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intent of being a history major and possibly an English minor. Still, she loved her English classes so much that her English minor quickly became a second major. Einan’s love of books made literature a natural fit. “I’ve always been a book nerd. I read multiple books in a week,” says Einan. “I have piles of books at home. I go to the used bookstore all the time.” Einan loves many books, making it impossible for her to choose a favorite. She has a special passion for classic literature, including
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University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on…
& World Report’s first annual “Best College” survey in 1983. U.S. News & World Report’s rankings are based on academic reputation, retention, graduation rate, faculty resources (including class size), student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate. This year’s rankings show increases for PLU in the Best Regional and Best Value categories. The College of Distinction honor is based on excellence in four categories: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant campus communities and
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,” Dehoney said. “My parents were both teachers.” But working with children at the YMCA as a college intern changed that. She’s now the senior aquatics director at the Lakewood YMCA. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to work with kids,” Dehoney said. “I finally found what I wanted. This is what I want to do with my life. All the pieces came together.” Laubach found his passion for teaching later in life. He had graduated from PLU with a double major in communication and chemistry
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PLU Music offers online ticket sales Posted by: taylormc / October 5, 2015 October 5, 2015 PLU Music Offers Online Ticket SalesPLU Music offers online ticket sales now for select concerts! Keep an eye on PLU’s Eventbrite homepage where you’ll find all upcoming concerts available for purchase. Upcoming concerts include: University Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 13 University Wind Ensemble on Oct. 18. Visit the SOAC website to learn more about tickets for all events in music, theatre and more. Read
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Barnes, a senior vocal performance major. Each director gets to do what they do best, Barnes handles all the musical aspects of the production while Clapp pays attention to the script and the technical side. There are around 38 students that make up the cast, which is equally split between theatre and music students. Around 20 more students are involved with costume, set and light construction. The entire process has been enriching for the actors and Clapp. “As the actor becomes more familiar with
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Barnes, a senior vocal performance major. Each director gets to do what they do best, Barnes handles all the musical aspects of the production while Clapp pays attention to the script and the technical side. There are around 38 students that make up the cast, which is equally split between theatre and music students. Around 20 more students are involved with costume, set and light construction. The entire process has been enriching for the actors and Clapp. “As the actor becomes more familiar with
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experience or language for those things, so the experience was revolutionary,” he says. “PLU is a great place to ask questions.” In Schwartz’s senior year, he faced new challenges and became deeply familiar with physical and emotional pain after herniating discs in his lower back. Bedridden for a month, the healing process was slow. He started spring quarter later than others, and at times, he’d have to lay down in class in the back row. Depressed and struggling, he managed with the assistance of
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PLU documentary explores benefits of and barriers to higher education Posted by: Todd / November 10, 2015 November 10, 2015 MediaLab, PLU’s award-winning film production program, is no stranger to documentaries. For the past many years a team of students have gotten together, and decided on a topic they thought they could shed some light on through stories and film. This year, the team chose a topic very close to home – higher education.“We thought it was an interesting issue to tackle, because
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Free Webinar on Careers in Worker Health and Safety With the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded
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November 30, 2012 Patricia Krise, Ford Motor executive and wife of PLU President Thomas Krise, talks about pursuing goals and seeking out mentors to a group of MBA students during a State Farm MBA lecture in November. Behind her is the Ford Mustang (of course) driven by her husband. (Photo by John Froschauer) Say “yes” to new opportunities, Patricia Krise advises MBA students By Barbara Clements University Communications As she wound up to take a crack at hitting a ball thrown by Rollie Fingers
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