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  • Face the Music Inevitably, worried parents will arrive on music professor Greg Youtz’s office doorstep after their child has announced they want to become a composer. “Now what?” the parents ask Charged with running the university’s composition program, Youtz usually succeeds in calming the parental…

    structure and notes finally began to emerge during Thanksgiving, in Wyoming,  in his sister’s basement. Nance tried to tune out the homey laughter upstairs. He mulled over his piece, eventually named “The Magnificat” in the downstairs den. Sis had no piano, so Nance had to compose the piece entirely in his head. “Still, I think now, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done,” said Nance. Of late, Youtz has drawn much of his inspiration from the Far East, taking two sabbaticals to China, the first by

  • Jennifer Cigler ’12 plans to go to law school after completing her history degree at PLU. She was attracted by the small classes and the support on campus for veterans. Veterans find a home base at PLU By: Barbara Clements For Ryan Butters ’12, PLU…

    witnessing the soldiers stopping by the island on the way to their deployment in the Middle East. Eight years later, after leaving the military, he tried college again, this time at South Puget Sound Community College, where he received his AA degree. But when he looked at continuing his degree – history in this case – he found that some colleges frowned at his rather mixed academic results. But not PLU. “I sat down with the transfer admissions counselor and put my cards on the table,” said Butters. “And

  • Editor’s note: Speakers from the Nobel Peace Prize forum will be livestreamed at three events March 8,9 and 10 on-campus at PLU. Bruno Correa ’15 and Anna McCracken ’14 will represent PLU as Peace Scholars, accompanied by Claudia Berguson, the Svare-Toven Professor of Norwegian and…

    Professor Giovanna Urdangarain (Hispanic Studies). Discussion will also be led by the student organization Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management. After attending the conference, both McCracken and Correa will attend the Peace Scholars program in Oslo for seven weeks during the summer. The students will be spending time at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue in Lillehammer, where they will be participating in dialogue sessions with students from the Balkans and the Middle East. The

  • Into the clouds By James Olson ’14 On the rare cloudless days, from PLU’s campus, Mt. Rainier can be witnessed asserting its sublime dominance over the Pacific Northwest. The day I met Allison Stephens ‘01 was not one of those days, but its call could…

    attempted with nine other climbers from as far east as Michigan, four of whom are from Seattle, adding that the Seattleites have already been in contact, volleying email queries back and forth in the vein of, “so we’re really doing this?” Allison Stephens ’01 will join a group of climbers to raise money for the Lutheran Volunteer Corps by climbing Mt. Rainier. The group, having never met prior to this, was assembled on Facebook, by way of a recruitment message dispersed via the Lutheran Volunteer Corps

  • Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…

    of a robust development division. •    Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Joanna Royce-Davis, who previously served as Dean of Students in the Division of Student Life at the University of the Pacific, where she worked for 15 years. •    School of Nursing Dean Sheila Smith, who came to PLU from the College of Nursing at East Tennessee State University, where she was the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and a Professor of Nursing. Read Previous PLU Makes Strong Showing at

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 12, 2018)- Hundreds of community members are expected to attend a gathering at Pacific Lutheran University on Wednesday, Jan. 17, to celebrate the life of a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy who died in the line of duty. A two-hour, public memorial for…

    the notices are posted. Lots available for staff and faculty on Wednesday: Nesvig, AUC, Library, Health Center, East and West Hauge, Northwest and Wheeler. Lots available for students on Wednesday: Tingelstad fenced, Nesvig, Harstad, Library, Yakima and Wheeler. The restriction on Freshman Resident parking is lifted for Tuesday and Wednesday; Freshman Resident decals will be treated like other student decals. "We lost one of our best. … I pray for the gracious blessings of strength and peace for

  • Thinking about graduate study in history? Pacific Lutheran University history majors have an excellent track record when it comes to earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. (or both) in history. I recently touched base with Carli Snyder, ’17, about her first year in grad school.…

    favorite study spots prove that! She enjoys Bryant Park (when it’s sunny out), New York Public Library (lovely painted ceilings, an oasis in the heart of midtown Manhattan) The Poets’ House (a hidden gem—a poetry library that feels like a peaceful living room with a view of the Hudson River), the Dear Mama Coffee House in East Harlem (THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES), and Brooklyn College Library (spacious reading rooms). And sometimes she leaves the studying behind and just plays tourist. She’s made

  • The Irene Creso Herbarium serves as both a teaching resource for biology classes at Pacific Lutheran University, and as research goldmine of taxonomic and distribution gems chiefly from Pierce,

    boxes near the top left side of the page. For example, you might type “Rosaceae” into the box to the right of “Family.” Click the large “Search >>” button in the top right corner of the page. Click here to browse digital collections in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria.Professor Irene Creso & Her CollectionThis teaching collection was organized into a herbarium in 1965 under the guidance of Irene Creso, a biology professor at PLU who came from University of Puget Sound, where she was the

  • Is your department looking to hire someone who requires a visa to work at PLU? Are you interested in bringing a scholar from another country to do research with your department at PLU? Please review

    status is intended to be temporary. Please allow at least one month to process TN status for Canadian citizens, and additional time for Mexican citizens. The sponsoring department will need to provide a TN support letter for the individual applying for TN status. Please contact HR for an example, if needed.Optional Practical Training (OPT) StatusAn applicant near Ph.D. completion may be eligible for OPT employment. OPT, which is a benefit of F-1 status is generally valid for 12 months. PLU is unable

  • Below you will find step-by-step instructions for submitting your program to the Jury Committee for review before your recital jury.

    template file is attached to this page that you must download and use for construction of your program, including the program notes. There is no template for translations, but they should be placed in side-by-side columns, with the original language on the left and the English translation on the right. Do not use italics in these translations, even in the headings. Attention: To download the templates, click on the appropriate button located near the bottom of this page. There is also a short set of