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September 16, 2013 Richard Nance, the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University, has been named the recipient of The American Prize in conducting for 2013. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU choral conductor winner of The American Prize for 2013 Pacific Lutheran University’s professor and choral conductor, Richard Nance, was named the winner of The American Prize for 2013. Richard Nance is the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University where he has worked since

The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 5, 2015 Image: People gather at the Women’s Center for a retreat. (PLU file photo) March 5, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and

PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year” Posted by: Zach Powers / June 22, 2015 Image: (Photo by Josh Trujillo/SPJ) June 22, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsKari Plog ’11 has spent her first two years as a reporter for The (Tacoma) News Tribune covering stories ranging from sexual harassment in a jail facility in Fife, to a deadly boat ramp in Tacoma, to Super Bowl XLVIII in New York City. Earlier this month, Plog was named “New Journalist of the

Ellie Dieringer explores impact of the Holocaust in South America Posted by: Zach Powers / September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonResolute Guest WriterClose to 50,000 Jewish refugees fled to Argentina during the rise of Nazism and World War II. In fact, between 1933 and 1945, Argentina received more Jewish refugees per capita than any other nation in the world, except Palestine. But to most – outside of historical scholars or researchers — those facts are likely surprising. It’s

“The House of Blue Leaves” asks questions on mental illness Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 4, 2015 December 4, 2015 When Jessi Marlow ‘16 was brainstorming ideas for the season’s featured Alpha Psi Omega production she finally decided that above all, she wanted to direct a show that was both topical and relevant to today’s audiences. She finally settled on a darker comedy that explores mental illness, which premieres on December 9 for a five-day run. “The House of Blue Leaves artfully

Dr. Mary Moller – 2018 APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Posted by: Julie Winters / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 Congratulations Dr. Moller! We are so happy for you and proud to have you on the team bringing new PMHNP nurses into the field. Read more about Dr. Moller’s accomplishments in the psychiatric field in this article on the APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Read Previous Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week! LATEST POSTS Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball

Physics REU program at the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) Posted by: nicolacs / January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 The Physics REU program at the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) will host undergraduate research students for 10 weeks during the summer to participate in research projects, professional development activities, and an introduction to research-oriented careers in physics and astronomy. Participants will be matched with faculty mentors based on student interests and will

March 14, 2011 Embracing the past to learn about the future To understand the future there is a need to understand the past. Angie Hambrick, director of the Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center, said too many people have forgotten the past.“We’re so wrapped up in our present,” she said. “There’s a connection between the past and what’s happening in the present. You can’t forget about history.” Hambrick said it is the lack of historical knowledge that led to the development of this

September 2, 2009 Studying the laws behind international adoption Trained as an historian of the American Revolution and blessed with an abundance of sources, I saw no scholarly reason to travel abroad, although I had wanted to see England, the mother country from which America was born. My subsequent research on the history of adoption, which produced three books over the course of 20 years, focused entirely on the United States. I had little interest in writing or teaching history in a

the two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year. Notable Speakers Dr. Yehuda Bauer, Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is the doyen of Holocaust studies. At the age of 95, Dr. Bauer continues to drive academic discussion and research with his numerous publications and lectures.  Dr. Christopher Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus of History at the University of