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  • Thomas W. Krise arrived as Pacific Lutheran University’s 13th president on June 1. He was chosen for his passion for a liberal arts education, as well as being a strategic thinker and first and foremost a teacher and an academic. (Photos by John Froschauer) What’s…

    accomplishments there, Krise was the founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute at the academy. Thomas Krise enjoys some Caribbean steel drum music and ice cream and strawberries at PLU’s summer Strawberry Festival.  Coincidentally, Krise went to high school in the Caribbean and is an expert in early Caribbean and American, 17th century literature. Given this eclectic and wide-ranging background, it should not be surprising how vast, and expansive, his interests are. Both he and Patty

  • 20 semester hours including: Three core courses are required 12 semester hours PPAP 301/ENGL 311/COMA 321: The Book in Society (4) PPAP 302/ENGL 312/COMA 322: Publishing Procedures (4) PPAP 321/

    : Intermediate Fiction Writing (4) ENGL 336: Digital Writing & Storytelling (4) ENGL 339: Special Topics in Creative Writing (4) ENGL 393: The English Language (4) ENGL 424: Seminar: Writing (4) ENGL 434: Seminar: Writing, Literature, & Public Engagement (4) COMA 215: Writing in Communication Careers (4) COMA 342: Communication Inquiry (4) COMA 343: Media Writing (4) PPAP 491: Independent Study (1-4) PPAP 495: Internship (1-4) Marketing/Management Approved courses in Business, Communication, or Publishing

  • Professor of Theatre | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books.  Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City.  He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .

    (book review)."." Theatre Journal 70.2 (2018): 267-68. 2018: "More than Games: Integrating Improvisation with Stanislavski Actor Training." METHODs 2016: "Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold by Matt Fotis (book review)." Theatre Journal 68.2 (2016): 324-25. 2016: "Directing in Musical Theatre: An Essential Guide (book review)." SDC Journal Fall (2016): 52. 2016: "Craig Lucas." The Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature 2008: "Charles Ludlam." The Encyclopedia of

  • Professor of Theatre | Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books.  Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City.  He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .

    (book review)."." Theatre Journal 70.2 (2018): 267-68. 2018: "More than Games: Integrating Improvisation with Stanislavski Actor Training." METHODs 2016: "Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold by Matt Fotis (book review)." Theatre Journal 68.2 (2016): 324-25. 2016: "Directing in Musical Theatre: An Essential Guide (book review)." SDC Journal Fall (2016): 52. 2016: "Craig Lucas." The Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature 2008: "Charles Ludlam." The Encyclopedia of

  • Seattle is the largest city in Washington state, and the population of the Seattle metropolitan area is 3.6 million.

    in advance! Fremont is a very trendy area of Seattle and you can find used bookstores, cute second hand stores and nice restaurants there. Ballard This northwestern area of Seattle is known as the Scandinavian district. Here you will find the Nordic Heritage Museum and the Scandinavian Specialties Shop. At the Scandinavian Specialties Shop you can buy Norwegian melkesjokolade, brunost and solo. Every year on Norway’s Constitution Day, May 17th, Ballard hosts a parade and other festivities to

  • A commitment to educating the entire student By Steve Hansen If you want to see the intersection of athletics and academics in the lives of PLU students, look no farther than Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Both were athletes at PLU – Molly…

    Stuen, former German, Norwegian, math and science professor, as well as the school’s first basketball and tennis coach. Ole Stuen built PLU’s first tennis courts, right where Red Square is today. Call it educating the entire student. It has been something PLU has been doing since its inception. And it is something both Olbertz and Stuen believe is worth supporting. “There are academics here, and they are the most important,” Olbertz said. “But there are also athletic programs here that need support

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 25, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University  was  named one of the top colleges in the country for awarding creative arts scholarships  by LendEDU. PLU ranked 22nd on the list, credited with distributing more than $1.4 million in creative arts scholarships in 2015. It…

    by Norwegian pioneers, PLU continues the distinctive tradition of Lutheran higher education through its commitment to the advancement of knowledge, thoughtful inquiry and questioning, the preparation of citizens in service to the world and to its ongoing reform. Read Previous PLU alumna emphasizes the student in ‘student athlete’ in her new role as UW athletic director Read Next Lutes to join group of 8 from around nation to represent young voices at U.N. climate conference in Morocco COMMENTS

  • Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch. Her keynote address will open the symposium Thursday, Feb.

    Water (New Press, 2007). Barlow’s participation in the 2012 symposium is made possible by a generous grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peace and Reconciliation Section.Terje Tvedt - Water scholar, advocate, filmmakerProfessor Terje Tvedt will deliver a keynote address entitled “Water and the Development of Human Civilization: Some Perspectives,” at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Tvedt is a professor at the Center for Development Studies at the University of Bergen and a Professor II at

  • Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch. Her keynote address will open the symposium Thursday, Feb.

    Water (New Press, 2007). Barlow’s participation in the 2012 symposium is made possible by a generous grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peace and Reconciliation Section.Terje Tvedt - Water scholar, advocate, filmmakerProfessor Terje Tvedt will deliver a keynote address entitled “Water and the Development of Human Civilization: Some Perspectives,” at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Tvedt is a professor at the Center for Development Studies at the University of Bergen and a Professor II at

  • Brian Edward Galante (b. 1974) is Associate Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he conducts the University Chorale, University Singers and

    About the ConductorBrian Edward Galante (b. 1974) is Associate Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he conducts the University Chorale, University Singers and Knight’s Chorus. He also teaches undergraduate courses in vocal pedagogy for the choral music educator, secondary choral methods, and choral literature. Galante received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas and his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music