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September 17, 2010 University Gallery: PLU Faculty Show The Ingram Hall University Gallery opens its season with a collection of recent work by faculty of PLU’s Department of Art & Design. Each year, the University Gallery showcases work from local artists, students, emerging talents and faculty alike. The space not only offers a unique place to display compelling pieces of art, but also a learning opportunity for PLU students and the community. The Faculty Show runs through Oct. 9. This will

regarding this was, “What makes authority legitimate?” This question he argues, “is highly important for society as it connects to just about every aspect of life.” Currently, Dr. Arnold has four works in progress, one of which is titled “Between You and I: Stephen Darwall and Margaret Gilbert on Promising.”  Stephen Darwall is a contemporary moral philosopher, and Margaret Gilbert is a philosopher best known for her work in philosophy of social science. Margaret Gilbert was also one of Dr. Arnold’s

second year, Shayna advocated for student diversity, social justice, and sustainability. To do so, she remembered two distinct events: Immigration Simulation and baking bread in South Hall. Immigration Simulation transformed the Chris Knutzen Hall into different stations depicting the U.S. citizenship process. “We learned all about what it’s like to become a citizen of this country, and why certain people might have an easier time doing that. You would walk through each station as if you were going

Pursuing the Dream Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 21, 2012 Image: After applying as a cellist for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, just for fun, Justin Huertas ’09 found himself on a national tour and is working on turning the experience into his own show. (Photo by Kristina R. Corbitt) – See more at: http://www.plu.edu/news/2012/10/justin-huertas/home.php#sthash.4aKGwub5.dpuf October 21, 2012 By Leah Traxel ’14 Justin Huertas ’09 was ready to “break up” with acting and playing the

Simon Carrington to guest-conduct PLU’s Choir of the West Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerPacific Lutheran University’s Choir of the West will perform under the direction of Simon Carrington, one of the world’s foremost choral conductors, as the featured ensemble for the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) Conference, to be held in Portland, November 12-14. The choir will give Tacoma fans an opportunity to hear the

PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 14, 2016 Image: PLU Christmas 2015, “A Christmas Invitation” at Benaroya Hall, Home of the Seattle Symphony, Seattle, on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) January 14, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerSave the date for Tacoma Passion Week, March 13-23PLU’s Choral Union, Choir of the West and University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to present

Taube. Concerto competition winner Laura Hillis will perform the first movement of the Korngold Violin Concerto, and a work by student composer, Emilio Gonzalez will receive its world premiere, Obsession. Gonzalez studies music composition and has written pieces covering a wide range of mediums, from percussion solos to wind ensemble pieces. Obsession is his first time writing for symphony orchestra. “I have always been fascinated with movie music and this piece is my interpretation of movie music

and justice,” Ross said. “While as a Catholic, I will draw on the Catholic tradition, this lecture has pushed me to consider how the Lutheran tradition also has a wonderful tradition of beauty, particularly in its music but also in Luther’s ‘earthiness,’” she said. Ross has published numerous books, articles, chapters, and book reviews regarding theology, particularly on topics that include women and the Eucharist, embodiment, feminist theology and feminist ethics. She is the author of “For the

PLU, joining a group of other prestigious colleges with Holocaust Studies, which asks students to write essays on the topic of genocide. Lemkin was an international lawyer who initiated the term “genocide” and in 1948 succeeded in persuading the United Nations to adopt the Genocide Convention which outlawed the destruction of races and groups. Last week the two top essayists presented their findings and were recognized for their work. Marks began her essay “Identity and Genocide: The Armenian

. Current students and alumni discuss issues of vocation as part of Homecoming’s ‘Meant to Live.’ One person, for example, sought to build world peace and global understanding though a non-profit called “Companion Flag International.” Another chased tornados. Their stories were as diverse as they were compelling. But the theme was always the same: Live Your Passion. Or, to put it a different way: to get students to think about what they can do with their one wild a precious life. Now, six years later