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  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 1, 2015)- Howard Carter may have discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922, but the Valley of the Kings in Egypt has yet to be fully explored. In February, Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Fellow in the Humanities Donald Ryan, traveled to Egypt to…

    which provide the name of the tomb and its date, the fact that it is undecorated and a plan of the tomb,” said Ryan. The Valley of the Kings is the final resting place of many famous Egyptian pharaohs, most notably King Tut. However, buried among the incredibly painted royal sepulchers that captivated the world, lay tombs that were deemed insignificant by early archaeologists and doomed to be lost within the Valley’s sand and limestone. That is, until Ryan and his team rediscovered some of these

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 20, 2018)- The last time Pacific Lutheran University welcomed a new president, Kerstin “Kris” Ringdahl was one of the first people to meet him on Day One. “I was there at 9 o’clock in the morning and talked to him about PLU’s…

    right now,” Ringdahl said, with a laugh. Ringdahl has either been on campus for major events, or knows all about them. Everything from early Board of Regents meetings (which were handwritten in Norwegian) to student protests opposing the Vietnam War.   “All finals were canceled just so people could get together and talk about the war,” she recalled of the tense time. “It’s the only time that finals have ever been canceled.” Kerstin Ringdahl (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) She was on campus when stars

  • Spring is almost here. We just set our clocks forward an hour and throughout this semester students will have plenty of master classes to anticipate with an incredible variety of guest artists from disciplines. Keep reading to hear about the talented musicians, educators, and composers!…

    have him work with our brass students in a virtual masterclass. Manu was one of the instructors I met during my sabbatical travels across Europe in the Fall of 2019 and I was absolutely blown away by his teaching and playing. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our students to work (from 5000 miles away!) with one of Europe’s finest brass pedagogues!”Opportunities for students in the Wind Ensemble continue with master classes lead by Otis Murphy and Francine Peterson. Mrs. Peterson is

  • Antarctic sunset. Photo taken by Samantha Dillon. Resource 2012 Wang Symposium: Our Thirsty Planet Wang Symposium: Activist fights to preserve the precious resource of water By Barbara Clements Maude Barlow didn’t start out interested in water. Nothing of the sort, she recalled recently from her…

    water.” In her latest book, “Blue Covenant” Marlow urges against the privatization of water resources,  such as is happening in Africa and Latin America.  If water sources aren’t under some sort of public entity – then “it really doesn’t matter if you have all the water in the world” the resource will go to the highest bidder, rather than be conserved for the public good, she stated.  For the most part Europe has kept much of its water resources in public hands – and the attempt by Pickens aside

  • “An Antarctic Sunset” taken by PLU student Samantha Dillion in 2006 during J-Term study away in Antarctica. Wang Symposium 2012: Water warrior fights to save our most precious resource By Barbara Clements Maude Barlow didn’t start out interested in water. Nothing of the sort, she…

    said. “Her sons or daughters may not be able to go to school because she’s out collecting water.” In her latest book, “Blue Covenant” Marlow urges against the privatization of water resources,  such as is happening in Africa and Latin America.  If water sources aren’t under some sort of public entity – then “it really doesn’t matter if you have all the water in the world” the resource will go to the highest bidder, rather than be conserved for the public good, she stated.  For the most part, Europe

  • Pacific Lutheran University presents the U.S. premiere of ‘Nordic Light Symphony,’ a multimedia production inspired by the Northern Lights The Aurora Borealis is the largest optical phenomenon in the Earth’s upper atmosphere; a spectacular event, that many only dream of seeing. For those that aspire…

     approached him about PLU joining a consortium of choirs from around the world to commission and premiere his Nordic Light Symphony. The other organizations include: State Choir ‘Latvija’ and Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (Latvia), the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Australia), the: Berlin Radio Choir (Germany), City of London Sinfonia (UK), Toronto Orpheus Choir (Canada). “I was thrilled that a composer of this stature would ask our university to give the United States premiere performance of this

  • By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 10, 2014) — Since our founding 124 years ago by Scandinavian Lutheran immigrants, Pacific Lutheran University has enthusiastically celebrated the Christmas season. The final two weeks of the fall semester are full of on-campus events…

    celebrating Yuletide music, food and heritage as well as the advent season. Passion Play Dec. 10, 11, 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m. / Dec. 13 & 14 at 2 p.m. Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts This nontraditional Passion Play examines the intersection of religion and politics as three communities—Queen Elizabeth’s England, Hitler’s Germany and Reagan’s America—attempt to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. The play-about-a-play takes the audience on a humorous yet unsettling journey

  • Originally published in 2003 The daily headlines reflect the relentless march to war and violence: probable war in Iraq, continuing strife in the Middle East and the “war” on terror. Like other members of faith communities across the globe, I find myself wondering how I,…

    religious and historical tradition of Lutheranism, this does not and cannot mean that we all have to understand these ideas in the same way. Like the non-Huguenot villages of Le Chambon, some of us at PLU may connect and identify with these ties that bind drawing on our own experiences, histories, traditions and spiritual views. Nevertheless we, as a faith community, do share these commitments even if we act on them differently. Maintaining these ties that bind will also mean being attentive to our

  • Interdisciplinary Application of Advanced Polymers for Engineering Innovation This new ten-week REU Site supported by NSF will be held May 20th – July 26th, 2019. Participants will be engaged in fundamental research projects that incorporate polymer synthesis and processing, including through biological methods. Projects also…

    from primarily undergraduate institutions are especially encouraged to apply. Participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Early bird application deadline – March 25, 2019. Final application deadline April 8, 2019. Full details available here: http://reu.eng.ua.edu/programs/interdisciplinary-application-advanced-polymers-engineering-innovations/ Read Previous ACS Puget Sound Section Scholarship Read Next CHOPs (CHemistry OPportunities) LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University

  • 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…

    inclusion and advancement of women in science positions at all levels, from early career to senior leadership. Free and open to all. Registration required. FREE VIRTUAL WOMEN IN TRADES EVENT – March 3rd from 3:30-7:00PM (PST) This is an open house forum where you will have the opportunity to discuss a potential career path of Trades! Here at the City of Tacoma we have many amazing opportunities within Power, Water, Rail, Environmental Services, Planning Development Services & Public Works! This will be