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  • When we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he’s preparing for a massive road trip with his wife, Emily, and 8-month-old daughter, Maja. They’re headed east to visit Emily’s family in Illinois. But the 36-year-old Schwartz’s life has also been a journey,…

    values.In 2013, he graduated with his master’s in divinity. In 2014, Karenna Gore and Schwartz, both Union Theological Seminary graduates, worked together on a grant for climate week’s interfaith gathering, called Religions for Earth conference. The conference drew more than 200 faith leaders, NGOs, nonprofits, UN representatives, environmental justice organizations, and more. That conference bloomed into The Center for Earth Ethics (CEE) at Union Theological Seminary. CEE is an international innovator

  • Dear PLU Community, As we continue to engage in the long game of responding as a community to multiple coexisting public health concerns, I am writing to update you on two specific concerns that may be on your mind: COVID-19 variants and the emergence of…

    Public Health Concerns and PLU Community Updates Posted by: Student Life / July 29, 2022 July 29, 2022 Dear PLU Community, As we continue to engage in the long game of responding as a community to multiple coexisting public health concerns, I am writing to update you on two specific concerns that may be on your mind: COVID-19 variants and the emergence of monkeypox in Washington State. First, I’ll provide some reminders and information about current COVID-19 protocols on campus, and then I’ll

  • Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes By James Olson ’14 In 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of…

    of all I wanted be an astronomer. Dad was a physicist. I grew up with telescopes and I still read Scientific American every month. I still follow that stuff avidly,” Youtz says. “I wanted to be a philosopher, I wanted be a historian, I love anthropology, of course I have no formal training in any of these. “Music just kept pulling me back.” “My music is essentially dramatic, it’s story telling. Because I’ve spent so much time doing so many different things, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about

  • Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in mathematics and gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS)—says PLU challenged and changed her and expanded her worldview in ways she never before considered on her way…

    Scholarship grant is that I have to teach at a Title I school for two years, so I’ll probably stay local,” Clark says. “I have the intention of supporting the local community with teaching.”  Read Previous Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Read Next PLU will launch into Earth and Diversity Week with the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 19, 2020) — Switching a campus-based curriculum to a distance-learning model mid-semester in the face of a pandemic is no easy feat. Luckily, PLU professor of music Gregory Youtz and his faculty peers have proved to be up for the challenge. Under…

    familiar or comfortable to them. PLU: You’re one of the university’s faculty members who has completed the PLU Teaching Online (PLUTO) and Blended Learning programs. How has that training set you up for success in this unique situation we’re facing? Youtz: Because of the PLUTO experience and my development of blended and online learning courses over the last five years, my Sakai websites are quite robust and serve me very well during this time. I am used to delivering content remotely and “flipping

  • Beginning in Fall 2024, PLU will be welcoming Dr. Justin Murphy-Mancini as the Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance . Murphy-Mancini began organ study at age 10, beginning his journey in church, “quite literally as soon as I was tall enough…

    conductor and a synthesizer composer rolled into one. You have access to a very special kind of creativity in making all of the elements of organ music come together.” More information about the program is available on the Organ Study webpage. Read Previous PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan Read Next PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of

  • Visits to some of United Kingdom’s most beautiful cities, concert exchanges with important chamber choirs around the world, and participation in a renowned choral competition are all features of the Choir of the West 2019 tour. The itinerary will include stops in Edinburgh, York, Cambridge,…

    , 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

  • Sometimes the most random moments leave lasting impressions. Alex Reed’s first experience at PLU happened when she was a high school sophomore, when her school band came to the university to attend a music clinic. “This trip definitely put PLU on my radar as I…

    math to understand migration LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

  • Sometimes the most random moments leave lasting impressions. Alex Reed’s first experience at PLU happened when she was a high school sophomore, when her school band came to the university to attend a music clinic. “This trip definitely put PLU on my radar as I…

    dancer’s journey toward archaeology COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving: a PLU tradition in support of students

  • On December 5 and 6, 2014, PLU hosted 38 schools and more than 700 students from all over the Pacific Northwest (including Canada) for the return of the TOH Karl Speech and Debate Tournament. The tournament allowed students to improve vital public speaking, critical thinking,…

    in its entirety. Local high school coach William “Bill” Nicolay, said it was a great tournament and thought everything ran smoothly, along with it being a great experience. More than 100 PLU students, staff, faculty, and community members volunteered to judge the events. “I am so incredibly grateful for the support, it demonstrates PLU’s commitment to the forensics community,” Dr. Justin Eckstein, Director of Forensics, said. The PLU Speech and Debate team will begin practicing again on January 6