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May 11, 2012 For more than a decade, Professor Craig Fryhle, chair of PLU’s Chemistry Department, has coauthored an organic chemistry textbook that has become standard, celebrated and familiar fare for sophomore students studying organic chemistry in many universities. Fryhle is just finishing up the 11th edition of the book with his coauthor, T.W. Graham Solomons. (Photo by John Froschauer) For organic chemistry students, Prof. Craig Fryhle’s name pops up almost every time they open a book. By

Remembering Eric Nordholm Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerEric (Nordie) Nordholm will forever remain a legacy in the PLU theatre department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the music department recounts Eric’s impact at PLU. “Nordie was a longtime faculty member in the Theater Department at PLU. He was hired in 1955 and served 35 years at the university. He is fondly remembered for directing musical

New piano chair looks forward to a new chapter at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 21, 2011 October 21, 2011 After more than 25 years performing piano, Oksana Ezhokina opens a new chapter of her life as an Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of Piano Studies at PLU. Ezhokina performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall as a guest artist in 2000 for the very first time and says she was immediately taken with the school and the collaborative environment. “It was the spirit of the faculty, the

Remembering Eric Nordholm Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerEric (Nordie) Nordholm will forever remain a legacy in the PLU theatre department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the music department recounts Eric’s impact at PLU. “Nordie was a longtime faculty member in the Theater Department at PLU. He was hired in 1955 and served 35 years at the university. He is fondly remembered for directing musical

Full-tuition Scholarship Program Now Open to Yakima Students Posted by: bennetrr / November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has announced the expansion of the Act Six Scholarship to Yakima Valley students, broadening the reach of this highly successful full-tuition, full-need scholarship partnership.Act Six, a leadership and scholarship program that connects local community affiliates with faith- and social justice-based

PLU students premiere sex trafficking documentary Posted by: Kari Plog / May 2, 2017 May 2, 2017 By Matthew Salzano '18Contributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University seniors, Cara Gillespie and Elise Anderson, publicly premiere their documentary, “More Than A Mission,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in Ingram 100.The documentary shares the story of a woman who escaped the bonds of human trafficking in the Philippines, shining light on how thoughtful activism can

March 19, 2012 Professor Kory Brown and five of the six students who will be competing in the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in Long Beach, Calif., this year. Working Together By Steve Hansen On Kory Brown’s office wall there is a small rectangular plaque. He earned it 17 years ago for his participation in a business simulation competition when he was an MBA student. The plaque is a curious memento given Brown’s accomplishments since then: For nearly two decades, he

February 2, 2009 Learning perspectives About a dozen students silently sit in a semicircle around a Makah woman, as she shows them how to make a cedar bracelet. Students mimic her as she holds several foot-long strands of cedar bark strung out from her mouth to her hands. And they listen eagerly as she tells them how to simultaneously twist and braid the bark, while her teeth stay clenched on one end. She reminds them to keep the cedar damp and the material fills the room with a musky, sweet

of getting a callback.  It was stressful, expensive, and out of reach for most struggling artists. While this is still the practice most theatres adhere to today, more and more are realizing that the technologies that were once so cost prohibitive—high definition video recording with a quality microphone—is now within the fingertips—and phones—of most actors.  Because of this, and wanting to entice the greatest number of auditioners possible, many theatres now allow actors to send in high-quality

Introducing New Music Faculty Kate Olson Posted by: Reesa Nelson / September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 Saxophonist Kate Olson is the newest member of the Music faculty in PLU’s Jazz program. A talented improviser and dedicated educator, Kate has lived in Washington since 2010. She has collaborated with many jazz groups and also performs with her own projects, KO SOLO and KO ELECTRIC. International performances permeate Kate’s resume, as do appearances with a variety of well-known musicians