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Nearly every corner of the City of Destiny (Tacoma’s nickname) is home to numerous murals thoughtfully crafted by local artists to reflect the personality and heritage of their particular
ages music venue in South Tacoma that aims to “empower young people through art, music and the free exchange of ideas.” Insider tip: If you volunteer at a Real Art Tacoma show, you’ll get a free ticket to a different show of your choosing.5 Deep dive into visual art at Third ThursdayOn the third Thursday of every month, admission is free to the Tacoma Art Museum, the Museum of Glass, the Washington State History Museum and LeMay – America’s Car Museum (all within a stone’s throw of each other
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Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. This rich…
that only legally abolished slavery in 1981. Having two different experiences in Mauritania to draw from, Wiley reflects on her deepened awareness of her positionality, identity, and capacity for learning. Dr. Ami Shah’s research in Nigeria and India consists of examining the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on livelihoods, identities and state-society relations for the urban poor. As a South Asian woman researching in India, she speaks to her experience of “double strangerhood” or
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PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D.
, offering authentic connections that deliver incredible opportunities and outcomes. In her present service as the Executive Director of the Good Samaritan Foundation and the South King Health Foundation at MultiCare Health Systems, Monica excels at connecting people through philanthropy by the power of our life stories. If you have ever wondered about the power of philanthropy, please come be inspired by the award winning work and experience of Monica Powers.
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PLU’s University Gallery will be home to the art of promising, young artists from the Parkland neighborhood and surrounding Pierce County area Saturday, January 10 – Friday, January 16. The PY// Art from Parkland’s Youth third annual juried art exhibition showcases work of young artists…
organization works with teenagers in the Parkland and South Sound region of Washington State. They focus on teaching, supporting and appreciating the arts so they may make a beautiful Parkland. Current programming includes an annual juried exhibition for artists aged 11-18 hosted by Pacific Lutheran University and an annual, month-long summer camp taught by local artists. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/pyartshow Read Previous Save the date: Documentary ‘Namibia Nine’ to premiere in February Read Next
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The street leading into the center of the PLU campus is known as Garfield Street. It has long been a beloved, off-the-beaten path community favorite for dining and shopping.
Around YouThe PLU campus is nestled in a quiet neighborhood located seven miles south of Downtown Tacoma. Although the campus is virtually self-contained there is also much to see and do nearby. The locally-famed business district on Garfield Street is immediately outside the doors of PLU, offering your guests an eclectic mix of everything form the basic everyday services to some of the most sought after restaurants in Pierce County. Or, if you are feeling more like venturing outside of our
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Mike Vermuelen always liked rocks. Now he gets to study them up close in Antarctica. By Barbara Clements In a lab littered with Hostess snack bars and French fry wrappers, geosciences student Mike Vermeulen ’12, turns to his computer and pops up a map of…
January 12, 2011 Mike Vermuelen always liked rocks. Now he gets to study them up close in Antarctica. By Barbara Clements In a lab littered with Hostess snack bars and French fry wrappers, geosciences student Mike Vermeulen ’12, turns to his computer and pops up a map of Antarctica. He then points to a grid in the upper part of the frozen continent. Mike Vermeulen has always been fascinated by rocks and dinosaurs. This last winter, he travelled south to Antarctica to study deglaciation of rocks
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John Korsmo ’84, President Loren J. Anderson, Sigrunn Ness, Kaare Ness, MaryAnn Anderson, Bruce Bjerke ’72 – chair of the Board of Regents, Bob Katica – BCRA Design, and Jordan Beck ’12 turn the dirt for the groundbreaking of phase II of the Karen Hille…
of the Eastvold Auditorium. Construction should be complete in 2013. It will be a place of learning, a new home for amazing theater, a religious center and a treasure for the whole south sound community, Anderson said. This has been a dream in-the-making for a long time, said Bruce Bjerke ’72, chair of the Board of Regents. “It just took all of these stories coming together to make this possible,” he said. Read Previous Loren and MaryAnn Anderson University Center dedicated Read Next Farewell
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Dining and Culinary Services offers a taste of something different during the annual Ghoulish Food event on Halloween. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) Ghoulish Food By Jesse Major ’14 Dining and Culinary services offered dishes designed to take students out of their culinary comfort zone…
present stuff common to other cultures,” said Doug Hinners, sous chef. “These dishes are only weird to us.” “We have chosen dishes that go just outside a person’s normal reality,” Hinners added. Fried chicken gizzards are a normal dish in the south, Hinners said. “Many people have reservations for eating raw fish,” Hinners said. Once you do it though, you see how enjoyable it actually is, he added. Hinners championed the tuna poke for this reason. Another fishy dish that was out of the norm was the
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Alumni news for Pacific Lutheran University.
A Magical PLU Collaboration: Songs for the Spring of Waiting What do you get when you mix a poet, a composer, three musicians, and two editors? A fabulous collaboration between multiple School of Arts and Communication departments and faculty with South Sound poet and PLU alumna Josie Emmons Turner ! These artists came together as… April 12, 2021 AlumniCompositionFaculty
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if only electronically. We hope that this page will allow alumni to reconnect and current students to meet some of their predecessors. Please email us with pictures and stories to share.
cross-eyed from all of my research and studying! 😉 I am the Graduate Assistant for my program. It’s fun (sometimes I question myself for enjoying being in the middle of the stacks at the library…). Jeffrey Lakshas After graduating, I spent a year touring South America and Asia. Then I moved to Shanghai as an English teacher. I still live in Shanghai, working at the Consulate General of Canada doing anti-fraud work. Katherine BeardAfter graduating from PLU, I continued working on campus until
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