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  • by Kortney Scroger ’14   As chair of the Communication and Theatre Department and PLU professor of more than three decades, Dr. Michael Bartanen is well known around campus. What may not be as well known are his ties to the oldest national collegiate speech…

    States. The centennial was a major celebration for PKD and the goal of the event was not only to celebrate the past but also to celebrate the future. “This is the 46th year I have either been in a debate or judged one and I hope to keep that streak going for a very long time,” said Bartanen. Read Previous New documentary addresses Islamophobia in America, premieres Thursday, April 11, 2013 Read Next Senior exhibition, Unfiltered, opens April 24 in the University Gallery LATEST POSTS Meet Professor

  • “Capturing astronomy images is rewarding but can be challenging,” said professor of physics Katrina Hay. “It requires long exposures or stacked images, focusing in cold dark conditions, climbing a ladder to access the telescope, tracking objects as they move across the sky, and merging several…

    Observatory to observe and photograph stars and globular clusters. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) August 28, 2023 “Capturing astronomy images is rewarding but can be challenging,” said professor of physics Katrina Hay. “It requires long exposures or stacked images, focusing in cold dark conditions, climbing a ladder to access the telescope, tracking objects as they move across the sky, and merging several color-filtered images to make a full-color image. Then the physics begins! Our students optimize these skills

  • APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts,…

    national theatre honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, the production is entirely student run and led under the direction of Ali Rose Schultz ’14. More than 30 students are involved onstage and off. As director, Schultz is responsible for selecting and assembling designers and actors, running the rehearsal process, and assisting the design process. Schultz chose this production for several reasons: the multifaceted and relatable content, her passion for theatre that inspires social change, and her

  • APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts,…

    national theatre honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, the production is entirely student run and led under the direction of Ali Rose Schultz ’14. More than 30 students are involved onstage and off. As director, Schultz is responsible for selecting and assembling designers and actors, running the rehearsal process, and assisting the design process. Schultz chose this production for several reasons: the multifaceted and relatable content, her passion for theatre that inspires social change, and her

  • When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…

    was where I wanted to be.” Since arriving at PLU in 2019, Harris has not only immersed herself in the on-campus community but has also become a leader and change-maker in Parkland. In addition to being a member of six of PLU’s musical ensembles, as well as three student-led clubs, Harris is also the Student Director of PLU’s Artist Mentoring Program (AMP) and an Assistant Director at the Parkland Literacy Center. The Artist Mentoring Program has been around PLU for some time but fell by the

  • By Zach Powers ’10 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (July 27, 2015)- Known as the Rainier Writing Workshop (RWW), Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program challenges its students to consider difficult questions relating to artistry, self-awareness and commission. “What are…

    Writing program challenges its students to consider difficult questions relating to artistry, self-awareness and commission. “What are your goals as a student and maker of literature, as an artist contributing to the conversation about the urgent matters of our time? What is the work you want to do, the work that is specific to your experience, talent and imagination?” In the latest PLU podcast, we pose these questions and others to a pair of RWW faculty members and acclaimed creative writers, Rick

  • Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D. TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific Lutheran University as interim dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology . Bergeson has extensive experience in state education,…

    Lutheran University as interim dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology. Bergeson has extensive experience in state education, having served as Washington state superintendent of public instruction from 1997 to 2009, and as executive director of the Washington Commission on Student Learning from 1993 to 1996.  Bergeson was most recently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington Tacoma, where she taught a course in Human Resources in Educational Institutions to students pursuing

  • The application deadline for the Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) summer program has been extended to Friday, March 5th, 2021. Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1559787) and facilitated by University of…

    Application Deadline Extended for the Clean Energy Bridge to Research Program! Posted by: alemanem / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 The application deadline for the Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) summer program has been extended to Friday, March 5th, 2021. Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1559787) and facilitated by University of Washington’s (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI). It supports a select

  • The Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today! , celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a…

    Broadway Today! a musical revue to open the 2018-19 season Posted by: Kate Williams / September 17, 2018 September 17, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerThe Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today!, celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a musical revue with a wide range of performances, singing

  • The Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today! , celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a…

    Broadway Today! a musical revue to open the 2018-19 season Posted by: Kate Williams / September 17, 2018 September 17, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerThe Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today!, celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a musical revue with a wide range of performances, singing