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  • KPLU invites listeners to travel to Victoria, B.C. KPLU – NPR News and All that Jazz, has put together an exciting listener trip to Victoria, B.C. to celebrate the 28th TD Victoria International Jazz Fest. A group of listeners will enjoy the first weekend of…

    April 19, 2012 KPLU invites listeners to travel to Victoria, B.C. KPLU – NPR News and All that Jazz, has put together an exciting listener trip to Victoria, B.C. to celebrate the 28th TD Victoria International Jazz Fest. A group of listeners will enjoy the first weekend of the festival, June 22-24 (the festival runs from June 22 to July 1). KPLU broadcast at 89.3 FM in Victoria. KPLU’s specially-priced listener package includes: Round trip transportation on the Victoria Clipper, departing at 7

  • Meet the Communications department’s most recent faculty member, Dr. Marnie Ritchie. Dr. Ritchie joined PLU in 2018 and has taught a variety of communications classes since then, from introductory communications to courses covering complex topics like gender and ethics. Dr. Ritchie’s other interests for her…

    that the classroom can be “the most radical space of possibility,” in the words of bell hooks. Personally, students have inspired me to learn more about the colonization of Guåhan, soap operas in the Philippines, the history ofthe bedroom” as a concept, LGBTQ+ populations in Taiwan, local news practices in the Pacific Northwest, and much, much more. Students at PLU power change in our community, and as a teacher, I want to facilitate more spaces and avenues of agency for them to do so. Also, PLU

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 22, 2016)- It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan. An estimated two million people died as a result of war, famine…

    of war, famine and disease caused by the Second Sudanese Civil War — including five of David’s siblings and his father. At one time, four million people were displaced. David, now 29, remains one of them. That will change Dec. 30, at least temporarily, when he travels to South Sudan for a four-week reunion with his mother, sister and other loved ones. The trip follows what David describes as a lifetime of isolation. “Most of what has happened to me is not good,” he says. “Pain is something that I

  • On Friday, March 6, PLU’s Regency Voices ensemble presents two musical realizations from Debussy and Sullivan of the iconic story of the Prodigal Son as part of the 2015 SOAC Focus series on perspective. The concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, features Janeanne Houston, soprano,  James…

    where you can almost imagine some kooky choreography, and then moments of Mendelssohn-esque grandeur,” Brown notes. “Debussy’s music is ethereal and beautiful. This is a lyrical Debussy, as opposed to the later modernist that was influenced by Eastern musical modes and non-traditional harmonies.” Other differences include language: Sullivan’s composition is in English, and Debussy’s is in French. Sullivan focuses on the father’s perspective, and Debussy focuses on the mother’s. “They are vastly

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s professor and choral conductor, Richard Nance, was named the winner of The American Prize for 2013. Richard Nance is the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University where he has worked since 1992. At PLU, Nance conducts the Choir of the…

    . Richard Nance’s compositions are regularly performed by school, university, church, community and festival choirs. In 2002, Nance was selected to compose the prestigious Raymond Brock Memorial Composition for the American Choral Directors Association. Other composers who have shared this honor include Gian-Carlo Menotti, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, René Clausen, Daniel Pinkham, Samuel Adler and Gwyneth Walker. Among judges’ comments: “The sound of this choir gives powerful evidence of a conductor

  • Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow  @plu_2024  on Instagram to meet your future…

    All the Steps Posted by: shortea / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow @plu_2024 on Instagram to meet your future fellow Lutes! DM the account photos & a short intro to be featured. Take our super short Enrollment Survey if you haven’t yet. Before you can request your New Student

  • Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow  @plu_2024  on Instagram to meet your future…

    All the Steps Posted by: shortea / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow @plu_2024 on Instagram to meet your future fellow Lutes! DM the account photos & a short intro to be featured. Take our super short Enrollment Survey if you haven’t yet. Before you can request your New Student

  • Richard Nance, the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University, has been named the recipient of The American Prize in conducting for 2013. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU choral conductor winner of The American Prize for 2013 Pacific Lutheran University’s professor and choral conductor…

    school, university, church, community and festival choirs. In 2002, Nance was selected to compose the prestigious Raymond Brock Memorial Composition for the American Choral Directors Association. Other composers who have shared this honor include Gian-Carlo Menotti, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, René Clausen, Daniel Pinkham, Samuel Adler and Gwyneth Walker. Among judges’ comments: “The sound of this choir gives powerful evidence of a conductor with very fine pedagogical and gestural technique

  • After a hiatus last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 65 undergraduate and 22 graduate students from Pacific Lutheran University were able to participate in January term study away trips this year. The program took PLU students all over the world, with courses designed and…

    Study away returns to PLU Posted by: vcraker / March 2, 2022 Image: Lutes from the Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean course in Greece (Photo by professor Antonios Finitsis) March 2, 2022 After a hiatus last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 65 undergraduate and 22 graduate students from Pacific Lutheran University were able to participate in January term study away trips this year. The program took PLU students all over the world, with courses designed and taught by PLU professors offered

  • PLU professor selected as Chair of the Curti Prize committee PLU Professor E. Wayne Carp has been selected by the Organization of American Historians as Chair of the 2013 Curti Prize Committee. The Merle Curti Prize is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians,…

    Chair. Read Previous Journalist and author examines IBM’s role in the Holocaust Read Next Adapting to the advancements of modernity COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4