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has continued to develop his performing career – he became the concertmaster of the Tacoma Symphony in 2000 and has been the artistic director of the Second City Chamber Series in Tacoma since 2007. His schedule keeps him busy with 30 to 50 concerts a year, while still teaching full time. Ronning’s joy is being around the students and teaching them. “Music is one of the best things you can do for your mind, body and soul,” he said. “No matter what major you take.” Yes, if you want to be a full

Despite pandemic challenges, transfer student finds community at PLU Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 23, 2022 Image: Biology major Monya-Dawn Wilson ’22 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 23, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterMonya-Dawn Wilson ’22 is a DJS Fellow and Rieke Scholar who came to PLU as a transfer student. Wilson is a Biology major, and dreams of becoming a pediatrician.“I’ve always liked science and learning,” said Wilson. “I like learning about the

October 28, 2009 Much more than event planners Student Involvement and Leadership isn’t just a department that plans events, but rather a partner and active participant in learning, in supporting the complete college student. That couldn’t be truer than at Pacific Lutheran University and a lot of that has to do with the leadership of Eva Johnson ’95, director of Student Involvement and Leadership. She’s been a leader in integrating how the department integrates learning into campus life, as

March 20, 2014 Professor Mark Mulder works at a well during one of his recent visits to Central America. (Photo courtesy of Mark Mulder.) Nicaragua: Lutes Get Their Hands Dirty for Clean Water By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications Instead of lazing around on beaches during Spring Break, or going on a road trip to Disney Land, 10 Pacific Lutheran University students headed south to Nicaragua on March 22 to dig a well and assist in giving a village the gift of clean water. Under

April 3, 2012 PLU MFA Program presents Alaskan writers at Richard Hugo House Four writers from Alaska, including Peggy Shumaker, the Alaska State Writer Laureate, will read from their new books at 7 p.m., Monday, April 9, at Richard Hugo House: 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Wash. The event is free and open to the public. Shumaker, who will host the Seattle launch of the Alaska Literary Series for the University of Alaska Press, says, “Please join us for a lively evening of fresh new writing from the

works pretty well,” Rønning laughed. Ronning, who plays violin, came to PLU as a music major in 1985. While at PLU, he managed to join a string quartet, and during the summer snagged some gigs at one of the main lodges in Yellowstone National Park. “For four hours every night, we were the entertainment,” said Ronning, who is an associate professor of music, and chair of the string division at PLU. At the lodge, they had a captive audience. And some of the members of that audience were vacationing

. He played a handful of games as a freshman, said PLU head coach John Yorke, and came back his sophomore year to start 18 out of 19 games, including five shutouts. Croft giftedly guarded the goal his junior year, too—but up and quit five games into the season. “During the summer I decide to partake in other activities,” Croft said. “I got lazy and content, and I didn’t want to grow as an athlete, which will hurt you. I came into training camp out of shape, and instead of working myself back into

, and other loved ones. White supremacists’ display of racism, anti-Semitism and raw hatred is antithetical to what this nation and the PLU community stands for.  PLU’s mission calls us to care for others, for their communities and for the Earth, and we remain resolute in our commitment to address bigotry whenever and wherever it arises on our campus and within our communities. I caution against generalizations and judgement of those with whom we may disagree; that kind of thinking and resulting

on College and University Campuses organized by the Centers for Disease Control.Warwick, who has worked with the Department of Justice since 2006 with PLU’s Campus Grant Project and over the past three years as a private contractor to review grant submissions, was recommended by the DOJ to take part in this meeting of experts who will compose a set of guidelines for funding future grant projects out of the CDC. “The purpose of this Think Tank is to pull together 40ish professionals (including law

you new to the concept of MOOCs, see the info-graphic to the right for an overview of the concept). After making the resolution to participate in a MOOC this January, I found myself unsure of how to get started finding one.  After a bit of searching, I decided to select a course from the options provided by either edX or Coursera.  Both providers have websites that host online courses created by faculty across the globe, though edX is a non-profit partnership and Coursera is a for-profit education