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. Contributors included Jon ’63 and Mari Kvinsland, Naomi (Roe ’53) and Don ’50 Nothstein, and Gene ’62 and Carla ’64 LeMay. Martin J. Neeb Center A new home for the university’s award-winning jazz and NPR news radio station, KPLU, was funded by the campaign. It was named for Martin J. Neeb who served as general manager of the station from 1981 to 2007. Martin’s brother, Larry Neeb, a PLU regent, was the largest single benefactor of the building. Athletics, Wellness and Recreation Capital Projects Several

March 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Anderson University Center (Scandinavian Cultural Center) This year’s distinguished speaker is Dr. Jim Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Harvard University. His lecture is titled “The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change.” Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts March 15 | 8 p.m. | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Members of PLU’s choral and jazz ensembles will perform selections from Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts.” Religion

Thomas Horn '17 By Kiana Norman-Slack ’17 Thomas Horn, a sociology major from Enumclaw, has deep roots planted in Pacific Lutheran University’s community. His brother graduated two years ago. His mother works in Career Connections. Now, he’s a couple weeks away from joining the alumni community. “I thought it would be fitting,” Horn said of attending PLU. Horn spent the bulk of his time at the university performing with the Jazz Ensemble. Under the direction of Professor David Deacon-Joyner, he was

been academically challenged and enriched in subjects from gender studies, environmental justice and jazz. I’ve learned to take risks and always found a community to fall back on. Because so much time is devoted to looking at issues and topics from a perspective other than my own, I have been challenged to discover my own capacity for compassion. What’s next? I’m hoping to get hired to teach music somewhere in the Northwest. Elementary, secondary, band, orchestra, choir – I just want to teach music

liked the music, and I’m especially into Jazz, so it was great fun.” Michael: “Great—I’ve seen that film, too. This is the film that begins on a crowded L.A. freeway, and suddenly—POW!—the people are all singing and dancing on the overpass in the bright Southern California sun.” Marc: “Apparently, filming that took about three days and the freeway was closed most of the time. They really shut down L.A. for it!” Matt: “Strangely, I haven’t seen La La Land yet. But we did have a fun student film night