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the Middle East. We chose the topic of “Islamophobia” and in June 2012, three of us set out on a two-week trip to the East Coast. But our most exciting breakthrough in our formation of the story behind Islamophobia came right here on PLU’s campus when we met two students, Bashair Alazadi ‘12 and Carlos Sandoval ’13. We ran across a 2010 TIME Magazine poll that reported that 62 percent of Americans claim to have never met a Muslim. Through the story of Bashair and Carlos we are able to create a
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was broadcast into more than 65,000 homes regionally. Relive the memories with the photo recap below with onstage, and behind the scenes photos of Benaroya and the 125th Anniversary Concert! Read Previous J-term adventures: Keep up with music students around the world Read Next PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending
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First MSK Graduate Class: Kallan Campa Posted by: chaconac / November 16, 2021 November 16, 2021 We had the opportunity to speak with Kallan Campa, one of the five students from the first graduating class of the MSK program,Kallan Campa, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s in kinesiology from PLU, shared about her experience pursuing the master’s in kinesiology.Reflections from Kallan Campa, '21I graduated with my bachelor’s from PLU in 2020. My major was Kinesiology with a concentration
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Welcoming First Cohort: Matt Leslie Posted by: Catherine Chan / June 29, 2020 Image: Matt Leslie (Image courtesy: Matt Leslie) June 29, 2020 Matt Leslie is pursuing the MSK degree in hopes of becoming a mental performance consultant.He shares about his passion and what he is most excited to learn in the MSK program. What is one fun fact about yourself? In addition to beginning graduate school at PLU, this year will be my first year as the Varsity Head Boys Basketball Coach at the Northwest
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to lead the team.So when Pacific Lutheran University dedicates its new baseball-field press box to Kittilsby on May 3, he’s pretty sure he is not being honored for his athletic prowess. Jim Kittilsby ’60 “I’m humbled and elated and extremely honored to be recognized,” Kittilsby said. “But it’s got to be for my behind-the-scenes work, if anything, because I certainly wouldn’t be recognized for my coaching record or my batting average as a three-year-starting Lute outfielder in the late 1950s. To
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Intersections: The Tradition’s Wisdom in a Time of Pandemics Posted by: abryant / December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 Cover art Cross of Life by Tom Stancliffe Intersections, Number 52, Fall 2020Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the
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Cece Chan: First-Year Student, Long-Term Goals Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2020 Image: In her first year at PLU, CeCe Chan has contributed to and lead on matters of social justice within education while pursuing a major in political science. February 28, 2020 By Lora ShinMarketing & Communications guest writerTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2020 ) — Cece Chan’s activism awakening came in high school. As a third-generation Asian young woman, she realized Seattle Public Schools’ majority
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Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 10, 2020 Image: Nicole Jordan is the coordinator of PLU’s Center for Gender Equity. (Photo/John Froschauer) March 10, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (March. 10, 2020) — Nicole Jordan ’15 is back on campus, this time using the degree she earned in social work to help educate and lead others in her new position as coordinator for PLU’s
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and still opt in to this life, I will pull out a chair for you at the table and teach you the resilience you will need to make it. Most importantly, I will be there to support you if you change your mind. I care about you as a human being, not just as a major on my spreadsheet. Does PLU feel different than other universities that you’ve studied or taught at? Yes. I chose to go to a conservatory for undergrad because I was filled with conviction and I wanted to get the most intensive training in
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and still opt in to this life, I will pull out a chair for you at the table and teach you the resilience you will need to make it. Most importantly, I will be there to support you if you change your mind. I care about you as a human being, not just as a major on my spreadsheet. Does PLU feel different than other universities that you’ve studied or taught at? Yes. I chose to go to a conservatory for undergrad because I was filled with conviction and I wanted to get the most intensive training in
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