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  • Service in Between Schooling Biology Graduate Spends a Year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps Between PLU and Med School By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Anthony Markuson ’13 traveled the world as a Pacific Lutheran University student and moved across the country as a new graduate—and, always, everywhere,…

    Baltimore thanks to Lutheran Volunteer Corps, a national volunteer service program that someone recommended to Markuson as a way to help him understand service and figure out the next step of his life. (PLU has seven alumni serving in this year’s Lutheran Volunteer Corps class—the third-largest group from any college or university.) In Baltimore, Markuson was connected to AIRS, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for low-income and homeless people and families living with or at risk of HIV

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL9LZl3j4SQ&feature=youtu.be Choreography and Costumes Avelon Ragoonanan ’15 creates all aspects of a diverse dance for Dance 2014 Story and Photo By Shunying Wang ’15 “There is a witch doctor who raises spirits to dance.” Avelon Ragoonanan ’15, one of this year’s dance choreographers for Dance…

    want to learn to make it and I can’t find the resource for it, I just look it up on YouTube.” Since Ragoonanan has been studying at PLU, he has self-designed and hand-made costumes for each year of his dance ensemble production. Not only has his work added diversity to the show; it also has enriched the audience’s cultural experience. Dance 2014 When: 7:30 p.m. April 11 and 12 Where: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Tickets: $8 general admission/$5 senior citizens and alumni/$3

  • Dressed for ‘Macbeth’ Success Ali Schultz ’14 works on ‘Macbeth’ pieces in PLU’s costume shop. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’15) PLU’s New and Improved Costume Shop Buzzes with Preplay Preparations By James Olson ’14 They call it the crows nest. On the top floor of the…

    previous space, which was located in “the bowels of Eastvold,” according to veteran Costume Designer Kathy Anderson. ‘Macbeth’ at PLU May 8: Student preview, 7:30 p.m. May 9-10 and May 16-17: 7:30 p.m. May 18: 2 p.m. Tickets: $8 general/$5 senior citizens and alumni/$3 PLU Community, students and 18 and under. Call 253-535-7411. Now, rectangles of sunlight illuminate sewing machines, mannequins and labeled racks of tailored costumes as students pull needles through, or stand still while Anderson

  • A forum at PLU on Dec. 4 called #BlackLivesMatter addressed issues surrounding the deaths of African Americans by police. The forum, attended by more than 250 students and members of PLU faculty, staff and community, was sponsored by the Diversity Center, the Women’s Center and…

    . “What do you see as the challenges that this university faces in terms of structural racism?” PLU senior Chris Jordan asked the panel. Panelists said they believed a variety of racially implicated challenges exist for PLU that could be addressed immediately, or in the near future. Among their suggestions were the potential founding of an Ethnic Studies Program, the hiring of more racially diverse faculty and the continued involvement of recent alumni in helping to influence campus culture. “One of

  • UPDATE (6.24.15): Secretary of State Applauds PLU for being Fulbright Top Producer Read U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s congratulatory letter to PLU President Thomas W. Krise. TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2015)—The Chronicle of Higher Education has highlighted Pacific Lutheran University as one of the…

    Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2015)—The Chronicle of Higher Education has highlighted Pacific Lutheran University as one of the nation’s top producers of U.S. Fulbright students for 2014-15.PLU ranked fourth on The Chronicle’s list of master’s institutions. Of PLU’s 11 2014-15 applicants, five Lutes were accepted into the Fulbright program—2014 graduates Brianna Walling, Lillian Ferraz and Thomas Flanagan and alumni Natalie Burton ’13 and Ted Charles ’12—bringing

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 2, 2015)— Namibia Nine , the PLU-produced documentary depicting the journey of nine Namibian students back in their homeland after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, premiered to a full house in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Feb.…

    evening’s emcee, was in traditional dress and excitedly introduced the first public showing of Namibia Nine. The crowd was full of Lutes of all ages—current students and alumni filled the auditorium. “It was really exciting to see the turnout to Namibia Nine and how all generations came together,” Melissa Munson ’18 said. “Old people and young people both came, and it was really cool to see the PLU community as a whole come together and support this project.” The documentary, which lasted roughly an

  • TACOMA, Wash. (September 22, 2015)—On Thursday, Oct. 8, members of the Pacific Lutheran University Speech and Debate team will partner with local policy experts to publicly debate the potential benefits and pitfalls of Proposition 1, an initiative being posed to Tacoma voters that, if approved,…

    Policy Experts to Team With PLU Students for Minimum Wage Debate Posted by: Zach Powers / September 22, 2015 Image: Students, faculty and alumni packed Xavier 201 for the 2014 Ruth Anderson Public Debate. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) September 22, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (September 22, 2015)—On Thursday, Oct. 8, members of the Pacific Lutheran University Speech and Debate team will partner with local policy experts to publicly debate the potential

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2016)— University Conference launched the beginning of fall semester at Pacific Lutheran University on Wednesday, setting a powerful tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty,…

    need in the classroom? How do we create true belonging? Together, 16 members of the PLU community — students, alumni, faculty and staff — share their stories and experiences confronting and coping with microaggressions, white privilege and other issues under the umbrella of institutional racism. For more information, visit www.plu.edu/listen. Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D., presents at University Conference on Wednesday, Aug. 31. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D., presented to a packed

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 12, 2016)- Jane Wong knows good poetry when she hears it. The published poet, who is a visiting assistant professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, was impressed with her students’ prose and wanted to share them off campus. “They are real…

    ended with Ada’s gut-wrenching free-form. The coffee shop, a short walk from campus, was filled with a standing-room-only crowd of about 45 people — an eclectic mix of PLU students and alumni, as well as members of the greater Parkland community. Wong said she was excited that her students had a diverse, supportive audience. She said she wanted to create a more authentic poet’s experience as opposed to performing readings in a classroom.   “I really wanted to celebrate their work. It’s just very

  • Members of the Pacific Lutheran University Black Student Union led a ceremony raising the Black Lives Matter flag on Red Square on Friday evening. Organized by BSU student leaders, the ceremony featured Black student and staff speakers who shared with a virtual audience of over…

    with and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to do my part.” Read Previous PLU course examining the COVID-19 pandemic open to students, alumni and the community Read Next Paige Balut ‘21 tutors elementary and middle school students through the pandemic 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