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Spring edition of The People’s Gathering will encourage attendees to ‘Double Down on Justice’ Posted by: Zach Powers / March 17, 2023 Image: Melannie Denise Cunningham, pictured right, is PLU’s director of multicultural outreach and engagement and the founder of the People’s Gathering. (Photo by PLU/John Froschauer) March 17, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University’s Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will host the spring virtual convening of The People's Gathering: A Revolution of

Rick Barot’s poem “The Galleons” is published in The New Yorker magazine… Posted by: hassonja / March 16, 2018 March 16, 2018 “The Galleons,” a poem by Rick Barot, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Rainer Writing Workshop at PLU, was published in the March 12, 2018 issue of The New Yorker magazine. This recent publication adds The New Yorker to an already impressive list of publications in which Professor Barot’s poems and essays have appeared including Poetry, The Paris Review

attend a luncheon on campus prior to Commencement. The main reason for His Majesty’s visit is to celebrate the 125th anniversary of PLU, which was founded by Norwegian immigrants in 1890. “Lutes all around the globe feel honored to have King Harald V as our most distinguished guest and Commencement speaker to mark our Quasquicentennial year,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “His Majesty’s presence will underscore our deep personal and institutional ties to Norway—ties that began in 1890 and

Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 By Silong ChhunPLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn November 18, Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be co-hosting a virtual edition of The People's Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race.The People’s Gathering is a professional and personal

PLU Football: Behind the Scenes Posted by: Zach Powers / September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 The PLU football team has begun its 2022 season. Join us at Sparks Stadium for home games in September, October and November. Full schedule available at: golutes.com/sports/football Read Previous PLU biology professor Amy Siegesmund receives national teaching award Read Next Professor Maria Chávez quoted in article about women of color in the workplace COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

October 17, 2014 3 Free Events at PLU Celebrate the Legacy of Thor Heyerdahl PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2014)—The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University honors the 100-year anniversary of Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl’s birth with three events that celebrate the impact he made on PLU, environmental scholarship, anthropological theory and Norwegians around the world. Heyerdahl, who first came to the world’s attention in 1947 for his

of the School of Arts and Communication FOCUS Series event on perspective. Tickets are available at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center, 253-535-7411 [credit/debit/cash), and can be purchased at the door before the show [cash only]. Concessions will be available for purchase in the lobby before the show and during intermission. Read Previous Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Read Next A passion for dance, a call to teach

of the School of Arts and Communication FOCUS Series event on perspective. Tickets are available at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center, 253-535-7411 [credit/debit/cash), and can be purchased at the door before the show [cash only]. Concessions will be available for purchase in the lobby before the show and during intermission. Read Previous Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Read Next A passion for dance, a call to teach

Thompson has led the creation of an annual Black History Month exhibit for the past three years. This year, Thompson and PLU alumna Aniya Pickett ’21 paid tribute to Black innovators, scientists, and inventors who uplifted Black excellence and resilience and paved the way for greater representation and freedom.  As a double major in studio arts and business with an emphasis in accounting, Thompson has been equally focused on making space: for artists, and for out-of-state students such as herself

Met to get her costumes fitted in case she had to go on stage. On Thursday, she got the call. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPAcAPIvys0 “I had just returned to Philadelphia and was stepping out of a cab when they called me,” recalled Meade. “They told me Radvanovsky is sick. Do you want to sing tomorrow night?” Her response, after asking if she could come back the next day: “Of course!” The next morning, March 21, Meade arrived at the Met. “They were scurrying around me like mice doing the final