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PLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers, libretto by Zhang Er Posted by: Kari Plog / October 17, 2016 October 17, 2016 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 20, 2016)- In the opera titled “Fiery Jade — Cai Yan,” the ancient story of Chinese poet Cai Yan proves an excellent example of diverse perspectives and student-faculty collaboration.The opera’s first production runs Nov. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov
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Brian Bradshaw '07 Personified Care for the World, Service to Humankind Brian Bradshaw ’07 was coming down the stairs of his residence hall when he saw a young woman crying in the lobby. Brian was planning on going skiing that day. He stopped to talk to her and, after listening to her, said, “Come with me.” “But, you’re going skiing,” she said. “Yeah,” he said. “And you’re coming with me.” They spent the day on the slopes and her tears changed from sadness to joy. “That was just the sort of
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Associate Professor of Music Gina Gillie, who teaches horn at Pacific Lutheran University, spent the 2015-16 academic year growing her teaching, composing and performing repertoire. In the fall, Gillie gave a lecture and performance at the International Horn Symposium in Los Angeles, traveled to the University of Louisiana to perform and lecture, and helped with numerous soundtrack recordings, including a piece for the popular online video game World of Warcraft. She also composed two pieces
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Latino Studies LTST 241 : Introduction to Latino Studies - IT, GE This course introduces students to the range of issues and analytical approaches that form the foundation of Latino studies. By tracing the history of the “Latino/a/x” concept in relation to key elements of sociocultural life, such as time, space, migration, identity, class, race, gender, community, power, language, nation, and rights, students will develop understandings of the particular ways in which Latino studies takes shape
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Associate Professor and Chair Heather Mathews receives 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Service Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / January 25, 2024 Image: Heather Mathews, Associate Professor and Chair of the Communication, Media & Design Arts Program (PLU Photo) January 25, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe Faculty Excellence Award in Service recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates academic leadership and who influences the life of the university through service in areas
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‘Strong link of three’: PLU graduate’s life — suddenly cut short — is remembered through legacy scholarship Posted by: Kari Plog / February 26, 2018 Image: Panayotis (Panago) Horton ’12 February 26, 2018 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2018) — Panayotis (Panago) Horton ’12 tattooed a three-link chain on his forearm: one link each for himself, his mother and his brother. The family emigrated from Greece when he was just 2 years old. They were his rock.And
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(similar to current general education requirements) provides you the opportunity to explore a variety of liberal arts disciplines within the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and the Arts. A Minor in Anthropology, English, History, Languages, Philosophy, Religion, or one of our Interdisciplinary Programs. For some students, this minor could develop into a double major. Cornerstones has an intentional focus on PLU's missionYou may already know PLU’s mission is “to educate students for lives
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, which received the Benjamin Franklin Award in the travel essay and photography category. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Orion, Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, Superstition Review, AQR, and Bellingham Review. Her essays have appeared in such anthologies as On Nature: Great Writers on the Great Outdoors, American Nature Writing, The Fourth Genre, Living Blue in the Red States, and In Fact, the best of Creative Nonfiction journal. She has received the Andrés Berger
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After his first sabbatical became a great learning experience in 2006, Professor of Music Svend Rønning left campus for the 2015-16 sabbatical with a new mindset — to focus on teaching his specialties to the broader musical community. “I’ve gone on a quest to share my specialties with students and colleagues in a portable way,” Rønning said. “I’m excited about the relationships I’ve built across the nation.” Rønning graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with an undergraduate degree in
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for the “Will Washington Be Next” rally protesting gun violence on March 14. Her mother passed out posters on the sidewalk. Her father stood on the capitol steps with the crowd. Her sister read a poem. “All of us are personally affected by this,” Anderson said. “All of us are in schools and on school campuses every day, so it’s a family gig. But also a family fear.” Anderson, a first-year student at PLU, created “Will We Be Next,” the student movement meant to raise awareness of the threat of gun
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