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PLU signs partnership MoU with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 7, 2021 Image: Sheryl Ochayon, an attorney and educator who directs Yad Vashem’s “Echoes and Reflections: Teaching the Holocaust, Inspiring the Classroom” program, speaking at PLU’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education in 2019. June 7, 2021 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsLeaders from Pacific Lutheran University and Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance

Seed Teachers Program gives Tacoma High School students debt-free path to becoming teachers Posted by: mhines / June 9, 2023 Image: Students from Mount Tahoma, Lincoln, SAMi, IDEA, and TOL are part of a new program by Degrees of Change, Tacoma Public Schools, and Pacific Lutheran University, offering Tacoma students a debt-free, supportive pathway to earning their college degree and becoming teachers. Seed Teachers Program creates equitable public education system with teachers who reflect the

apart from other universities. In the words of Samuel Torvend ’73, “it puts into clearer relief the distinctiveness of Lutheran education in the competitive market.” After a short pause, Torvend added, “After all, the distinctive part of PLU is its middle name.”  With this chair, PLU reached yet another level of distinction by which it sets itself apart from other universities. In the words of Samuel Torvend ’73, “it puts into clearer relief the distinctiveness of Lutheran education in the

Director for the University of Namibia. The PLU campus visit for the Namibian delegation was arranged by the Wang Center for Global Education at PLU. The dignitaries joining Tjiramba included the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia, Dr. Lazarus Hangula; Dr. Kenneth Mantengu, Director of External Relations for the University of Namibia; and Dr. Alfons Wabahe Mosimane, Head of the Life Sciences Division at the University of Namibia. The Namibian delegation met with several PLU representatives

Puget Sound Section of the ACS Julia Ann Rutherford Memorial Scholarship Application Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 Award: $1,500 Deadline: March 1 of each year Please submit all required parts of the application (except letters of recommendation, which will be sent directly by the recommender) to the current Education Committee Chair (see contact info below). PDFs preferred. Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a local four-year college or university

three siblings. What started as Facebook Live videos of the group cooking evolved into a cake lover’s dream, creating mouth-watering dessert concoctions for weddings, birthdays and other special occasions. “We set up a whole little kitchen in our garage, got permits and all of that,” she said. “We were doing 10 to 12 cakes a week and it was super intense. It kind of just snowballed into this really big thing and now we’re doing wedding cakes and stuff.” Sandhu, a member of the six-time Northwest

academic work at PLU” said Tinker.” Speech and Debate has given Tinker the opportunity to see new perspectives and debate styles, leading to an experience he can describe only as “mind-blowing.” Barker also is happy she didn’t skip the Speech and Debate experience. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to do debate in college, but I’m really, really glad I did,” Barker said. “I’ve met some of my best friends doing debate.” What has become particularly special to Barker, aside from her own personal experience

charters. Aug. 14 The Jazz Sound Trio with Special L.A. Artists Ginger Berglund & Scott Whitfield The Jazz Sound Trio is comprised of PLU faculty members David Deacon-Joyner on piano, Clipper Anderson on bass and Mark Ivester on drums. In this performance, the trio will back Scott Whitfield, one of the world’s greatest jazz trombonists, and his wife, Ginger Berglund, the newest addition to the legendary Modernaires. Read Previous The End of an Era Read Next A Flutist’s Unplanned Path to Success LATEST

concert in Tacoma, Washington, all are free. Visit www.plu.edu/chorale for more information on the Chorale and tour information.Homecoming Concert Tuesday, February 9, at 8:00pm The University Chorale returns from a tour of Georgia, Alabama and Florida with a special homecoming performance.TicketsWinter 2016 Tour: I Can Tell the WorldClick here for detailsConductor and Faculty Artist Bios Brian Galante, conductor Oksana Ezhokina, piano Zachary Lyman, trumpetRead the blog!Follow the Chorale’s

Matassa, at the Museum of Glass on Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. It’s only fitting that Pearl Django returns for the special performance, Joyner said. After all, they were the band that started it all in 1998. That’s the year the idea for the concert series was born. Judy Carr, former dean of summer sessions, and music professor David Robbins wanted to showcase the recently completed amphitheater and decided to host an outdoor concert featuring the gypsy jazz group. With the amphitheater’s favorable