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Peace and Conflict students shed light on Reconciliation Day Posted by: Todd / April 1, 2013 April 1, 2013 On Thursday, April 11th from 9-10pm, the MBR Amphitheater will transform into a glowing globe. As part of Reconciliation Day, students are encouraged to place a candle on a conflict or peace-building effort that is taking place in the world. Alongside peers, faculty and fellow community members, students will get the chance to informally discuss what reconciliation and peace really mean

November 29, 2011 Annika Carow ’12 says her internship at the Puyallup Fair is “absolutely a great portfolio builder.” (Photo by John Froschauer) Annika Carow’s cool internship: The Puyallup Fair By Steve Hansen Annika Carow ’12 is a busy person. She has a full class load of 17 credits, and is the assistant general manager of MediaLab, PLU’s student-run media organization. But when she locked-down a coveted 40-hour-a-week internship in the public relations department of the Puyallup Fair – the

May 7, 2013 Beyond Burkas and Bombers: Anti-Muslim Sentiment in America – Official Trailer from Andrea K M Capere on Vimeo. MediaLab documentary nominated for an Emmy The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences—Northwest Chapter announced today that Pacific Lutheran University’s MediaLab has once again been nominated for a student Emmy award for its latest documentary. “Beyond Burkas and Bombers: Anti-Muslim Sentiment in America” is a true story with a serious twist—two PLU students

December 14 concert shows brass program’s strengths Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 If you want to see (or hear) the quality of the PLU’s brass program, look no further than the Lyric Brass Quintet concert on Sunday, December 14 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. The Lyric Brass Quintet is comprised of PLU’s brass faculty: Edward Castro and Zachary Lyman, trumpet; Gina Gillie, horn; Jason Gilliam, euphonium; and Paul Evans, tuba. “These concerts each semester are a

July 7, 2008 Killer instincts To say the PLU volleyball team had a good fall 2007 season would be an understatement. For starters, they only lost three regular season games. In Northwest Conference play, they went 16-0. Part of that reason is Beth Hanna. The five-foot-11-inch outside hitter from Clackamas, Ore., made a major impact on the volleyball program – burn marks on the gymnasium floor type impact. As a first-year student, Hanna obliter­ated the 12-year school record for kills per game

March 19, 2009 Something I Thought I’d Never Do: I never thought I’d become a rock climber Stretched out against a mock rock face at Tacoma’s Edgeworks Climbing Indoor Rock Gym, Kristi Reidel ’09 considered her next foothold, as she step-by-step scaled a 30-foot vertical wall with routes named “Big Scary Future” and “Channel the Hate.” This test of mental and physical endurance is one of the reasons Reidel, a senior at PLU, decided, almost on a whim, to take an outdoor survival and

January 11, 2010 Uganda Blog: first entry By Theodore Charles ’12 My first travel update comes not from Uganda, but from PLU. I arrived on campus yesterday, Monday January 3, with all of my gear packed, ready for takeoff. I will be shooting still photographs in Uganda, therefore I have 30 pounds of camera gear stuffed into a carry on. Professor Joanne Lisosky gives last minute instructions to students before they prepare to embark on a journey to Uganda. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) It is a

May 21, 2014 First-Ever Krise Internship Awarded PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, and Patricia L. Krise, left, pose with Emily Ames, the first recipient of the Krises’ endowed internship. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Emily Ames ’15 Receives $2,000 for Summertime Community Work By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Emily Ames ’15 is the first recipient of the new Patricia L. and Thomas W. Krise Endowed Internship Fund, awarded annually to one Pacific Lutheran University

Keck Graduate Institute Posted by: nicolacs / May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022 The Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) is a member of the Claremont Colleges near Los Angeles, CA.  They have a number of summer enrichment/professional development opportunities for students interested in exploring careers in the health sciences and biotech/pharma research.  The programs include Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Explore Health Professions, Exploring Biotech Industry, Exploring

PLU Wind Ensemble travels to Hawaii Posted by: Kate Williams / January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019 The PLU Wind Ensemble will be traveling to Hawaii at the end of January for their 2019 Hawaiian Tour. This will mark the groups’ first time touring the islands in over 20 years. The tour dates will be January 23rd – 30th on the island of Oahu, with stops at University of Hawai’i-Mānoa, Mid-Pacific Institute, and several local high schools. A Honolulu Connection Event will occur on Saturday the 26th