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  • TACOMA, 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…

    proceeds going to establish the Angela Meade Vocal Performance Endowed Scholarship Fund. In the years the followed, Meade and other PLU alumni and friends continued to give to fully fund the endowment. In 2018, Meade suggested that the endowment be used to fund a competition instead of scholarship. Meade’s thinking was that if students at PLU are considering a career as a professional vocalist, they would benefit from the type of experience that would be similar to an audition. Many professional

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 18, 2020) — Even before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended U.S. citizens use face coverings when in public, there was a national shortage of masks due to COVID-19 — so members of the PLU community have been stepping up…

    helping educators nationwide adapt to teaching from a distance Read Next Kevin Andrew explores Alumni & Student Connections’ virtual services, impact on graduating seniors COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and

  • Traducción Española Dear PLU community, I’m heartbroken over the continued loss of Black lives across our country. With the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery, I’m angry at a system that collectively excuses and perpetuates racist violence. As frustrations…

    loved ones.As a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we are called upon to live our commitment to combating racism and white supremacy. We commend our students, alumni, faculty, and staff who already are contributing their professional expertise and volunteering their time, energy, and financial resources to antiracism causes. At PLU, we strive to equip our students — and ourselves — with the critical thinking, compassion, and courage to contribute to the dismantling of

  • As the pandemic has progressed many of found ourselves thinking more about health and disease, however, Thu “Kim” Le ‘21 has spent most of her college career researching these topics. Le recently completed a six-week summer internship with the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) at Virginia…

    continue developing the valuable skills she learned over internship and her time at PLU.  Read Previous PLU business alumni Bradd Busick (MultiCare) and Andrea Adams (Nike) talk mentorship Read Next PLU digital campaign explores the meaning of the words “anti-racist,” “anti-Blackness,” “decolonize” and “BIPOC” COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the fall virtual convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference on November 10. The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a professional and personal development learning…

    learned, and share how they feel about it — although no one is obliged to speak and remaining silent is an option.   The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness A virtual event November 10, 2022 Free to PLU students, employees and alumni; $125.00 for members of the public Registration and information:  https://www.plu.edu/continuing-education/tpg/America is Changing: Are You Ready?Register for the 11th edition of the People's Gathering Read Previous Northwest Now Political Roundtable

  • The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music and the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies will host the PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival on Tuesday, March 21. The public is invited to the festival’s evening concert showcase featuring Aubrey Logan, the PLU…

    livestreamed as in past years. Aubrey Logan’s appearance is possible thanks to the generosity of Richard Weathermon ’50. Her visit to PLU is part of the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies at PLU. Both Richard and Helen relished the “joyful noise” of jazz. 2023 PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2023 at 7:30 P.M. KAREN HILLE PHILLIPS CENTER, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM Tickets $10 general admission $8 senior citizens (55+), military, or alumni Free for PLU -faculty/staff

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will host the spring virtual convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference on March 30. The People’s Gathering conference is a day-long Zoom-based professional and personal development experience offering a supportive space to…

    the 2022 NASPA Region V Innovation Program Award. Given by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the award recognizes an institution or individual that has developed and implemented an outstanding, innovative program. The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness A virtual event March 30, 2023 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Free to PLU students, faculty, staff and alumni; $125.00 for members of the public Registration and information:  https://www.plu.edu/continuing

  • At PLU, Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 studied biology and chemistry as a double major. At first, he thought chemistry or dentistry was his future—but a medical mission trip the summer before his senior year to Costa Rica and Panama changed everything. He kept a journal…

    department in Moses Lake’s Samaritan Healthcare with the group Sound Physicians and serves on several hospital boards in leadership positions.  Emergency medicine takes a unique character, he admits. “You must simultaneously have tough skin and a good sense of humor. People seem to be born to do certain fields of medicine, and it’s nice when that aligns,” Arnits says.  Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 is the

  • Following a competitive national search, Pacific Lutheran University officials have announced that Rhoberta Haley, Ph.D., R.N., will serve as the dean of the university’s School of Nursing. “We are extremely excited to be joined by Dr. Rhoberta Haley given her leadership and more than three…

    support students to become nurses and to pursue advanced nursing practice roles,” said Haley. “I am grateful to join PLU’s mission to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. What a perfect description of the work nurses strive to do daily with patients, families, and communities. PLU nursing faculty, staff, students, and alumni make a difference in the world, and I am honored to join them in this work.” Haley is a leader in the nursing education field. She

  • So now what? After going to the Big Apple and making it big – as in a key part on a Broadway, Tony-winning, Pulitzer Prize winning play big – what’s next? Louis Hobson ’00 gets asked that question a lot these days. And his answer…

    ,” he said. On taking risks, Hobson stressed that is was better to fail spectacularly, rather than simply turn in mediocre work. “It’s better to attempt to be brilliant and fail, than just accept being mediocre,” he said. Read Previous Alumni Check-in: Angela Tennant ’12 Read Next The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens May 10 LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre