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  • Into the Woods, by James Lapine and Steven Sondheim, brings classic storybook characters together for a Tony Award-winning musical. This musical fairy tale mashup entwines stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and the baker and his wife into a…

    the role, my greatest joy is to watch them become more bold with choices and discovering nuances, motivations and emotional through-lines to their characters,” Clapp says. “There have been some great breakthroughs and ‘ah ha’ moments. As always, I’m looking forward to opening night.” Tickets for Into the Woods are $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens and alumni, $3 PLU community, students and 18 and under. Students can get in free for a student preview May 7. The performance on May 8 is part

  • Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory , working some nights between…

    is very good at one-on-one talks and working with individual students, was just great,” he said.  Kop’s interest for science grew when he took science courses through the Running Start program while he was a student at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. As part of Running Start, Kop attended Tacoma Community College, where he majored in astronomy and took courses that interested him. But by the time he got to PLU, as a transfer junior, Kop was ready to take on a challenging schedule as an upper

  • Into the Woods, by James Lapine and Steven Sondheim, brings classic storybook characters together for a Tony Award-winning musical. This musical fairy tale mashup entwines stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and the baker and his wife into a…

    the role, my greatest joy is to watch them become more bold with choices and discovering nuances, motivations and emotional through-lines to their characters,” Clapp says. “There have been some great breakthroughs and ‘ah ha’ moments. As always, I’m looking forward to opening night.” Tickets for Into the Woods are $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens and alumni, $3 PLU community, students and 18 and under. Students can get in free for a student preview May 7. The performance on May 8 is part

  • Campus Ministry and the Wild Hope Center for Vocation have recently joined forces to develop new opportunities for Pacific Lutheran University students and staff. After noticing a disconnect among PLU staff members during the pandemic, these two departments came together in January to host a…

    Village in 2023. The course is going to be about leading lives that matter. Holden Village is a great place for students to experience a different way of life. Rude: Holden Village is a retreat center in the North Cascades. It has Lutheran roots, and is open to people of all faith traditions. It is really remote. You can’t drive there, you have to take a boat and are then picked up by a school bus. There is no cellphone reception, and students do not have access to wifi. In this remote setting, people

  • Duke Paulson ‘93 graduated from PLU in 1993 with a major in biology and a minor in psychology. While at PLU, he was on the swim and rowing teams, played soccer for a bit, and was heavily involved in Young Life. Today, he’s executive director…

    great partner with us. We have between 55 and 60 men that are sleeping there every night, right now.  What have you learned during the pandemic?  It’s been an enormous opportunity to learn and grow. It’s been a huge leadership opportunity to communicate with everyone who is scared: guests coming here, volunteers, and the greater community. We had to communicate well with newspapers and TV stations about our COVID-positive person that was identified and stayed at the mission. It hit the front page of

  • By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Jan. 28, 2015)—If you can’t make it to the Seattle Seahawks’ pre-Super Bowl rally in Arizona on Jan. 31, you can take comfort in the fact that at least one Pacific Lutheran University graduate will…

    , the Seahawks will win, and we’ll be back home providing staging and gear for another huge parade!” Follow Pyramid Staging’s blog documenting its journey to the Super Bowl: www.pyramidstaging.com/blog.   PHOTO GALLERY Here are some scenes from Seattle Seahawks events set up and staged by 2014 MBA graduate Stephen Dilts’ company, Pyramid Staging & Events, LLC. (Photos courtesy John Patzer Photography.) #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text

  • When it comes to securing full-ride scholarships, they are quite rare at most colleges and universities. A full-ride scholarship covers all expenses related to attending school – tuition, student fees, housing, food, and more. The reality is that only a small number of students receive…

    Unlocking Full-Ride and Full-Tuition Scholarships at PLU Posted by: mhines / July 31, 2024 July 31, 2024 When it comes to securing full-ride scholarships, they are quite rare at most colleges and universities. A full-ride scholarship covers all expenses related to attending school – tuition, student fees, housing, food, and more. The reality is that only a small number of students receive full-ride scholarships. At PLU, full-ride scholarships are limited to the potential 4-year Army ROTC

  • Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. This rich…

    Diversity Center Alums: Complexities of Care and Service Abroad Posted by: Julie Winters / July 16, 2019 Image: Image: Angie Hambrick (from right, clockwise:) Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. July 16, 2019 By Kenzie Gandy

  • The application for Summer 2018 REU program is now open.  Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2) provides undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis, processing, and characterization of biobased plastics…

    Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Summer 2018 REU program Posted by: alemanem / January 24, 2018 January 24, 2018 The application for Summer 2018 REU program is now open.  Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2) provides undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis, processing, and characterization of biobased plastics

  • Since the summer of 2017, the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), has established a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site designed to provide undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students…

    NSF REU with the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Posted by: nicolacs / January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 Since the summer of 2017, the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), has established a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site designed to provide undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis