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Lute catches ‘activism bug,’ gains confidence in political arena Posted by: Kari Plog / November 22, 2016 Image: Austin Beiermann ’18 (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 22, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 2, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University junior Austin Beiermann struggled to find confidence as a political activist.Beiermann’s sense of political engagement heightened after Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for president. As the election
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Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 17, 2023 Image: Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger in Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (PLU Photo/Sy Bean) February 17, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterLike it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she quickly realized
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PLU introduces new Doctor of Education in educational leadership Posted by: mhines / May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing and CommunicationsPLU officials announced the launch of a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Educational Leadership program. The program will focus on educational leadership in P-12 schools, preparing graduates to serve as district superintendents and in other education strategy and leadership roles.“We are thrilled to announce the new Ed.D in Educational
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Intersections: The Tradition’s Wisdom in a Time of Pandemics Posted by: abryant / December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 Cover art Cross of Life by Tom Stancliffe Intersections, Number 52, Fall 2020Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the
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Alumna kicks up heels in Seattle production of “Oklahoma!” Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 21, 2012 February 21, 2012 Kirsten deLohr Helland ’10 never considered being an actor during her early years at Pacific Lutheran University. Actually, she was thinking about being a psychology major as she mulled over her future in her sophomore year. That is, until Assistant Professor of Theatre Brian Desmond insisted that she try out for a part in “Cabaret.” She lobbed back excuses. Too much
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Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon
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Student production disrupts time in new Romeo and Juliet Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 8, 2016 December 8, 2016 “This is not your grandmother’s Romeo and Juliet ” December 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30pm and December 11 – 2pm Studio Theater, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Director's NoteRomeo and Juliet. Four hundred and nineteen years ago, William Shakespeare penned what would go on to be one of the most produced love stories ever written. So then why pick this show? There
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Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2023 Image: Image: Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger in Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (PLU Photo/Sy Bean) February 28, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterLike it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she
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On Exhibit: Books in Honor of Women’s History Month Posted by: Holly Senn / March 8, 2023 March 8, 2023 This exhibit includes a selection of the library’s print books about women published within the past five years. The books cover a wide variety of issues affecting women’s lives, cultural contexts, political work, artistic achievements, and other issues. The library has an additional 383 e-books and open access online books with subjects about women that were published from 2018 to 2023. We
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On Exhibit: Books in Support of Disarming Polarization Symposium Posted by: Holly Senn / February 4, 2020 February 4, 2020 This exhibit, displayed in a living room setting in the Library lobby, is made up of reading materials from the Library’s collection. Books highlight political and societal polarization, and the inability to communicate and collaborate, as it relates to problems such as climate change, food and water insecurity, immigration, poverty, and income inequality, as well as
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