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​By the Numbers: PLU Professor Collaborates on a New Artwork Illuminating the Beauty of Math Posted by: Silong Chhun / January 28, 2021 January 28, 2021 By Lora ShinnMarketing and Communications Guest WriterPLU mathematics professor Jessica Sklar is one of 23 collaborators creating a notable work of art, soon touring the nation. Called Mathemalchemy, the installation celebrates the beauty and creativity of mathematics. The finished piece will be about 16 x 8 feet in area and 9 1/2 feet high

PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle Posted by: nicolacs / April 14, 2020 Image: Sean Boaglio ’13 and Chrissy Boaglio ‘14 are both in the thick of New York City’s fight to contain COVID-19 — Sean as a physician and Chrissy as a physician assistant. April 14, 2020 By By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (April 14, 2020) — In a parking lot outside Stony Brook University Hospital, two tents allow physicians to triage up to 100

have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

Marathon runner and musician- an interview with new music faculty member Lark Powers Posted by: Kate Williams / November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerIn demand as a solo and collaborative artist, as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Lark Powers brings her extensive experience to the PLU music department. What is your background? I grew up in Northern California in Humboldt county, on the coast close to the Oregon border. Growing up, I studied both piano and

Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98PLU Marketing & Communications guest writerTACOMA, WASH. (March. 10, 2020) — Nicole Jordan ’15 is back on campus, this time using the degree she earned in social work to help educate and lead others in her new position as coordinator for PLU’s Center for Gender Equity.The center began as the Women’s Center and is celebrating 30 years in March

133 AND COUNTING: The tragic shooting in Orlando and the need for new gun control measures Posted by: Thomas Krise / June 15, 2016 Image: Flags fly at half-staff on campus and at the Gonyea House honoring the victims of the attack in the LGBTQ nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. June 13, 2016. (PLU/John Froschauer) June 15, 2016 “The massacre of innocents in Orlando prompts us to pray for those who grieve, to resist homophobia and Islamophobia, and to work diligently for an end to the easy

February 6, 2013 Lutes around the world This January, more than 300 PLU students spent the term studying in places across the globe. Learn about their experiences through blogposts. The Birthplace of Western Music (Austria/Czech Republic/Slovakia) Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 By Karla Stoermer Is this real Life? The Vienna Philharmonic just blew my mind. Sometimes you experience something so awesome that you can’t put it into words. I am lucky enough to have that feeling tonight after seeing the

From pre-med to classical singer, new faculty member Soon Cho’s positive impact on the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerSoon Cho has traveled throughout the country and world as a lyric mezzo-soprano. Today, you can find her teaching to music students at PLU. What is your background? I began my musical training as a pianist and a violinist and never had aspirations of being a professional classical singer (I

PLU Ranks in Top 10 of “value added colleges” in the New York Times Posted by: Lace M. Smith / October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015 In an index developed at the Brookings Institution, The New York Times ranks PLU in top 10 of “value added colleges regardless of major” in this piece by James B. Stewart: http://nyti.ms/1FMW7q1 One important thing to note here is that two of the schools named in Stewart’s article are ELCA institutions and three are New American Colleges and Universities. Take a look at

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