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  • The impact of eating By Kari Plog ’11 Ethics is not normally the first thing that comes to mind when dishing up your dinner plate, but for Beth Ann Johnson ethics is vital in making dietary choices. The conference will explore the ethics of eating.…

    learn. “We want everyone to carry what they learn into the world,” Johnson said. “It’s all about finding the best next step as a person who comes to this conference. It’s about what you do.” PLU students can attend for free, but must pay for the meal. For more information, contact the Bishop’s office at 253-535-8301. Read Previous Music is very much alive Read Next Writers welcomed COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

  • Student production offers musical varieties By Kari Plog ’11 Junior Julia Stockton is putting her spin on a longtime theater tradition this month, when Pacific Lutheran University hosts the annual student production “Night of Musical Theatre” from Oct. 28 to 30. “The way it has…

    featured an incorporated plot with four main characters and numerous side characters. “Every year NOMT is different,” Stenson said. “It’s more fun this way because I get to play multiple characters.” With a completely student-run production and a cast of very involved students, time management is a challenge. Stenson is involved in many music activities on top of his commitment to NOMT, and many cast members share a similar story. “Rehearsals have to be very late at night,” he said. “We sometimes lose

  • Through experience and contemplation, painter hones his craft In creating oil paintings at his Tacoma studio, artist David Gray, ’92, takes inspiration from what is beautiful, good, excellent and wholesome. Gray has worked as a full-time artist since December 2002. In this relatively short time,…

    classical approach, utilized by artists for centuries, Gray paints to convey beauty and order. “Each painting is a step and a journey,” said Gray. To be an artist, Gray said, a person needs to possess natural ability and to hone that ability through education, experience, as well as trial and error. “It’s got to be a refined, honed communication,” said Gray. “It’s a craft.” Gray gathers inspiration from numerous sources, including cloud patterns, music, or witnessing acts of kindness. He is inspired by

  • A Student’s Perspective: One-on-One Alison Haywood ’14, left, with Communication Professor Joanne Lisosky. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) A teacher, an ally, an advisor and an inspiration—all in one professor! By Alison Haywood ’14 I met Communication Professor Joanne Lisosky my sophomore year at PLU, when she…

    I feel much more confident in my application now, and I wouldn’t have been able to complete it without her honest criticism and support. About the author: Alison will graduate in spring 2014 with a double major in Communication (with an emphasis in Journalism) and German, and a minor in Music. She has been involved in student media all four years at PLU and is currently the News Editor of the student newspaper, The Mooring Mast, and the German tutor at the Academic Assistance Center. She studied

  • 5 New Fulbright Scholars Bring PLU’s Total to 100 2014 graduates, from left, Tommy Flanagan, Brianna Walling and Lillian Ferraz are three of PLU’s five new Fulbright Scholars. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Lutes Will Travel the World to Teach and Study Under Prestigious Program By Barbara…

    degree in English Literature and a minor in Music. While in Taiwan, she also will study local and American songs. Thomas Flanagan ’14 will leave Sept. 1 for Germany, where he’ll teach English. His love of languages likely will mean returning to a master’s program once his Fulbright tour is over. Two PLU alumni also received Fulbright Scholarships this year. Natalie Burton ’13 will study piano education and culture in China, a continuation of her senior research project at PLU.  She will conduct her

  • Celebration, Black & Gold Friday set for April 10 TACOMA, Wash. (March 30, 2015)—In true competitive Lute fashion, PLU student-athletes have reached—and certainly will surpass—the motivating goal of this year’s campuswide Drive to 125 initiative. It took one 6-1 baseball game on March 31 against crosstown…

    motivating goal of this year’s campuswide Drive to 125 initiative.It took one 6-1 baseball game on March 31 against crosstown rival University of Puget Sound to notch the 125th win, but it took a village of Lutes to rack up 125 total athletic victories for 2014-15—which was exactly the point. And now it’s time to high-five all 125: PLU will celebrate in Centennial Square with music and cupcakes from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 10—Black & Gold Friday—which also happens to land in the middle of NCAA

  • SEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation. Justin Huertas graduated almost six years ago, in 2009,…

    Shakespeare education in my head all the time (while writing music and lyrics),” Huertas said. “Would this character stick to a meter?” he recalled often asking himself while writing Lizard Boy. “Would he rhyme if he had this in his head?” “How does this language inform what the characters are going through? That’s something I’ve always been very fascinated by.” Huertas also used connections made at PLU to cast his show. His former classmate, Kirsten deLohr Helland ’09, is starring alongside him in Lizard

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June. 23, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) is one of two Tacoma-area museums selected for a service project by Registrars to the Rescue (R2R), an initiative of the Washington Museum Association. Curators with R2R will visit the SCC on June…

    see artifacts relevant to what we are teaching, such as Scandinavian immigration and music, and the students are mesmerized to get a firsthand look at some of the things they have only seen in books,” said Jenkins, who also serves as chair of the university’s Scandinavian studies program. Preserving the collection of priceless artifacts is fundamental to the mission of the SCC. The additional help, she says, is highly appreciated. “The Registrars to the Rescue program knows that all museums

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2019) — National recording artist and Pacific Lutheran University alum Crystal Aikin ’97 will be returning to campus on Friday, Feb. 15, when she headlines the Gospel Experience Concert. Aikin, who was born and raised in Tacoma but lives in Texas…

    the concert, the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University is offering students an opportunity to attend at no cost. On a first-come, first-served basis, 50 tickets will be distributed to PLU students through Campus Concierge courtesy of ASPLU. Ticket informationNow available for purchase General Admission $20 VIP (includes special seating, signed CD) $35 Students (with valid ID) $5 PLU Faculty and Staff $10 Purchase tickets here“Our support stems from recognizing gospel music as being an

  • Lutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An entrepreneur, marketer, and technology developer, he has been an active supporter of PLU and the School of Business since graduation. “I received a…

    . Foster began his career as one of the first employees at WhatCounts, an email marketing technology provider. Foster credits much of his success to his professors at PLU, especially Chung-Shing Lee, Dean of the School of Business, who helped him get several internships. Auditing Lee’s MBA e-commerce class as an undergraduate, Foster was introduced to John Castle, CEO of the music software Cantametrix. He was able to help create a business plan for the enterprise. “The energy and effort PLU professors