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The University Wind Ensemble featured at the Western International Band Clinic Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 Lutes played to more than 800 students, band directors and music lovers who packed the house at the Western International Band Clinic on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The PLU Wind Ensemble was featured during the festival’s Saturday night performance and was one of only four groups selected to perform and the only band selected west of Texas. “Our

July 7, 2008 College: First in family Maurice Eckstein was riding home in a cab after his shift as the night concierge at a hotel in his native Trinidad last year, when his eye stopped on an advertisement. It offered local students a chance to mix with a group of visiting PLU students in an exchange program between PLU and the University of the West Indies. A lucky few would get a chance to study at PLU on a full-ride scholarship. A long-held dream of being the first in his family to complete a

by College Raptor. PLU has also been ranked one of the top universities in the West, top value schools and top schools for veterans and their families. Read Previous PLU students and faculty collaborate on summer chemistry research Read Next PLU community members help welcome Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins

fact a deep part of cultural identity—both personal and societal,” said Dr. Youtz. This course introduces students to the role of music (and allied art forms) in Trinidadian history and culture, and the ways that education promotes both unity and diversity of cultural expression. Trinidad is a post-colonial society with heritage communities from Africa, India, China, Venezuela, Portugal, Lebanon, France and England. Carnival music and masquerade were expressions of creative resistance by enslaved

September 22, 2009 Bill Gates Sr. urges students to ‘Show up’ Bill Gates Sr., the father of Bill Gates of Microsoft fame, told a packed audience in Lagerquist Hall Tuesday night that the number one quality students can cultivate is “to be concerned.“Not necessarily about everything, but be concerned about things that are unacceptable in this world, whether it be down the street, or in the middle of Africa,” said Gates. At 83, Gates is working full-time as the co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda

away in South Africa. She crushed the MCAT. Next up? Medical school applications. But sometimes plans change. For Thiele, the intrigue of medicine has been figuring out the puzzle of disease. Through an analytical chemistry course, she learned she has an analytical mind – perfect for puzzle solving. “I enjoyed working in the lab and creating my own experiments,” she said. At the same time, she took her final International Honors Program course, which broached the subject of social justice in a way

limited in what you can participate in,” he said. “Because PLU is the way it is, we all got to do a little of everything. I got to understand the mechanics of theater,” he said. While at PLU, Hobson helped plan the Night of Musical Theater, and he participated in the opera program. He was also in the Choir of the West, and got the opportunity to do the technical side of theater, working on lighting and tech design for several shows. Once he made the major switch, his career progressed at a fast clip