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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 30, 2015)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its 125-year history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Crow Ho Ho Dec.…
ensemble and choir provide the music, also all in German. The event is co-sponsored by the Dept. of Languages and Literatures and Campus Ministry. Celebration of Light Dec. 4 | 5:15 p.m. | Centennial Red Square The event kicks off with a Jingle Run (sign ups on IMLeagues). Check in for the Jingle Run starts at 4:00pm and the run starts at 4:15pm. After the run, enjoy some hot chocolate and activities. To end this celebration, the tree lighting will be at 5:15pm with festive carols. Sounds of Christmas
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Learning Communities at Ordal One of the highlights of living in Ordal is the opportunity to be part of the Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) Communities . These communities are more than just places to live – they’re hubs of connection, growth, and support. Here…
university facilities. Just a short walk from Ingram Hall (the home of Communication, Media & Design Arts), Ordal residents can access academic resources easily. Plus, the proximity to the Hauge Administration building (another building where many classes take place) and Mary Baker Russell Music Center means you’re always close to where the action is. Living on campus isn’t just about having a place to sleep – it’s about immersing yourself in a community that fosters personal and academic growth. At
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What do you want to be when you grow up? This is the question that almost every student gets asked, especially once they hit their senior year of high school. When I was a senior, I had no idea what to answer. There were so…
, and identify your vocation. While there are some majors that require you to jump right into coursework your first semester, such as nursing and music education, most majors take less time to complete and allow for a bit of exploration. Being undecided should not keep you from attending college. Your options are even more open! Guest Blogger: Mary Gerhardstein, Admission Counselor Read Previous PLU Business student compiles survey for SnoValley Chamber of Commerce Read Next YouTube Short: Week 1 in
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These Four Years, MediaLab’s newest documentary, will have its on-campus premiere Thursday, April 28, 2016, in the Studio Theater. The film has recently received both the Award of Merit from the Accolade Competition of Southern California and a National Broadcasting Society Award in the documentary…
Thursday, April 28, 2016. There will be a Q/A session after the show with the student filmmakers. The SOAC FOCUS Series brings together SOAC’s talented students and faculty to examine a chosen theme through a multidisciplinary approach. Through music, art, theatre and film we will explore storytelling, an interactive art form that connects all humans on a deep level, transcending time, location, age and language, while enacting change, understanding and peace.About MediaLab at PLU:MediaLab is an award
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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…
Tennessee this month LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022
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A summer job that doesn’t suck By Steve Hansen Of all the potentially tedious summer jobs, here’s a new one: spending hours on your knees, rolling over one boulder after another, just to see what’s underneath. For Stephanie Agoncillo ’08 and Melissa Youngquist ’09, this…
good one. After all, the Strait of Juan de Fuca has pretty good office views. And when Agoncillo considers how a coveted research project like this might affect her future, the possibilities are limitless. “Grad schools look to see what you have done,” she said. “If I want to get into a good program, then I’ve got to have this kind of experience.” Read Previous Tallest building Read Next PLU prof gets students, parents to face the music COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments
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When Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice. “I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said.…
different countries. Is there anything unique or especially great at PLU you’d like to shine a light on? Working backward: Great professors, good lecture interaction with profs, many opportunities to go beyond in classes, support for taking classes outside the normal path such as music or humanities, flexibility in course structure to suit individual students, study away/abroad opportunities, the small campus means you know a lot of people you run into which I like, and just generally being very warm
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…
passion for music LATEST POSTS Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music November 23, 2021
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What would happen if Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth was not delivered? Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) , written and directed by Isobel McArthur, asks the audience to reflect on our unacknowledged erasure of servants as characters in novels, plays, and other cultural representations. Not…
use of music to build on this critique of hierarchies. Writer Isobel McArthur uses karaoke to “involve as well as entertain the audience; seeing this show is like a speed read” (Playbill) Giving the actors a unique way to provide a voice to the traditionally voiceless servants, McArthur describes the karaoke style as an ode to the karaoke bars of Glasgow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHOFpyrfqs&t=8s.).Songs included in the show are: “Everyday I Write the Book” by Elvis Costello, “Young Hearts
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Exchange program enriches campus living and learning Six years ago, Candice Hughes ’08 realized that, despite her ambition, college just wasn’t in the cards. As consolation, the Trinidad and Tobago native dreamed of figuring out a way to go back to school part-time in a…
about the program and I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’” she said in her Caribbean-accented English. “It was a complete, complete blessing.” To be accepted, local students must have excellent grades, a successful interview with PLU faculty and ministry representatives, and be involved in their country’s “Prime Minister’s Best Village Trophy Competition,” a year-round program that highlights the traditional cultures, including music, food, dance, drama and sports. It seeks to preserve and build pride
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