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Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Highlights Calendar Highlights Berry Festivals June 13, July 11, August 8 Each of the annual events — in Red Square from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — feature bushels of farm-fresh berries and entertainment. More Information Jazz Under the Stars July 19 – August 9 PLU welcomes guest artists for the annual concert series at Mary Baker Russell Music Center’s outdoor amphitheater. More Information Summer Opera Workshop July 19 – August 9 The workshop allows

great jazz artist.  He is a pillar on both the New York and national jazz scenes, having links to the great bands of Art Blakey and Horace Silver.  I find his artistic voice driving both blazing and clear towards new directions in the music while paying homage to the jazz tradition.  I am excited Vincent will be able to work with the Stadium High School and PLU students on what this creative music means in the greater context of our nation’s history and message to the world.”  – Dr. Jared Hall

Areas of Study Brass Euphonium French Horn Trombone Trumpet Tuba Composition Guitar Harp Jazz Studies Music Education Music History and Theory Organ and Harpsichord Percussion Piano Strings Voice Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Saxophone

Introduction to Creative Writing - CX ENGL 236 Intro to Screenwriting - CX ENGL 313 The Art of the Book I - CX ENGL 314 The Art of the Book II - CX ENGL 323 Writing in Professional and Public Settings - CX ENGL 329 Intermediate Fiction Writing - CX HIST 121 History in Video Games - CX MUSI 101 Introduction to Music - CX MUSI 103 History of Jazz - CX MUSI 106 Music of Scandinavia and the Nordic Region - CX, GE MUSI 120 Music and Culture - CX, GE MUSI 125 Ear Training I - CX MUSI 126 Ear Training II - CX

ethnomusicology, he is also a gifted composer. He has served as a clinician at jazz festivals throughout the United States, and serves on the steering committee for The Seattle Jazz Experience. A scholar of jazz and popular music, his publications include contributions to The Cambridge History of American Music and the third edition of his history text, American Popular Music. David Deacon-Joyner Kim BondKim Bond is a senior from Kelso, Washington, with majors in History and Anthropology. Nominated as one of

Founded in 1982, the Elliott Press is a hands-on workshop for students in PLU’s Publishing & Printing Arts (PPA) Program and for others interested in the history and artistry of the printed word. Students in the Elliott Press focus on traditional typesetting, printing, and bookbinding techniques as they create broadsides, artist books, and ephemera. But with the evolution of technology and aesthetics, some students also choose to use modern graphic design techniques in their work. Work by

History Majors  |  Lower-Division  |  Upper-Division  |  History 301 & CapstoneLearning Outcomes for History Majors at PLU Build historical knowledge. Develop historical methods. Recognize the provisional nature of knowledge, the disciplinary preference for complexity, and the comfort with ambiguity that history requires. Apply the range of skills it takes to decode the historical record because of its incomplete, complex, and contradictory nature. Create historical arguments and narratives

On May 8, 2024, a new group of History students joined the PLU chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. Phi Alpha Theta History Honors SocietyAbout PAT Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ) is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society has over 400,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters. We are a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good

questions regarding composition auditions, please contact: Dr. Gina Gillie.JazzIf you are performing a jazz piece at your scholarship audition, here are some guidelines: ● Whether you are a jazz vocalist or instrumentalist, you should prepare a jazz “standard,” defined as a jazz composition (ex.: “Blue Bossa”) or a piece from the Great American Songbook commonly used as a vehicle for jazz (ex.: “All of Me”). These are readily available in commercially sold jazz “fake books” such as The New Real Book