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  • Sirine Fodstad spent nearly two decades traveling the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway, where she is a global human resources director for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.

    and it was a mix between scary and exciting.” Fodstad seemed to cope well with the fear. She earned not one, not two, but three bachelor’s degrees during her time at PLU. In between studying French, business and economics, she managed to find time to study away, as well, launching her global lifestyle long before she knew where her education would take her. “I don’t think I saw myself here when I was a student at PLU,” she said. “I ended up working with people, and I love that. It was a bit by

  • Students will participate in the ceremony for the college of their degree program. Students graduating with multiple majors will have the opportunity to select the single ceremony they wish to

    LeadershipCollege of Professional StudiesFriday, May 23, 11:00am Doctor of Nursing PracticeCollege of Health ProfessionsFriday, May 23, 3:00pm Dual Degree EngineeringCollege of Natural SciencesThursday, May 22, 7:00pm EconomicsCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm EducationCollege of Professional StudiesFriday, May 23, 11:00am EnglishCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm Environmental StudiesCollege of Natural SciencesThursday, May 22, 7:00pm French & Francophone StudiesCollege of

  • Ramen Class — Pork Belly Recipe Ramen Class — Peking Duck Recipe Ramen Class — Spicy Red Sauce Ramen Class — Cucumber Kimchi I Can Grill That? — Panzanella I Can Grill That? — Grilled

    up some fermented yumminess Mmmmmm...kimchi Black garlic aioli I Can Grill That? by Anthony McGinnis Tony cutting up the gooey cheese and onion bread Grilled watermelon & feta salad topped with mint and creme fraîche Grilled avocado Grilled french bread with cheese and onions and tuscan butter Kim & Javier with their Quick & Easy Desserts All of the desserts...so much sugar! Kim flattening out the fudge Javier with the yumminess The crowd getting their sugar on The crowd getting their sugar on

  • KPLU’s annual Christmas Jam concert and live broadcast with special guests Pearl Django. will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at PLU. KPLU Christmas Jam concert and live broadcast with special guests Pearl Django The 16th Annual KPLU Christmas Jam, 88.5 KPLU’s much-anticipated FREE…

    audiences. The band’s fervent followers include Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli fans, guitar enthusiasts (and guitarists!), lovers of string music, including bluegrass devotees, who relish nimble, clean, intricate picking, “world music” fans drawn to French and Gypsy accents, plus jazz buffs and aficionados of the new swing music. Transcending simple categorization, Pearl Django packs in enthusiastic audiences at dancehalls and nightclubs, at folk music festivals and jazz festivals alike.  Their

  • Beginning in 2018, through a collaboration between the Office of Alumni and Student Connections and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, PLU has offered Alumni Travel

    15th century. 18th century French planters brought enslaved Africans to work sugar plantations, 19th century British governments brought indentured workers from India, and Venezuelans came across the narrow waters to develop some of the world’s most sought-after Trinitario “fine flavor” cocoa. This heady mix of peoples produced one of the world’s great Carnivals which is the model for those currently held in Miami, New York, Toronto and London. T&T is the birthplace of Calypso songs, Soca dance

  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    ‘How was your summer?’ When I ask our students what they did over summer break, I am consistently impressed by their motivation. This summer, Nellie Moran ’15, an Economics and French major, worked for the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C., during which time she met President Barack Obama… September 10, 2014 What's a Lute?

  • Amy Van Mechelen ’08 had just finished up her master’s degree in music at Colorado State University and had moved back to the Tacoma area. She auditioned for the chorus of Porgy and Bess,and didn’t think she’d get a part. But she did. And she…

    Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is known for its energy, creativity and ingenuity. Its iconic founding fathers and mothers are revered as some of the greatest improvisational artists in…

    , receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • The Chorale will perform in Georgia, Alabama and Florida and will close the tour with a homecoming concert in PLU’s Lagerquist Concert Hall. In a program titled “I Can Tell the World,” the Pacific Lutheran University Chorale will perform a repertoire of choral music, featuring…

    to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • We are grateful to the family of Jeanette Pilgrim, who donated her personal harpsichord to the Music Department. This unique instrument constructed by Kenneth Bakeman in 1980 has two keyboards and a pedal division with painted motifs on the lid and soundboard. Instruments built by…

    in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022