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They call it the crows nest. On the top floor of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the PLU costume shop is abuzz, preparing for Macbeth, which opens with a student preview on May 8. The new space is, for all involved,…
says about Anderson. “It’s been a real gift to see how happy she is in that space. She’s an old soul for the theater department; working with her is a delight, truly.” Read Previous Dance 2014 Features Student Choreography Alongside Faculty and Guest Compositions Read Next “The Boys Next Door” opens Oct. 16 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 Guest Artists in Spring 2021
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Theatre students are taking on J-term, one act at a time. Alpha Psi Omega (APO), PLU’s national theatre society will present their annual One-Act Festival featuring student performed, directed and written material on January 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30pm in the Studio Theater. Additionally,…
Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021
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PLU opens their 2016-2017 season with arguably the greatest composer in history: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Amadeus , the scene is the 18 th Century and Antonio Salieri is an established composer. Salieri has given himself to God so he might realize his sole ambition…
develop skills in decision-making, analysis, communication and reasoning that prepare them for a lifetime of success – both in their careers and in service to others. Read Previous You’ll love “She Loves Me” Read Next Student production disrupts time in new Romeo and Juliet 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 Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for
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Ron Gerhardstein joins PLU music education faculty after extensive career As a music educator for the past 18 years, Ron Gerhardstein has taught instrumental and vocal music in both public and private settings in Washington, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Now, as a new PLU faculty…
. When not at PLU, he enjoys being outdoors and traveling with his family. He has five kids that range in age from 15 – 28. His wife, Jerilyn, is a first-grade teacher in the Bethel School District. Read Previous Regency Voices features two compositional perspectives of ‘The Prodigal Son’ Read Next PLU Jazz Day in Seattle May 3 LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music
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Monya-Dawn Wilson ’22 is a DJS Fellow and Rieke Scholar who came to PLU as a transfer student. Wilson is a Biology major, and dreams of becoming a pediatrician. “I’ve always liked science and learning,” said Wilson. “I like learning about the body, learning about…
very independent in her journey to college. Despite the hardships, she found her community through the PLU Diversity Center. “The D Center is like a family, and all of the Rieke Scholars are very close,” she said. It is a great place for students of color and students who are the first in their families to attend college. It is good to feel seen.” She enjoys the rich discussions about diversity, justice and sustainability she is able to have with fellow Lutes. “I would like to think I am pretty
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From the right, Kim Wilson ’76, Sheri Tonn, Tom Absher, Brad Cheney, Laurie Turner, Bruce Bjerke ’72, Frank Hewins ’86, and Thomas Suek ’12, shovel dirt. (Photo by John Froschauer) Groundbreaking sets all-purpose field plans in motion By Chris Albert This past Friday, April 13,…
Board of Regents. The $3 million project has been funded by gifts from more than 400 donors and at least 20 former and current regents, he said. A gift from Wilson Construction and the Don and Kim Wilson family was instrumental in breaking ground on the athletic fields project. Bjerke said, adding that without their gift this project would not be happening. “This is a great thing to celebrate,” he said. The new synthetic surface field will serve the men’s and women’s soccer programs as a practice
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I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU , she knew she wanted to study away.…
August 1, 2012 I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU, she knew she wanted to study away. The Phoenix, Ariz., native traveled to Europe for two weeks with her family in high school and took a 10-day trip to Mexico after graduation, but those trips pale in comparison to the experiences she’s had since she’s been at PLU. Since coming to PLU
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He Speaks for the Trees By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Pacific Lutheran University’s Sustainability Department has a new Sustainability Lead with a suiting name for the profession: Lorax. Nick Lorax, a 2011 graduate, joined the PLU staff in May and has found a home here—for the…
family. “A name is a part of your identity,” Lorax said. “Your name should be something you identify with.” So, since he and his partner both associate with the Puyallup River, Mount Rainier, the Pacific Northwest and South Hill—and both are involved in sustainability— Lorax it was. Meet PLU’s New Sustainability Lead: Nick Lorax. (Photo by John Froschauer) “The Lorax is the spirit creature who is the speaker for the trees,” Lorax said. “It fit.” (It’s also, of course, the title character in the Dr
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Veterans Month at Pacific Lutheran University: Honoring Those Who Serve With a rich history of working closely with the military community—and with university programs including a MacArthur Award-winning Army ROTC and full-tuition Yellow Ribbon Scholarships —Pacific Lutheran University honors veterans and their families through November…
Football Game When: Gates Open: 11:30 a.m. Kickoff: 12:30 p.m. Where: Sparks Stadium 601 7th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 Veterans, active duty and family members get in free I Corps Band from JBLM will perform, as well as PLU’s own Hermonic singing The National Anthem Sponsored By: Pacific Lutheran University, PLU ROTC VetConnect Resource Fair November 9 What: VetConnect Resource Fair Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Scandinavian Cultural Center & Anderson University Center, Suite 133 Sponsored By: Safe
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Former PLU Professor’s Legacy Lives On The Rev. Richard Tietjen stands in front of a piece of artwork by former PLU Professor Ernst Schwidder. Schwidder’s art is found all across the country, including in PLU’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo: John…
Art Professor Ernst Schwidder poured his faith into detailed pieces of art that can be seen throughout churches around the country—and on one wood-carved door at Pacific Lutheran University. And now three seminary classmates are working to preserve Schwidder’s art—and his legacy—through The Ernst Schwidder Project. Schwidder was a member of the art faculty at PLU from 1967 until his retirement in 1992. He lived with his family in Steilacoom, Wash. Nearly 100 pieces designed by Schwidder are
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