Search | PLU

Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/matthew-conover-19-explains-how-plu-helped-prepare-him-for-a-career-in-software-engineering/

different countries. Is there anything unique or especially great at PLU you’d like to shine a light on? Working backward: Great professors, good lecture interaction with profs, many opportunities to go beyond in classes, support for taking classes outside the normal path such as music or humanities, flexibility in course structure to suit individual students, study away/abroad opportunities, the small campus means you know a lot of people you run into which I like, and just generally being very warm

What’s he like? https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/07/30/whats-he-like/

accomplishments there, Krise was the founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute at the academy. Thomas Krise enjoys some Caribbean steel drum music and ice cream and strawberries at PLU’s summer Strawberry Festival. Coincidentally, Krise went to high school in the Caribbean and is an expert in early Caribbean and American, 17th century literature. Given this eclectic and wide-ranging background, it should not be surprising how vast, and expansive, his interests are. Both he and Patty

New Learning Community: Outdoor Experience Community https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/new-learning-community-outdoor-experience-community/

music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

PLU’s new economic mentorship program matches students with working professionals https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plus-new-economic-mentorship-program-matches-students-with-working-professionals/

— especially since we both majored in economics.” Read Previous Student stories from the 253 PLU Bound Scholarship Read Next Students with a Side Gig LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos

Sen. Maria Cantwell visits PLU classroom, talks with students https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/sen-maria-cantwell-visits-plu-classroom-talks-with-students/

serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

Women’s Rowing Places 5th in NCAA Championships https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/womens-rowing-places-5th-in-ncaa-championships/

National Titles at NCAA Championships Read Next Discipline Dash: Professor Ami Shah on Global Studies LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24

You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Engineering? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/you-ask-we-answer-do-you-have-engineering/

LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20

You Ask, We Answer: Is your campus safe? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/you-ask-we-answer-is-your-campus-safe/

Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

PLU Opera ushers you into the dark underworld https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/11/10/plu-opera-ushers-you-into-the-dark-underworld/

-envisioning of the classic take of Orpheus and Eurydice, mythology is turned on its head. Offenbach’s work bubbles over with exuberance and humor and features the famous can-can. “The comedy is very broad in this piece,” James Brown, director, comments. “Offenbach was spoofing the sacred treatment that mythology receives in opera libretti. I was inspired by his irreverence and chose to use icons from more recent history to represent the Gods of mythology. The audience should be prepared for a fun evening

Veterans Day at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/11/17/veterans-day-at-plu/

November 17, 2008 Veterans Day offers a time for reflection, thanks As the PLU brass played the unforgettable anthems of each branch of the United States Armed Services, the soldiers, sailors and airmen in the audience, stood up to applause. That was the crescendo of the PLU Veterans Day Celebration last week in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center Lagerquist Concert Hall. The veterans were recognized for their sacrifices and the audience was asked to reflect with pride on the brave men and