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Spring Happenings: On-Campus Events This May at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / May 5, 2015 May 5, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (May 4, 2015)— May is a busy month here at PLU. In fact, no other month comes close to packing-in as many on-campus events.Featuring a highly anticipated theatre production, numerous music ensemble performances, Scandinavian heritage events, countless Capstone presentations, and much more, May’s assortment of happenings serves as a countdown to graduation and represents the

Gracie Anderson ’21, a political science major. “I appreciated the chance to get to see her.” The senator briefly touched on DACA, the current political climate in D.C., college affordability, her committee work and student voter turnout in a visit that lasted about 25 minutes.For Anderson, a member of the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University, the visit was particularly meaningful. “(ASPLU) wrote a resolution and I actually suggested to collect signatures to encourage Sen. Cantwell to

, visiting assistant professor of anthropology. The archeology class prepared for the event by learning more about local archeology and learning the laws and rules about cultural resources in Washington. Mark Woldseth, a PLU alum, brought in projectile points, a Native American scraper, a shard of pottery, an old Lysol bottle and a mechanical calendar from San Francisco. Most people incorrectly call projectile points, “arrowheads,” Taylor said. Projectile points could have been used for more things than

March 5, 2014 PLU Peace Scholars leave for Nobel Peace Prize Forum Juniors Andrew Larsen and Amy Delo will be attending the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize forum this year in Minneapolis. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Dr. William Foege ’57 is a keynote speaker at the event By Barbara Clements Content Director, Marketing and Communications Two Pacific Lutheran University students fly off to Minneapolis the week of March 3 to begin fulfilling their dreams of someday working in the Peace Corps or working on

, submitted on behalf of students, to help staff work with those students and better meet their needs. It aims to flag students who may be vulnerable to common pitfalls that jeopardize success throughout the college experience. For example, the SCN is designed to connect a student with a tutor after the student fails a test, instead of waiting until the same student fails a class. The focus is proactive rather than reactive.Student Care NetworkLearn more about the SCN mission or submit a report“Oftentimes

March 19, 2012 President Loren J. Anderson will be the Spring Commencement speaker. (Photo by John Froschauer) A final address In his 20th and final year as Pacific Lutheran University’s President, Loren J. Anderson will give the Spring Commencement keynote address Sunday, May 27 at the Tacoma Dome. For 20 years, Anderson’s leadership has guided the university through a series of community-based, long-range plans, major fundraising campaigns, outstanding student achievements, with emphasis in

September 10, 2010 Best Foot Forward By Kari Plog ’11 When first-year students came to campus for orientation weekend this past September, organizers made sure that, on that first Saturday, those students were promptly sent off campus. About a dozen first-year students rolled up their sleeves and got muddy at Left Foot Organics, a non-profit farm which aims to promote self-sufficiency, inclusion and independence for people with developmental disabilities and rural youth. It was part of PLU’s On

and moments of baroque and florid music. Britten pays attention to the Shakespearean play’s central theme: the madness of love. The plot follows that of the play, though Britten cut much of Act I and re-ordered scenes. Music tends to lengthen the duration of text, but anyone who knows the play will recognize the story. Jim Brown, vocal chair and director of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is updating the opera to modern day Central Park in New York City- for a sort of “Shakespeare in the Park

May 9, 2008 ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny balls of grey striped fluff peeping at her feet. These turkey chicks, or poults, represent one of the few Unimproved Standard Bronze flocks on the West Coast. Even if the chicks or their parents didn’t have the shelter of a barn to escape the

finally, and most importantly, a college that was welcoming, academically challenging and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IWyDbQ3SRU resonated with her Lutheran roots. When she stepped onto the campus of Pacific Lutheran University four years ago – all requirements were met in spades.”That was what really struck me here,” said Rudquist, 22, who doubled majored in both sociology and art history. “There’s a sense of community here.  I love the outdoorsy side. I love that it’s near Seattle. I liked the