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The PLU Wind Ensemble tours Tennessee this month Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 Features world premier of work by PLU composer Gregory YoutzPLU’s University Ensemble is stretching its legs this January as 47 talented Lutes will be performing at venues in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The ensemble will feature the world premier of For Those Who Wait, a commissioned work by PLU composer, Dr. Gregory Youtz. Other selections will include Four

(which give the created images a real-life look) to PLU. The retail value totals $30,000. “It’s a major gift,” said associate art professor Spencer Ebbinga. “It sort of seems to me this is what PLU is all about – come here, do great things and find opportunities to give back.” The program is similar to AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max and Form-Z, he explained. What makes it stand apart is its usability and low cost. “This allows us to teach our curriculum in a whole different way,” he said. Ebbinga’s been

voice area, and Jean has historically been part of that area and has contributed to that excellence that we enjoy,” Robbins added. In acknowledging her contributions to excellence, PLU created a new talent award in her name: “The Jean Kopta Artistic Achievement Award for Vocal Talent.” The award will be given to three deserving voice students starting in the fall of 2011. Helping others is a fundamental goal of Kopta. “This award and its ability to help students means the world to me,” Kopta said

and the university’s greatest single benefactor. The auditorium will still be called Eastvold and the Tower Chapel will retain its name. On lower campus, the track is being resurfaced, with the project expected to be complete by early fall. Updates to the track include a new drainage system, as well as reconfiguring of some of the runs, said Lyle Kendoll, project coordinator. The renovations should be complete by early fall. “It will bring the track to NCAA standards,” he said. Upgrades to the

March 18, 2013 PLU chef prepares to blow his competition’s taste buds away PLU chef Chuk Blessum will compete in the National Association of College & University Food Services March 21. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) By Katie Baumann ’14 For the fifth year in a row, Pacific Lutheran University is sending one of its own talented chefs to compete in the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) Pacific Regional Culinary Competition. In the past four years, PLU has taken

,” said Larson, a graduate of Lincoln High School. “We have been to libraries reading to children, spending time with the elderly, as well as eating dinner with politicians.” The court is part of the Daffodil Festival, which has been a Pierce County tradition for more than eight decades. The festival’s mission is to better communities through leadership training and education opportunities, and its legendary parades travel through four communities each year. “It’s a huge honor to be the queen,” said

month and beginning to look for jobs, I think its extremely important to understand how to value your education and experience,” Moran said. “Many students are chiefly concerned with finding a job and don’t realize that they do have some agency to negotiate their salary.” Catherine Swearingen, Executive Director of PLU’s Career Connections, said everyone can benefit from this workshop, so while the focus is on women, it is open to all students. “The AAUW workshop is a powerful learning tool that

Inaugural Angela Meade Vocal Competition at PLU Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 16, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University is proud to welcome back one of its own, internationally known soprano Angela Meade '00, to host a special operatic competition and performance to award cash prizes and a trip to a national destination among six student finalists. In 2014, Meade came home to PLU to sing a recital with the