23, 2019 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterWhat if, by donating just an hour of your time, you could change someone’s life.Twenty years ago, while still attending her Central

her time outdoors, set her on a direct path to her career. She joined the Washington Conservation Voters in 2008 and became its president in 2014, leading the organization’s political, campaign, and accountability strategies.“I first learned about the climate crisis in detail – and how to advocate for policy and political change — at PLU,” she said. “I loved my time at PLU. My education taught me to think critically, challenge the status quo, and advocate for my community.” We talked to Murphy

a lot of satisfaction from my projects and work. I started playing around with code back in seventh grade thanks to a friend who is also a PLU alumnus, Daniel Beal, and in high school found formal education in the topic. By the time I was searching for a university, I already knew I would major in computer science. A cool part of your story is that you interned at a company that then hired you full time. What did you learn in your multiple roles at T-Mobile? T-Mobile was my first career

I am a student here now.  What is your process when composing a new piece?  I write for both the audience and the performers. I want my pieces to be fun and interesting to rehearse. The first thing I think about is the goal of the piece, and not every piece starts the same way—some start with a theme, others with a musical motif. Sometimes the inspiration is the music itself, or sometimes I start with the text. Time becomes nothing when I am writing music. Sometimes I will write for hours. The

applying to graduate school. The paper has also been accepted to be presented at a UW Tacoma conference and at the Phi Alpha Theta regional conference. Have you continued your research from the fellowship in another way, capstone or otherwise? I have been really interested in how the Israeli occupation works and how Palestine resists it. For my capstone, I am examining how historiography has changed over time. One of the popular Arabic terms for the ongoing occupation is “al-Nakba al-Mustamera,” which

received calls that would forever change lives. A student swabs their cheek during the Be The Match bone marrow drive, hosted by PLU Athletics. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) For Bainter, the call came in November 2022, just six months after he submitted his cheek swab to the registry. He was matched with a woman in the Netherlands, and time was of the essence. After getting over the initial shock of his selection, he consulted with his parents, but ultimately knew it was something he wanted to follow through