Page 320 • (3,590 results in 0.027 seconds)

  • Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown and Sorayah Surkatty ’10 at the Vashon Opera. Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Major: Vocal performance Employer: Vashon Opera PLU Connection: Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown, and PLU Music Lecturer Holly Boaz If there is one discipline…

    February 1, 2013 Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown and Sorayah Surkatty ’10 at the Vashon Opera. Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Major: Vocal performance Employer: Vashon Opera PLU Connection: Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown, and PLU Music Lecturer Holly Boaz If there is one discipline where finding a job is heavily weighted on “who you know,” it’s the arts, even more so with opera. As Sorayah Surkatty reflects on her new career in the realm of big voices and classical

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 12, 2015)— The 2015 Celebration of Leadership recognized students who live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care while empowering their peers to do the same. On Monday, May 11, the Division of Student Life welcomed PLU faculty, administrators, staff and…

    made a difference through their leadership and service at PLU and in their communities. Students were nominated by PLU faculty, staff and their peers and nominations where reviewed by a selection committee who made recommendations to the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students. All photographs by PLU Photographer John Froschauer.Pinnacle Award WinnersCelebrates graduates who have demonstrated sustained, exceptional leadership and service in the co-curricular life of PLU, enriching the

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2016)— University Conference launched the beginning of fall semester at Pacific Lutheran University on Wednesday, setting a powerful tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty,…

    faith and more. Additionally, among other insights regarding upcoming campaigns and goals for the institution, Krise stressed the importance of intentionally embracing the idea of integrated education. In other words, a “both-and” approach to educating students with a focus on service learning and community engagement that equip students to create a better world beyond campus borders. PLU President Thomas W. Krise speaks at University Conference on Wednesday, Aug. 31, unveiling one of the 21 Martin

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 25, 2020) — Noted academics, activists and practitioners whose life’s work engages polarization — within and across disciplines, traditions, communities and peoples — will gather at Pacific Lutheran University on March 5-6 for the 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium, “Disarming Polarization: Navigating…

    develop solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. These problems include but are not limited to: climate change, food and water insecurity, immigration, poverty, and income inequality, as well as ongoing large and small-scale conflicts resulting from strained relations among those of different races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations and social classes. “A recent Gallup survey suggests that polarization negatively affects American’s community attachment and trust in others

  • Members of the Pacific Lutheran University Black Student Union led a ceremony raising the Black Lives Matter flag on Red Square on Friday evening. Organized by BSU student leaders, the ceremony featured Black student and staff speakers who shared with a virtual audience of over…

    desirable. You are intelligent and you are beautiful.” “Let us continue to fight to have our voices heard,” Tidwell continued. “Let us continue to fight for representation. And let us continue to fight for the future we see fit.” Andre Jones ‘22 shared a similar sentiment. “I feel like since we were able to put this together my perception of PLU changed a lot,” he told viewers. “I used to feel like a lot of people of color here only had voices in places like the Diversity Center. This shows we’re wanted

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the virtual fall convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness (TPG) conference on November 10, 2021, focusing on Critical Race Theory. The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference…

    professional and personal development learning experience that provides a supportive space where participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. A host of local and national social justice scholars and leaders from Indigenous, Asian, Black, Latino, Multiracial, Pacific Islander and, white communities will lead small group discussions. This installment of The People’s Gathering will investigate the intersections of

  • Mike Snyder will serve as the President of the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators ( NADIIIAA ) for the 2024-2025 membership year. Mike Snyder has spent the last three years as PLU’s Director of Athletics and Recreation , guiding the department to eight…

    membership year. Mike Snyder has spent the last three years as PLU’s Director of Athletics and Recreation, guiding the department to eight Northwest Conference titles across five different sports. Snyder spearheaded efforts that resulted in men’s soccer hosting its first ever NCAA Regional, made PLU an industry leader at the Division III level in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), and was instrumental in adding women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport, becoming the department’s first new sport since 1996.PLU

  • Affect “Give quality work throughout your lives, even though there’s no way of knowing how your efforts will affect the future.” It is pretty easy to see how Dr. Bill Foege ’57 affected the future – he is the epidemiologist who is credited as the…

    December 1, 2009 Affect “Give quality work throughout your lives, even though there’s no way of knowing how your efforts will affect the future.” It is pretty easy to see how Dr. Bill Foege ’57 affected the future – he is the epidemiologist who is credited as the person who led the worldwide effort to eradicate smallpox. Foege tells people to follow their “moral compass,” and his path from medical missionary to director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certainly pointed him in

  • PLU alumna Yesenia Arellano ’13 was recently honored by the City of Tacoma during National Hispanic Heritage Month for her work as a mental health counselor providing bilingual therapy to diverse community members and an immigrant clientele. Yesenia spoke with PLU Assistant Director of Communications…

    Craker about her work, her career and education path, and her commitment to community and mental health services. Yesenia majored in psychology at PLU and during her time as a student was involved with Hawaii Club, Latinos Unidos, Hip Hop 101 and Psychology Club. Read Previous PLU Nursing Students Honored in White Coat Blessing of the Hands Ceremony Read Next PLU’s MediaLab Wins 2021 College Emmy for Documentary COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 30, 2015)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its 125-year history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Crow Ho Ho  Dec.…

    PLU to Host Holiday Events Throughout December Posted by: Zach Powers / November 30, 2015 Image: Christmas tree lighting in Red Square at PLU on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) November 30, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '17PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 30, 2015)- It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its 125-year history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures