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December 14 concert shows brass program’s strengths Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 If you want to see (or hear) the quality of the PLU’s brass program, look no further than the Lyric Brass Quintet concert on Sunday, December 14 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. The Lyric Brass Quintet is comprised of PLU’s brass faculty: Edward Castro and Zachary Lyman, trumpet; Gina Gillie, horn; Jason Gilliam, euphonium; and Paul Evans, tuba. “These concerts each semester are a

PLU Wind Ensemble travels to Hawaii Posted by: Kate Williams / January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019 The PLU Wind Ensemble will be traveling to Hawaii at the end of January for their 2019 Hawaiian Tour. This will mark the groups’ first time touring the islands in over 20 years. The tour dates will be January 23rd – 30th on the island of Oahu, with stops at University of Hawai’i-Mānoa, Mid-Pacific Institute, and several local high schools. A Honolulu Connection Event will occur on Saturday the 26th

of many that went viral. (Photo by Kevin Ebi '95, livingwilderness.com) “At the time, I thought I had a few dramatic images, but I really didn’t think they would travel the world as they have,” Ebi said. “To a certain extent, I think it wasn’t any one image that caused this to go viral — it was the story.” And the story has resonated. The images have appeared in newspapers from Russia to Australia. A quick internet search pulls up pages upon pages of stories citing Ebi’s firsthand account. “A

Upcoming Career Events! Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 Here are a few upcoming career events! WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE VIRTUAL CAREER TREK – Feb 11th, 2:30-4:30pm  The Washington State Legislature Virtual Career Trek is hosted by the Alumni & Student Connections Office in collaboration with Colleen Rust, Director of Civic Education at the state legislature. The virtual event will feature a panel discussion with PLU alumni who work at the state capitol and in state

mother, five children of her own, ages 4 through 14. Budgets are tight, time is even tighter, but she makes it work. She even finds time to lead a Young Life group. She’s up around 5 a.m. and home about 8 p.m. She then grades papers once the youngest are in bed, until around 11 p.m. When the bell rings the students head out the door. Dozier stands there, allowing the students out while looking for strays from her next class. “They’ll get to right there,” she says, pointing about five feet away. “And

November 17, 2008 Serving so others don’t have to While serving in Iraq Col. Scott E. Leith came to know one of the luckiest or unluckiest people he has ever met.“It depends on how you look at it,” he told a crowd last week at the Veterans Day Celebration in Mary Baker Russell Music Center Lagerquist Concert Hall. Leith and about 1,000 of his “best friends” were positioned in the backyard of the Iraq Insurgency. Their days were filled with firefights during the ongoing battles. There he met an

September 15, 2011 Physics Instructor, Dana Rush, talks about the Hubble Space Telescope in the community room of the GBC. Exploring with Hubble By Chris Albert For more than a decade, the Hubble Space Telescope has been opening doors to the universe. Through its lens, we’ve received astonishing views – from the formation of stars and planets to getting a glimpse of the impact of a comet colliding with Jupiter. Dana Rush, PLU physics instructor, presented a multimedia lecture on the Hubble

research experience are welcome to apply. Funded by NSF, the IREU program places rising sophomore or junior students in top labs in Italy, Germany, Singapore or the United Kingdom for ten weeks. The program includes round-trip international travel, a housing and living stipend while abroad, an orientation at ACS headquarters in Washington and participation in the 2017 ACS spring national meeting. Women and underrepresented students in the sciences are encouraged to apply!  Learn more about the IREU

ACS Virtual Career Day Posted by: nicolacs / March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021 ACS Virtual Career Day Join experts from the ACS Career Navigator for this free career development event designed especially for undergrad students on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 11 am ET. Register today to participate in three thought-provoking program segments with practical advice to help you prepare for job searching and learn what to expect as a new hire in the chemical sciences. This Career Day includes: Resume

competed against other regional winners in the same category for consideration of a national. Bjorn Slater scored a national win for his piece, “Accounting for Dummies,” in the division for General Column Writing in the Small School Division. Five regional first place winners come from PLU’s Mast Media team. Alison Haywood ’14, won in the in-depth reporting category for her comprehensive look at sexual assault cases at PLU. Bjorn Slater ’15, won in the general columns category at the regional and