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artists, musicians, poets and architects have produced art to respond to the pressing issues of their time, or to address issues of social justice and peace, he continued. The study of religion at the university level tends to be text-heavy, and the conference will highlight the music and visual arts aspects of the subject. “We have a very eclectic mix, from Jewish klezmer jazz to a lecture on 4th Century Christian art to the breakout sessions by PLU faculty,” Torvend said. Robin Jensen, the Luce

current MFA students – she dug through her drafts and found an older essay. “I spent a day revising it – I’m the mother of two young kids, and I had to pick them up 3 p.m. So I worked until 2:30 p.m. and that was as much time as I had,” she explained. “I didn’t expect to win.” Simply submitting the essay felt like a victory. “I felt like I really punched through,” she said. Her essay, titled “Cantata 147: The Final Chorale,” is about the suicide of her middle school band director. Andrews was a 10th

remembers Tumbusch as a tough editor, but credits his former manager’s challenging feedback for much of his early growth.More about Josh Miller His Website His Blog “I loved my PLU experience because it was all new,” Miller says. “Photography was the first thing that I fell in love with that I was good at.” By the time he graduated, Miller had not only shot events all over campus for a variety of campus media outlets, but he also had completed photography internships with The News Tribune in Tacoma and

Writing program challenges its students to consider difficult questions relating to artistry, self-awareness and commission. “What are your goals as a student and maker of literature, as an artist contributing to the conversation about the urgent matters of our time? What is the work you want to do, the work that is specific to your experience, talent and imagination?” In the latest PLU podcast, we pose these questions and others to a pair of RWW faculty members and acclaimed creative writers, Rick

. They raised money to rappel down the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma, along with dozens of other participants. It was the first year of the Habitat Challenge. Elliot Stockstad, director of development for the organization, said 71 people raised money to support the nonprofit’s mission of providing affordable housing for low-income residents in the community. “We’re having a great time down here today,” Stockstad said from the rooftop of the Murano. “We have a crowd down there going wild.” PLU’s

percent—but its newest semester-long Study Away program puts students just a few miles away. The Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester (T.I.E.S.), offered for the first time in spring 2017, aims to “promote a deep and nuanced understanding of how thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care foster collaborative engagement” toward a more “diverse, just and sustainable community.” “(T.I.E.S.) provides an opportunity for students to dive deeper into the local community with the same focus, interest

History Month is the perfect time for our campus and surrounding community to come together in appreciation and celebration of Black culture,” said Melannie Cunningham, PLU’s Director of Multicultural Outreach & Engagement. “Attending the Gospel Experience Concert is an intentional action individuals who are working on improving their intercultural competence can take and also enjoy.” For Aikin, who hasn’t been back to PLU in a few years, it’s also an opportunity to see how the university has grown

colleagues, though, love baking, and so I knew at least for the purposes of this course that baking primarily is an easier way to test things.” One unexpected outcome: students who perhaps didn’t have the most experience when it came to cooking or baking developing a bit of a talent for whipping up yummy treats.“For some of them, it’s the first time making biscuits or bread,” Munro explained. “I think the first time you do it, you just realize that some of these recipes are pretty easy.” Another

instruments means Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Music has had to rethink everything from instruction to performance opportunities. We asked Brian Galante, chair of the PLU music department, to talk about how faculty are working to preserve valuable instruction while keeping students safe. Can you give us a glimpse into what it has been like trying to rethink education during this time? It’s tempting to think that teachers simply continue to teach as they always have, but now they just do so

technology into what we do.” Mariani has worked at MultiCare for 16 years. For the first decade, his role was largely as a medical doctor specializing in sports medicine. During that time he also began stepping into leadership, serving as MultiCare’s service chief for sports medicine and then as the medical director of the musculoskeletal division. “I didn’t plan to go into the business side of things,” Mariani says. “I love seeing patients as a sports medicine physician, but I kept finding myself in