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us about your favorite psychology professor. “Dr. Taylor has been an excellent psychological research & statistics professor. Learning from her has ignited my interest in a branch of psychology I did not previously realize I would have any interest in: research. Under her supervision, I have thoroughly enjoyed designing studies, writing them up, and integrating statistics to interpret results.” – Suzi S. ’24 What are your plans after PLU? “Getting my Bachelors in Psychology at PLU is preparing me

competitors points towards eligibility for the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions in 2015. The tournament boasted more than 300 individual events and almost 200 debate student entries. High school students competed in student congress and three types of debate including public forum, policy, and Lincoln-Douglas debate. Individual events included expository, extemporaneous, impromptu speaking, and many others. The tournament showcased the PLU Speech and Debate program as well as the school

stewardship of nature—issues that still resonate today, especially at PLU. And, we imagine, especially if you saw Kennedy in person. We’ve already heard informally from several Lutes who attended Kennedy’s Tacoma speech—so we suspect there are more of you out there. We’d love to hear from you, too. Please help us mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death this November by sharing your memories of his Tacoma appearance—or even stories you’ve heard from other Lutes who were there. You may post your

out, Mt Rainier loomed in the distance, the water sparkled.  I was hooked from that moment on!  (And yes, being from the Northwest, I understood that the weather would change at some point!)Talk about your work composing for movies and video games - what was your favorite project, and how has this work shaped who you are as a composer and teacher?I took a job composing music for video games right after graduate school.  I wanted to try my hand earning a living as a composer before beginning my

St{art} Momentum Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 13, 2012 April 13, 2012 St[art] Momentum, the 2012 Senior BFA Exhibition at Pacific Lutheran University kicks off with an opening reception on April 25, 2012, from 5p.m. to 7p.m. Graduating BFA students will have their best work on display. The exhibit remains open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or by appointment) through May 27, 2012 in Ingram Hall at Pacific Lutheran University. Admission is free and open to the public. Patrons can

alumnus Dr. Richard Weathermon ’50, the Richard and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for jazz studies created an annual two-day artist-in-residence program to bring a renowned jazz artist to campus to perform with the University Jazz Ensemble and a select local high school jazz band, to lead rehearsals and public master classes, and participate in other educational and performance activities. Last year, the University Jazz Ensemble featured tenor saxophonist, Jeff Coffin. This year, alto

April 6, 2009 ‘Lofty’ is just a word to crush For as far as the eye-can see white follows the landscape, lightly bleeding into a calm blue sky. Wind can make or break success and even determine survival here. There are no animals and the conditions often make any adventure silent amongst its travelers. This is Antarctica and in 2001 Liv Arnesen, from Norway, and Ann Bancroft, from Minnesota, became the first women to make the trip across the continent through the South Pole. On March 31, the

national television next year. (Photo by John Froschauer) Snipstead, ’11, said neither she nor her friends really thought they had a chance. But now, six months later, Snipstead, 20, is still pinching herself. The Hispanic Studies major was collecting her bags at Sea-Tac Airport Friday afternoon, and a bit breathless. She and her bandmates had just spent a whirlwind week in Los Angles recording the jingle and the “behind the scenes” video of the event. Look for Snipstead, who will be singing the jingle

the knight mascot and being called the Lutes is in the same spirit as Stanford University being called the Cardinal and having a tree as its mascot or the Gonzaga University being the Bulldogs, but being called the Zags. “The goal was never to change the identity of the Lutes,” Turner said. “The name means a lot.” Lute gear featuring the knight will be available through the Garfield Book Company and at concessions stands during sporting events. Last fall, when the knight mascot was introduced, a

PLU decides to adopt test-optional admission policy Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / July 31, 2018 Image: Prospective students interested in attending Pacific Lutheran University will now get to choose whether they submit standardized tests as part of their application. July 31, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (July 31, 2018) — After careful consideration, Pacific Lutheran University is choosing to adopt a test-optional admission policy for its prospective