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May 15, 2011 Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke to a crowd of 15,000 at the Tacoma Dome urging them to change their world for the good, one act at a time.   Tutu urges 15,000 in Tacoma Dome to be the spark that changes a community, a life. By Barbara Clements If you see people who are hungry, feed them. If they need pants, give them a pair. After all, Levi’s are not just going to float down from above. And, in the end, our humanity is ultimately defined by our relationship to each other. These clear

his favorite thing to do, he opted to perform from memory on the chance it would give him a leg up on his competition. It also helped that his partner Angela Draghicescu, a collaborative pianist, knew how to respond instantly to any expressive decisions he might make. His competition repertoire included Robert Muczynski’s Sonata, a short piece with both slow and fast movements making it perfect for competitions; Christian Lauba’s Worksong, a work full of technical fireworks that showcases how some

October 27, 2008 Donors share value of Holocaust Education Last week, stories of survival and the lessons of history were on the forefront of many people’s minds. On Oct. 21, more than 150 people gathered for the Second Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference in support of Holocaust Education at Pacific Lutheran University.“It is always difficult to know where to begin,” Kurt Mayer told the assembled crowd in the Scandinavian Center. He was talking about the story of his life as a survivor

November 17, 2008 Veterans Day offers a time for reflection, thanks As the PLU brass played the unforgettable anthems of each branch of the United States Armed Services, the soldiers, sailors and airmen in the audience, stood up to applause. That was the crescendo of the PLU Veterans Day Celebration last week in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center Lagerquist Concert Hall. The veterans were recognized for their sacrifices and the audience was asked to reflect with pride on the brave men and

August 16, 2010 New director has an ‘open door policy’ By Kari Plog ’11 Campus Safety has a new front man. Pacific Lutheran University welcomes Sgt. Greg Premo as the new director and he plans to continue with the success former director Tony Berger left behind. “I got the impression that Campus Safety has grown a lot in the past few years,” Premo said. Sgt. Greg Premo has 16 years of law enforcement experience and comes to PLU from the University Place Police Department. “My initial thought is

May 18, 2012 School of Business extends its AACSB accreditation PLU’s School of Business has extended its accreditation for its undergraduate and graduate programs from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition to extending the School of Business’s accreditation for another five years, the AACSB’s peer review team also commended the school for a variety of strengths and effective practices. Among these were small class sizes, the State Farm Executive

Highlights of the King of Norway’s PLU Visit Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (May 25, 2015)—It’s not every day a king comes to Pacific Lutheran University, but on May 23, an especially special one did—and hundreds of Lutes put together an exceptionally warm, royal welcome for him.Here are some of PLU photographer John Froschauer’s photo highlights of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway’s visit to PLU and the 2015 Commencement ceremony: From the excited crowd

Favorite #welcomehomelutes Posts Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 8, 2014 September 8, 2014 Welcome home, Lutes! What you see and what you feel on campus is important. One of the ways that Lutes communicate the look, feel and spirit of our community is through your Instagrams, Facebook posts and tweets. Below are a few of my favorite of the PLU community’s New Student Orientation and Convocation posts on social media. I invite you to take a look. You can find me on Facebook and @krisetw on

YouTube Short: The PLU Pantry Posted by: shortea / March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023 Learn more about the PLU Pantry, which exists as a resource to serve students, staff, and faculty who are experiencing food insecurity in any way. Read Previous On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU Read Next Psychology major Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 on her internship & student experience LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at

TECBio REU at University of Pittsburgh Posted by: alemanem / December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018 University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 10th summer for our REU program in computational biology and would hope that you would also be willing to recommend another student(s) for our program this year.  More information and our 2019 program flyer can be found at tecbioreu.pitt.edu, which also hosts the program application page.  Application Deadline:  February 11, 2019 Program Dates:  May