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  • Nicole Renee Jordan ‘15 self-describes herself as “a very values driven young adult.” During her time at PLU she was involved in many different aspects of life on campus, enough to have a box full of gold name tags. Her work ranged from Admissions to…

    Nicole Jordan ‘15 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Rylan MoultonNicole Renee Jordan ‘15 self-describes herself as “a very values driven young adult.”During her time at PLU she was involved in many different aspects of life on campus, enough to have a box full of gold name tags. Her work ranged from Admissions to Res Life to the Diversity Center, all with a focus on fostering community and sustainability. In addition, she was a Rieke Scholar (2012-2015) and a

  • 7:15 a.m. – Mr. Lee’s special education class Aaron Lee ’02, has just arrived at his classroom from his South Hill home in Puyallup, 30 miles away. He has about 10 minutes before students in his special education class begin to wander in. He usually…

    in, they quickly focus on Lee, who starts by asking them to write and talk about their favorite food and why. French fries and pizza top the lists. Next, they break into small groups with aides and start working on math and reading. Lee takes the two toughest cases for himself: Sarah and Carlos. Sarah has had a bad night and keeps falling asleep on the desk. Lee said he feels the girl has some medical issues that need tending, but they can’t get her mother to show up for the doctor’s appointments

  • Victim advocacy brings visit, praise from Department of Justice By Barbara Clements An Assistant Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice will visit PLU’s Women’s Center on Thursday, March 11, as a part of a nation-wide tour honoring programs that have showcased exceptional campus…

    to talk at a special panel discussing the topic  – “Service and Care: PLU Leading the Way.” The talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The program begins at 10 a.m. West serves as the assistant attorney general for the civil division of the DOJ. His stop at PLU is part of a nationwide tour of 10 universities, with PLU being the only faith-based university to receive the honor, said Bobbi Hughes, director of the Women’s Center. West will speak

  • At PLU, students get the chance to explore the depths of the Puget Sound – for class credit. Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound Katie Baumann ’14 A native of the land of 10,000 lakes, James Olson ’14 never imagined…

    January 14, 2013 At PLU, students get the chance to explore the depths of the Puget Sound – for class credit. Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound Katie Baumann ’14 A native of the land of 10,000 lakes, James Olson ’14 never imagined he would be a certified scuba diver, getting college credit to take a dip in the Puget Sound. But through the scuba diving physical education class at PLU, collegiate credit and an unforgettable experience is exactly what he got. For Olson, taking

  • Global focus nets Fulbrights When PLU was named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the top four masters-level institutions in terms of the number of students currently participating in the prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowship, everyone at the university was pleased with…

    answer is yes, without a doubt, yes.” It is experiences such as these that underscore why the university challenges its students to study away and dare to view the world from a different perspective. Such transformation is hardly reserved for Fulbright fellows. With 40 percent of the population studying abroad at some point in their PLU career, transformations like these happen all the time. Read Previous New device will probe the world of the atom Read Next New director joins Campus Safety COMMENTS

  • When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at…

    Education’s Uukumwe Project, an educational partnership between Pacific Lutheran University and Namibian educators. And at N/a’an ku sê, Delos Reyes had a unique opportunity: to teach Western music concepts to students who wouldn’t otherwise have access to music education. It was a life-changing experience. “I have never had so much fun teaching in my life,” Delos Reyes says. She loves her current practicum at a small K-8 school outside of Olympia but says the connection that develops when you’re relying

  • You may have seen him tearing up the stage in Lagerquist Hall or starting an impromptu concert in the UC. Maybe you recognized him from America’s Got Talent “YouTube Acts Compete.” Or, if you were in Seattle last weekend, you may have seen the young…

    , joined the group last year as a chorus member in the production of Turandot by Puccini. After the show ended on Aug. 18, Marzano was invited back as a chorus member in La Boheme. Rehearsals for the universally popular classic began in January and since then Marzano has been leaving campus right after Choir of the West practice to head up to Seattle. Leaving at 5 p.m. puts him in Seattle around 6 p.m., so he can get his makeup done and costume on before the curtains go up at 7:30 p.m. “The good thing

  • Writers welcomed By Kari Plog ’11 During the summer, students in PLU’s Master in Fine Arts Creative Writing program gather on campus for their summer residency. As part of the three-year program, the students meet four times for short summer residencies of about 10 days…

    to find guidance, let their writing breathe and listen to constructive criticism from their peers in a way that makes their work stronger. “Our goal is a sustainable writing life,” said Stan Rubin, MFA program director. Rubin said being a writer in the world with a sustainable writing career is what all of his adult students strive for, many of whom already have established writing success. “The only requirement is to come as writers, published or not,” Rubin said. Still, accomplished writers are

  • The PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is currently recruiting students to join their program in Fall 2022.  Please consider the following program highlights: PhD students take classes at the Graduate Center building diagonally across the…

    Graduate Center PhD Program in Biochemistry CUNY Posted by: alemanem / October 29, 2021 October 29, 2021 The PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is currently recruiting students to join their program in Fall 2022.  Please consider the following program highlights: PhD students take classes at the Graduate Center building diagonally across the Empire State Building in their first year and then join a research lab at one of the 8 senior campuses

  • Internationally renowned flutist, Carol Wincenc , is giving a flute masterclass on Thursday, January 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the Jennie Lee Hanson Recital Hall in MBR. Wincenc, a Grammy-nominated artist, has changed the face of the flute repertoire with an extraordinary list of commissions…

    , Lukas Foss, Henryk Górecki, Joan Tower, Paul Schoenfield, Jake Heggie, Peter Schickele, Roberto Sierra and Tobias Picker. She has been a concerto soloist with ensembles such as Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, BBC, Warsaw Philharmonic and London Symphonies. A prolific recording artist, her performance of Pulitzer Prize winner Christopher Rouse’s Flute Concerto won the coveted Diapson d’Or Award with the Houston Symphony on Telarc as well as Gramophone’s “Pick of the