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  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 7, 2015)—The Black Student Union of Pacific Lutheran University is holding a “Die-In“ protest at 10:30 a.m. April 8 in the Diversity Center. All members of the Pacific Lutheran University community are invited to attend—and lie down, as if dead—in response to …

    a good platform to pursue,” Harris said. “Ferguson embodies the pain of the black community and symbolizes our solidarity.” Students, alumni and community members who are not able to make it to campus Wednesday are invited to participate by reflecting on their privileges throughout society. “As a Black Student Union, we recognize that systematic change will not be made overnight or even with this event,” Harris said. “[The Die-in] is a demonstration to continue the discussion on racial

  • By Zach Powers & Mandi Brady PLU Marketing & Communications and the School of Arts and Communication Charlotte’s Web,  the timeless story about the unbreakable friendship between an affable pig and a courageous spider, will be produced on stage next week at Pacific Lutheran University.…

    them to be involved in theatre.” Tickets are $8 general admission, $5 senior citizen and alumni, $3 PLU community, any student ID, and 18 and under. Tickets at the door the night of the event (door is cash only). Read Previous ‘Passion Play’ entertains while asking ‘big enough’ questions Read Next Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16

  • With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of  Steel Magnolias . The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30…

    worked very hard to tell a wonderful story,” Wallace says. Purchase tickets through the PLU Campus Box Office at the Concierge desk in the Anderson University Center and on the phone at 253-535-7411. Tickets are $8 General Admission, $5 for alumni and senior citizens (55+) and $3 for students and PLU Community. Tickets will be available at the door for cash only. March 5 is a student preview where students get a free first look. Show your student ID (high school, middle school, other colleges, etc

  • In a contemporary take on an old classic, PLU Theatre’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost brings about a sudden rush of possibilities, spontaneous bouts of passion and changes of heart at every turn. This new pop-rock musical, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same…

    Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Love’s Labour’s Lost is intended for mature audiences due to mild adult content and strong language. Read Previous Remembering Eric Nordholm Read Next Dance celebrates Storytelling in their upcoming performance LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023

  • One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea, opens the last week of October on the PLU Eastvold stage. In this famous tragedy, Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the…

    discount performance), 26th and 27th at 7:30 p.m. and October 28th at 2 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Read Previous Broadway Today! a musical revue to open the 2018-19 season Read Next Dance Team Winter Showcase features student choreography on the highs and lows of life LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger

  • “But Christmas is a time of joy! It’s the only time I know of when men and women open their shut-up hearts and think of the less fortunate. And therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold in my pocket, I believe…

    30th (student discount performance) at 7:30 p.m., and December 1st at 11 a.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. There will be one school matinee by invite only. Tickets are available online on Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Read Previous Dance Team Winter Showcase features student choreography on the highs and lows of life Read Next Sarah Seder: New Dance Faculty LATEST POSTS

  • Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified sports in high school. Although his former high…

    ,” Knapp continued. “If my students don’t know that I care about them as a person and as a human being, they will not care about what I know or what I am teaching. Even a brief daily conversation can enhance a student’s engagement and eagerness to learn.” Knapp recognizes that creating trust and understanding is paramount for success and yields more beneficial outcomes for his students and himself. Implementing these essential techniques becomes more manageable when a teacher appreciates their students

  • Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work…

    divisions. “Endowment funds are the engine behind us,” Killen said. The funds provide student and faculty stipends and cover research and travel costs. “When donors choose a student-faculty research endowment as one of their options, they are making it possible for PLU to do the type of integrated teaching, learning, research, public engagement that is essential to the university carrying out its mission,” she continued. Among the many donors in attendance were Naomi and Don Nothstein, founders of the

  • Will students take the plunge and vote? It’s nearing that time to change the statement “I Will Vote” to the “I Have Voted.”And several students around campus are making that statement with an exclamation mark, said Lace Smith, program director of Student Involvement and Leadership.“I…

    the debates and discussions have been civil and constructive, Eastman said. “It was exactly the kind of thing you would hope people who are trying to figure out what their positions are on issues would participate in,” he said. Informing students about their voting rights, the issues and the importance of civic engagement has hopefully gone far enough to get them to vote, Smith said. As students who will soon be entering the job market, being a part of the process is essential, Smock said. “It’s

  • PLU Earns Prestigious Mortar Board Chapter By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU is populated with outstanding student leaders and meaningful, campuswide ways to recognize them—from Emerging Leaders to the Ubuntu Award and Pinnacle Society—but until now, there was no opportunity for national recognition. That’s where Mortar…

    through the Center for Community Engagement and Service, and we didn’t want to simply duplicate their success, so we looked for other places around campus we could serve,” Steelquist said. Here are the programs the group submitted: 1.    Student Leader Mentor Program. Chapter members will, in collaboration with university offices and programs, identify emerging student leaders and serve as mentors who provide advice, encouragement and resource navigation during regularly scheduled meetings. 2