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opportunities for inspiration outside of class.” Reality Sets In: Preparing for Life after College Let me close with a personal reflection. I am currently entering my senior year of undergraduate education, and let me tell you: if I could have had this class during my freshman year, I would have jumped on it. Not only is the topic interesting, but the goal of Hist 248/Phil 248 is to help me work with others and be more successful in my classes and in future life. Having the opportunity to jump right into

her mom was pursuing a degree in education. With musician parents, McTee grew up watching their band rehearsals. Her mom taught her the saxophone and how to transpose music. Applying to PLU for a degree in Music just made sense. Today, McTee’s award-winning compositions have been played by orchestras globally, including performances in Carnegie Hall five separate times. She has received numerous awards such as the Fulbright Senior Lecturer Fellowship to teach at the Academy of Music in Poland. It

December. The entire PLU community is encouraged to submit lyrics for the alma mater tune, with the winning lyricist receiving a gift certificate for two to Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle, courtesy of KPLU. The contest—like Chapel itself—represents quite a collaboration of campus and community constituencies. “We partner with quite a few groups, such as the Women’s Center and Wang Center for Global Education,” she said. “When they’ve had special events, we feature a speaker from the conference (for example

May 24, smiles the biggest while talking to, and about, student athletes. “We feel like our students are students first,” said Cohen, who earned her master’s degree in sports administration at Pacific Lutheran University. “For me, this is all about education.” And Cohen walks the walk. During a recent tour of Husky Stadium, she gazed up at what the football staff calls the “3.0 wall,” bragging about running out of room to showcase photos of all the football players with high grade point averages

of the PLU Yule Boutique and a key member of the chemistry family emeriti.  Larry trained many students in research and has always enjoyed the types of chemical puzzles that we encounter in the lab and that he would often craft for students when he taught the Organic Special Projects Laboratory. We count on endowments like this as well as others listed at our Endowments and Scholarships page to help support the large number of students who wish to do summer research each year.  Even so, there are

: Doug Smith, PLU Chemistry 2015 Chemist, Interplastic Corporation – Minneapolis, MN Jesus Rosales Soto, PLU Chemistry 2015 Scientist, Lonza – Bend, OR Jacob McKenzie, PLU Chemistry 2018 Interned at Los Alamos National Lab – Los Alamos, NM Now in UO PhD program Kaylena (Brevick) Druckman, Chemistry 2012 Last at ACG Biologics Now on hiatus. Why It’s Special: In just over a year, you can gain: 9-months work experience (this year’s average annualized internship compensation is just over $60,000) A

telling the story of a community in peril,” Dr. Kate Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Communication, and faculty advisor of MediaLab “The public should attend because with our changing climate the issue of coastal erosion will become a much bigger deal for many people in the coming future. It is also a great opportunity to learn the story of North Cove and what makes the residents so resilient and special,” Garrett Johnson, Student Director of the documentary. The premiere will be Saturday, April 27th at

special weekend for all involved,” Powell remarked. Later this month PLU will host high school students for both the Honor Jazz Band, directed by David Deacon-Joyner, and Honor Orchestra, directed by Jeffrey Bell Hanson. Read Previous PLU opera opens Handel’s ‘Alcina’ this January Read Next Q&A: Meet John Paul, PLU’s new Department of Music Chair 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

] Friday, December 25 7pm [KCTS 9 HD Seattle] "A Christmas Invitation" Concert ProgramA Christmas InvitationLearn more about composers, special guest artists and ensembles. Read Previous The University Wind Ensemble featured at the Western International Band Clinic Read Next KPLU Jazz Jam live from the Karen Hille Phillips Center 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

pitch, and  there will be a special celebration honoring the NCAA D III women’s softball national champions. Everything from the national anthem  to the on-field games between innings will feature Lute participants and programs. Twelve hundred tickets are available. Tickets can be purchased from the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations for $10. We’ll see you at the ballpark! Read Previous A calling to teach Read Next A unicycle, persistence and passion take alum to Nike, then to Olympics