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theatre as much or as little as you want. You don’t need to be a major or a minor to audition or participate backstage. You can easily just take a few classes or do a few shows, minor, take the BA and graduate early, double major, or earn a BFA. You can learn so many transferable skills without eventually making your primary income in theatre. If students are considering majoring only in theatre, I generally give a piece of advice I was given when I was 18: “If there is anything else you can do and be

early-career faculty members. That’s not something most institutions have, not even some of the other big name liberal arts schools that I was interviewed at. And those have been really helpful in my first few semesters here. What’s been your first impression of the PLU students you’ve had in class? I think PLU students are really well-rounded and they’re really thinking about their position in their communities and in the world. A lot of them have really amazing goals, beyond just, “Oh, I want to

impressive 1994 campaign when he suffered a career-ending ankle injury early in the 1994 season. When Thiel wasn’t throwing opposing quarterbacks to the ground, he was throwing shot puts and hammers all the way to the national championships. As a star of the PLU track and field team, Thiel progressively increased his impact over the three years he participated. Moving from 14th nationally (151-9) his freshman year (1991) in the hammer throw, Jason then went on to seventh- and third-place finishes in the

of physical distancing in residence halls through various measures, including maximizing the availability of single rooms, reducing density in living spaces, and ensuring coverage by our residential staff with direct experience in managing public-health directives. Flexible dining services. Our campus restaurants are self-operated rather than outsourced, allowing us to swiftly respond to new scenarios while continuing to care for students’ needs. During our early response to COVID-19, we have

Brian Lander ’89: Career Humanitarian is PLU’s Connection to 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Posted by: Zach Powers / February 3, 2021 Image: Brian Lander ’89 is the Global Deputy Director of the United Nations World Food Programme’s Emergency Operations Division. (Photo courtesy of UN/WFP) February 3, 2021 By Lora ShinnMarketing and Communications Guest WriterPLU alumnus Brian Lander ‘89 grew up in Washington State's Tri-Cities. But in early 2020, Lander was far from his childhood home, as he helped

theatre as much or as little as you want. You don’t need to be a major or a minor to audition or participate backstage. You can easily just take a few classes or do a few shows, minor, take the BA and graduate early, double major, or earn a BFA. You can learn so many transferable skills without eventually making your primary income in theatre. If students are considering majoring only in theatre, I generally give a piece of advice I was given when I was 18: “If there is anything else you can do and be

one of Washington’s original people is by visiting the cultural and research center itself. By far it is the most extensive Native American find – ever. And the Makah Tribe has been a leader in cataloging the find and using the found contents to open up the doors of preserving and rediscovering the Makah’s cultural heritage. Although this find was definitely an important discovery it in no way saved the culture of the Makah. “Actually it’s the other way around,” Huelsbeck said. Early on the Makah

, whose English was the best in the family. I came to India excited for the prospect of adventure, cultural immersion and professional growth, whereas her avenues for a complete education had already been scuttled during her adolescence without her input. Her life’s path had most likely already been decided by her male elders. I think of this, and then I think of the day I met with the executive director of an international foundation early on during my time in India to discuss their development

has also pledged support for a new Rieke greenhouse/laboratory that will support both teaching and research. Early in the campaign, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer was brought online in Rieke. Faculty and student researchers use it to study the bonding of atoms in a molecule to gain a better understanding of chemical compounds. Funded by the campaign and the National Science Foundation, the facility is one of the first of its kind located at a West Coast undergraduate university

around, so why don’t we shift the focus and say ‘OK, other people around; let’s tune in a little bit so you can see early warning signs of high risk?’” said Stephens. “It’s our responsibility to make college a safer place for everyone.” She said that sexual assault, unwanted physical touch, sexual harassment, stalking and intimate partner violence are all things we need to prevent to make campuses across the country safer. “It is really hard to find someone who does not know someone who has been