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Dr. Gina Gillie Recognized for Composition Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022 The International Women’s Brass Conference (IWBC) announced that Dr. Gina Gillie, Pacific Lutheran University Professor of French Horn, is the winner of the 2022 Composition Competition. Submissions for the competition were received from around the globe and selections were made by a committee of IWBC members. Dr. Gillie’s composition, “Mountain Ascent for Trombone Octet,” will premiere in a
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February 1, 2008 Sophomore crowned new PLU Idol Dressed in a half Aladdin, half Jasmine costume, Kingsley Kalohelani belted out “A Whole New World” from Disney’s “Aladdin.” The sophomore sang both parts of the duet, so the schizophrenic attire seemed fitting, he explained. Kalohelani was crowned the PLU Idol in February, beating out Shannon Herried and Troy Gessler. His prize was an iPod Nano. “I thought I lost after Shannon sang her last song,” Kalohelani said. “It was a tough competition
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September 1, 2009 8:05 a.m. – Ms. Dozier’s eighth grade literature class Most of the 21 students in the class of Alethea Dozier ’02 are interested in today’s lesson on the Holocaust, as well as the Japanese internment camps during World War II. Others are asleep on their desks, heads on crossed arms. Others are eating breakfast, which Dozier allows. She knows many face an empty fridge at home. Dozier, 32, is responsible for more than 100 eighth graders each year. She’s also raising, as a single
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March 6, 2014 PLU Hosts Annual JROTC Fitness Contest PLU Marketing & Communications Dozens of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from 12 high schools left blood, sweat—and possibly even a few tears—at PLU on March 7 after the annual JROTC Physical Fitness Competition. High-school cadets competed in physical challenges all morning, rotating between events such as the Army Physical Fitness Test (two minutes of pushups and sit-ups, plus a 2-mile run), “Move Heavy Stuff” and a
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October 23, 2014 Campus and Community Collaborate for an All-Treats, No-Tricks Halloween Children trick or treat at PLU in 2012; it’s a tradition that goes back nearly a dozen years. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 24, 2014)—On Halloween night, Pacific Lutheran University residence halls and adjacent Garfield Street will be filled with children strolling in cute costumes, frightening faces and giggly goblin gear
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difficulties and challenges through learning, the conference is the annual gathering of the Transformative Learning Network (TLN), an organization that aims to create opportunities for scholars and practitioners to present ideas, research and case studies regarding transformative learning. TLN defines transformative learning as “a living theoretical discipline which seeks to discover and explain how learning engages individuals so that they grow, evolve, and progress and in so doing engage human systems in
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crew from the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Honolulu, the Hōkūle‘a is in the midst of a 43,000-nautical mile circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean. Hōkūle‘a crew member Mark Ellis told the Tacoma News Tribune that the trip’s purpose is to connect indigenous Pacific cultures with each other and with the natural environment. “We’re sharing a message of caring for our Earth,” Ellis told the paper. “And just bringing awareness to our planet. And then also share with them our traditional knowledge of
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Halvorson Delivers Homecoming Lecture on Programming and Social Movements View a recording of the October 6 webinar created for the PLU community Posted by: halvormj / September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 Can learning to code be described as a social movement in American history? PLU Professor Michael Halvorson thinks so. His reflections on the subject were recorded as part of PLU’s Homecoming and Family Week, which presented several lectures by the PLU faculty for the Lute community. The
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The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Posted by: alemanem / April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024 The ACS Younger Chemists Committee, in collaboration with the Women Chemists Committee, is announcing the Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship that is awarded to female undergraduate majors in chemistry or related disciplines who are beginning their junior or senior years of study. For more information about the award, please visit the Women Chemists Committee
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Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week! Posted by: Julie Winters / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 Zubrod tallied a double-double in both matches last week as the ninth-ranked Lutes remained undefeated in NWC play. Zubrod has 21 assists and 12 digs in a 3 set win over Puget Sound before collecting 14 assists and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Willamette. Averaged 4.0 digs/set and 5.8 assists/set while also adding 14 kills and three aces. Congratulations Isabella! Read Previous
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