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  • In high school, Peyton Noreen ’23 loved participating in theatre productions. Noreen’s passion for the stage wasn’t something they were ready to give up on when they enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University. It’s why they chose to major in theatre and why they’re spending the…

    it looks in the professional world Peyton Noreen ‘23 during a dress Rehearsal of a student production "Late: A Cowboy Song", Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at PLU. (PLU Photo/Matt Shaps) Interested in studying theatre?PLU’s Theatre & Dance Department prides itself on our dynamic and challenging curriculum supported by a season of up to 10 productions each year. Our program trains students in all aspects of theatre and dance: from musical theatre, acting, technical theatre and design, to foundational

  • The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Echo Chambers on March 10, 2019. Echo Chambers came about after a conversation during a national conference in 2017 between Ed Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at PLU, and Peter Van Zandt Lane,…

    Records, New Dynamic Records, and Innova Records. Peter holds composition degrees from Brandeis University and the University of Miami Frost School of Music, and studied composition with Melinda Wagner, Eric Chasalow, David Rakowski, and Lansing McLoskey. He is currently Assistant Professor of Composition and Director of the Roger and Phyllis Dancz Center for New Music at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and previously held teaching positions at Brandeis University, Wellesley

  • When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022 they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a cutting-edge learning facility, complete with best-of-its-kind educational technology, thanks to contributions from…

    the next level in science and health science education at PLU so that we can best fulfill our mission.” If you would like to learn more about these projects and how you can support the success of the health sciences at PLU in service of others, please contact advancement@plu.edu. Read Previous PLU’s culturally sustaining STEM program helped prepare Becca Anderson to be a dynamic teacher Read Next Beautiful mutants: a PLU biology class harvests for the future LATEST POSTS Three students share how

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 15, 2016)- Art makes people feel. Art offers a window into the hearts and minds of those who create it, and invokes emotion for those who view and admire it. For Edvard Munch, those feelings were complicated and, often times, dark. “…

    fascination with the sea has not been explored before,” said Stephanie Stebich, executive director of TAM. The museum brought the dynamic pieces to Tacoma from major institutions across the country, including the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, deYoung Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and from private collectors. The core of the exhibit at TAM is thanks to Sarah G. Epstein, whose family foundation owns the largest collection of Munch prints outside

  • While at PLU, Angela Pierce-Ngo ’12 was worried by a troubling pattern. After the first year of college, many peers and friends — especially classmates of color — left school or took an extremely long break. Even as she worked as a diversity advocate and…

    advocate by a student’s side. For example, many schools in 2014 didn’t have up-to-date information when undocumented students began qualifying for state financial aid. “We’re walking along with students on their journey, in a near-peer relationship,” she explains. “It’s like supporting a cousin or sibling, so there isn’t a power dynamic.” Although no longer in an education advocate role, Pierce-Ngo still acts as an advocate to students she’s worked with in the past. Two students are even in graduate

  • Each election cycle I’m reminded of how incredibly multi-disciplinary the responsibilities of our elected officials have become. Similarly, the challenges faced by the leaders of the world’s most successful corporations and NGOs grow ever more global, complex, and nuanced, seemingly by the day. Very few,…

    aspirations in their general education courses, faculty members say, that’s when they more readily embrace new ideas and foreign concepts. Even with a complimentary and dynamic assortment of general education courses, a truly integrated education is not complete without thoughtfully designed programs that require students to engage with the sorts of civic dilemmas they are studying in the classroom. Students who participate in civic engagement benefit from increased emotional intelligence and

  • Dr. Erik Hammerstrom, Seminar in Religion

    understand and care for others regardless of their positionality. It also is a field in which I can dive into multiple disciplines, making it dynamic, interesting, and ultimately applicable to the world around us. Final Video Presentation The Hardest Transition: Understanding How Bodies Are Received in the Light of Death Bennett Rivera Personal Profile: I like to define myself as a typical guy in his 20s. On the outside I like playing video games, spending time watching pointless videos, working out, and

  • Will students avoid difficult or challenging courses with this design? We do not feel that an effective course is necessarily one that is “difficult.

    be dynamic recruitment tools and first steps toward introductory courses in the major. Do we have enough instructors to staff these new FYEP requirements (FYEP 102 and PLUS 100)? Can we manage a scaffolded First Year Experience with three requirements? Can we ensure that all PLUS 100 instructors are paid for their time? Regarding the addition of a required PLUS 100 course, we are confident we can make this work. For AY 22-23, we are offering PLUS 100 seats to all first year students. The

  • 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…

    all financial backgrounds. Harris grew up an hour and a half from Tacoma in Castle Rock, Washington and attended Castle Rock High School. An education major, with an emphasis in special education, and a music minor, PLU was always her first choice.253 PLU BOUND SCHOLARSPLU offers a scholarship for students who are College Bound eligible, attend a high school in Washington state, and have a 3.30 or higher weighted cumulative GPA. Students who qualify will be awarded full tuition for their four

  • By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When on-campus class sessions cannot be held as scheduled, online lessons provide an alternative method for teaching. Online lessons created in Sakai can provide faculty and students with access to all the major components of a course, including instructional content,…

    tool can also be used to collect higher stakes assignments such as a research paper, presentation (slides or video), or group project. Links to assignments can be posted to an online lesson page. When the instructor grades the assignment, grades and feedback can be automatically populated in the Sakai Gradebook. Tests & Quizzes Instructors may wish to utilize the Tests & Quizzes tool to collect assessments comprised of multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, or essay