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January 14, 2010 Explore! 2010 Draws Record Numbers By Brielle Erickson The Explore! first-year student retreat celebrated its seventh year as part of the Pacific Lutheran University experience this past weekend at Camp Berachah in nearby Auburn. Every year, about 150 first-year Lutes pile into buses loaded with overnight gear, excited to spend some time away from the daily routine of homework, classes and jobs. Student group leader Jeremy Loween rallies first-year students for some fun

, who has known Zhong since 2005. At first, Manfredi had a simple fascination with Zhong’s art, particularly his paintings. That developed into a budding friendship and, later, Zhong’s work became a focus of Manfredi’s academic writing. But here, Manfredi is doing something different — he is documenting Zhong, his work, and his community through a camera lens. His work has been on display in exhibits throughout the world, but the place where he creates it may soon be destroyed. Manfredi has taken on

You Ask, We Answer: How do you match roommates? Posted by: shortea / June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 At PLU, we pride ourselves on having an actual person make roommate assignments. Over the summer, our professional staff members carefully review all Student Roommate Questionnaires (part of the Living Plans & Learning Community Application) to create the best roommate matches. So, answer your questionnaire thoroughly and honestly! You can request your own roommate, however, the requests must be

February 1, 2008 Sophomore crowned new PLU Idol Dressed in a half Aladdin, half Jasmine costume, Kingsley Kalohelani belted out “A Whole New World” from Disney’s “Aladdin.” The sophomore sang both parts of the duet, so the schizophrenic attire seemed fitting, he explained. Kalohelani was crowned the PLU Idol in February, beating out Shannon Herried and Troy Gessler. His prize was an iPod Nano. “I thought I lost after Shannon sang her last song,” Kalohelani said. “It was a tough competition

November 1, 2010 Why does Chelsea Putnam care about social justice? “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” Chelsea Putnam said, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Chelsea Putnam ’12 thinks back to high school and her exposure to diversity issues, one word comes to mind: sheltered. “I had no background or experience,” she recalled. “I just knew I wanted to make a difference.” All

Congratulations Danielle Paschall! Posted by: Julie Winters / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 Danielle was selected to represent Washington state as a GNSA Advocacy Leader. In her new role, she will be learning more about and advocating for policy changes affecting graduate students. To learn more about GNSA Advocacy Leaders click here. Read Previous Congratulations Alum Natalie Bisceglia! Read Next Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week! LATEST POSTS Dr. Mary Moller – 2018 APNA

the School of 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

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

November 1, 2010 From PLU to a one-room school house, instructor sees value in great instruction By Chris Albert As a teacher for 35 years, Margaret Dakan ’38 saw the difference an education could make in a person’s life. Her belief in the kind of education Pacific Lutheran University provides is why she has supported the university through scholarship programs like Q Club, Project Access and an endowed scholarship that benefits education students: the Margaret Melver Dakan Endowed Scholarship

General of Germany (based in San Francisco) Rolf Schuette talk about Jewish-German relations at PLU. In addition to years of education and experience as a diplomat, before taking the San Francisco post in 2005, Schuette spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., the American Jewish Committee in New York and the Institute of European Studies in Berkeley. Some of his experience also includes work in Israel. “The Holocaust is still the